四、完形填空。
When I was eleven years old, my life changed forever when I got a serious disease. My life was
C
1 with operations and treatments. I felt stressed because I was really uncertain
A
2 everything that was happening.
One day, I was receiving my thirteenth operation in the hospital. Being away from my friends and school was causing me almost as much
B
3 as the operation itself.
During that hospital stay, I received a card from a volunteer. That simple
A
4 meant much to me and gave me hope again during my time of need. I'll never
C
5 the way I felt after that small act of kindness. I started creating an organization called Cards for Hospitalized (住院的) Kids.
The charity began with a simple dream of giving
A
6, joy and magic to those kids. It later
D
7 a national organization that sent cards to over 5,000 sick kids at more than 50 hospitals across the country.
It is hard to believe that an act as simple as a card can do so much good,
B
8 it does. Seeing a picture of a child
C
9 one of our cards with a huge smile makes us keep this wonderful charity alive.
D
10
might provide medicine for these sick kids, but we provide that little bit of hope and magic that'll go a long way.
1. A. lighted
B. matched
C. filled
D. painted
2. A. about
B. with
C. over
D. towards
3. A. fun
B. pain
C. value
D. danger
4. A. act
B. job
C. game
D. lesson
5. A. mind
B. lead
C. forget
D. risk
6. A. hope
B. fear
C. shock
D. pressure
7. A. looked up
B. gave up
C. broke into
D. turned into
8. A. nor
B. but
C. for
D. or
9. A. selling
B. printing
C. holding
D. cleaning
10. A. Teachers
B. Friends
C. Patients
D. Doctors