第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21 – 40 各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Leaning against my parents’ wardrobe in the bedroom, I, six years old then, __21__ to their casual talk about budgets and paychecks. I __22__ that my family was poor.
Their money talk continued, and a thought __23__ me: Dad had to _ _24_ _ for me. While the story of my birth ranked as a bedtime favorite, I had never considered hospital bills, the meals I’d eaten, or the __25__ of my clothes.
“Daddy,” I interrupted, “how much did I cost?” “Oh, let me see. About a million dollars.”
A million dollars! Because of me, Dad __26__ two jobs. Because of me, he wore __27__ jeans, drove an old car, and had his shoes __ 28_ _ over and over again.
I went to the kitchen. From a shelf, I took my granny-shaped __29__, which held every penny I owned – seven dollars. I pulled the bank’s plug out, and __30__ the coins into my hand. I had often __ 31__ with these coins in secret and I felt secure pleasure in just knowing they were there.
Whether the topic had changed when I returned to my parents’ bedroom, I didn’t __32__. Tugging ( 用力拉 ) on Dad’s shirt, I __33__ out my first payment on a million dollars.
“Here,” I said. “Maybe this will __34__ to pay for me.”
“What?” Dad’s confused look __35__ my own. Didn’t he remember what he’d said? Didn’t the sight of me __36__ him of how much I cost?
My tear-filled eyes, which I couldn’t seem to take off the bank, finally made __37__ to him.
Dad knelt down and pulled me __38__ . “You didn’t cost a million dollars, but you’re __39__ a million million dollars. And if that’s what I’d have to pay for you, I would do it.”
Today, I often pull out this memory, think about it and feel the __40__ weight of it in my heart.
21．A．listened    B．watched    C．heard D．joined
22．A．pretended        B．accepted   C．concluded D．confused
23．A．occurred   B．hit     C．came D．left
24．A．apply       B．apologize  C．send  D．pay
25．A．style  B．quality      C．material    D．price
26．A．gave up    B．worked     C．lost   D．offered
27．A．old    B．new
C．expensive        D．beautiful
28．A．repaired       B．washed   C．sold      D．bought
29．A．coin      B．bag      C．bank     D．suitcase
30．A．carried     B．sent       C．returned   D．poured
31．A．quarreled        B．played     C．worked 
D．laughed
32．A．notice      B．care       C．worry    D．mind
33．A．ran        B．put        C．held      D．set
34．A．get        B．reach       C．come     D．help
35．A．matched   B．surprised   C．increased
D．confused
36．A．ask       B．remind   C．warn      D．teach
37．A．sense     B．trouble         C．understanding   D．money
38．A．down       B．up    C．away       D．close
39．A．selling  
B．buying         C．worth    D．saving
40．A．heavy    B．light      C．cold
D．warm