二、完形填空  阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(15分)

The best gift I’ve received was from two young boys. At that time, I didn’t have a lot of money or a huge home. As a single mom with three young children of my own, life is so  16  .

They were boys with dirty faces a bit older than my children, but they always  17  my yard. I must feed my children who were   18   thirsty and hungry, so I   19   a lot of time baking so many healthy muffins(松饼).These two boys almost grew up in our yard, and they were glad to pray with us before they would have a

20  with my family.

We would also   21  food, laughter, books and games with them. And a while later, they  22   . I didn’t know where they had gone and I often wondered what had  23   in their lives, and meanwhile I hoped for the best.

During one of the darkest times in my personal life, no one came to visit me. I felt really lonely these days. I even wondered if God had   24  me. On Mother’s Day, my children  25  home from school. We were sitting together talking when I heard a   26  on the door.

I went to answer it, and there stood two clean-faced, tall, smiling boys holding two bundles of beautiful flowers I had ever seen. They said to me “Do you  27  us? You used to feed us muffins! They were so   28  . We wanted to come back and thank you and say Happy Mother’s Day   29  you were really like a   30  to us!” I was so moved that I couldn’t help crying, and thanked them again and again.

(   ) 16.A.boring  B.exciting   C.interesting    D.hard

(   ) 17.A.visited   B.repaired   C.cleaned    D.destroyed

(   ) 18.A.always  B.never         C.seldom          D.hardly

(   ) 19.A.spared      B.saved         C.spent             D.wasted

(   ) 20.A.meal       B.rest           C.drink            D.bath

(   ) 21.A. buy     B.share   C.collect       D.pack

(   ) 22.A.changed    B.agreed       C.refused           D.disappeared

(   ) 23. A.happened   B.lost   C.gone    D.changed

(   ) 24.A.punished  B.forgotten    C.blamed    D.doubted

(   ) 25.A.drove  B.flew   C.called    D.arrived

(   ) 26.A.shock  B.voice   C.noise    D.knock

(   ) 27.A.affect  B.remember  C.influence   D.greet

(   ) 28.A..bad  B.expensive  C.delicious   D.salty

(   ) 29.A.before  B.if    C.though    D.because

(   ) 30.A.teacher  B.mom   C.friend    D.sister