第二节：完形填空

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

　　Si1as Minton's funeral was a quiet 16 . lt was 17 by the only 18 he had in the world, his niece and nephew, and by a few friends. The priest who 19 20 a hundred miles into this wild part of the county was now getting 21 for the simple ceremony. Minton, 22 'Minty' as his friends 23 call him, 24 a hard life 25 for gold in a lonely part of Western Australia. He had always refused to work in a gold mine 26 he believed that he could do better 27 his own. Although he was not a boastful(夸口的)person, he had often declared that one day he 28 find a lump(块) of gold as big as his head and 29 he would retire and live in 30 for the rest of his life. But his dreams of great wealth 31 came true. For many years he had hardly earned enough money to keep himself 32 .

　　Two men now gently lifted the rough wooden box that 33 Minty's body, but they almost dropped it when they heard a loud cry from the grave-digger. His spade(铁鍬)had struck something hard in the rocky soil and he was shouting excitedly. Then he held up a large stone. 34 it was covered 35 dirt, the stone shone curious1yin the fierce sun1ight: it was unmistakably a heavy piece of solid gold!

　　16. A. accident 　　B. event　　　C. affair　　　 D. inciden

　　17. A. taken 　　　B. attended　　C. joined 　　　 D. brought

　　18. A. relation　　　B. relations　　C. relationship 　 D. relationships

　　19. A. travelled 　　B. was travelling　C. had travelIed 　 D. used to travel

　　20. A. to 　　　　B. of　　　　C. in 　　　 D. over

　　21. A. ready 　　　B. better　　　C. preparation 　　 D. worse

　　22. A. and 　　　B. but　　　C. or 　　　 D. except

　　23. A. liked 　　　B. past　　　C. used 　　　 D. used to

　　24. A. leaded 　　　B. had leaded　　C. had led 　　 D. led

　　25. A. look 　　　B. looking　　C. looked 　　 D. had looked

　　26. A. because 　　B. so　　　C. even 　　　 D. only

　　27. A. to 　　　　B. in　　　　C. on 　　　 D. for

　　28. A. would 　　　B. must 　　C. ought to 　　 D. for

　　29. A. since 　　　B. which　　　C. when 　　　 D. with that

　　30. A. comfort 　　B. comforts　　C. comfortable　　 D. comfortably

　　31. A. ever 　　　B. never　　　C. always　　　 D. once

　　32. A. live 　　　B. life　　　C. lived　　　 D. alive

　　33. A. contains　　　B. containing　　C. contained　　D. having contained

　　34. A. Though　　　B. For　　　C. Then　　　D. Because

　　35. A. in　　　　B. with　　　C. within　　　D. below