第三节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A father sat at his desk poring over (细读) his monthly bills when his young son rushed in and  21   , “Dad, because this is your  22   and you’re 55 years old, I’m going to give you 55  23   , one for each year!” When the boy  24   carrying out his word, the father exclaimed (呼喊), “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now; I’m too  25   !” The youngster immediately fell silent as tears  26   in his big blue eyes. Apologetically the father said, “You can finish  27   . ”
The boy said nothing  28   quietly walked away,   29   written over his face. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t  30   .
31   , a few days later after this  32   , the boy had an accident and was drowned. His heartbroken father wrote: “If only I could tell him how much I regret my  33   words, and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is  34   . ”
Love is a  35   street. Any loving act must be warmly  36   or it will be taken as rejection and can   37    a scar (疤痕). If we are  38   busy to give and receive love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than responding with love to the cry for love from those who are near and  39   to us. Because there may be no   40  at all as in the case of the little boy. 
21. A. questioned          B. thought           C. announced          D. asked
22. A. vocation            B. birthday           C. workday            D. holiday
23. A. kisses               B. touches           C. shakes              D. presents
24. A. enjoyed             B. finished           C. imagined          D. started
25. A. busy                B. nervous           C. shy                 D. tired
26. A. fell              B. flowed             C. gathered             D. moved
27. A. recently             B. later              C. immediately       D. quickly
28. A. and                B. or                C. yet                D. but
29. A. excitement           B. disappointment     C. surprise           D. satisfaction
30. A. answer             B. reply             C. respond            D. move
31. A. Unfortunately       B. Luckily           C. Surprisingly        D. Hopefully
32. A. discussion                B. incident            C. argument          D. adventure
33. A. considerable        B. powerful           C. helpful            D. thoughtless
34. A. aching             B. beating            C. losing             D. willing
35. A. two-way           B. heart-shaped       C. man-made         D. one-way
36. A. wanted            B. believed           C. accompanied       D. accepted
37. A. stay               B. leave              C. remain            D. keep
38. A. so                 B. very              C. quite             D. too
39. A. rare               B. scarce            C. precious           D. bare
40. A. need               B. difficulty          C. chance            D. risk