第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
In my dual (双重的)) profession   36  an educator and health care provider, I have worked with many children infected with HIV. They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great   37   can be found in the smallest individuals. Let me tell you about Tyler.
Tyler was   38   infected with HIV; his mother was also infected. From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to 39  him to survive. When he was five, he had a tube inserted in a vein(静脉) in his chest. At times, he also needed extra oxygen to support his 40.
Tyler wasn't_41   to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease. It was not  42   to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicine-loaded backpack and   43  his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon ( 小推车 ). All of us who knew Tyler were impressed by his pure   44   in being alive and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mom often  45  him by telling him that he moved so  46   she needed to dress him in red. That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly47  him.
This deadly disease eventually  48   down Tyler. He grew quite ill and, unfortunately,  49 did his HIV-infected mother. When it became   50   that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler’s mom talked to him about   51 . She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler 52  to me to come to his hospital bed and   53 ,"I might die soon. I'm not 54  When I die, please dress me in  55  Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too. I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me.
36. A. in                     B.for             C. as             D.on
37. A. pleasure      B. pain          C. sorrow      D. courage
38. A. seriously     B. born          C. unlucky      D. disappointingly
39. A. cause          B. enable       C. make         D. lead
40. A. breathing    B. living        C. running      D. walking
41. A. happy         B. willing      C. daring        D. discouraged
42. A. common     B. unusual     C. surprised    D. ordinary
43. A. dragging      B. carrying    C. pushing      D. taking
44. A. character     B. joy            C. moment     D. Excitement
45. A. comforted   B. scolded      C. teased        D. praised
46. A. slowly               B. happily      C. quickly      D. fast
47. A. know          B. spot          C. stop           D. observe
48. A. tore            B. broke               C. wore          D. kicked
49. A. neither               B. so             C. such           D. nor
50. A. apparent      B. hopeless    C. sure           D. terrible
51. A. life             B. dream       C. future        D. death
52. A. waved         B. said           C. signed        D. explained
53. A. whispered   B. shouted     C. cried          D. spoke
54. A. excited        B. surprised   C. scared        D. sad
55. A. red             B. white               C. bright      D. beauty