第三节 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。
When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays．On the way home, Dad 21 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams．I couldn’t 22 it, but I could pray from the 23 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or 24 and go home empty-handed．That corner 25 either mouth-watering excitement or 26 ．
One day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the 27 sound of his offer．It 28 ．“Would you like an ice cream today?” “That sounds great, Dad!” But then he said, “Would you like to 29 today?”
“Twenty cents!” I thought to myself, “I can afford it．I got 25 cents’ pocket money and some 30 for odd jobs（零活）．Well, 31 it is enough, ice cream isn’t a good use of it.” 32 , I said, “Well, in that case, I guess I’ll 33 .” My father just said, “Okay, Son.”
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 34 ．But he just said, “That’s okay, we don’t really need one.” I felt 35 for my selfishness and ungratefulness．He didn’t mind, or 36 act disappointed．
From that I 37 generosity（慷慨）goes two ways and gratefulness (感谢) sometimes costs more than “thank you”．On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 38 ice cream I’d ever had．
I’ll tell you one more thing．We 39 another trip the next week．As we 40 the corner, I said, “Dad, would you like an ice cream today? My treat.”
21．A．suddenly B．hardly C．frequently D．strangely
22．A．expect B．mention C．wait D．get
23．A．month B．day C．weekend D．time
24．A．finish B．drive C．turn D．return
25．A．showed B．meant C．suggested D．instructed
26．A．anger B．shame C．happiness D．disappointment
27．A．interesting B．surprising C．beautiful D．funny
28．A．came B．spoke C．rung D．flew
29．A．serve B．treat C．buy D．provide
30．A．extra B．limited C．little D．easy
31．A．since B．as C．when D．although
32．A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Instead
33．A．accept B．pay C．pass D．forbid
34．A．turn back B．carry on C．stop by D．give in
35．A．unsatisfied B．ashamed C．shameful D．crazy
36．A．even B．never C．only D．somehow
37．A．recognized B．learned C．realized D．found
38．A．dearest B．worst C．cheapest D．best
39．A．made up B．prepared for C．went on D．took on
40．A．came over B．came left C．came out D．came near