第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题l．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入
空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a busy morning，about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the
hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30
The nurse had him take a   36      in the waiting area,  37  him it would be at least 40
Minutes    38   someone would be able to see him I saw him   39   his watch and decided，
since I was    40    busy—my patient didn’t   41   at the appointed hour, I would examine
his wound .While taking care of his wound．I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment
The gentleman said no and told me that he   42   to go to the nursing home to eat
breakfast with his  43  .He told me that she had been   44   for a while and that she had a
special disease I asked if she would be    45   if he was a bit late. He replied that she   46 
knew who he was，that she had not been able t0  47   him for five years now. I was   48   ,
and asked him，“And you  49   go every morning，even though she doesn’t know who you
are?”
He smiled and said．“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back
50   as he left.
Now I   51    that in marriages，true love is   52   of all that is The happiest people
don’t   53   have the best of everything；they just  54    the best of everything they have   55   isn’t  about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.
36 A breath        B.test      C seat            D break
37 A persuading    B promising  C understanding     D telling
38 A if           B before    C since           D after
39 A taking off    B．fixing    C looking at       D winding
40．A very       B also      C seldom         D not
41 A turn up      B show off    C come on        D go away
42 A needed      B forgot     C agreed          D happened
43 A daughter     B wife      C mother          D sister
44 A. late        B well       C around         D.there
45 A lonely       B worried    C doubtful         D hungry
46 A so far       B neither     C no longer        D already
47 A recognize    B answer      C believe          D expect
48 A moved     B disappointed  C surprised        D satisfied
49 A only       B.then         C.thus            D still
50．A curiosity   B tears        C words          D judgment
51 A realize     B suggest       C hope          D prove
52 A agreement   B expression    C acceptance      D exhibition
53 A necessarily   B completely    C．naturally      D frequently
54 A. learn      B make        C.favor          D.try
55 A Adventure   B Beauty       C Trust           D Life