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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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.
One day the child asked God: “You are going to send me to   21   tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and   22 ?” God replied：“  23   the angels, I have chosen 24   for you, she will be waiting there and   25   you.”
“But,” said the child:” Leave me here in Heaven. I don’t want anything else   26 sing and smile. That’s what I need to be happy!” God said: “Your angel will sing and smile for you. And you will feel your   27’ s love and be happy.” How am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don’t know the language that   28   talk?” “That’s easy”, said God: “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet   29   you will ever hear, and  30  much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to   31  .”
The child looked up at God   32  : “And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?” God smiled: “Your angel will place your   33   together and will teach you how to pray.” The child said: “I’ve heard on earth there are 34   men. Who will protect me?” God put his arm around the child, saying: “Your angel will defend you－  35   it means risking life!” “But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.” God   36 the child: “Your angel will always talk about me and will teach you the way to   37    to me, even though I will always be   38   you.”
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven. But voices from earth could already be heard. The child, in a hurry, asked softly: “Oh God, if I   39   leave now, Please tell my Angel’s name!” God replied: “Your angel’s name is of no importance…you will  40 call her MOMMY!”
21. A. the earth                   B. earth                C. heaven                    D. the heaven
22. A. helpless                     B. alone                C. sad                          D. tiny
23. A. in the middle of       B. in                    C. among                     D. between
24. A. the one                     B. ones                 C. the ones                   D. one
25. A. make fun of           B. take care of       C. do with                   D. arrange with
26. A. besides                      B. none other than  C. but                        D. except for
27. A. angel                        B. mother             C. father                         D. parents
28. A. women                      B. boys                 C. girls                        D. men
29. A. voice                        B. words               C. songs                         D. poems
30. A. in                                B. through            C. by                           D. with
31. A. dance                        B. write                C. speak                         D. sing
32. A. said                          B. saying              C. to say                      D. say
33. A. hands                        B. legs                  C. fingers                    D. toes
34. A. ugly                      B. considerate       C. bad                         D. criminal
35. A. though                      B. in spite of         C. no matter how          D. even if
36. A. shook                    B. hugged             C. slapped                    D. patted
37. A. call back                B. look back         C. come back                  D. go back
38. A. next                       B. on             C. in front of                  D. close to
39. A. was going to            B. have to          C. will                         D. would
40. A. simply                      B. largely             C. proudly                   D. happily