（備考2020）中考英語真題分類匯編 專題二十二 完形填空（含解析）

專題二十二 完形填空1.(2019河南)先通讀短文，掌握其大意，然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出-個可以填入相應(yīng) 空白處的最佳答案。Sitting on the side of the highway waiting to catch speeding drivers, a police officer saw a car driving along at 22 miles per hour.He thought to himself, “This driver is just as dangerous as a 36! So he turned on his lights and pulled the drivr over.Getting closer to the car, he noticed that there were 37 old ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back，wide eyed and pale faced.The driver, who knew 38 about what happened, said to him, “Officer, I dont understand. I was doing exactly the speed limit! What seems to be the 39 ?“Maam，” the officer replied, “you werent speeding, but you should know that driving 40 than the speed limit can also be a danger to other drivers. The same as a speeder.” “No，sir. I was doing the speed limit exactly twenty-two miles an hour!The old woman said in a 41 voice The officer, almost unable to control his chuckle, explained to her that “22” was the route 42，not the speed limit.A bit embarrassed, the woman smiled widely and thanked the officer for 43 her misunderstanding.“But 44 I let you go, maam, I have to ask. Is everyone in this car OK? These women seem to be 45 badly and they havent made a single sound this whole time,” the officer asked.( )36. A. smokerB. riderC. speederD. walker( )37. A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. six( )38. A. nothingB. somethingC. everythingD. anything( )39. A. excuseB. questionC. reasonD. problem( )40. A. closerB. slowerC. fartherD. higher( )41. A. sadB. sweetC. proudD. weak( )42. A. numberB. mapC. guideD. order( )43. A.laughing at B. leading toC. talking aboutD. pointing out( )44. A. untilB. beforeC. althoughD. if( )45. A. cryingB.coughingC. sleepingD. shaking“Oh，theyll be all right in a minute. We just got off Route 119.”【解析與答案】記敘文。記敘了一名老婦人和一名查超速的警察之間發(fā)生的一則有趣的故事。老婦人錯把公路的名稱當(dāng)成了速度限制。在警察的解釋下恍然大悟。36. C解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。A：smoker“吸煙者” ；B：rider“騎行者” ；C：speeder "超速行駛者”；D：walker“步行者”，根據(jù)句意和下文可知:這名司機和超速者一樣危險。故選C。37. C解析考查數(shù)詞。根據(jù)空缺處后面的句子,.two in the front seat and three in the back, ."可知，應(yīng)選five。故選C。38. A【解析】考查不定代詞。根據(jù)語境可知，司機不明白發(fā)生了什么事。故選39. D【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。根據(jù)句意:警官，我不明白，我正是精確地按照這個速度限制行駛的。問題是什么？ A：excuse"借口 ”B：question,“問題"；C：reasonu “原因” ；D：problem “問題”，故選D。40. B【解析】考查形容詞比較級詞義辨析。根據(jù)上文第二段和下文.than the speed limit can alsobe a danger to other drivers. The same as a speeder."可推知,此處應(yīng)是比最低限速還慢。故選B。41. C【解析】考查形容詞詞義辨析° 根據(jù)“No, sir. I was doing the speed limit exactly twenty - twomiles an hour!”，可知，這名老婦人對她的行車速度自以為豪。A：sad“傷心的”；B：sweet"甜蜜的” ;C：proud“驕傲的” ；D：weak“虛弱的”，故選C。42. A【解析】考查名詞詞義辨析。根據(jù)上文“警察兒乎忍不住要笑”和下文警察的解釋可知,“22”不是速度限制，而是公路的號碼名稱。故選A。43. D【解析】考查動詞短語。根據(jù)句意:這名老婦人有點尷尬，她張大嘴巴笑了，并感謝警察指出她的誤解。A ： laugh at "嘲笑 ”；B：lead to "導(dǎo)致 ”；C：talk about "談?wù)?quot;D：point out "指出”，故選 D44. B【解析】考查連詞。根據(jù)句意,警察對于車?yán)锲渌麐D女的異常情況，比較擔(dān)心。故此處意為“在我讓你走之前，我要問下，在你車?yán)锏拿總€人都沒事吧?”，故選B45. D【解析】考查動詞詞義辨析。根據(jù)句意和下文老婦人的回答可知，老婦人之前把公路名稱看做速度限制了，剛才車開得太快，其他人嚇得劇烈顫抖。故選D。2.(2019廣西河池)One day a man saw an old lady standing by her car on the side of the road He could see that she need help（1）he stopped his car in front of her and got outEven though the man had a smile on his face， the old lady was worried"（2） had stopped to help for the last hour Was he going to hurt（3） ？He didn't look safe，he looked poor and hungry" the old lady thoughtHe could see that she was worriedSo he said，" I am here （4） you， madamIt seems that you have a flat tire（車胎漏氣）（5） don't you wait in the car where it's warm while I change the tire for you？ By the way，my name is Bryant Anderson"Though feeling doubtful，the old lady（6） her carAbout 20 minutes later，he was done，the old lady asked Bryant（7） she should pay Bryant （8） thought about being paid He told her that if she（9） wanted to pay him back， the next time she saw someone who needed help， she could give that person her helpThe man waited until the lady started her car and drove off It was a cold day， but he felt （10） as he went on his way home( )（1）A AndB ButCOrD So( )（2）A EveryoneB SomeoneC AnyoneD No one( )（3）A himB HerCmeDus( )（4）A to hurtB to helpC to troubleD to visit( )（5）AWhyB WhatC WhichD When( )（6）A got outB got awayCgot intoDgot off( )（7）A how muchB how farC how longD how soon( )（8）A everB neverCseldomDalways( )（9）AclearlyB carefullyC reallyD completely( )（10）A goodBsadC aloneDangry【解析與答案】（1）D 考查連詞And和；But但是；Or或者；So因此根據(jù)" He could see that she need help（1）_ he stopped his car in front of her and got out"因此可知所以他就在她前面停下車，出來了故選D（2）D 考查代詞Everyone每個人；Someone 某個人；Anyone 任何人；No one沒有人根據(jù)"had stopped to help for the last hour "因此可知在過去的一個小時里沒有人停下來幫助她故選D（3）C 考查代詞him他；Her她；me我；us我們根據(jù)"the old lady thought"因此可知他要傷害我嗎？故選C（4）B 考查動詞to hurt傷害；to help幫助；to trouble麻煩；to visit拜訪根據(jù)"I change the tire for you"因此可知我來這里是幫助你的，女士故選B（5）A 考查關(guān)系副詞Why為什么；What什么；Which哪一個；When什么時候根據(jù)"don't you wait in the car "因此可知你為什么不待在車上呢故選A（6）C 考查動詞短語got out出去；got away出發(fā)；got into進(jìn)去；got off下來根據(jù)"don't you wait in the car "以及"her car"因此可知雖然將信將疑，這個年紀(jì)大的女士還是上了車故選C（7）A 考查固定搭配how much多少錢；how far多么遠(yuǎn)；how long多么長；how soon多久根據(jù)"she should pay"因此可知這個老女士問布萊恩特她應(yīng)該支付多少錢故選A（8）B 考查副詞ever曾經(jīng)；never從不；seldom很少；always總是根據(jù)上下文可知，布萊恩特沒有收這個女士的錢因此可知布萊恩特從來沒有想報酬的事情故選B（9）C 考查副詞clearly清晰地；carefully仔細(xì)地；really確實；completely完全根據(jù)"the next time she saw someone who needed help， she could give that person her help"因此可知他告訴她如果她確實想回報的話，下一次去幫助需要幫助的人故選（10）A 考查形容詞good好的；sad悲傷的；alone孤獨的；angry生氣的根據(jù)" It was a cold day， but he felt "因此可知雖然這是一個寒冷的一天，但是他在繼續(xù)回家的路上感到很好故選A3.(2019廣西貴港)Alan and Jack are friendsThey wanted to make sure that the birds outside on the ice were ducks or geese（鵝）So（1） a cold January evening last year， the two boys walked onto the frozen（結(jié)冰的）river near their homes to get a better lookThey（2） a rock onto the ice to test itThey thought the ice could hold their （3） Then they stepped（踩；踏）on it But when Jack took（4） steps， he fell through the frozen surface suddenly Alan ran to help his friendHe tried to（5） Jack out from the cold water and onto the frozen land But the ice didn't hold，and he fell in，tooJack's elder sister saw the boys falling through the ice and started shouting for help John，a neighbor（6）nearby on his way to the store， quickly stopped the car（7） he heard the shout Seeing the boys， he caught a nearby life ring（救生圈），（8） his shoes and jumped into the water John swam towards Alan and Jack， and took（9） back to land They were taken to the hospital at once（10） ， they were saved They were really thankful to their brave neighbor( )（1）A atBinConDof( )（2）A threwBgraveC collectedDtook( )（3）A shoesB feetCheightD weight( )（4）A a littleBa fewC littleD few( )（5）A pullB pusCpickDprotect( )（6）AsingingBrunningC walkingDdriving( )（7）A beforeB whileCafterD unless( )（8）A put onB took offCcleaned upD turned off( )（9）AtheirB TheirsCthemselvesDthem( )（10）A SecondlyB ActuallyC FinallyD Especially【解析與答案】（1）C 考查介詞 at在點；in在年；on在天；of的根據(jù)"a cold January evening last year"因此可知這是一個具體的一天，所以要用介詞on來填空因此可知這句話的意思是"所以這兩個孩子在去年一月的一個寒冷的晚上到家附近一條結(jié)冰的河上去更好的看看"故選C（2）A 考查動詞 threw扔；gave給；collected收集；took拿走根據(jù)空格后面的詞語是" a rock "因此可知他們?nèi)恿艘粔K石頭進(jìn)行了測試故選A（3）D 考查名詞 shoes鞋；feet腳；height高度；weight重量根據(jù)"They（2）A a rock onto the ice to test it "因此可知他們認(rèn)為冰可以承載他們的體重故選D（4）D 考查代詞 a little有點兒，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；a few有點兒，修飾可數(shù)名詞；little一點兒，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；few一點兒，修飾可數(shù)名詞根據(jù)空格后面的詞語是"steps"這是一個可數(shù)名詞因此可知杰克往前走了沒幾步，就突然掉到冰層下面去了故選D（5）A考查動詞 pull拉；push推；pick撿起；protect保護(hù)根據(jù)"Alan ran to help his friend He tried to（5）_ Jack out from the cold water and onto the frozen land"因此可知他盡力把杰克從冰水里往外拉，想拉倒冰冷的岸上故選A（6）D 考查動詞 singing唱歌；running跑；walking走；driving開車根據(jù)"quickly stopped the car "因此可知一個鄰居正開車去商店購物故選D（7）C考查介詞 before在之前；while當(dāng)?shù)臅r候；after在之后；unless除非根據(jù)"he heard the shout"因此可知聽到呼喊之后就立刻停下了車故選C（8）B考查動詞短語 put on穿上；took off脫下；cleaned up打掃；turned off關(guān)閉根據(jù)"his shoes and jumped into the water"因此可知他脫掉鞋子，跳進(jìn)了水里因此可知故選B（9）D 考查代詞 their他們的，形容詞性物主代詞；Theirs他們的，名詞性物主代詞；themselves他們自己；them他們根據(jù)空格前面的詞語是動詞"took"因此可知要用代詞的賓格來作賓語故選D（10）C 考查副詞 Secondly第二；Actually事實上；Finally最后；Especially特別是根據(jù)"they were saved"因此可知最后他們得救了故選C4.(2019廣州)閱讀下面短文,按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求,從115各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。The first astronautsSince the earliest times, people have looked up at the stars, the moon and the planets. Today people use modern machines 1 at the sky. This is very different from the situation 2 years ago when people could only use their eyes. Perhaps they dreamed of 3 the universe.When did humans first go into space? The story began not so very long ago, 4 the first astronauts were not people-they were animals.Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as 5 as possible for humans. So they decided to experiment with animals and test 6 in spaceflights. Insects, mice, frogs, dogs and monkeys were some of the animals 7 first went into space. Many of them 8 , but they helped to make space travel safer for humans. For their great service, we 9 forget these animals.Albert was the first monkey to go into space in 1949. Sadly he died 10 his spaceship landed back on Earth. 11 the result was different for Ham the Monkey. His story ended happily when he return to earth 12 very good health.Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question: could 13 animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on Earth? The answer came when Ham 14 into space in 1961. Yes, he did everything well and lived for 15 16 years( )1. A look B. to look C.looking D. looked( )2. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of( )3. A explore B to explore C explored D. exploring( )4.A.as B. or C. but D. so( )5. A. safe B. safer C. safest D. the safest( )6. A. they B.them C. their D. theirs( )7. A whom B. what C. that D. whose( )8. A. die B. died C have died D. will die( )9. A shouldnt B. may not C.dont have to D. neednt( )10.A.if B.because C. after D. since( )11. A. Luck B. Luck C. Luck D. Luckily( )12. A. at B. on C. in D.for ( )13. A. a B. an C. the D./( )14. A. send B. sent C. is sent D. was sent( )15. A. another B.other C. others D. the others【解析與答案】答案：1-5 BDDCA6-10 BCBAC11-15 DCBDA解析：此文介紹了第批到達(dá)太空的宇航員的故事。1. 考察非謂語動詞。B【解析】to do不定式表目的，“今天人們用現(xiàn)代化機器來觀測天空”。2. 考察數(shù)詞。D【解析】thousands of成千上萬的。3. 考察非謂語動詞。D【解析】dream ofdoing sth. 夢想做某事，固定搭配。4. 考察連詞。C【解析】根據(jù)題意，人們登上太空并不是多久遠(yuǎn)的事情，“但是”第個航天員并不是人類，而是動物。表轉(zhuǎn)折用but. 5. 考察形容詞。 A【解析】as+adj. （原級）+as possible.盡可能地。6. 考察代詞。B【解析】作動詞test的賓語，要用賓格them(指代animals)。7. 考察定語從句。C【解析】先行詞是some of the animals. 充當(dāng)從句的主語，用關(guān)系代詞that。8. 考察動詞時態(tài)。B【解析】根據(jù)句子后半部分but they helped知是一般過去時。9. 考察情態(tài)動詞。A【解析】根據(jù)題意，動物讓人們的太空旅行變得更加安全，它們做出了很大的貢獻(xiàn)，我們“不應(yīng)該”忘記它們。10.考察連詞。 C【解析】在？Abert II的太空飛船回到地球之后，他死掉了。after“在之后”。11考察副詞。D【解析】luckily幸運地?！靶疫\的是，Ham the monkey的結(jié)局并不像Abert II兒那樣（悲慘）。12考察介詞。C【解析】in good health是固定搭配，表示身體健康。1 3考察冠詞。B【解析】泛指“和Ham 一樣的動物”用不定冠詞，而animal元音開頭，所以用an。14考察被動語態(tài)。D【解析】主語Ham和send是被動關(guān)系，又根據(jù)后面的時間狀語in 1061知是過去時態(tài)，因此用was sent。15考察other家族。 【解析】another表示 “再一，又一”,根據(jù)題意，Ham在1961年被送到太空之后，一切事情都做得很好，活了 “又一個”16年。5.(2019廣州)閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從1625各題所給的A、B、C和D項中選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down. He called out nervously,”Mom, where's Charlie? "He had just 16 he hadn't seen his new puppy for over an hour.John looked around the garden, behind the bushes, and under the picnic table. No dog! His mother heard 17 in his voice as he called her a second time. " Mom, I can't find Charlie!"She came outside 18. "Let's look around the garden first. Don,t worry. I'm sure he's close by.Both son and mother were 19 now, but still no Charlie. Their calls were not completely wasted, though. Joe, the next-door neighbor, and his two daughters Tania and Julie, immediately agreed to help them 20 the lost dog.But even with five people now searching the town's streets, they had no luck. Charlie was still 21.Tania suggested they make posters with Charlies 22 She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier, she told John, and the cat was found the next day.John agreed. When they got home, he made a poster with a photo of Charlie, Then John heard a 23 and opened his bedroom door. It was Charlie. John was greeted with a big wet kiss Charlie had been_ 24 in the bedroom this whole time, sleeping. John had never been so 25 in his life!( )16.A.decided B.forgotten C understood D. realized( )17. A anger B.hope C. fear D. warning( )18. A actively B.quickly C.carelessly D annoyingly( )19. A shouting B. talking C fighting D. thinking( )20. A give up B. look for C. run after D. take care of( )21. A. missing B asleep C. take D quiet( )22. A address B. character C name D. picture( )23. A. message B. noise C. voice D. song( )24. A shut B. woke C. tied D.saved( )25 A afraid B silly C happy D proud【解析與答案】答案：16-20 DCBAB 21-25 ADBAC解析：此文描述John如何找到失蹤的寵物狗Charlie。John和他媽媽聽取并采納了鄰居給的建議，最后卻發(fā)現(xiàn)寵物狗Charlie就在自己的房間里。16考查動詞和上下文聯(lián)系。D【解析】根據(jù)前一句“He called out nervously，” “Mom wheres Charlie?”，可得知John此刻非常著急，他發(fā)現(xiàn)他的寵物狗不見了，他詢問他媽媽Charlie去哪里了。這時候,他意識到他已經(jīng)超過個小時沒有見過他的小狗了。所以選Drealized。17考查名詞和上下文聯(lián)系。C【解析】上文說到John發(fā)現(xiàn)Charlie不見了十分著急，根據(jù)下文媽媽說的“Dont worry”可知, John非?？只?、害怕。anger生氣，憤怒：hope希望；fear恐懼、害怕：warning警告,警示。故選C。18考查副詞和上下文聯(lián)系。B【解析】上文說到Charlie不見了。John著急地呼喊了他媽媽兩次，由前一句as he called her a second time”可知，當(dāng)媽媽聽到John的呼喊，擔(dān)心發(fā)生什么事情，很迅速地就趕出來了，故選B。19考查動詞和上下文聯(lián)系。A【解析】根據(jù)后一句 “Their calls were not completely wasted, though”，可得知前一句句意：John和媽媽不斷大聲呼喊，但仍找不到Charlie。shouting呼喊：talking談話；fghting打架、打斗：thinking思考。所以選shouting。20考查動詞短語和上下文聯(lián)系。B【解析】句意：鄰居家的兩個女兒Tania和Julie同意幫他們尋找Charlie。而且，與下一句的searching相對應(yīng)。故選B。give up放棄：look for尋找; run after追趕; take care of照顧, 故選B。21考查形容詞和上下文聯(lián)系。A【解析】句意：盡管五個人一起上街去找Charlie,但是仍然不見Charlie的蹤影。missing丟失的; asleep睡著的；taken被拿走的；quiet安靜的。故選A。22. 考查名詞和上下文聯(lián)系。D【解析】根據(jù)下文，John做了幅貼有Charlie照片的海報，可知本題的這個句子, Tania建議John做海報并在海報上貼狗狗的照片，故選D。23考查名詞上下文聯(lián)系。B【解析】句意：Tohn聽到了狗狗的響聲并打開了房門。故選B。message信息；noise噪音，響聲；voice嗓音；song歌曲。24.考查動詞和上下文聯(lián)系。A【解析】句意：Charlie 一直被關(guān)在房間里邊睡覺。這里是被動語態(tài)，使用動詞的過去分詞，shut被關(guān)在；woken醒來的;tied被系著的; saved被救活的。故選A。25考查形容詞和上下文聯(lián)系。C【解析】找到Charlie后，根據(jù)Charlie給John的親密互動，說明John在找到Charlie后是非常開心的，用happy。6.(2019湖南岳陽) Have you ever been to Thailand？ For thousands of tourists from China， this small country in Southeast Asia is an excellent place to（1） Bangkok（曼谷）is the（2） of ThailandThere are many temples（寺廟）in BangkokYou can（3） some monks（僧侶）walking along the streetsThe（4） time to visit Thailand is from April 13th to 15th，because it is the time of（5） People sing， dance and go on the streets to（6） water at each other The local people think that water can wash away bad things and bring good luckOn the one hand， beaches and sunshine are a lot of travelers' choices In this country，there are many hotels facing the sea， so you can have fun on the beach or（7） in the seaOn the other hand，Thailand is a good place to try（8） food You can eat seafood at any restaurant or buy some tropical（熱帶的） fruit such as mangoes and durians（榴蓮）at（9） pricesIf you go to Thailand，you won't forget to （10） an elephant The elephant is a symbol of Thailand It's believed that Thailand is one of the most fascinating travel places( )（1）A take a holidayBtake the busC take risks( )（2）A worldBcountrysideCcapital( )（3）A hearB seeC listen( )（4）A mostB worstC best( )（5）A the Water FestivalBChristmasC Thanksgiving( )（6）AlookBthrowC arrive( )（7）AswimBwalkC lose( )（8）AterribleB sourC delicious( )（9）AcheapB expensiveClow( )（10）AhitB rideCdrive【解析與答案】（1）A考查動詞短語句意：這個東南亞小國是度假的好地方 take a holiday度假；take the bus坐公交；take risks冒險根據(jù) For thousands of tourists from China，成千上萬的來此中國游客，可知是來度假故選：A（2）C考查名詞句意：曼谷是泰國的首都 world世界；countryside鄉(xiāng)下；capital首都根據(jù)常識可知曼谷是泰國的首都故選：C（3）B考查動詞句意：你可以看到一些僧侶在大街上走 hear聽到；see看； listen聽根據(jù) walking along the streets在大街上散步應(yīng)該是看見，故選：B（4）C考查形容詞句意：去泰國旅行的最佳時間是4月13日至15日，因為這是一年的潑水節(jié)most最多；worst最糟；best最好的根據(jù)to visit Thailand is from April 13th to 15th，可知4月13日至15日是泰國的潑水節(jié)，因此應(yīng)該是去泰國最好的時候，故選：C（5）A考查名詞句意：去泰國旅行的最佳時間是四月13日至15日，因為這是一年的潑水節(jié)the Water Festival潑水節(jié)；Christmas圣誕節(jié)；Thanksgiving感恩節(jié)根據(jù)The local people think that water can wash away bad things and bring good luck當(dāng)?shù)厝苏J(rèn)為可以沖走霉運，帶來好運與水有關(guān)的節(jié)日應(yīng)該是潑水節(jié)故選：A（6）B考查動詞句意：人們走在街上，唱歌，跳舞相互潑水look看；throw拋，扔； arrive到達(dá)根據(jù)上文it is the time of the Water Festival這是一年的潑水節(jié)，可知人們相互潑水故選：B（7）A考查動詞句意：在這個國家，有許多面朝大海的賓館，你可以在海灘玩，也可以在海里游泳swim游泳；walk走； lose失去根據(jù)in the sea在海里，可知是游泳故選：A（8）C考查形容詞句意：另一方面，泰國還是一個品嘗美食的地方terrible糟糕的； sour酸的；delicious可口的根據(jù)try 品嘗可知品嘗的當(dāng)然是美食了故選：C（9）C考查形容詞句意：你可以以較低的價格在任何飯店吃到海鮮或買芒果，榴蓮之類的熱帶水果cheap便宜的；expensive昂貴的；low低的根據(jù)prices可知，price的修飾語只能是low或highat high price以低價故選：C（10）B考查動詞句意：如果你到泰國去，不要忘了騎大象hit擊打； ride騎；drive駕駛根據(jù)an elephant可知，是騎大象故選：B8.(2019揚州)I always think my daughter Kendall is the bestthats just what parents do. When she was only three, she _16_ for the people, like a little angel.When Kendall was five, we noticed that she _17_had a tic(面部抽搐).When the problem got worse, we took her from doctor to doctor. _18_ the treatment, Kendall continued to sing. Surprisingly, her tics disappeared when she sang. When Kendall was sixteen, we thought she would be cured soon. However,a(n) _19_ thing happened.At a party, Kendall jumped on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent lower than she expected, and she jumped _20_ than he expected. Kendall flew over his back and _21_ on the floor on her neck. She was rushed to hospital, paralyzed(癱瘓）from the neck down. She couldnt _22_. But her biggest _23_ wasnt whether she would walk again, but was whether she could try out for a show called American Idol.As the days went on, feeling on her left side _24_, but she was still paralyzed on the right. We werent sure how much of her _25_ would come back. A friend brought a microphone and put it on her bed. Every day, Kendall tried hard to pick it up . It was more _26_ for her to pick up that microphone than a spoon or fork.Sometimes she had to bite a toothbrush to take her mind off the pain. We all cried because of the _27_ we witnessed. But on the dayonly three months after her _28_we cried full of joy when she sang, _29_ she didnt enter the Top 24 of American Idol.When she was a little girl, she asked me _30_ it was she that had tics. My heart hurt, but I told her,“Kendall, you have a pure heart, a fantastic voice, a strong mind. And you are a beautiful presence.”( )16. A. danced B. sang C.jumped D.painted( )17. A. never B.sometimes C.seldom D.always( )18. A. During B.Before C.After D.Until( )19. A. useful B.exciting C.meaningless D.terrible( )20. A. farther B. nearer C.higher D.lower( )21. A. lay B.sat C. stood D.landed( )22. A. move B. sing C. eat D.think( )23. A .problem B. worry C.dream D.plan( )2