A. Unless I saw it with my own eyes

B. Wait a little, and let us ask another wise people

第二部分 英语知识应用 （共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

　　Many years ago, my dad was diagnosed with a terminal illness . He was unable to work at 21 job . He would be fine for quite a while, but would then fall suddenly 22 and have to be admitted to the hospital .

　　He wanted to do something to keep himself 23 , so he decided to volunteer at the local children 24 . My dad loved kids. He would talk to them and play with them .Sometimes, he would 25 one of his kids . In certain instances, he would give 26 to the sad parents of these children .

　　One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a 27 disease that paralyzed (使...瘫痪) her from the neck down . I don't know the 28 of the disease , but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl . My dad decided to try to help her. He started 29 her in her room , bringing paints , brushes and paper . He stood the paper up 30 a backing , put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint . He didn't use his hands at all. Only his 31 would move . He would visit her 32 he could and paint for her . All the while he would tell her , ―see , you can do 33 you set your mind to .

　　34 , she began to paint using her mouth , and she and my dad became friends . Soon after , the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also 35 the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and 36 to work , he was at the volunteer counter one day and 37 the front door open . In came the little girl who had been paralyzed , but this time she was 38 . She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight . She gave my dad a picture she had done using her 39 . At the bottom it read, ―thank you for helping me walk .

Sometimes love is more 40 than doctors , and my dad who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture loved every single child in that hospital .

21．A．an important B．a steady C．an easy D．a good

22．A．ill B．behind C．asleep D．down

23．A．well B．wealthy C．busy D．healthy

24．A．palace B．hospital C．center D．park

25．A．teach B．miss C．lose D．treat

26．A．speech B．comfort C．praise D．help

27．A．special B．curious C．strange D．rare

28．A．result B．reason C．name D．course

29．A．observing B．drawing C．painting D．visiting

30．A．with B．across C．against D．over

31．A．head B．neck C．fingers D．eyes

32．A．with whoever B．whenever C．as if D．as soon as

33．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing

34．A．Basically B．Naturally C．Eventually D．Suddenly

35．A．left B．entered C．rushed to D．stayed at

36．A．stopped B．returned C．hesitated D．refused

37．A．pushed B．noticed C．observed D．kicked