完形填空练习（七十九）
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People from the village 3 medical help from the nearby American forces. Soon, an American doctor and a nurse arrived in a jeep. They found out the girl was the most seriously injured. 4 quick transfusion (putting new blood into a person’s body), she would die of shock and 5 of blood. A quick test showed that 6 American had the correct 7 , but several of the uninjured orphans 8 . Speaking poor Vietnamese, the doctor tried to explain to their 9 audience that unless they could 10 some of the girl’s lost blood, she would certainly die. Then they asked if anyone would be willing to give blood to help. The request was met with 11 . After several moments, a small hand slowly went up, 12 back down, and then went up again. He was Heng.
Heng was quickly 13 on a bed, a needle inserted in his arm. After a moment, he let out a sob (抽泣), quickly covering his face with his 14 hand. When the doctor asked him if the needle hurt, he 15 his head. But soon his occasional sobs gave 16 to a steady, silent crying. Something seemed 17 . At this point, a Vietnamese nurse arrived to help. She spoke to the boy rapidly in Vietnamese and after a moment, the patient stopped crying and a(n) 18 of happiness spread over his face.
Glancing up, the nurse said to the Americans, “He thought he was dying. He misunderstood you. He thought you had asked him to give all his blood 19 the little girl could live.”
“But why would he be willing to do that?”
The Vietnamese nurse 20 the question to the boy, who answered simply, “She’s my friend.”
1. A. attacked B. landed C. blew D. knocked
2. A. including B. concerning C. containing D. regarding
3. A. provided B. asked C. offered D. requested
4. A. Without B. For C. Besides D. Except
5. A. delay B. decrease C. leak D. loss
6. A. both B. neither C. either D. each
7. A. kind B. type C. sort D. variety
8. A. didn’t B. hadn’t C. did D. had
9. A. frightened B. injured C. surprised D. expected
10. A. remain B. repair C. replace D. return
11. A. peace B. calm C. absence D. silence
12. A. fallen B. dropped C. taken D. drawn
13. A. lain B. laid C. lied D. lay
14. A. free B. spare C. extra D. second
15. A. raised B. lowered C. shook D. nodded
16. A. way B. time C. room D. chance
17. A. mistaken B. right C. normal D. wrong
18. A. appearance B. sight C. sense D. look
19. A. because B. when C. so D. although
20. A. gave B. replied C. repeated D. told
完形填空练习（八十）
I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2 but a failure.”
After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beat 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 ! wanted-to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 8 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 10 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the
My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”
1. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful
2. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
3. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful
4. A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing
5. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told
6. A. me B. them C. her D. it
7. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty
8. A. see B. know C. understand D. face
9. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. composition
10. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back
11. A. day B. night C. month D. year
12. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success
13. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up
14. A. while B. if C. when D. or
15. A. there B. here C. it D. that
16. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated
17. A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous
18. A. And B. But C. However D. Well
19. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very
20. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advised
