第三节  完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
    阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
 
　　　　　　Since I have been in my new neighborhood, I have had the pleasure of meeting a few of my neighbors. My   41   idea was to make small fruit baskets and leave them on each of my neighbors’ front porches (门廊) the night of Christmas Eve for them to find. I   42   the cards: “Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”
　　I   43   the friendly lady for last, since I was still not exactly sure where she lived. I44   decided upon a house down about where I met her each morning and felt relatively  45  that it was hers.
　　This morning I noticed a small   46   inside the mailbox. It was addressed simply — Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road. I opened the   47   and took out a Thank You card. The   48    said, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you   49   on the porch of Richard Kelly. It was very   50  . Richard Kelly passed away half a month ago. He never stopped   51    about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of   52  . He really appreciated it.”
　　I was sincerely   53  . I had no idea who Richard Kelly was or that he had been gravely ill. I had left that   54   lady’s basket on Mr Kelly’s porch by   55  . I wanted to say by mistake, but that would be wrong. I believe that Richard Kelly was   56   to have that basket. I hate that the lady did not get to   57   a fruit basket from me, but I believe that   58   she knew what had happened, she would not have had the outcome any other way.
　　I feel blessed to have helped Richard Kelly’s last days be more   59  . This just further reinforces (加强) my belief that there are never any   60   in life.
 
41．A．gift                         
B．sympathy         
C．visit                        
D．greeting
42．A．signed                   
B．made              
C．wrote                           
D．posted
43．A．helped                  
B．called       
C．thanked                 
D．saved
44．A．immediately            
B．finally             
C．honestly                 
D．terribly
45．A．sure                      
B．happy             
C．sorry                     
D．cortent
46．A．basket                   
B．present           
C．note                      
D．cheque
47．A．mailbox                 
B．window          
C．book                     
D．envelop
48．A．author                   
B．owner             
C．card                      
D．piciture
49．A．made                     
B．left                 
C．provided                
D．designed
50．A．thoughtful              
B．attractive         
C．valuable                 
D．practical
51．A．asking                   
B．talking            
C．wondering                    
D．worrying
52．A．illness                    
B．trouble            
C．poverty                  
D．danger
53．A．excited                  
B．interested        
C．moved                   
D．shocked
54．A．poor                      
B．nice                
C．sick                       
D．lonely
55．A．accident                 
B．hand               
C．day                       
D．turn
56．A．allowed                  
B．meant             
C．advised                  
D．forbidden
57．A．find                       
B．hide                
C．receive                  
D．buy
58．A．unless                    
B．because          
C．if                          
D．though
59．A．hopeful                  
B．cheerful          
C．wonderful              
D．meaningful
60．A．mistakes                
B．regrets            
C．changes                 
D．secre