完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
As the hot tears rolled down her cheeks, I knew I had asked the wrong question. The
___21___reverberated(回蕩)in my mind: Widowed or divorced? I looked into the lady’s
__22___, now dampened （使潮濕）with the
__23___ tears my words had caused.
“ Well, you could call me widowed,” she replied. “ My husband
___24___ five months ago .”
“ I am so
____25___ ,” I mumbled. “ I need it to fill out your credit application.”
“Don’t worry about it, honey,” she
____26___. “if I never thought about it, I would not
___27____ the love and the memories we shared. Even after 50 years of
___28____ ,each passing moment would bring a deeper meaning to the word love. Now, trust me, I know how
____29___ that sounds. We had our share of challenging times, but in the end
____30___ of that mattered.”
Unsure of what to say, I laughed
___31___ . I picked up the phone to relay her information. After finally completing the credit application, I _
___32____ to find myself riveted（固定） to the lady’s
face again.
Her eyes began to sparkle
___33___ she continued in a heart-to-heart way. I couldn’t believe someone could open up to a perfect stranger, but it was not my place to
___34____ . I enjoyed listening to her just as much as she
___35___ having somebody to talk to.
“ Have you ever been
____ 36___?” she asked.
I couldn’t help but
___37____. “Ah, no.” I replied. “I’m only 16.”
“Sixteen?” she murmured. “That’s a great age, an age of
____38____. There’s so much worth learning.”
She then spoke in a whipser, “Never take anyone for granted. If you are in
____39___ with someone, let it known. Otherwise, life may pass you by. Don’t spend your life angry . The ridiculous arguments which you think are important won’t even be remembered in a short time.”
Then, she hugged me and thanked me for letting her talk. As she turned to walk away, I could see that tears still hung in her eyes, but the smile that lit her face was amazing. After that, I have never seen that woman again, but her words of inspiration still live in me. At that time, the words were only little bits of advice. Now, ___
40___, they are the words which I try to live by, words that will always remind me of my special friend.
| 小題1: | | A．tunes | B．whistles | C．songs | D．words |
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| 小題2: | | A．eyes | B．hands | C．ears | D．a(chǎn)rms |
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| 小題3: | | A．grateful | B．miserable | C．happy | D．sweet |
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| 小題4: | | A．failed | B．worked | C．died | D．retired |
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| 小題5: | | A．sorry | B．lucky | C．a(chǎn)nxious | D．gloomy |
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| 小題6: | | A．encouraged | B．explained | C．persuaded | D．comforted |
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| 小題7: | | A．understand | B．remember | C．experience | D．enjoy |
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| 小題8: | | A．teaching | B．struggle | C．marriage | D．life |
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| 小題9: | | A．foolish | B．terrible | C．mysterious | D．wonderful |
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| 小題10: | | A．few | B．a(chǎn)ll | C．some | D．none |
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| 小題11: | | A．loudly | B．nervously | C．bravely | D．bitterly |
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| 小題12: | | A．a(chǎn)ttempted | B．began | C．turned | D．went |
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| 小題13: | | A．a(chǎn)s | B．because | C．before | D．until |
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| 小題14: | | A．comment | B．surprise | C．doubt | D．criticize |
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| 小題15: | | A．a(chǎn)voided | B．a(chǎn)ppreciated | C．imagined | D．considered |
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| 小題16: | | A．blamed | B．interviewed | C．married | D．employed |
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| 小題17: | | A．laugh | B．sigh | C．cry | D．complain |
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| 小題18: | | A．success | B．wonder | C．failure | D．lessons |
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| 小題19: | | A．peace | B．love | C．a(chǎn)greement | D．harmony |
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| 小題20: | | A．but | B．so | C．however | D．a(chǎn)lthough |
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You can…if you also find reasons to laugh during the especially difficult times．
at the end．
home for the holiday. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have the three-day holiday posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers. It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a little snow had fallen. Mothe
r opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, colors, and ornaments (飾品) shining against the green of a pine. 
he pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Crystal（水晶）Star was in its place. A few green branches reached out a little awkwardly（難看）at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas. 
