2014高考英语突破完形填空训练（26）及答案
完形填空
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(2012·宁大附中模拟)My husband，Bob，died in January 2004.His death was unexpected as well.I __1__ condolences(哀悼)from people I hadn’t heard from in years：letters，cards，flowers，calls，and visits.I took a bad knock with __2__.I was so struggling to __3__ the whys and hows of this terrible thing that had happened to my family，knowing in my heart that there really were no __4__.It’s just all so sad.
One message __5__ me deeply.I received a letter from my best friend from sixth __6__ through high school.We had drifted somewhat since __7__ in 1959，as she stayed in our home town and I did not.__8__ it was the kind of friendship that could quickly resume even if we __9__ touch for five or ten years.
Her husband，Pete，had died perhaps 20 years ago at a young age，__10__ her with deep sorrow and heavy __11__：finding a job and raising three young children.She and Pete，__12__ Bob and I，had shared one of those rare，close，“loveofyourlifeyoucanneverforget”__13__.
In her letter she __14__ an anecdote about my mother who had passed away years ago.She wrote，“When Pete died，your dear mother __15__ me and said，‘Trudy，I don’t know what to say...so I’ll just say I love you.’”
She closed her letter to me repeating my mother’s words of so long __16__，“Bonnie，I don’t know what to say...so I’ll just say I love you.”
