第三节完形填空。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often  36  that he had been cheated by others．One day he told his wife he was so  37  with the city that he had to leave．
So his family moved to another city．It was the evening of a weekend．When Terry and his wife were busily  38  up their new home, the light suddenly 39 ．Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along  40  and had to wait  41  in a low mood．Just then he heard light, hesitant  42  on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the  43  night．
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a  44  to this city．And this was the moment he especially hated to be  45  , so he went to the door and opened it  46 ．At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor．” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door  47 ．“What a nuisance（讨厌）!” he complained over it with his wife．“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to  48  things．”
After a while, the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same girl outside． 49  this time she was  50  two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She  51  me here to give you these．” Terry was very  52  by what he saw．
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his  53  in life．It was his  54  and harshness (刻薄) with other people．The person who had cheated him in life was  55   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind．
36. A. complaining        B. reflecting      C. praying        D. pretending
37. A. inspired                 B. disappointed   C. thrilled             D. encouraged
38. A. looking               B. turning          C. coming        D. tidying
39. A. went on             B. went down     C. went out      D. went through
40. A. candles               B. matches             C. lights        D. flashlights
41. A. happily               B. patiently            C. hopefully     D. helplessly
42. A. steps                   B. words               C. knocks         D. screams
43. A. dark                   B. quiet                 C. noisy           D. crowded
44. A. newcomer           B. stranger             C. guest            D. settler
45. A. called                 B. disturbed           C. watched       D. offered
46. A. surprisedly          B. delightedly     C. impatiently   D. willingly
47. A. gently                 B. kindly           C. politely        D. violently
48. A. lend                   B. sell                   C. purchase       D. borrow
49. A. And                    B. But                   C. So               D. For
50. A. holding               B. hiding           C. fetching       D. seeking
51. A. suggested            B. forbade             C. sent             D. forced
52. A. frightened           B. pleased              C. puzzled        D. surprised
53. A. failure                      B. success              C. complaint     D. determination
54. A. warmth           B. coldness            C. kindness       D. sympathy
55. A. doubtfully           B. hardly           C. really        D. probably