完形答案如下：
1．A.grades B．ages C．steps D．colors
答案 B
解析 根据文章首句“I have four daughters，one son，and twelve grandchildren.”可知，作者的家庭人很多，包括各年龄层的人，故ages符合语境。
2．A.easy B．happy C．nervous D．hard
答案 D
解析 根据句首But可知，前后为转折关系，又联系下文对妻子和女儿的遭遇描述可知，作者一家经历了困难(hard)时期。
3．A.toughest B．quietest C．quickest D．slowest
答案 A
解析 联系上文中的some hard times和下文女儿也出事了可以推知，此处指作者家最艰难的时期，故选toughest。
4．A.paid B．returned C．made D．got
答案 D
解析 根据下文中的the caller said以及电话内容可知，此处指作者接到了来自美国的电话，故用get。
5．A.chance B．period C．accident D．matter
答案 C
解析 根据第三段最后一句“She was bleeding and screaming in pain.”可知，Carol遭遇了可怕的车祸(accident)。
6．A.teacher B．passenger C．volunteer D．doctor
答案 B
解析 根据下一句中的Her driver可知，她是乘客(passenger)。
7．A.hit B．met C．found D．saw
答案 A
解析 结合空后的“...Carol was thrown through the air seventyfive feet.”可知，司机撞到(hit)一辆迎面开过来的轿车上了。
8．A.slowly B．carefully C．deeply D．badly
答案 D
解析 根据空后的screaming in pain及下文“She had blood transfusions(输血)．”可知，她流血很严重(badly)。
9．A.everything B．something
C．anything D．nothing
答案 C
解析 根据连词but所表示的转折意义可推知，医生也是无计可施，任何事情也做不了，故选anything。
10．A.thrown B．rushed C．forced D．given
答案 B
解析 既然医生都没有办法，所以Carol强忍着疼痛被急速送往医院。be rushed to hospital被急速送往医院。
11．A.worked B．shouted C．stopped D．promised
答案 A
解析 由下文的输血可知，到了医院后，医生便着手工作(work)，拯救她的生命。
12．A.rich B．high C．strong D．close
答案 D
解析 根据下文的“...have to cut off her leg.”可知，Carol的情况很严重，她当时接近(close)死亡的边缘。
13．A.letter B．joke C．word D．leg
答案 C
解析 此处指上文提到的要为Carol截肢的话语(word)让作者心如刀绞，十分难过。
14．A.carried B．caught C．followed D．ordered
答案 B
解析 作者和妻子听到有关Carol的坏消息后，赶(catch)第一趟航班飞回美国。
15．A.back B．down C．ahead D．up
答案 A
解析 根据上文中的the first flight home to America及四个选项可以判断出，此处指作者在返回(back)的路上。
16．A.turn over B．pull over
C．call out D．cry out
答案 D
解析 根据上文中的“...I could tell I was going to cry.”可知，作者很伤心，很想哭，故此处指作者到洗手间里开始大哭(cry out)起来。
17．A.apology B．excuse C．thought D．plan答案 C
解析 结合下文中的“...it’s not so bad；she has one leg，two arms，her face，two eyes...”可知，此处指作者脑海里的想法(thought)。
18．A.even B．still C．already D．ever
答案 B
解析 上文提到Carol需要截去一条腿，所以这里作者想的是：她仍然(still)有一条腿、两条胳膊……。
19．A.alive B．alike C．awake D．asleep
答案 A解析 虽然失去了一条腿，但是她还活着(alive)。
20．A.accepted B．forgotten C．lost D．kept
答案 C
I have four daughters，one son，and twelve grandchildren.When we have gettogethers，there are twentyfour of us around the table—all 1 .A wonderful family.But our family has had some 2 times.
My wife had cancer and had a breast removed.The 3 time was when I was in Korea.One day I 4 a call.It was from an American and the caller said，“Dr. Schuller，your daughter Carol has been in a terrible 5 .” Carol was thirteen at that time.
She went for a ride as a 6 on a motorcycle.Her driver went faster and faster.All of a sudden he 7 an oncoming car，and Carol was thrown through the air seventyfive feet.She was bleeding 8 and screaming in pain.
The doctor came，but couldn’t give her 9 for her pain.She endured(忍耐) the pain as she was 10 to hospital.The doctor 11 to save her life.She had blood transfusions(输血)．Now，that is getting pretty 12 to losing her life.The doctor called me in Korea and said，“We are going to have to cut off her leg.” The 13 cut through me like a knife！My wife and I 14 the first flight home to America.
On the way 15 ，I could tell I was going to cry.I went to the toilet and closed the door.I started to 16 loud.It hurt me so badly to know when I got home my daughter would have only one leg.Then a(n) 17 went through my mind：it’s not so bad；she 18 has one leg，two arms，her face，two eyes—she’s 19 ！Look at what she has left，instead of what she has 20 .
Today，twelve years later，that beautiful girl is married and has two children.She is very happy.
