全国中考英语试题完形填空汇编18 - 家长易论坛

“He seems to have given up hope. So medicines alone won’t __18__.Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”
To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not __19__. In America, Babe Ruth was as __20__a man as the President himself, and he was the most famous baseball player.
The next day John’s father managed to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, as the boy __21__ in his hospital room, in walked __22__.Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!
The great baseball player sat down at John’s bedside, saying, “Now, listen, kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, __23___you must start throwing it.”
For John this was the beginning of a new life. __24__his doctors’ surprise ,the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was able to live a healthy life---all because of the___25__ of Babe Ruth.