题目内容：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage（村舍）with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 36 by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, 37   “Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer-by（过路者） asked to 38 for the night. Seeing that he had an 39 face, she let him in and gave him a nice 40 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her 41 that anyone who climbed up her tree 42 not be able to come back down until she 43 it.                                                                                                                                                                                               When the children came back to steal her 44 , she had them stuck（粘）on the tree. They had to beg her long 45 she gave the tree permission to let 46 go. Aunty Misery was free from the 47 at last.                                                                                        One day another man   48 her door. This one did not look trustworthy（值得相信的）to her,   49   she asked who he was . “I am Death, I’ve come to take you   50   me.” said he.                                                   Thinking fast, Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 51 some pears from my dear tree to remember the 52 it brought to me in this life. But I am too 53 to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so   54   as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh (叹气), Mr. Death climbed up the tree 55 and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
36．A．hopeless      B．painful           C．dull            D．crazy
37．A．calling       B．shouting          C．announcing     D．whispering
38．A．stay          B．live             C．hide            D．lie
39．A．interesting     B．honest            C．anxious          D．angry
40．A．gift            B．kiss              C．treat           D．smile
41．A．suggestion    B．demand           C．permission         D．wish
42．A．could        B．should            C．might          D．must
43．A．permitted     B．promised         C．answered        D．declared
44．A．branch        B．food             C．tree            D．fruit
45．A．after              B．while         C．since              D．before
46．A．it               B．them           C．him               D．her
47．A．trick               B．question        C．trouble            D．difficulty
48．A．stepped into         B．left for        C．stopped at          D．walked around
49．A．so                B．but            C．although          D．because
50．A．with             B．off            C．upon             D．for
51．A．choose           B．pick           C．shake            D．hit
52．A．honor             B．pleasure             C．hope             D．excitement
53．A．light              B．short         C．old              D．thin
54．A．proud             B．kind           C．fine             D．smart
55．A．disappointedly   B．cheerfully         C．unwillingly       D．eagerly