专题13 完形填空（15题）-冲刺2022年中考英语必考题型终极押题（江苏通用）

2022年中考英语必考题型终极押题（江苏通用）-完形填空（15题） （2021·江苏南通·二模）School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very ___1___ of the bus because of the anxiety to arrive home. But sitting next to Janie seemed to make me stand out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies. Janie, who drove the bus, tried to start a ___2___ to break the uncomfortable air. I tried to mind my manners and ___3___ listened, but usually I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, however, she was worth ___4___. “My father’s sick,” she said to no one in particular. “What’s wrong with him?” I asked with a ___5___ change of mind and interest. I could see the ___6___ in her eyes. “Heart trouble.” She replied. With her eyes wet and her voice tight from fighting the tears, she continued, “I’ve already lost my ___7___, so I don’t think I can bear losing him.” I was shocked. I didn’t know what to say. My heart ached. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great ___8___ my own mother was thro