第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
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You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a    36    woman.
One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly   37    had grown to over＄150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and   38    almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a   39   fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national   40  .
What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had   41   my life. I am 19 years old and the first   42   of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship.
I was a   43   student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I   44   being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the   45   way I could attend.
One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous    46  . The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money   47   for me, but if anything came up they’d call.
A few days later, I was going out with my mother   48   the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was   49  !
McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is   50  , she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new    51  . She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see   52   on TV—she just smiles.
McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of   53  . Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to   54   when I can some day. So   55   I plan to add to her scholarship fund.
36. A. café                           B. buffet                      C. laboratory                D. laundry
37. A. expenses                    B. profits                 C. savings                     D. wages
38. A. returned                            B. donated                    C. delivered                 D. removed
39. A. welfare                      B. project                            C. scholarship               D. research
40. A. headlines                   B. customs                    C. sympathies               D. doubts
41. A. affected                            B. formed                     C. disturbed                  D. ruined
42. A. designer                  B. receiver                 C. contributor             D. reporter
43. A. considerate              B. dedicated                  C. casual                      D. sensitive
44. A. advocated                  B. regretted                  C. missed                            D. avoided
45. A. normal                      B. wrong                      C. legal                        D. only
46. A. gift                           B. idea                        C. decision                   D. plan
47. A. left                           B. raised                    C. available                  D. enough
48. A. since                         B. before                      C. though                            D. when
49. A. shocked                            B. excited                     C. puzzled                    D. encouraged
50. A. retired                       B. dismissed                 C. promoted                 D. transferred
51. A. job                                   B. hobby                      C. life                          D. award
52. A. everybody                 B. everything                C. herself                            D. us
53. A. giving                       B. understanding           C. receiving                  D. loving
54. A. give up                      B. give back                 C. give off                    D. give in
55. A. suddenly                    B. originally                 C. gradually                  D. eventually