题目内容：

完形填空

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A special lady lived on a farm in Grace, Idaho. To overcome every ________ or struggle that came her way, she went far beyond the call of duty. She was a widow (寡妇) with 9 children. Instead of ________ of her hard life, she accepted her fate (命运) and ________ the ordinary into the extraordinary (非凡的).

No matter how serious things seemed to be, she found a(n) ________ side and a ray of hope. She taught her family the ________ of hard work and the importance of education, ________ she only went as far as fourth grade.

Her children didn’t have material ________ , but they certainly received the necessary and ________ things in life: love, spiritual guidance, concern for others, appreciation for a table filled with food, and________ for the law. She was truly a(n) ________ of all that is good.

I remember as a young man sitting at her feet while she ________ me. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” And she said, “I’ll ________ throw upon the floor a crust (面包皮) I cannot eat, for many a hungry one would think it quite a ________. Willful waste brings willful want, and I may live to say, ‘Oh, I wish I had that crust that once I ________ .’”

This extremely courageous and ________ woman is my grandmother. My mother is a lot like her mother. Many times, my mother went ________ a new dress just so we could buy some great football shoes. Many times, my mother ________ that we should stay home instead of going on a summer vacation, just so we could________ on a baseball all-star team. My mother is the greatest cook on Earth, a spiritual ________ , a church and community servant, and the very best mom who ever lived. I’ve never ________ her complain about her difficulties, heartache, and pain. My dear, sweet mother truly is a perfect example. It’s the way it was and still should be.

1.A. success         B. task         C. challenge           D. job

2.A. thinking        B. complaining  C. talking              D. dreaming

3.A. sent           B. put            C. cheated              D. changed

4.A. opposite       B. positive       C. wrong                D. dark

5.A. value          B. idea          C. pain                 D. result

6.A. if              B. although       C. unless               D. since

7.A. needs           B. comforts      C. wealth               D. hope

8.A. important       B. interesting    C. strange              D. natural

9.A. fear            B. love          C. demand               D. respect

10.A. user           B. speaker        C. example              D. corrector

11.A. taught        B. charged       C. encouraged           D. judged

12.A. usually       B. never         C. even                D. also

13.A. pleasure       B. beauty        C. reward              D. treat

14. A. gave up       B. picked up      C. threw away           D. took away

15.A. strong        B. curious      C. intelligent          D. attractive

16.A. in             B. beyond       C. for                 D. without

17.A. insisted       B. warned       C. reminded             D. persuaded

18.A. go             B. perform       C. exchange             D. play

19.A. engineer       B. dancer       C. guide               D. worker

20.A. noticed        B. heard          C. discussed           D. Forgotten