2014高考英语《完形填空》二轮突破练习38.docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习突破：完形填空 1.完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was a very cold evening. The old man’s beard was almost icy. He was waiting for a __36__ across the river. The wait seemed __37__. The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time. __38__, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by，and then another, till the last rider came near the old man. The old man caught the rider’s __39__ and said, “Sir, would you __40__ giving me a ride to the other