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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最
佳选项。
For a few years，I have been wearing a ring on my right hand.It’s not always the same
ring，but it's always a ring that has 36 on it so that when I look at it，I'm 37 or re—
minded of something important.I have made a 38 of buying rings like this whenever I
39 one in a store.Sometimes I give them away as 40 to someone like Jennie .
I first met Jennie in the 41 waiting room and we had talked several times.One night
I sat down beside her and 42 how her son was doing because I knew that he was in very
43 condition.She told me that she didn’t know what to any more because it seened
none of the 44 from the doctors was good.They weren’t at all sure her son was going to
45 the accident that had hurt him so badly.With 46 in her eyes，she said，“They’re
47 my hope.
I knew then that it was 48 just a coincidence that 1 was wearing the ring that I had on
that day.As she 49 to talk ,I quietly slipped the ring off my finger and 50 it in
Jennie’s hand. I told her to wear it to 51 that God loved her and He would be with her
through all of this .
52Jennie looked down at the ring，she got excited and then held it tightly，___53____
the word written on the ring was“HOPE”.
The last day 1 was at the hospital，I saw Jennie in the distance as I got on the lift.She
54 and held up the hand with the ring on it as she called out to me saying，“Look，I
55 have Hope!’’
36.A.words B.pictures C.names D.symbols
37.A.admired B.encouraged C.trusted D.puzzled
38.A.plan B.point C.1ist D.habit
39.A.lose B.order C.see D.design
40.A.gifts B.prizes C.1essons D.thanks
41.A.railway B.school C.hospital D.airport
42.A.asked B.explained C.thought D.found
43.A.favorable B. normal C.serious D.excellent
44.A.advice B.o news C.instructions D.comfort
45.A.defeat B.experience C.predict D.survive
46.A.apologies B. tears C.anger D.doubt
47.A.keeping up B.bringing back C.cutting off D.taking away
48.A.other than B.rather than C.more than D.less than
49.A.continued B.refused C.attempted D.started
50.A.threw B. placed C.hid D.stored
51.A.prove B.decide C.remember D.guess
52.A.Until B.Before C.Since D.When
53.A.for B.so C.yet D.and
54.A.shouted B.waved C.cheered D.hesitated
55.A.ever B.only C.just D.still
