went blank.

A.watched B.had watched

C.was watching D.would be watching

11.In those days，our concern was to provide people in the flood­hit area with food and health care.

A.normal B.primary

C.permanent D.constant

12.I am so happy to hear from her again. ，it is 20 years since we met last time.

A.What's more B.That's to say

C.In other words D.Believe it or not

13.My mother is grateful to the surgeon，without help she would have been died from her heart attack.

A.whom B.them

C.which D.whose

14.After climbing the mountain for two hours，my legs under me and I failed to catch up with my friend.

A.gave up B.gave out

C.gave in D.gave away

15. I say Clancy is a smart boy，he still needs to work hard to achieve his goal.

A.Then B.When

C.As D.While

第二节　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　A 4­year­old girl named Norah and her new friend Mr Dan have given us the glimmer of humanity we desperately need right now.A chance meeting in the grocery store pushes the 16 of depression aside and ends up changing a life.

　　Norah's mother，Tara Wood，wrote on Facebook that her daughter seemed magnetically 17 to the man when they passed by him at the store.So much so that she stood up in the cart and waved 18 ，"Hi，old person！It's my birthday today！"

　　The man's expression 19 and his face lit up when he realized she was speaking to him."Well，hello，little lady！And how old are you today？" he asked.

　　They 20 for a few seconds and it was super adorable.They continued on their way but a few minutes later，Norah asked if she could hug and take a 21 with the man，whom they now call "Mr Dan".They 22 together and then hugged each other like they were long lost friends.

When she thanked Mr Dan，Wood received a 23 she wasn't expecting.He shed tears and said，"No，thank you.This has been the best day I've had in a long time.You've made me so