IV.完形填空 阅读短文，从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。(10分)

　　John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was 56 in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctors believed that he might 57 get well.

　　“He seems to have given up hope. So medicines alone won’t 58 . Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”

　　To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not 59 . In America, Babe Ruth was as important as the President, and he was the most 60 baseball player.

　　The next day John’s father tried to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, when the boy 61 in his hospital room, Babe Ruth walked in. Young John could hardly 62 his own eyes!

　　The great baseball player sat down at John’s bedside, and said, “Kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, 63 you must start throwing it.”

　　For John this was the beginning of a new life. To 64 doctors’ surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was able to live a healthy life—all because of the

　　65 of Babe Ruth.

　　56. A. looking B. playing C. talking D. sitting

　　57. A. never B. ever C. always D. sometimes

　　58. A. go B. make C. stop D. help

　　59. A. easy B. lucky C. difficult D. successful

　　60. A. favorite B. nervous C. famous D. dangerous

　　61. A. ran B. lay C. worked D. laughed

　　62. A. see B. close C. believe D. breathe

　　63. A. or B. so C. though D. because

　　64. A. my B. your C. her D. his

　　65. A. story B. basketball C. present D. life