III. 完型填空（ 共 15 分，每小题 1 分）

One day, a poor boy who was    31    to pay his way through school by sending

newspapers door to door, was so    32    that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house．

However, he lost his nerve（神经） when a lovely young woman opened the door.    33    a meal he asked for a drink of water．She thought he looked hungry so she    34     him a large glass of milk．He drank it slowly, and then    35    “how much do I own you?”“You don’t own me anything,” she replied．“Then I thank you from the bottom of myheart．”

     36    Years later the woman became     37    ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city．Dr．Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in．When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.    38   in his doctor’s clothes, Dr．Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once．From that day on, he paid special    39    to her, and decided to do   40   best to save her life．

At last the woman was saved．Dr．Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote    41    on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was    42     

to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off．Finally she
looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention．She    43    these words:

“Paid in full with a glass of    44    , Dr．Howard Kelly．”      45     of joy flooded her eyes．

31．A．want          B．try               C．wanting          D．trying

32．A．thirsty        B．hungry         C．tired              D．sleepy

33．A．Instead of   B．Instead for    C．Think of        D．Think for

34．A．brings        B．brought         C．carries          D．carried

35．A．said           B．asked            C．spoke            D．told

36．A．With          B．Finish            C．Over              D．Leave

37．A．very           B．badly             C．a little           D．worse

38．A．Put            B．Wore             C．Dressed        D．Received

39．A．advice        B．idea               C．attention       D．look

40．A．her            B．one’s             C．their             D．his

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

42．A．surprised   B．afraid             C．exciting         D．excited

43．A．read          B．reads             C．looked           D．looks

44．A．milk           B．water             C．orange          D．lemon

45．A．Water        B．Happiness      C．Milk               D．Tears