练习15完形填空训练（十九）I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered. I 1 it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled (手写的) 2 . Immediately my mind traveled 3 many years.I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my 4 that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers 5 they wanted any magazinesShaking off the 6 like a wet dog, I entered Mr Raders office. After a quick glance he 7 me over to the fire-place. Noticing the 8 in the top of my 9 , he said, “Come with me!”, pulling me into his pickup 10 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman 11 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 12 seen. I 13 about 10 feet tall when I got up 14 them. “Wed like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said.Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a 15 , wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With 16 eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy, I want you to 17 I love you.”I said good-bye, and for the first time I 18 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 19 . With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a 20 .1. A. readB. thoughtC. turnedD. passed2. A. addressB. listC. messageD. information3. A. forwardB. soC. aheadD. back4. A. returnB. roundsC. tripD. arrival5. A. if onlyB. howC. whetherD. why6. A. dustB. sweatC. tailD. rain7. A. ledB. followedC. watchedD. carried8. A. holeB. mudC. waterD. cover9. A. magazineB. shoeC. sockD. bag10. A. truckB. factoryC. homeD. store11. A. dressedB. fittedC. showedD. comforted12. A. everB. alreadyC. neverD. hardly13. A. appearedB. seemedC. lookedD. felt14. A. forB. withC. onD. in15. A. penB. paperC. cardD. notebook16. A. tearfulB. unbelievableC. curiousD. puzzled17. A. admitB. knowC. considerD. express18. A. sensedB. receivedC. lostD. gained19. A. mistakenB. rightC. all rightD. possible20. dealB. fortuneC. choiceD. difference完形填空训练（二十）A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March. Its a rich area so we often have people selling things 1 -dusters, make-up, frozen foodsbut she doesnt look like 2 saleswoman. She hasnt got the patter (喋喋不休) either. She 3 smiles shyly and puts a card in my hand: “Amy Turner. Pet Portraits Undertaken.”I 4 my fingernail along the cheap gold edge of the card and look at her, waiting for 5 .“Ill paint any animal in the 6 of your own home,” Amy Turner says. “Wouldnt you like a nice picture of your loved one? Ive had 7 of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls.”“Prize bulls!” I cant 8 looking up and down our street. The 9 of any of my neighbours 10 bulls in their back gardens makes me smile.“I dont have any animals,” I say as we look past each other. She must be 11 some little cat or dog would come running down the hall to give the game away 12 it is the first chance Ive had to 13 the air outside. It is one of those spring mornings when you wake up and find winters gone. Even the camellia in the garden 14 has flowered over-night, pink blossoms which look shocking 15 the quiet greens and greys.“Why are you still in your dressing gown?” Amy says, turning her 16 back to me. “Its nearly lunchtime. Are you ill?”“Im fine,” I 17 . Im not going to tell a stranger Ive just been sick in the toilet upstairs and would still be 18 my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadnt rung. But now Im not sure what to do next. Amy is still standing there. She doesnt seem to think that not having a pet is a good enough 19 .“Im starving,” she says and I smile politely, nodding the 20 you do before you say goodbye.1. A. side-by-sideB. little-by-littleC. back-and-forthD. door-to-door2. A. an ordinaryB. a professionalC. a greenD. a serious3. A. evenB. everC. justD. simple4. A. putB. touchC. placeD. run5. A. an excuseB. a dealC. an explanationD. an opinion6. A. interestB. comfortC. hopeD. honour7. A. experienceB. picturesC. feelingD. sense8. A. avoidB. enjoyC. helpD. appreciate9. A. ideaB. thoughtC. sightD. touch10. A. keepingB. sellingC. buyingD. training11. A. wishingB. thinkingC. meaningD. supposing12. A. whenB. andC. asD. but13. A. smellB. breatheC. feelD. take14. A. besidesB. nearC. oppositeD. farther15. A. atB. withC. forD. aga