. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题目的四个选项（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。 Mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would  ­­21 ­­­ at the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   22   very important to us, so I said, “My ears, mum.” She said, “No, many people are   23  . But think about it and I’ll ask you again.” Since making my first   24  , I had often thought over the question. So the next time I told her, “Mum, it must be our eyes.” She said, “You are   25   fast, but the answer isn’t correct because there are blind people.” 26   the years, mother asked me a couple more   27   and always her response was, “No, but you are getting   28  , dear.” Last year, my Grandpa   29  . Everybody was heartbroken, crying. When it was our   __30   to say our final good-bye to Grandpa, Mum asked me, “Do you know the important body part yet, my dear?” I was   31   when she was asking me. I always thought this was a    32__ between us. She saw the   __33   look on my face and told me “This question’s very important. It shows you have really   34   your life.” I saw her eyes full of tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your   35  .” I asked, “Is it because they hold up your head?” she replied, “No, it is   36   on them a crying friend or a loved one can   __37   their head. I hope you’ll have a shoulder to cry   38   when you need it.” Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   39   one. It is being sympathetic(同情的) to the pain of   40  . 21. A. guess           B. believe             C. doubt                  D. notice 22. A. love            B. health               C. sight             D. sound 23. A. blind          B. invisible            C. deaf             D. thoughtful 24. A. discovery    B. decision            C. advice           D. attempt 25. A. thinking       B. learning            C. growing           D. changing 26. A. Over           B. Till              C. Beyond            D. Before 27. A. times           B. things               C. questions          D. ways 28. A. stronger      B. taller            C. nicer             D. smarter 29. A. left out       B. got ill               C. passed away      D. got wounded 30. A. turn             B. duty              C. pity              D. chance 31. A. satisfied              B. shocked             C. interested          D. excited 32. A. test              B. secret            C. match               D. game 33. A. worried       B. regretted           C. puzzled             D. pained 34. A. lived           B. found               C. disliked            D. enjoyed 35. A. feet             B. shoulders           C. hands               D. hair 36. A. how            B. why              C. because             D. whether 37. A. put             B. carry            C. leave             D. rest 38. A. on           B. by                C. above               D. for 39. A. valuable      B. selfish           C. useful           D. precious 40. A. Grandpa      B. the deaf        C. others         D. the blind