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第二节，完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I truly feel that my mother led me here, to Morzaine, and to my future as a happy wife and businesswoman. When Mum ___21___ in October 2007, I was a cook. In December that year, while I was working for a wedding, a pearl necklace Mum had left me ___22___. I was distraught（忧心如焚的）. Some days later, I was ___23___that a guy who was working with us that day, "could probably have made a fortune ___24___the necklace he found." ___25___, he returned it. Hearing how I'd ___26___Mum for six months before her death, he said, "Christmas is going to be ___27___—why not go out to the Alps for a couple of weeks?"
I came to Morzaine, a small, friendly village in the Alps and ___28___ fell in love with it. What was ___29___to be a stopgap (权宜之计) trip turned into a new life. I kept travelling between London and here and felt ___30___ than I had in months. In December 2008, I was ___31___as a hotel manager and moved here full time.
A month later, I met Paul, who was traveling here. We fell in love. In the beginning, I didn't want to discuss ___32___, because the sadness of losing Mum ___33___felt great. Paul understood that and never ___34___me. But, by summer, we got married. A year later, we used his savings, and the money from the sale of Mom's house, to build our own ___35___.
We want to give our guests a ___36___ feel, so each room is themed (以……为题) around memories from our lives. There are also styles to remind me of Mom — a tiny chair which ___37___ be in her bedroom is set in one room.
We are having a wonderful life and Mum ___38___ naturally part of it, ___39___ there's no way we would be here if it wasn't for the ___40___ she gave me. I know she's here in spirit, keeping an eye on us.
21. A. died B. came C. returned D. visited
22. A. burned B. disappeared C. broke D. dropped
23. A. shown B. comforted C. persuaded D. told
24. A. hiding B. stealing C. selling D. wearing
25. A. Luckily B. Naturally C. Surely D. Hopefully
26. A. nursed B. cured C. missed D. guarded
27. A. long B. hard C. merry D. free
28. A. suddenly B. finally C. nearly D. immediately
29. A. said B. proved C. supposed D. judged
30. A. smarter B. higher C. firmer D. lighter
31. A. honoured B. hired C. regarded D. trained
32. A. travel B. business C. children D. marriage
33. A. recently B. once C. still D. first
34. A. left B. pushed C. surprised D. interrupted
35. A. hotel B. restaurant C. home D. shop
36. A. homely B. lively C. motherly D. friendly
37. A. ought to B. used to C. might D. could
38. A. takes B. keeps C. looks D. feels
39. A. unless B. while C. because D. though
40. A. money B. chair C. house D. necklace
