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36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

Richard’s father died when he was five. Later on he 36 his mother. The poor boy had to 37 on his own, so he went to work for a rich farmer, who paid him nothing except food and clothes. An old woman felt 38 for him and often helped him. The boy wanted to go to (the) 39 very much, but he had no money. He 40 lost heart and found some old books near the school and 41 himself to read and write.

Richard looked at it carefully for a while and said, “I have a 47 to move it away.” But 48 men believed him. Some villagers even 49 him. The night 50 and people went back. Only the boy stayed there. To their surprise, the villagers found the stone was 51 the next morning. They didn’t 52 who had moved it away. The old woman said Richard had done it all by himself.

“How could he?” the rich farmer called out, “He’s 53 fifteen! He couldn’t move it at all!”

“He 54 a big hole beside the stone.” said the old woman, “and then he could 55 push it into the hole!”

Looking at each other, the villagers couldn’t say a word.

36. A. loved B. lost C. supported D. helped

37. A. study B. think C. work D. live

38. A. angry B. proud C. sorry D. excited

39. A. school B. town C. mountain D. bed

40. A. hardly B. even C. ever D. never

41. A. taught B. asked C. allowed D. caused

42. A. window B. path C. door D. river

43. A. believed B. asked C. found D. agreed

44. A. happiness B. money C. good D. difficulty

45. A. But B. For C. So D. And

46. A. stayed B. discussed C. played D. cried

47. A. book B. question C. way D. text

48. A. most B. many C. some D. few

49. A. cared about B. laughed at C. looked at D. looked after

50. A. went B. made C. fell D. worked

51. A. broken B. gone C. heavier D. smaller

52. A. know B. forget C. remember D. notice

53. A. mainly B. nearly C. already D. only

54. A. put B. set C. dug D. filled

55. A. easily B. excitedly C. luckily D. happily