第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） Most people in school liked Gloria. So when she got sick，some boys 21 to visit her． But none of them wanted to 22 any money on a gift to bring along． Then Willie said，“We can 23 some flowers from a 24． ” Gloria will not know 25 they come from，and the dead man will not 26them． Everybody was afraid，27 Willie．So he went alone and 28 some beautiful flowers．Then they went to Gloria’s 29，and the boys acted as if the flowers were from all of them，but 30 did not mind． After their visit，Willie 31  the other boys，“It is a good thing that I was not afraid． Gloria 32  the flowers． ” The other boys laughed． Gloria would not have liked the 33  if she had known they had come from a grave(坟墓)． That night，Willie was reading a book 34  his mother came into his room．“Willie，did you and other boys buy some flowers today 35  Gloria？”she asked．“There’s a man 36  asking for you，”she added． “He says that you didn’t 37    the flowers． ” “What does he look 38 ？”Willie asked． “That’s hard to say，”Willie’s mother answered． “He is all 39  with mud． ” Willie，all of a sudden，turned 40 ． 21. A. thought               B. asked         C. planned             D. took 22. A. keep                B. cost           C. take             D. spend 23. A. steal                B. make      C. buy               D. plant 24. A. shop                B. store        C. street            D. grave 25. A. how                 B. where       C. when                  D. why 26. A. miss                 B. lose         C. hate               D. love 27. A. beside        B. besides     C. including        D. except 28. A. saw                  B. thought           C. looked into        D. found 29. A. room                B. hospital    C. school               D. library 30. A. Gloria        B. some        C. Willie             D. nobody 31. A. ordered            B. asked       C. said to            D. explained 32. A. refused             B. liked        C. hated             D. missed 33. A. boys          B. flowers     C. secret             D. news 34. A. as             B. when        C. while             D. suddenly 35. A. to             B. for                C. on                 D. with 36. A. inside        B. outside     C. still               D. also 37. A. ask for       B. water       C. like               D. pay for 38. A. as             B. about       C. like                   D. for 39. A. painted        B. dressed     C. wrapped         D. covered 40. A. sad            B. red                C. pale              D. glad