A mini cloze

The following is a cloze and all the answers are given at the bottom. The answer to Question 43 is “hesitating”, but I think “wondering ” is also grammatically correct. What do you think?

Nick was not the kind of boy I dad expect to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a __36___the summer before my busy senor year, but my mother asked me to do her a __37__. One of her colleagues needed a full time __38_.”You planed to volunteer at the local hospital, why not volunteer to __39___nick instead?” then she told me that this six-yare –old boy wad not a ___40___child.

Nick was a lively little boy who suffered from many disorders. Normal day-care centers should not _41__him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections which left him with equilibrium problems. He couldn’t ___42__or run properly. I was __43____if I was to take the job when my mother __44__,”don’t you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the __45_.”

Then I told her I was ___46___for the job.

The day started at 7:.m. nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little __47_, he was quite a mix.

At the park, where he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy’s face __48__up-How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You should think it be __49__to get a child to go down a slide. Beside me, it wasn’t! It took time, a lot of time, but with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ___50__and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.

Halfway through the summer, he 51_it to the top of the slide. With my arms holding him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his _52__. After realizing that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big ___53 and asked, “May I go down again, alone?”

I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and enjoy what other children ___54__for granted.

This ___55__child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.

36. A. grade B. course C. project D. relaxation

37. A. service B. favor C. business D. trade

38. A. nurse B. waitress C. guard D. guide

39. A. protect B. assist C. attend D. comfort

40. A. normal B. naughty C. clever D. happy

41. A. admit B. receive C. accept D. adopt

42. A. speak B. play C. stand D. walk

43. A. hesitating B. wondering C. questioning D. doubting

44. A. suggested B. argued C. challenged D. commented

45. A. energy B. courage C. faith D. time

46. A. eager B. sorry C. grateful D. ready

47. A. awareness B. balance C. knowledge D. control

48. A. delighted B. cheered C. lit D. shut

49. A. demanding B. simple C. interesting D. flexible

50. A. fears B. worries C. chances D. situations

51. A. climbed B. got C. manage D. made

52. A. laughter B. reaction C. answer D. greeting

53. A. kiss B. clap C. welcome D. surprise

54. A. play B. do C. take D. enjoy

55. A.miserable B. smart C. brave D. special

?Answer?36-40 DBACA 41-45 CDACB 46-50 DBCBA 51-55 DBACD