The five boys who came to play video games changed everything. “In the 43 , it was just a lot of kids swarming all over the place,” says Michael. When the Rosens 44 Carlos wasn’t attending school because he didn’t have suitable clothes, they bought him some. Then one night, they took the group to a 45 after a Chinese dinner and realized there were other needs. “The boys had no interest in books at all,” Michael says. Back at the penthouse, he 46 they sit down to read aloud. “Their vocabularies were limited,” he says. “But my concept of what is smart and what is not changed that night because these kids were all smart 47 just uneducated.”

　　The boys still slept at their homes, though they spent after-school hours, most weekends and summer nights at the penthouse. There, a half-hour reading period before video games or television started. The kitchen timer was set, and everyone had to 48 the words they didn’t know. One summer, Michael took all the boys to the library; each got a card and picked a 49 to study. Will, Michael remembers, chose bodybuilding. A poet friend of the Rosens’ suggested buying copies of Moby Dick and reading it together around the dining-room table. “Well, it was 50 ,” admits Michael. “That book is not written in a language these kids speak. But we kept pushing and pushing.”

　　51 the big boys became a complete part of the Rosen household, even helping to light the candles at Hanukkah. Chores were assigned, including cleaning and 52 Mr. Jenkins, the family dog.

　　The boys’ own families were 53 by what was happening. “My mom didn’t believe me when I told her about the penthouse. She thought I was involved with something 54 .” Juan Carlos’s mother, Esther Ruiz, wondered, “Why would the Rosens be doing this?” But as time went on, she noticed 55 in her son. “It wasn’t just the streets anymore. He was getting responsible. Michael and Leslie are the best.”

　　江蘇高考完形填空練習選項：

　　36. A. surroundings B. neighborhood C. building D. city

　　37. A. rich B. business C. homeless D. town

　　38. A. nesting B. singing C. living D. flying

　　39. A. made up B. lost C. opened D. fixed

　　40. A. rushed B. came C. hurried D. moved

　　41. A. urban B. countryside C. building D. park

　　42. A. swimming B. shopping C. sightseeing D. ski

　　43. A. end B. video C. game D. beginning

　　44. A. saw B. noticed C. imagined D. realized

　　45. A. video shop B. supermarket C. bookstore D. cinema

　　46. A. hoped B. wished C. insisted D. wanted

　　47. A. and B. or C. but D. besides

　　48. A. circle B. write C. read D. copy

　　49. A. book B. subject C. course D. school

　　50. A. a nightmare B. great fun C. relaxing D. interesting

　　51. A. Quickly B. Soon C. Slowly D. Luckily

　　52. A. visiting B. walking C. accompanying D. chasing

　　53. A. puzzled B. shocked C. frightened D. irritated

　　54. A. boring B. meaningless C. helpless D. bad

　　55. A. secrets B. changes C. mysteries D. improvements

　　江蘇高考完形填空練習答案：

　　36-40 BCABD 41-45 ADDDC

　　46-50 CCABA 51-55 CBADB