完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Last year, my friend and I went to a nearby town to attend a wedding. After thereception(招待会), we were ______ for a bus to go back home. It was nine o'clock at night, and although many buses ______ , none stopped.
We waited for one hour and were getting ______. We couldn’t stay there for all the _____ because it was a weekday, and we both needed to _____ the next day. It was almost 10 p. m. when a family who had _____ the same wedding passed by in their car. Probably _____ that we were waiting for some ______ of transport, they stopped and gave us a lift.
I was ______ by their kindness, and I expressed my feeling of being ______ to them.
When we reached our town, the family _____ us at the nearest place where we could catch a shared taxi to get back to the place where we had _____ our bike. On the _____, a man stopped the taxi. The _______ saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the ______ .The man ______ his head and said, "No." When hearing this, the driver _____ to take him. I remembered my own experience a few minutes earlier, and I told the driver to _____ him to sit with us and I would pay his fare.
What a(n) ______ chance to pass on the family's act of kindness! That night, I felt a lightness in my heart, and I went to sleep ______, filled with joy about what I had done. I hope this kindness can continue all over the world with your help!
1.A. visiting B. expecting C. waiting D. guessing
2.A. emptied B. gathered C. promised D. passed
3.A. hopeless B. embarrassed C. asleep D. dangerous
4.A. noon B. morning C. night D. afternoon
5.A. appear B. stay C. rest D. work
6.A. joined B. attended C. held D. observed
7.A. hoping B. realizing C. remembering D. insisting
8.A. means B. changes C. ideas D. choices
9.A. surprised B. terrified C. beaten D. moved
10.A. stressful B. kind C. thankful D. lucky
11.A. stopped B. dropped C. threw D. helped
12.A. parked B. repaired C. bought D. changed
13.A. average B. increase C. run D. way
14.A. passenger B. driver C. owner D. policeman
15.A. price B. dinner C. fare D. visit
16.A. shook B. nodded C. raised D. hid
17.A. offered B. refused C. ordered D. planned
18.A. advise B. forbid C. encourage D. allow
19.A. immediate B. terrible C. lucky D. funny
20.A. sadly B. nervously C. happily D. curiously
高二英语完形填空中等难度题
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
The girl from Tennessee was standing on the stage of a drama summer camp. It was a beautiful day, but the girl didn’t feel ________ . Since she was six, Reese had wanted to be a ________. All summer long she had been acting, ________ and singing. Despite three years of ________ , at the end of the camp her coaches told her to ________ about singing. She took their words to ________ . After all, why shouldn’t she ________ the professionals (专业人士)? But back at home, her parents ________ her to never give up. So she worked hard at every ________ and was accepted by the Acting Department of Stanford University. At age 19, she got a ________ in a low-budget movie called Freeway.
She ________, “If you aren’t so attractive, play to your strengths. If you’re going to ________ it in this business, focus on what you’re good at. ________ yourself.”
And then came the offer —________ the wife of country star Johnny Cash. The singing role she had ________ dreamed of. All of a sudden the old fears were back. She was so ________ on the stage, and she would go backstage after a singing scene and ________ . But she didn’t give up on the movie or herself. ________, she spent six months taking singing lessons. And the hard work built up her ________ .
Last March, Reese walked up on another ________ and accepted the Oscar as Best Actress for her heartbreaking and heartwarming singing role as June Carter Cash in the movie Walk the Line.
1.A. good B. content C. anxious D. calm
2.A. teacher B. director C. doctor D. singer
3.A. writing B. travelling C. dancing D. racing
4.A. experiments B. lessons C. imagination D. observation
5.A. forget B. worry C. care D. think
6.A. practice B. heart C. memory D. sight
7.A. appreciate B. serve C. understand D. believe
8.A. allowed B. helped C. encouraged D. persuaded
9.A. program B. project C. career D. subject
10.A. position B. challenge C. part D. prize
11.A. guessed B. reported C. suggested D. decided
12.A. make B. keep C. enjoy D. follow
13.A. Save B. Show C. Comfort D. Reward
14.A. playing B. protecting C. supporting D. convincing
15.A. almost B. never C. always D. recently
16.A. nervous B. serious C. friendly D. negative
17.A. interview B. shake C. complain D. promise
18.A. Simple B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Again
19.A. patience B. business C. confidence D. force
20.A. street B. stage C. road D. Bank
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空,阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
It was the first day of kindergarten. I walked in with my mom and was at all the toys against the walls. I ran over to them and started to play. Most of the other were doing the same. In the corner, though, I saw one girl sitting . She was small and weak, the only one in the class than me. Her red eyes she had been crying. None of the other kids seemed to notice her.
I was playing with the toy cars. When I , I saw her sad and lonely eyes. Suddenly I felt something inside my heart . I wasn’t sure what it was. Being the youngest in my family I had become spoiled. My elder brothers always did while I was free to play. However, that day it was that I should think of someone other than myself. Finally, I two toy cars and went over to her. “Do you want to play?” I asked . She smiled at me and her head yes.
What made me remember that first act was a letter that little girl wrote to me after we both . She told me how her illness made other kids her and how my act had changed her . She cherished(珍惜) the friendship I had . From then on we continued our friendship through the mail for several years the bad health finally took her life.
Today I still think of her and thank her for stirring something in my selfish that day. I ask myself how a bit of can move a heart, touch a soul, and change a life.
1.A.amazed B.frightened C.puzzled D.embarrassed
2.A.Slowly B.Unfortunately C.Sadly D.Immediately
3.A.teachers B.parents C.brothers D.kids
4.A.on time B.in surprise C.by herself D.in vain
5.A.cleverer B.shorter C.better D.braver
6.A.believed B.suggested C.denied D.explained
7.A.looked up B.went out C.woke up D.looked down
8.A.floating B.stirring C.dancing D.shooting
9.A.nothing B.exercise C.shopping D.housework
10.A.clear B.natural C.strange D.usual
11.A.threw out B.picked up C.hid away D.tore down
12.A.pointed B.touched C.tapped D.nodded
13.A.unfair B.unrespectable C.unselfish D.unfriendly
14.A.gave up B.turned up C.grew up D.got up
15.A.help B.fight C.like D.avoid
16.A.wealth B.family C.illness D.life
17.A.offered B.abandoned C.promised D.destroyed
18.A.unless B.though C.before D.after
19.A.head B.heart C.decision D.act
20.A.interest B.love C.sorrow D.confidence
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Every Friday I went to a senior nursing home which was the lowest rating – one star out of five. It seemed as if it needed ________ , but little did I know it would help me too.
During my first visit I helped to polish some female residents’ ________. One woman asked me many questions. After she was satisfied with my ________ , she started to share some of her hidden ________ . By listening to her, I realized I had actually helped her: she looked relieved, ________ of some of her past pains.
When she was finished, she told me something that ________ me to visit the nursing home every week. She said, “You’re the ________ person I was able to tell this to. The other ladies are too busy to listen to me, and the other ________ don’t care. You’ll come back next week, right?” After ________ blowing on her newly coated nails, I smiled and ________ , “Yes, I’ll see you next Friday.”
That day, I was gladdened by the ________ that I had helped somebody. I realized an action as simple as ________ became something much more.
During every second I spent there, I realized how much of a difference my ________ could have on the lives of others, and I also found energy in a place not ________ known for it.
But the most ________ aspect of living there is that it breaks the human ________ between those in today’s society and the nursing home residents.
Every moment I spend chatting is an opportunity to ________ that connection again, to unwrap their troubles, and to shape someone’s life. In ________, that moment also shapes me. I not only learn about life and experiences outside of school, but also receive the ________ of being part of this process – this connection between humans. Those ________ of sharing and listening are magical for both the giver and the receiver.
1.A. care B. help C. money D. repair
2.A. bags B. coats C. nails D. shoes
3.A. answers B. performances C. appearance D. behaviors
4.A. secrets B. truths C. facts D. hurt
5.A. uninformed B. unburdened C. unsure D. unaware
6.A. inspired B. invited C. allowed D. persuaded
7.A. right B. last C. very D. only
8.A. nurses B. females C. residents D. volunteers
9.A. gently B. hurriedly C. simply D. comfortably
10.A. admitted B. promised C. shouted D. declared
11.A. belief B. truth C. courage D. fact
12.A. polishing B. sharing C. listening D. talking
13.A. actions B. dreams C. measures D. hopes
14.A. rarely B. typically C. actually D. entirely
15.A. interesting B. conflicting C. surprising D. troubling
16.A. memory B. personality C. connection D. custom
17.A. tie B. find C. continue D. break
18.A. sum B. turn C. all D. general
19.A. welcome B. message C. invitation D. gift
20.A. thoughts B. occasions C. moments D. activities
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
When I was eighteen, I couldn’t wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood.
But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped off by my parents at the , where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk by myself. Then the doctor began the . He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I you have a retinal (视网膜) disease. If you do, you’ll never a day in your life…”
My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly a person of sight. But still, during daylight, I could walk without . I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which me to try writing. Soon writing brought me a lot of each time I completed a paper.
Then an important phone call from an editor changed my life. An article I appeared in a local newspaper. The newspaper, to my , continued to print my work. Next, a book series published several of my essays. I got interested in writing and up with each acceptance. On the pages, readers never knew of my blindness I chose to present it. For me, finding my voice through writing gave me the pride and satisfaction I so many years ago. Now, I have numerous essays and articles in .
Should I be thanking that misguided doctor? By falsely predicting that I could never work a day, he fueled my into success. He set the bar too and focused on what I wouldn’t be able to do. Yet I proved what I could do.
1.A. station B. clinic C. lab D. company
2.A. silently B. suddenly C. easily D. proudly
3.A. examination B. treatment C. operation D. argument
4.A. advocate B. acknowledge C. confirm D. suspect
5.A. rest B. sleep C. work D. live
6.A. accurate B. urgent C. obvious D. ordinary
7.A. warns B. reminds C. robs D. informs
8.A. medicine B. assistance C. allowance D. balance
9.A. shine B. tear C. widen D. dance
10.A. houses B. addresses C. habits D. names
11.A. asked B. encouraged C. forced D. permitted
12.A. stress B. worry C. trouble D. pleasure
13.A. admitted B. wanted C. penned D. described
14.A. shame B. admiration C. disappointment D. delight
15.A. lit B. came C. gave D. put
16.A. although B. after C. unless D. since
17.A. sought B. feared C. brought D. rejected
18.A. mind B. use C. print D. time
19.A. motivation B. personality C. imagination D. responsibility
20.A. far B. low C. long D. close
高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
“Mum, you’re always on the computer!” Laure complained.
“No, I’m not.” I _________.
“Every day I come home from school you’re working on the computer.”
“Well, at least I’m here _________you!”
My daughter was right. Day after day, in my home office, I would stare into space as my _________ typed out the thoughts of a speaker or research completed for an article. It seemed that my work as a writer and speaker _________my fingers to the keyboard any my mind to valuable ideas. What Laure did not _________ was that during her day away, I’d also be doing a lot of housework. It was only around three in the afternoon that I’d _________ seat myself at my desk for a few _________ moments of deep thought. Then she’d come in from school.
I was _________ of myself on being available to my children. After all, I am a speaker on child behavior and parenting. But Laure’s observation _________ my heart. In her eyes, I must have been a mom who was_________ but unapproachable. I wouldn’t make such an image(形象) before her. My relationship with my children is more _________ than any other work.
“Laure,” I called, “come here a minute.”
She wandered to my doorway. I had decided to have her 52 me when I was too devoted to work. I wanted her to have the _________to let me know when she thought I was cold.
After I explained my _________and the fact that I chose home office to be accessible to her and her sister. I offered Laure the following _________.
“Whenever you feel I’m ignoring you or you need my _________. I want you to _________me.” I said, “just come up and give me a little hug, that’ll be our signal that you_________ me.”
Years later we still have that _________ sign. I’ve become much more sensitive to my daughters’ comings and goings. _________ she always gives me a little hug to remind me of the real reason I work at home.
1.A. thought B. refused C. defended D. agreed
2.A. for B. over C. against D. after
3.A. feet B. hands C. eyes D. ears
4.A. connected B. turned C. gave D. added
5.A. admit B. realize C. believe D. recognize
6.A. luckily B. gradually C. instantly D. finally
7.A. anxious B. precious C. busy D. rare
8.A. proud B. ashamed C. afraid D. scared
9.A. filled B. broke C. touched D. mended
10.A. suitable B. available C. acceptable D. reasonable
11.A. important B. funny C. obvious D. wonderful
12.A. warn B. persuade C. encourage D. remind
13.A. patience B. time C. power D. honor
14.A. pattern B. dream C. schedule D. choice
15.A. promise B. chance C. answer D. truth
16.A. help B. attention C. decision D. advice
17.A. hug B. shake C. kiss D. kick
18.A. miss B. hate C. need D. scold
19.A. unknown B. unexpected C. unfinished D. unspoken
20.A. And B. But C. Or D. Yet
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Last year, my friend and I went to a nearby town to attend a wedding. After thereception(招待会), we were ______ for a bus to go back home. It was nine o'clock at night, and although many buses ______ , none stopped.
We waited for one hour and were getting ______. We couldn’t stay there for all the _____ because it was a weekday, and we both needed to _____ the next day. It was almost 10 p. m. when a family who had _____ the same wedding passed by in their car. Probably _____ that we were waiting for some ______ of transport, they stopped and gave us a lift.
I was ______ by their kindness, and I expressed my feeling of being ______ to them.
When we reached our town, the family _____ us at the nearest place where we could catch a shared taxi to get back to the place where we had _____ our bike. On the _____, a man stopped the taxi. The _______ saw his clothes and asked him whether he had money to pay the ______ .The man ______ his head and said, "No." When hearing this, the driver _____ to take him. I remembered my own experience a few minutes earlier, and I told the driver to _____ him to sit with us and I would pay his fare.
What a(n) ______ chance to pass on the family's act of kindness! That night, I felt a lightness in my heart, and I went to sleep ______, filled with joy about what I had done. I hope this kindness can continue all over the world with your help!
1.A. visiting B. expecting C. waiting D. guessing
2.A. emptied B. gathered C. promised D. passed
3.A. hopeless B. embarrassed C. asleep D. dangerous
4.A. noon B. morning C. night D. afternoon
5.A. appear B. stay C. rest D. work
6.A. joined B. attended C. held D. observed
7.A. hoping B. realizing C. remembering D. insisting
8.A. means B. changes C. ideas D. choices
9.A. surprised B. terrified C. beaten D. moved
10.A. stressful B. kind C. thankful D. lucky
11.A. stopped B. dropped C. threw D. helped
12.A. parked B. repaired C. bought D. changed
13.A. average B. increase C. run D. way
14.A. passenger B. driver C. owner D. policeman
15.A. price B. dinner C. fare D. visit
16.A. shook B. nodded C. raised D. hid
17.A. offered B. refused C. ordered D. planned
18.A. advise B. forbid C. encourage D. allow
19.A. immediate B. terrible C. lucky D. funny
20.A. sadly B. nervously C. happily D. curiously
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完型填空
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
I had arrived at the airport about 30 minutes before the checkin. It had been very _______ three days for me with lots of meetings. So I was glad to have the _______ time to make a note of what I _______to do the following day. But then came the _____ that my flight had to be ______ because there was a problem with the plane.
As I sat waiting for my _______ to be called, I reflected on my last meeting of the day. It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable _____ with an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years. Our lunch was spent recalling time gone by _______ filling each other in what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years. We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had ______ together. At the end of our time together, we both said how much we had ______ it and that we must do it again.
It was great to have this additional time to replay in my ____ all that we had talked about. I realized how important it was to have regular_____ of the good times in our life. I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short ______ and reflect on the good things that had happened in my life over the last 12 years.
It was somewhat like looking at an old photo album ______ in a cupboard in your house. There before your eyes were lots of wonderful _______ that take you back to times and places, and most importantly to those people who were in the ______.
My flight home was finally ____ three hours later. I smiled as I _____ the plane and realized that I was not at all ______ about the delay in the flight, as I had been able to spend the time ____ on the good times from days gone by.
1.A.important B．busy C．convenient D．useful
2.A.pleasant B．satisfying C．happy D．extra
3.A.had B．failed C．needed D．managed
4.A.announcement B．declaration C．opening D．speech
5.A.waited B．cancelled C．taken D．delayed
6.A.flight B．turn C．name D．order
7.A.negotiation(谈判) B．lunch C．party D．discussion
8.A.as well B．except for C．as well as D．in addition
9.A.spent B．met C．managed D．shared
10.A.got B．enjoyed C．made D．paid
11.A.heart B．spirit C．flight D．mind
12.A.time B．plans C．reminders D．remainder
13.A.way B．cut C．method D．break
14.A.stored away B．put on C．set aside D．given out
15.A.celebrations B．memories C．awards D．presents
16.A.cupboard B．books C．childhood D．photos
17.A.shouted B．phoned C．called D．commanded
18.A.left B．boarded C．jumped D．reached
19.A.upset B．happy C．crazy D．surprised
20.A.taking B．seizing C．reflecting D．bringing
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
My grandfather was probably the toughest man I’ve ever known. _____ , as a child I didn’t realize it. To me, he was just a(n) _____ grandfather. But his _____ changed the way I thought about him and it is the event that has had the most _____ effect on me in my life.
He died on Thanksgiving Day. At his funeral, his brothers began to _____ stories about their lives. They recalled their childhood, when they were poor and _____ in the countryside, their hunting adventures in the woods and their happy family get-togethers _____ festivals. In their eyes, my grandfather was understanding and kind-hearted. He was always there, _____happiness to the family. They drank and continued telling stories, and then I noticed the _____ ; not polite smiles, but loud laughter.
_____ laughed. The louder their laughter was, the more _____ I felt. I pulled my mother aside.
“Grandfather is dead. How can they laugh?” I said in _____ .
“What is the most important thing you _____ about your grandfather?” my mother asked. “ He wouldn’t want us to be _____. That’s not how he would want to be remembered. He would have wanted _____ this kind of party.”
I _____ . Out of all the things I remember about him, the most _____ thing is his laughter. He _____ all the ups and downs in his life. No matter how hard something was in his life, he always _____ it with laughter.
I don’t know what _____ looks like, but I believe it is filled with his laughter.
1.A. Nevertheless B. Therefore C. However D. Besides
2.A. optimistic B. ordinary C. humorous D. young
3.A. life B. death C. mind D. story
4.A. successful B. meaningful C. wonderful D. respectful
5.A. gather B. arrange C. read D. tell
6.A. stayed B. lived C. traveled D. stood
7.A. during B. between C. beyond D. through
8.A. carrying B. comparing C. referring D. bringing
9.A. mood B. sorrow C. laughter D. tears
10.A. Everybody B. Nobody C. One D. Both
11.A. interested B. embarrassed C. uncomfortable D. discouraged
12.A. delight B. relief C. regret D. anger
13.A. complain B. discuss C. mention D. remember
14.A. sad B. glad C. annoyed D. pleased
15.A. scarcely B. hardly C. exactly D. slightly
16.A. explained B. understood C. answered D. murmured
17.A. acceptable B. tolerable C. impressive D. expensive
18.A. knocked off B. left off C. laughed off D. showed off
19.A. treated B. forgot C. forgave D. cherished
20.A. heaven B. prison C. space D. universe
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。
My teenage son Blair became withdrawn after his father passed away. As a single parent, I tried every ________ to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he ________ . During his junior year when his ________ card arrived, it said that he had been absent 99 times from classes and had six ________ grades for the year. At this rate he would ________ graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing________ .
One night I felt so ________ that I got down on my knees and prayed for help. “Please God, I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing of my son ________to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the ________ . “I want to talk to you about Blair’s absences.” Before he could say ________ word, I choked up and all my disappointment and________ over Blair came ________ out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son very much. I’ve tried everything to get my boy back to school ________ nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was ________ on the other end of the ________ . The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time,” and ________ .
Blair’s next academic record showed a big improvement in his ________ . Finally, he even made himself top ten students. In his fourth year, I ________ a parent-teacher meeting with Blair. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really ________ me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you ________ .”
1.A. means B. methods C. direction D. time
2.A. pulled on B. pulled down C. pulled away D. pulled up
3.A. student B. credit C. sport D. report
4.A. falling B. accelerating C. promoting D. aging
5.A. even B. eventually C. almost D. never
6.A. possessed B. worked C. consumed D. bargained
7.A. joyful B. fearless C. powerless D. shameless
8.A. down B. up C. without D. beneath
9.A. headmaster B. teacher C. adviser D. classmate
10.A. other B. holy C. more D. another
11.A. belief B. compromise C. sadness D. recognition
12.A. pouring B. leaving C. pumping D. figuring
13.A. so B. though C. if D. but
14.A. disguise B. amazement C. worship D. silence
15.A. rope B. line C. room D. block
16.A. held on B. hung up C. broke in D. cut in
17.A. grades B. class C. reference D. conservation
18.A. joined B. confirmed C. attended D. appeared
19.A. destroyed B. injured C. hit D. harmed
20.A. scared B. proud C. disappointed D. nervous
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II.
His family never ________ a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not ________ trips to the laundry(洗衣店) several miles away. Keeping clothe________ became a problem for young John’s household.
A family friend joined the army, and his wife ________ to go with him. John’s family________ to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s________ , the friends suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they ________ the washer.
Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he ________ a love for the old, green Bendix. But ________ the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly ________ . His mother ________ him and said, “You must remember, that machine________ belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken ________ , let’s use this ________ to be grateful that we had it at all.”
The lesson turned out ________ .Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia(白血病). Though he ________ for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the ________ until he remembered the old Bendix.
His daughter was a ________ . When he realized that simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to ________ for a time. He felt________ . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.
1.A. required B. owned C. repaired D. saw
2.A. take B. have C. afford D. ride
3.A. clean B. warm C. nice D. good
4.A. agreed B. managed C. desired D. prepared
5.A. offered B. decided C. expected D. promised
6.A. disappointment B. astonishment C. sadness D. regret
7.A. bought B. got C. borrowed D. used
8.A. achieved B. produced C. developed D. reduced
9.A. finally B. obviously C. immediately D. peacefully
10.A. frightened B. upset C. hopeless D. confused
11.A. explained B. encouraged C. comforted D. taught
12.A. once B. already C. hardly D. never
13.A. out B. down C. away D. up
14.A. chance B. success C. event D. treasure
15.A. important B. necessary C. reasonable D. invaluable
16.A. thought B. missed C. struggled D. forgot
17.A. lesson B. loss C. illness D. difficulty
18.A. death B. washer C. gift D. loser
19.A. share B. spend C. live D. earn
20.A. grateful B. energetic C. relaxed D. happy
高二英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析