第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41—60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Ted Thomason was considered one of the students who showed the least interest in school. Whenever Miss Daisy talked with him, he would answer with a   41    “yes” or “no”. He was always in dirty clothes. His hair was   42    combed（梳）. No one liked him. Miss Daisy had to admit that she felt sort of improper   43    when she graded his paper with an “F” (Fail).
It was Christmas. Presents from the boys and girls were piled up on her desk. Miss Daisy was   44   to find one of them was from Ted. It was an ugly   45    with half of the stones missing. The students raised a great noise at Ted’s present, but Miss Daisy realized she must put it on and   46    the class. She even asked whether it looked pretty   47    her. Class was over, and   48    all went home, Ted went up to the desk and, in a(n)   49    voice, he said, “Miss Daisy, Miss Daisy … I am so glad you   50    my present. You smile like my mother and her necklace is really beautiful on you.” After Ted   51   , Miss Daisy fell on her knees, begging God to forgive her: Ted’s mother   52    just a year ago and she was treating him in a way she shouldn’t be!
The next day, the children found a completely new teacher. Miss Daisy  53    into a different person. She did all she could to help each child in her class,   54    those with poor lessons and among them was Ted. At the end of the year, Ted made great    55 _. He caught up with most of the class, and   56    got ahead of some of them. Several years later, Ted graduated with honors from high school; another four years, Ted left his   57   as a best graduate. Again four years later, Miss Daisy received a letter,   58   her to Dr. Ted Thomason’s wedding. Of course, she   59   the party. And she was set in the seat intended for Ted’s   60    — her love and what she did were unforgettable for Ted all his life.
41. A. cold            B. happy               C. silent             D. direct
42. A. often          B. sometimes          C. never                   D. always
43. A. dislike               B. pride              C. disappointment     D. pleasure
44. A. surprised             B. happy              C. interested          D. puzzled
45. A. chain            B. necklace            C. watch             D. dress
46. A. frighten              B. comfort            C. calm             D. punish
47. A. around         B. on                 C. over                    D. with
48. A. since           B. until               C. before            D. after
49. A. friendly              B. eager              C. excited            D. worried
50. A. receive        B. praise              C. recognize          D. like
51. A. cried          B. talked              C. left               D. finished
52. A. visited         B. died                       C. disappeared        D. suffered
53. A. changed              B. grew              C. got                     D. went
54. A. exactly        B. completely           C. namely             D. especially
55. A. interest          B. presents                C. progress           D. necklaces
56. A. ever                  B. even              C. still              D. yet
57. A. college        B. school             C. class              D. course
58. A. reminding            B. requiring            C. telling            D. inviting
59. A. answered             B. attended            C. accepted          D. organized
60. A. teacher        B. friend              C. mother                  D. Lover