III 完形填空 (本题一节，每小题1分，计15分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文空白处的最佳选项。

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Eric was terribly ill. He couldn't move and had to spend all day in 41_________. Becaus e his friends were not allowed to go near him, he felt quite 42_________ . Every day he just looked out of the 43 _________, doing nothing at all. As time passed, Eric became more and more hopeless.

One day, however, he saw something very 44 _________in the window. A panda was eating sandwiches there. Eric was very surprised. Before he could 45 _________what had happened, he saw a monk ey playing the violin. After a while, he saw more and more 46 _________ characters outside the window. This time he began to 47 _________a lot and could hardly stop.

No one  would stop laughing when they saw a pig playing a drum, or a dog 48 _________a pair of glasses and acting like a teacher. Eric didn't tell anyone about this 49_________ he thought nobody would believe this. Anyway, those strange characters brought happiness back 50 _________his heart. Soon he got well and was able to go back to 51_________ again.

When class was over. Eric told his 52_________ about all the strange things he had seen. While he was talking, he saw something coming out of T om's 53 _________. He wanted very much to know what it was, so he asked Tom 54 _________. Finally Tom had to 55_________ him what was in the bag. There, inside, were all the fancy-dress (假面) toys that Tom had used to c heer him up!

And from that day on, Eric always did his best to make sure that no one was sad or lonely.

( ) 41. A. school                   B. bed                 C. church                         D. class

( ) 42. A. ha ppy             B. tired          C. sad                D. excited

( ) 43. A. window           B. book         C. door               D. wall

( ) 44. A. delicious          B. warm         C. useful              D. strange

( ) 45. A. find out           B. pick up       C. take away           D. get back

( ) 46. A. quiet             B. brave         C. funny              D. dangerous

( ) 47. A. cry               B. laugh         C. run                D. sing

( ) 48. A. making           B. selling         C. inventing           D. wearing

( ) 49. A. because           B. but           C. s o                 D or

( ) 50. A. for               B. with          C. into                D. by

( ) 51. A. work             B. school         C. town               D. hospital

( ) 52. A. parents            B. brothers       C. sisters              D. classmates

( ) 53. A. eyes              B. shoes         C. jacket               D. schoolbag

( ) 54. A. again and again     B. as usual       C. day and night         D. in time

( ) 55. A. teach              B. show         C. lend                D. sell