第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
It was a cold afternoon. Ginny and I were walking home after work when ___41___a young man asked us, “Do you want a hug?” He carried a ___42___ in his hand which read “Free Hugs”. I looked around and ___43___ there were other young people with him. They all ___44___ their handmade signs high. The message was the ___45___ on all of them---Free Hugs!
“Sure!” Ginny smiled and hugged him with all the ___46___ she had in her heart.
“Wow!” he shouted. “That is the best ___47___ I’ve had all day!”
Then the young man looked at me and ___48___ , “ How about a hug?”
“ You got it!” ___49___ his open arms. We held a hug briefly and parted at once.
Ginny and I stepped back and watched the “free huggers” hug those who ___50___ them. All of the young people ___51___ hugs to anyone.
When the huggers walked on the street ___52___ their signs, most people ignored them or shook their heads to show that they were not ___53___ in what they were doing. But the fact was that those who opened their arms in return, walked away with a ___54___ on their faces.
I felt the ___55___ in my heart, so warm ___56___ it seemed as if it were not a cold winter day. At tha
t time, Ginny and I were going through ___57___ times. We had little money and were ___58___ in debt. We were stressed and ___59___, but that afternoon, for a short moment, we _
__60___ all our problems because of a hug with love. It took a simple hug to make everyone smile and make everything better.
41. A. seriously B. fortunately C. suddenly D. immediately
42. A . sign B. mark C. newspaper D. magazine
43. A. watched B. recognized C. examined D. noticed
44. A. held B . flew C. carried D. dropped
45. A . special B . same C. equal D. common
46. A. strength B. power C. love D. pity
47. A . talk B. rest C. service D. hug
48. A. asked B. replied C. ordered D. commanded
49. A. came from B . gave back C. walked into D. gave in
50. A . accepted B . escaped C. receive
d D. disturbed
51 A. replaced B. refused C. rewarded D. offered
52 A. with B. by C. under D. before
53 A. disappointed B. interested C. experienced D. excited
54 A. shame B. regret C. shock D. smile
55 A. warmth B. surprise C. truth D. prize
56 A. what B. that C. which D. as
57 A. easy B. busy C. hard D. ordinary
58 A. seldom B. hardly C. nearly D. mostly
59 A. satisfied B. dangerous C. generous D. worried
60 A. remembered B. forgot C. returned D. arrived
