题目内容：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I’ll never forget the summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to ask for my father’s  36  for the hospital to  37  Mother’s valve (心脏瓣膜). I was shocked. I ran into the house  38 . At 14 I just  39  understand why anyone would take apart a person I loved.  40  my father told the police officer, “Yes .” “How can you let them do that to her?” I  41  him.

“Linda,” he said quietly,  42  his arms around me, “the greatest  43  you can give is a  44  of yourself. Your mother and I decided  45  that if we can 46  a difference in just one person’s life after we die, our death will have  47 .”

The  48  my father taught me that day became one of the most  49  in my life.

Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1986, my father became seriously ill. He  50  told me that when he died, he wanted to donate  51  was in good condition, especially his eyes.

My father died and we donated his eyes  52  he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so  53  of what you did for Grandpa. At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his  54 . What he  55  behind sparkled in my daughter’s eyes — pride.

1.A. advice     B. permission   C. suggestion   D. speech

2.A. repair     B. operate C. treat    D. use

3.A. in tears   B. in silence   C. in a hurry   D. in surprise

4. A. couldn’t     B. mustn’t     C. might not    D. shouldn’t

5.A. So     B. And C. But D. For

6.A. said to   B. replied to       C. explained to D. cried at

7.A. carrying       B. putting      C. raising D. pushing

8.A. gift   B. wish C. talk     D. regret

9.A. health     B. body     C. part     D. value

10. A. then     B. later    C. soon     D. long ago

11. A. have     B. make     C. keep     D. tell

12. A. pleasure     B. right    C. fun D. meaning

13. A. lesson   B. subject C. thought D. experience

14. A. ordinary     B. important    C. useless D. hard

15. A. carefully    B. sadly    C. cruelly D. cheerfully

16.A. who   B. whatever     C. that     D. which

17. A. as   B. when     C. while    D. where

18.. A. fond    B. tired    C. proud    D. afraid

19. A. words    B. life     C. eyes     D. lessons

20. A. taught   B. left C. sent     D. gave