二、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face, “What a long day this is going to be!”

Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off ____11____ hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.

“What a nice ____12____,” said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight. “It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up ____13____ smile.

George, the little boy, told his mother about that ____14____ girl when he got back home, “She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”

“Why not give her some ____15____?” said his mother. George agreed.

The next morning, as Jennie ____16___ at the window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said, “Can I come in?” Jennie told him _____17____ to get into the house.

Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle “Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”

“Are they for me?” said Jennie ____18____. “How kind you are,” she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap. I’ve ____19___ received any flower since we moved to the town.”

“Did you live in the countryside?” asked George, ___20____ the old, small and empty room.

“Yes,” said Jennie.

Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She ____21____ walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick ___22____ so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.

George told his parents ____23____. They decided to help her. More and more people in the ____24___ gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.

A few months later, Jennie and her mother ____25____ a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on face.

11. A. her   B. his   C. your   D. my

12. A. house  B. door   C. smile   D. schoolbag

13. A. and    B. but   C. as   D. or

14. A. rich  B. lucky  C. bad   D. poor

15. A. money  B. flowers   C. clothes   D. food

16. A. danced   B. cried   C. sat   D. laughed

17. A. how  B. who  C. when   D. why

18. A. angrily   B. easily   C. sadly   D. happily

19. A. never  B. usually   C. always   D. sometimes

20. A. looking for   B. looking around  C. looking like   D. looking after

21. A. shouldn’t    B. needn’t   C. couldn’t   D. mustn’t

22. A. for   B. in   C. at   D. on

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

24. A. countryside   B. town  C. village   D. city

25. A. reached   B. left   C. closed   D. opened