完形填空 It was a cold winter day that Sunday．The parking lot to the _16_ was filling up quickly．I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were __17_ among themselves as they walked in the church．As I got _18__, I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church．He was almost lying down _19__ he was asleep．His hat was _20_ down so you could not see his face．He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too _21_ for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes _22_ out．I guessed this man was _23_ and asleep, so I walked on _24_ through the doors of the church．We all talked for a few minutes, and someone 25_ the man lying outside．People whispered but no one took _26_ to ask him to come in, 27_ me．A few moments later church began．We were all waiting for the Preacher （牧师） to take his _28_ and to give us the Word, __29_ the doors to the church opened．In _30_ the man walking down the church with his head down．People gasped（喘息）and whispered and made _31_．He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit （讲坛） where he took off his hat and coat．My heart _32_． There stood our preacher… he was the “homeless man”．The preacher took his Bible （圣经） and 33_ it on his stand． “ _34_ , I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today．If you _35_ people by their appearance, you have no time to love them．” 16．A．school B．lecture C．park D．church 17．A．arguing B．whispering C．stating D．speaking 18．A．closer B．clearer C．lower D．farther 19．A．even though B．so that C．as if D．even if 20．A．dragged B．pulled C．dropped D．pushed 21．A．big B．bad C．ugly D．small 22．A．reached B．went C．stuck D．ran 23．A．homeless B．helpless C．hopeless D．careless 24．A．out B．by C．across D．from 25．A．invited B．mentioned C．took D．called 26．A．pleasure B．measure C．courage D．trouble 27．A．except B．besides C．without D．including 28．A．turn B．place． C．time D．seat 29．A．when B．before C．as D．after 30．A．rushed B．hurried C．came D．entered 31．A．decision B．choices C．faces D．jokes 32．A．sank B．fell C．broke D．failed 33．A．threw B．set C．laid D．folded 34．A．Brothers B．Folks C．Supporters D．Members 35．A．judge B．hate C．treat D．test