第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
As Christmas drew near, Ursula was faced with just that problem. She had come to live in an American home and learn English.  21 _, she would mind the children and  22_ anything she was asked.
One of her tasks was to keep track of   23 Christmas presents. Ursula did this faithfully, but she became increasingly 24  . What could she buy for her  25  with the little money she had that would compare with the gifts she was recording daily?  26 ,even without any of the 27 _, her employer seems to have everything.
Ursula _28 long and hard. On Christmas Eve, she went to a 29_. She moved slowly through crowds of shoppers, _30  things in her mind. Finally she bought a baby dress. She immediately called  31  . “Excuse me, please, can you help me find a poor family with a baby?” “A poor family?” said the  32   driver. “Yes, a very poor family.” Ursula told the man of what she was trying to do. He  33  in silence, and then said, “I know a family who 34   just about everything.”
When they reached a  35   the driver said, “They live on the third floor.” Ursula shook her head, “Would you take this dress to them and tell them it’s from someone ... someone who has everything.”
Early the next day, Ursula 36  everyone for the presents she received. Then, she began to  37  . why there seemed to be none  38  her. She told about what she did the night before. When she finished, there was a long  39  . “You see,” she added, “I try to do a kindness in your  40  .And this is my Christmas present to you.”
21. A. In return                    B. As a result                C. By the way       D. In a sense
22. A. try                            B. learn                       C. teach                D. do
23. A. delivering                 B. mailing                   C. arriving            D. sending
24. A. excited                      B. worried                   C. tired                 D. interested
25 A. American family         B. own family              C. friends             D. classmates
26. A. Otherwise                 B. Therefore                C. Besides             D. However
27. A. goods                       B. kindness                  C. gifts                 D. help
28. A. talked                       B. worked                    C. waited              D. thought
29. A. store                         B. neighborhood           C. street                D. church
30. A. selecting                   B. matching                 C. remembering    D. organizing
31. A. a shop                       B. a taxi                             C. her employer    D. her parents
32. A. delighted                   B. anxious                    C. surprised          D. respectful
33. A. noticed                     B. listened                   C. got out             D. carried on
34. A. buys                         B. has                          C. uses                 D. needs
35. A. garage                             B. building                  C. station              D. yard
36. A. thanked                     B. encouraged              C. praised             D. admired
37. A. settle                        B. repeat                      C. argue                      D. explain
38. A. to                                    B. for                          C. from                D. by
39. A. delay                        B. silence                     C. time                 D. break
40. A. case                          B. opinion                   C. memory           D. name