高中英语人教第16讲 完形填空记叙文（20空）（练）-（解析版）.docx

第16讲 完形填空记叙文（20空）（练）
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At 17, I didn’t have enough money for college. My mom’s boss, Mr. Overstreet, often made generous ___1___ for various charity purposes. On the ___2___ that Mr. Overstreet would agree to help me, Mom suggested that I ask if his company would ___3___ helping me pay for my college.
I ___4___ walked into his large office, and told Mr. Overstreet with all my ___5___ that I wanted a college education badly. He told me that he would refer my ___6___ to the board of directors.
Later, as ___7___, I went to his office. Mr. Overstreet ___8___ me that if his corporation paid for my education, they would have to do it for all the ___9___.
I thanked Mr. Overstreet and then, ___10___ started to run down my face. It hit me that in no case would my chance of going to college ___11___.
Then, full of ___12___, Mr. Overstreet said, “Son, the company couldn’t pay for your college, but I could.” With that, Mr. Overstreet produced a ___13___ from his desk and sent me to college.
Four years later, I had the ___14___ of keeping my promise to Mr. Overstreet. I graduated first in my class and went on to Vanderbilt Law School, and Mr. Overstreet lived just long enough to see me ___15___. Eight years later, I was elected to the US Congress. In my ___16___ speech that night on stage, I ___17___ Mr. Overstreet looking down from heaven.
___18___, as Chairman of the Higher Education Committee, I managed to increase college ___19___ aid for low-income students by 62%. Mr. Overstreet’s single act of ___20___ to one poor kid ended up helping more students from low-income families go to college.
1．A．suggestions B．introductions C．instructions D．contributions
2．A．basis B．data C．assumption D．choice
3．A．consider B．admire C．brush D．withdraw
4．A．similarly B．nervously C．secretly D．normally
5．A．knowledge B．curiosity C．ambition D．passion
6．A．demand B．request C．concern D．procedure
7．A．admitted B．advanced C．opposed D．scheduled
8．A．directed B．confirmed C．informed D．texted
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