题目内容：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

John’s parents acquired the washer when he was a small boy. It happened during World War II. His family never     a washing machine and, since gasoline was expensive, they could not    trips to the laundry (洗衣店) several miles away. Keeping clothes    became  a problem for young John’s household.

A family friend joined the army, and his wife     to go with him. John’s family     to store their furniture while they were away. To the family’s     , the friend suggested they use their Bendix. So this is how they     the washer.

Young John helped with the washing, and across the years he     a love for the old, green Bendix. But      the war ended. When the friends came to take it back, John grew terribly     .  His mother     him and said. “You must remember, that machine     belonged to us in the first place. That we ever got to use it at all was a gift. So, instead of being mad at it being taken     , let’s use this     to be grateful that we had it at all.”

The lesson turned out     . Years later, John watched his eight-year-old daughter die a slow and painful death of leukemia(白血病). Though he     for months with her death, John could not begin getting over from the     until he remembered the old Bendix.

His daughter was a     . When he realized the simple fact, everything changed. He could now begin recovering from the death of his daughter. He started to see her as a marvelous gift that he was fortunate enough to     for a time. He felt     . He found strength and recovery. He knew he could get through the valley of loss.

1.A. required       B. owned         C. repaired        D. saw

2.A. take            B. have          C. afford          D. ride

3.A. clean           B. warm    C. nice    D. good

4.A. agreed         B. managed      C. desired         D. prepared

5.A. offered         B. decided         C. expected        D. promised

6.A. disappointed      B. astonishment     C. sadness         D. regret

7.A. bought          B. got             C. borrowed       D. used

8.A. achieved         B. produced        C. developed       D. reduced

9.A. finally           B. obviously      C. immediately      D. peacefully

10.A. frightened        B. upset           C. hopeless        D. confused

11.A. explained        B. encouraged      C. comforted       D. taught

12.A. once          B. already        C. hardly          D. never

13.A. out             B. down           C. away           D. up

14.A. chance         B. success         C. event           D. treasure

15.A.important       B. necessary       C. reasonable      D. invaluable

16.A. thought        B. missed        C. struggled        D. forgot

17.A. lesson          B. loss           C. illness         D. difficulty

18.A. death          B. washer          C. gift            D. loser

19.A. share          B. spend           C. live           D. earn

20.A. grateful        B. energetic        C. relaxed        D. happy