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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would 21 what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   22  was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My ears, Mommy.”  She said, “No. Many people are   23  . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Several years passed   24  she asked me again. Since making my first   25  , I had often thought of the correct answer. So this time I told her, “Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes.” She looked at me and told me, “You are   26  fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind.”
_ 27  the years, Mother asked me a couple more   28  and always her answer was, “No, but you are getting   29 every year, my child.” Then last year, my Grandpa died. Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our   30   to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”
I was   31  when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a   32  between her and me. She saw the   33   on my face and told me, “This question is very important. It shows that you have really   34 your life.”I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your   35  .”  I asked, “Is it because it holds up your head?” She replied, “No, it is   36   on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough   37 and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry  38    when you need it.” Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a   39  one. It is sympathetic（有同情心的）to the pain of   40 .
21.  A. notice              B. believe in   C. doubt            D. guess at
22.  A. love          B. health        C. sound            D. sight
23.  A. blind        B. deaf                  C. invisible        D. thoughtful
24.  A. while        B. once                 C. after             D. before
25.  A. discovery  B. decision            C. attempt                D. suggestion
26.  A. learning    B. thinking            C. growing               D. changing
27.  A. Before             B. Till                   C. Beyond                D. Over
28.  A. ways         B. things        C. questions       D. times
29.  A. stronger    B. taller          C. smarter                D. nicer
30.  A. duty         B. turn                  C. pity                     D. chance
31.  A. shocked    B. satisfied     C. interested          D. excited
32.  A. game        B. test                   C. match               D. secret
33.  A. worry              B. puzzlement C. regret            D. pain
34.  A. enjoyed     B. found         C. disliked                    D. lived
35.  A. shoulders  B. feet                   C. hands                D. hair
36.  A. how          B. because             C. why                         D. whether
37.  A. respect      B. favor         C. love                         D. fun
38.  A. by                   B. on                    C. above                D. for
39.  A. valuable    B. useful        C. selfish               D. precious
40.  A. others              B. the deaf             C. Grandpa                   D. the blind