题目内容：

IV．完形填空  阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。（10分）

John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was ____ in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctors believed that he might ____ get well.

“He seems to have given up hope. So medicines alone won’t ____. Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”

To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not ____. In America, Babe Ruth was as important as the President, and he was the most ____ baseball player.

The next day John’s father tried to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, when the boy ____ in his hospital room, Babe Ruth walked in. Young John could hardly ____ his own eyes!

The great baseball player sat down at John’s bedside, and said, “Kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, ____ you must start throwing it.”

For John this was the beginning of a new life. To ____ doctors’ surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was able to live a healthy life—all because of the

____ of Babe Ruth.

1.A. looking    B. playing    C. talking    D. sitting

2.A. never    B. ever    C. always    D. sometimes

3.A. go    B. make    C. stop    D. help

4.A. easy    B. lucky    C. difficult    D. successful

5.A. favorite    B. nervous    C. famous    D. dangerous

6.A. ran    B. lay    C. worked    D. laughed

7.A. see    B. close    C. believe    D. breathe

8.A. or    B. so    C. though    D. because

9.A. my    B. your    C. her    D. his

10.A. story    B. basketball    C. present    D. life