III．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分），满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 21 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve 22 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked 23 so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it 24 , and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 25 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a
_26 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 27 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 28 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 29 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 30 his eyes. Immediately, he 31 and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
32 in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 33 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and 34 to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 35__attention to her case.
After a long 36 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 37 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 38 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 39 . She read these words…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 40 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
21．A．call B．make C．beg D．prepare
22．A．while B．when C．though D．unless
23．A．thirsty B．lazy C．tired D．hungry
24．A．slowly B．unexpectedly C．steadily D．hurriedly
25．A．announced B．shook C．replied D．doubted
26．A．reward B．kindness C．hand D．value
27．A．physically B．mentally C．normally D．properly
28．A．up B．for C．on D．in
29．A．rich B．famous C．observant D．vivid
30．A．fixed B．consulted C．filled D．concentrated
31．A．rose B．raised C．got D．left
32．A．Worn B．Having C．putting D．Dressed
33．A．recognized B．knew C．spared D．regained
34．A．desired B．declared C．determinedD．declined
35．A．special B．ordinary C．normal D．no
36．A．decision B．preparation C．struggle D．debate
37．A．ordered B．requested C．confused D．compressed
38．A．negative B．uncertain C．positive D．obvious
39．A．presentation B．preference C．attention D．arrangement
40．A．praised B．pretended C．pressed D．prayed