完形填空练习（八十一）
Dear Laura,
I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you 1 .
Helmet
I wanted to do something very 2 for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been child. He 3 all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 4 it looked almost new. I was so 5 of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.
I could 6 wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to 7 the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 8 : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”
I was so 9 . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I want a piano so that I could 10 lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s 11 .
I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 12 this expensive gift.
Of course, the 13 awoke, and my son was thrilled (激动的) with y reaction. Many kisses were 14 , and I immediately wanted him to 15 my gift.
As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his fact was not 16 what I was expecting. Then I 17 that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.
Of course I was the proudest mother 18 on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.
So I wanted you to know, that kind of lover still 19 and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!
I thought you’d love to 20 this story.
keyboard
Yours,
Hilary
P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.
1. A. hope B. advice C. support D. courage
2. A. police B. similar C. special D. private
3. A. played B. studied C. traveled D. worked
4. A. after B. before C. unless D. until
5. A. sure B. fond C. proud D. confident
6. perhaps B. really C. almost D. hardly
7. A. start B. cook C. set D. serve
8. A. note B. notice C. word D. sign
9. A. disturbed B. confused C. astonished D. inspired
10. A. give B. take C. draw D. teach
11. A. reason B. request C. comment D. response
12. A. present B. afford C. find D. order
13. A. neighbor B. building C. home D. house
14. A. exchanged B. experienced C. expected D. exhibited
15. A. tear B. open C. check D. receive
16. A. purely B. basically C. obviously D. exactly
17. A. realized B. remembered C. imagined D. supposed
18. A. only B. still C. ever D. even
19. A. works B. exists C. matters D. counts
20. A. send B. publish C. share D. write
完形填空练习（八十二）
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 8 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to
The president wasn’t 10 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 11 would look like a cemetery (墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 13 to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any 15 how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 16 , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a 17 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 18 their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to
1. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office
2. A. watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed
3. A. ping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining
4. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled
5. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
6. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad
7. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served
8. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
9. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over
10. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed
11. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
12. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted
13. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square
14. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called
15. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion
16. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased
17. A. department B. university C. business D. club
18. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though
19. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign
20. A. talked B. knew C. heard D. cared
