第二节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tony was a poor student. He was trying to pay his way through school(半工半读). One day, he was  31   goods from door to door in the street. He found that he only had one penny left. He was very  32   so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, Tony changed his mind when a lovely young woman  33   the door. Instead of a meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of  34   . Tony drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to  35   pay for a kindness.” Tony said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” 
Years later Tony became a famous doctor in a big city. One day, the young woman became very ill. The local doctors finally sent her to the big city,  36   specialists could be called in to study her rare disease.  37    Tony heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes.
Dressed in his doctor’s gown Tony went in to see her. He  38   her at once. He decided to try his best to save her life.
After a long struggle, Tony succeeded. He asked the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval(批准). He looked at it and then wrote  39   on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it  40   she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
31. A. making         B. buying        C. giving          D. selling
32. A. thirsty          B. full          C. hungry          D. tired
33. A. opened         B. broke         C. knocked        D. mended
34. A. wine           B. milk          C. water           D. tea
35. A. give            B. offer         C. accept          D. lend
36. A. which          B. when         C. how            D. where
37. A. When          B. But          C. However         D. Though
38. A. married        B. recognized     C. cured            D. hurt
39. A. something      B. anything       C. nothing          D. none
40. A. whether        B. if            C. because          D. though