Ⅲ. 完型填空 ( 共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A.B.C.D. 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
One day in September we were doing repair work on my parents' old house to get it ready for my youngest daughter's wedding. We had to 41 a great climbing plant that had grown 42 a roof beam （房梁）, so that we could repair the roof and 43 the walls.
When my husband was taking the plant away, he found the 44 of a blackbird that had made its home in the leaves. He then 45 something 46 among that mass of earth and straw of the nest. He broke the earth around it into pieces with his finger tips and, to his 47 ,saw glittering gold. It was a child's bracelet （手镯）. With it, he ran into the house to 48 me. "You won't 49 that the thieving blackbirds not only steal the best fruit we 50 to feed on," he said, "but they also want their children to 51 in a cradle of gold！"
When my daughter came over on the eve of the 52 , we told her about this 53
occurrence.
"Don't you remember, Mother?" she said with a loud 54 . "When I was eight, you gave me a bracelet that I 55 it a few days later while out playing in the yard? It was this one!"
As the bracelet no longer 56 its owner and was dirty, I decided to take it into my safekeeping.
In December of the following year, the young couple's baby son was baptized （受洗礼）. Among the 57 the newborn baby received, I placed his mother's bracelet, now shining like
58 . I hope that if my grandson 59 loses it, one of the 60 that live in my backyard is somewhere nearby.
41．A．remove B．cover C．grow D．water
42．A．beyond B．over C．across D．through
43．A．build B．paint C．rescue D．print
44．A．nest B．baby C．body D．egg
45．A．moved B．got C．picked D．noticed
46．A．nice B．colorful C．shiny D．special
47．A．horror B．surprise C．delight D．disappointment
48．A．ask B．tell C．show D．give
49．A．know B．hope C．consider D．believe
50．A．buy B．plant C．store D．collect
51．A．lie B．sing． C．listen D．wait
52．A．party B．Christmas C．birthday D．wedding
53．A．important B．strange C．terrible D．funny
54．A．cry B．sigh C．laugh D．sound
55．A．hid B．threw C．lost D．broke
56． A．fitted B．satisfied C．matched D．interested
57．A．jewels B．toys C．clothes D．presents
58．A．attractive B．new C．modern D．golden
59．A．certainly B．nearly C．surprisingly D．unluckily
60．A．blackbirds B．grandchildren C．neighbors D．mice