完形填空练习（五十三）
 
    It was a cold winter’s day that Sunday. The parking lot to the   1   was filling up quickly. I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were   2   among themselves as they walked in the church.
    As I got   3   I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down   4   he was asleep. His hat was   5   down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too   6   for his feet, with holes all over them, his toes  42  out.
    I guessed this man was  43 , and asleep, so I walked on  44  through the doors of the church.
    We all talked for a few minutes, and someone  45  the man lying outside. People whispered but no one took the  46  to ask him to come in,  47  me.
    A few moments later church began. We all waited for the Preacher (牧师) to take his  48  and to give us the Word,  49  the doors to the church opened.
    In  50  the homeless man walking down the church with his head down.
    People gasped and whispered and made  51 .
    He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit (讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat. My heart  52 .
    There stood our preacher … he was the “homeless man”.
    The preacher took his Bible (圣经) and  53  it on his stand.
“ 54 , I don’t think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today. If you  55  people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”
 
36. A. school                B. lecture                            C. park                         D. church
37. A. arguing               B. whispering               C. staring                            D. speaking
38. A. closer                 B. clearer                            C. lower                       D. farther
39. A. even though        B. so that                      C. as if                         D. even if
40. A. dragged                     B. pulled                      C. dropped                   D. pushed
41. A. big                            B. bad                          C. ugly                         D. small
42. A. reached               B. went                        C. stuck                        D. run
43. A. homeless             B. helpless                    C. hopeless                   D. careless
44. A. out                            B. by                           C. off                           D. from
45. A. invited                B. mentioned                C. took                         D. called
46. A. pleasure                     B. measure                   C. courage                    D. trouble
47. A. except                B. besides                     C. without                    D. including
48. A. turn                    B. place                        C. time                         D. seat
49. A. when                  B. before                      C. as                            D. after
50. A. rushed                B. ran                          C. came                        D. went
51. A. decision                     B. choices                     C. faces                        D. jokes
52. A. sank                   B. fell                          C. broke                       D. failed
53. A. threw                 B. set                           C. laid                          D. closed
54. A. Brothers             B. Folks                       C. Supporters                D. Members
55. A. judge                  B. hate                         C. dislike                      D. test
 
 
完形填空练习（五十四）
 
During recent years we have heard much about “race”: how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and soon. Yet, the   1   phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications.
We judge race usually   2   the colouring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But   3   you were to remove the skin you could not   4   anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is   
There are four types of blood.   7   types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the   8  . No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will   
Mental tests which are reasonably   14   show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race.   15   equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of race
or geographical location.
Individuals of every race   16   civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people,   17   enable them to behave in a   18   way.
The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new   19   is better and higher than anything   20   the past.
 
1. A. complete                     B. full                          C. total                         D. whole
2. A. in                        B. from                        C. at                                   D. on
3. A. since                    B. if                             C. as                            D. while
4. A. speak                   B. talk                          C. tell                          D. mention
5. A. something             B. everything                C. nothing                    D. anything
6. A. display                 B. indicate                    C. demonstrate              D. appear
7. A. All                       B. Most                        C. No                           D. Some
8. A. same                    B. identical                   C. similar                            D. alike
9. A. remain                 B. increase                    C. decrease                   D. vary
10. A. Only                  B. Or                           C. Nor                         D. So
11. A. ever                    B. then                         C. never                       D. once
12. A. health                 B. body                        C. mind                        D. thought
13. A. big                            B. small                       C. minor                      D. major
14. A. true                    B. exact                        C. certain                            D. accurate
15. A. Provided             B. Concerning               C. Given                      D. Following
16. A. make                  B. cause                       C. move                       D. turn
17. A. and                    B. but                          C. though                            D. so
18. A. ordinary             B. peculiar                    C. usual                       D. common
19. A. that                    B. what                        C. whichever                D. whatever
20. A. for                            B. to                                   C. within                      D. in
完形填空练习（五十三） 1~5 DBACB          6~10 DCABB        11~15 DDBAC             16~20 CACBA 完形填空练习（五十四）