20. 2011·河北石家莊一模 ?完形填空

She was 80 years old but still very active．In this small town, not much happened．It was just another ? 21 ?day for a senior citizen living by herself． ?22 ?she even has several great grandchildren．she was often alone．With the need of some small things and a ? 23 ? to get outside and be ? 24 ? people，she went shopping． ??

Buying just six items, she ?25 ?for the checkout．

He wandered the ?26 ?．He’d come for a cup of hot coffee and perhaps someone to ?27 ?with．The coffee was good．which always was，but ? 28 ? wanted to chat with fin old ?man． ?29 ?，he was about to leave when he saw her．

“Morning，Ma’am．”He smiled．“You ? 30 ? leave yet．”

She turned and found a gentleman smiling and ? 31 ? what she'd selected．“Your basket is not ?32 ?．”

“No need to buy a lot．No one to eat it．”she replied．

He ?33 ?at her for a moment and said，“I'm so ? 34 ?! My beloved all died．”His eyes softened．“I just ?35 ?my little Brownie．”

“Sorry．”She felt her own eyes ? 36 ?．He was as alone as she was．??37 ?a brave face．he said，“It’s OK．I hope I call find another dog like her．She was such a joy． ?38 ?someone needed me．She gave me purpose．But now my days are empty．”

Twenty minutes passed by．It was time to part．Suddenly he looked back at her and asked softly．“Can I give you a hug?”

A bit surprised．but fully understanding his need，she ?39 ?．

There they stood，in a warm hug，in a busy store，on a normal day，which was made ? 40 ? by a simple hug．

21．A．happy????B．empty????C．exciting????D．comfortable

22．A．Although????B．If????C．Since????D．As

23．A．preparation????B．trouble????C．desire????D．view

24．A．for????B．a(chǎn)mong????C．between????D．a(chǎn)bove

25．A．gathered????B．traveled????C．rushed????D．headed

26．A．restaurant????B．street????C．store????D．square

27．A．a(chǎn)rgue????B．walk????C．play?D．???talk

28．A．neither????B．a(chǎn)nyone????C．no?one????D．everyone

29．A．Disappointed????B．Excited????C．Astonished????D．Encouraged

30．A．needn't????B．can’t????C．daren’t????D．mustn’t

3?1．A．sticking?to????B．referring?to????C．devoting?to????D．pointing?to

32．A．full????B．empty????C．crowded????D．enough

33．A．came????B．1aughed????C．stared????D．glanced

34．A．eager????B．10nely????C．quiet????D．worried

35．A．1ost????B．forgot????C．1eft????D．raised

36．A．open????B．hurt????C．dry????D．wet

37．A．Putting?up????B．Putting?down????C．Putting?on????D．Putting?out

38．A．At?most????B．At?least????C．At?first????D．At?last

39．A．a(chǎn)ccepted????B．refused????C．received????D．showed

40．A．common????B．formal????C．usual????D．special

21—25?BACBD???26—30?CDCAB???31—35?DACBA???36—40?DCBAD?