二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

　　请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　In front of my daughter Sindu was a bowl filled with cabbage. She 16 cabbage. She sat there in silence with tears（眼泪）in her eyes.

　　“Sindu, darling, why don’t you 17 a little? Your Mom will shout at me.”

　　Sindu wiped (擦) her tears with the back of her hand.

　　“OK, Dad. I’ll eat, just a 18 .” Then Sindu said: “Dad, if I eat it all, will you give me what I want?”

　　“Yes, within reason.”

　　19 she began to eat. It took her almost half an hour to finish the 20 . Then she came up to me and said: “Dad, I want to have my head shaved (剃)！”

　　“Sindu, why don’t you 21 something else? If we see you with a clean-shav en head, we will be 22 ,” I said.

　　“But, Dad, you 23 ! Now, you are going back on your words.”

　　I had to 24 my promise. Sindu had all her hair cut off. She looked beautiful.

　　On Monday morning, I took her to school. Just as we 25 , a boy got out of a car, and shouted, “Sindu, please wait for me!”

　　Guess what? The boy had 26 hair either.

　　“Sir, your daughter is 27 !” A man got out of the car and said, “That boy is my son Harish. He has cancer. He lost his hair 28 he got ill. Sindu cut hers off, so Harish would feel less 29 . She’s a special girl.”

　　I stood for a while, then said “My little girl, you are 30 me how selfless (无私的) real love is!”

　　( )16. A. likedB. enjoyedC. hated D. cooked

　　( )17. A. cook B. cut C. ask D. eat

　　( )18. A. fewB. littleC. momentD. lot

　　( )19. A. Luckily B. Slowly C. Easily D. Happily

　　( )20. A. food B. homework C. game D. talk

　　( )21. A. ask for B. look for C. work for D. pay for

　　( )22. A. happy B. sad C. funny D. excited

　　( )23. A. saidB. understoodC. promisedD. proved

　　( )24. A. make B. break C. change D. keep

　　( )25. A. arrivedB. metC. leftD. drove

　　( )26. A. much B. no C. thick D. short

　　( )27. A. great B. silly C. weak D. strange

　　( )28. A. before B. and C. so D. when

　　( )29. A. different B. strong C. dangerous D. important

　　( )30. A. givingB. offeringC. teachingD. advising