五、完形填空 （共15小題，計15分）
　　通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。
　　Puppies for Sale
　　A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read "Puppies For Sale". Signs like that have a way of   31   small children, and sure enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner's sign. "  32   are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked.
　　    The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $ 50."
　　    The little boy   33   in his pocket and pulled out some   34  . "I have $ 2.37," he said. "Can I please look at them?"
　　    The store owner   35  and whistled and out of the kennel (狗窩) came a lady, who ran down the aisle (過道) of his store   36   by five puppies. One puppy was   37 . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, "What's   38   with that little dog?"
　　    The store owner explained that the veterinarian (獸醫) had   39   the little puppy and had discovered that it didn't have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became   40 ."That's the little puppy that I want to buy."
　　    The store owner said, "No, you don't want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I'll just give him to you."
　　    The little boy got quite upset. He looked   41  into the store owner's eyes, pointing his finger and said, "I don't want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I'll pay   42  price. I n fact I'll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month    until I have him paid for."
　　    The store owner answered, "You really don't want to buy this little dog. He is   43  going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies."
　　    To his surprise, the little boy reached   44   and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled (殘疾的) left leg supported by a big metal brace (支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, "Well, I don't run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who   45  !"
　　31. A. absorbing       B. attracting       C. bargaining       D. greeting
　　32. A. What           B. How come     C. When           D. How much
　　33. A. put    B. arrived    C. reached         D. filled
　　34. A. coin    B. note    C. value           D. change
　　35. A. performed    B. smiled    C. disagreed        D. announced
　　36. A. applied    B. guided        C. followed         D. linked
　　37. A. falling behind    B. setting foot    
　　C. lending a hand    D. putting forward
　　38. A. the price    B. the matter    C. the weight        D. the name
　　39. A. tested    B. studied    C. examined        D. experimented
　　40. A. excited    B. shocked       C. worried          D. disappointed
　　41. A. straight    B. deeply        C. closely    D. totally
　　42. A. half            B. lower         C. higher    D. full
　　43. A. always    B. often    C. no               D. never
　　44. A. up    B. down         C. out    D. over
　　45. A. encourages    B. cooperates    C. understands       D. recognizes

閱讀理解答案：

31-35. BDCDB  36-40. CABCA  41-45. ADDBC

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