Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分,满分10分)

Mr. and Mrs. Green were very worried about their son, Leo. He seemed to be dumb (哑的) 36 he was normal in every other way. Mr. and Mrs. Green tried everything to get him to 37 ,but with no success.

When Leo was six years old, the best doctors in the town 38 him carefully, but could find nothing wrong. And he seemed to be smart. It was just that he 39 spoke.

“There might be something wrong with his 40 ,and he doesn’t know he’s able to speak,” one doctor said.

“But he can read and write,” said Mr. Green.“We’ve written him notes, telling him that he can speak.”

“It’s certainly very 41 ,”another doctor said.“Perhaps he’ll be able to speak some day.”

42 passed. Leo went to university. But he did not speak a 43 word.

Then one day, Leo was having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his 44 and said, “Pass me the salt, please.”

Mr. and Mrs. Green were excited.“You spoke! You spoke!”they cried.“Why have you 45 so long to speak?”

“I didn’t have anything to say,” he said.“Until now everything was perfect. But you forgot to put salt in these potatoes.”

36. A. because B. when C. though D. before

37. A. speak B. walk C. play D. laugh

38. A. taught B. found C. examined D. asked

39. A. never B. often C. usually D. always

40. A. back B. hair C. face D. mind

41. A. unfair B. strange C. noisy D. quiet

42. A. Hours B. Weeks C. Months D. Years

43. A. good B. right C. single D. new

44. A. chair B. meal C. hands D. books

45. A. slept B. walked C. served D. waited