题目内容：

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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An old woman had lost her eyesight completely, so she went to a     to help her see again and made a bargain with him: if he could cure her, he would be paid well. But if he couldn’t, she would not pay him anything.

The doctor had a(an)    ointment(药膏). When it was put on the eyes for a period of time, it restored the eyesight of anyone who was sightless.

The doctor began to     his patient daily. But knowing that she couldn’t see, he started     the valuables in her house. When there was nothing left, he decided to cure her and     his payment.

When the woman recovered her eyesight, she saw that her valuables had gone and    the doctor was the thief. So, saying that she was       cured, she refused to pay him. The doctor was     and he insisted on his fees. But the old woman refused and the two went to the     .

The judge asked the old woman     she refused to pay the doctor. She said, “I did     to give him the money if I recovered my eyesight. However, if I remained blind, I was to give him 52  . Now he     that he has cured me, but I am     blind.”

Everyone there looked at her     . “ How can you say that? Everyone can see that your eyesight has been restored,” said the judge     .

The old woman replied, “ I     can’t see. Before I     my eyesight, I had seen many valuable things in my house. But now, I am not able to see a thing of     in it.”

The judge     that she was indeed blind and let her go.

1.A. friend      B. doctor         C. teacher      D. professor

2.A. special       B. expensive      C. regular      D. poor

3.A. visit        B. call           C. expect     D. question

4.A. cleaning      B. counting       C. stealing    D. appreciating

5.A. depended on B. cared about  C. gave up      D. asked for

6.A. explained     B. hoped         C. guessed      D. forgave

7.A. nearly        B. once           C. not         D. well

8.A. ashamed      B. surprised      C. touched      D. encouraged

 

9.A. playground    B. street        C. house       D. court

10.A. why          B. whether       C. how         D. when

11.A. pretend      B. promise        C. refuse     D. manage

12.A. everything B. something      C. nothing      D. anything

13.A. wishes      B. admits         C. realizes    D. declares

14.A. quite       B. ever           C. even        D. still

15.A. in surprise  B. in peace       C. as usual    D. on purpose

16.A. friendly    B. seriously      C. proudly      D. carefully

17.A. slowly     B. finally        C. really       D. almost

18.A. lost        B. failed        C. had          D. hurt

19.A. price        B. meaning       C. use          D. value

20.A. reported     B. agreed         C. worried      D. doubted