20. 2011·河北石家庄一模  完形填空

She was 80 years old but still very active．In this small town, not much happened．It was just another   21  day for a senior citizen living by herself．  22  she even has several great grandchildren．she was often alone．With the need of some small things and a   23   to get outside and be   24   people，she went shopping．   

Buying just six items, she  25  for the checkout．

He wandered the  26  ．He’d come for a cup of hot coffee and perhaps someone to  27  with．The coffee was good．which always was，but   28   wanted to chat with fin old  man．  29  ，he was about to leave when he saw her．

“Morning，Ma’am．”He smiled．“You   30   leave yet．”

She turned and found a gentleman smiling and   31   what she'd selected．“Your basket is not  32  ．”

“No need to buy a lot．No one to eat it．”she replied．

He  33  at her for a moment and said，“I'm so   34  ! My beloved all died．”His eyes softened．“I just  35  my little Brownie．”

“Sorry．”She felt her own eyes   36  ．He was as alone as she was．  37  a brave face．he said，“It’s OK．I hope I call find another dog like her．She was such a joy．  38  someone needed me．She gave me purpose．But now my days are empty．”

Twenty minutes passed by．It was time to part．Suddenly he looked back at her and asked softly．“Can I give you a hug?”

A bit surprised．but fully understanding his need，she  39  ．

There they stood，in a warm hug，in a busy store，on a normal day，which was made   40   by a simple hug．

21．A．happy    B．empty    C．exciting    D．comfortable

22．A．Although    B．If    C．Since    D．As

23．A．preparation    B．trouble    C．desire    D．view

24．A．for    B．among    C．between    D．above

25．A．gathered    B．traveled    C．rushed    D．headed

26．A．restaurant    B．street    C．store    D．square

27．A．argue    B．walk    C．play D．   talk

28．A．neither    B．anyone    C．no one    D．everyone

29．A．Disappointed    B．Excited    C．Astonished    D．Encouraged

30．A．needn't    B．can’t    C．daren’t    D．mustn’t

3 1．A．sticking to    B．referring to    C．devoting to    D．pointing to

32．A．full    B．empty    C．crowded    D．enough

33．A．came    B．1aughed    C．stared    D．glanced

34．A．eager    B．10nely    C．quiet    D．worried

35．A．1ost    B．forgot    C．1eft    D．raised

36．A．open    B．hurt    C．dry    D．wet

37．A．Putting up    B．Putting down    C．Putting on    D．Putting out

38．A．At most    B．At least    C．At first    D．At last

39．A．accepted    B．refused    C．received    D．showed

40．A．common    B．formal    C．usual    D．special

21—25 BACBD   26—30 CDCAB   31—35 DACBA   36—40 DCBAD