第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Two weeks before Christmas a nine-year-old girl was walking with her friend down the street, sliding on the ice. They were talking about what they hoped to 21 at Christmas.

They stopped to talk to an old man named Harry, who was 22 his knees pulling weeds from around a large tree. His fingers were 23 with cold.

As Harry responded to the girls, he told them he was getting the yard 24 as a Christmas present to his mother, who had died several years before. His eyes filled with tears as he 25 the tree and said, “ My mother was all I had. She loved her 26 and her trees, so I do this for her at Christmas.” His words 27 the girls and soon they were on their knees helping him to 28 around the trees. It took the three of them the rest of the day to complete the 29 . When they finished, Harry pressed a quarter into each of their hands. “I wish I could 30 you more, but it’s all I’ve got right now,” he said.

As they walked they remembered that the house was 31 , with no flowers, no Christmas tree or other decorations. Just the 32 figure of Harry sitting by his curtainless window. The next day they agree

d to put their 33 in a jar marked “Harry’s Christmas Present” and then they began to seek for small jobs to 34 more. Every nickel, dime, and quarter they earned went into the 35 .

Two days before Christmas, they had enough money to buy new 36 and a Christmas card. On Christmas Eve they came to Harry’s 37 singing carols. When he opened the door, they 38 him with the gloves wrapped in pretty paper, the card and a pumpkin pie still 39 from the oven. With trembling hands, he 40 the paper from the gloves, and then to their astonishment, he held them up to his face and wept.

21. A. prepare B. seek C. get D. arrange

22. A. off B. at C. with D. on

23. A. black B. blue C. yellow D. white

24. A. in shape B. in store C. in style D. in practice

25. A. patted B. cut C. dug D. climbed

26. A. family B. yard C. job D. pet

27. A. confused B. shocked C. touched D. reminded

28. A. gather B. fertilize C. water D. weed

29. A. task B. plan C. goal D. harvest

30. A. love B. pay C. praise D. donate

31. A. ordinary B. comfortable C. clean D. shabby

32. A. lovely B. friendly C. lonely D. cowardly

33. A. quarters B. wishes C. letters D. secrets

34. A. collect B. earn C. raise D. save

35. A. jar B. box C. wallet D. drawer

36. A. shoes B. clothes C. gloves D. socks

37. A. kitchen B. hall C. garden D. doorstep

38. A. gave B. presented C. shared D. offered

39. A. warm B. sweet C. soft D. big

40. A. touched B. folded C. tore D. pasted