二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)(2025·江苏盐城期中)
阅读短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂). Nothing seemed to be more
to him than his work, not even his family.
He usually
at six o'clock, and our kids and I were still asleep then. Then he left
having breakfast. I asked him to have breakfast at home, but he said it was a waste of
. I didn't know what kept him so
. He even couldn't finish all his work in the office. He came back at ten at night. However, I never expected that he would give me a kiss. As soon as he got home, he would start to
. The kids were already in bed, of course.
“Mum, where is Dad? Why I
see him?” the kids often asked.
“Well, Dad has to work. He is busy,” I always
like this. As time went by, they didn't ask where their dad was again. Perhaps they had
that they had a dad. However, the situation changed several months ago.
Jenny, our daughter, suddenly became
. I sent her to the hospital. The
told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling dad all the time. Tears burst into my eyes when I
that. I finally called my
and told him about that. Half an hour later, he came to the hospital and held Jenny's little hands.
He
another job two weeks later.
“I just wanted to make as much
as possible for you and our kids. But now, I just want to spend as much time as possible with you and the kids,” he said and that's what he is doing now.
(
A
)1. A. important B. interesting C. possible D. relaxing
(
B
)2. A. stayed up B. got up C. stood up D. came up
(
C
)3. A. on B. with C. without D. after
(
B
)4. A. money B. time C. energy D. food
(
A
)5. A. busy B. tired C. fast D. excited
(
C
)6. A. eat B. relax C. work D. sing
(
B
)7. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. always
(
C
)8. A. shouted B. asked C. replied D. cheated
(
B
)9. A. thought B. forgotten C. guessed D. minded
(
C
)10. A. fine B. worse C. ill D. angry
(
D
)11. A. teacher B. boss C. officer D. doctor
(
C
)12. A. noticed B. realized C. heard D. felt
(
D
)13. A. mother B. child C. brother D. husband
(
D
)14. A. received B. lost C. refused D. found
(
A
)15. A. money B. happiness C. value D. laughter
