第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案标在答题卡上。
One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so  36  that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was  37  for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, “Hi, where are you going?” I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to  38  her. Clearly she had taken me  39  somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness,  40  to give explanation to my girl later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girl  41  her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously, “Who’s she?” The pretty girl, quite  42  of the situation, spoke out first, “Hi, let me  43  myself. I’m Nancy, used to be  44  . Very glad to meet you.” She behaved very  45  .
But I was   46   to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend  47  the pretty girl again turned to me, “Will you give me your cell phone number so that we   48   keep contacts later?”I had to submit to her  49  .
Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short  50  on my phone—from a stranger. My girlfriend  51  my phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, “Just now, two thieves tried to  52   your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the   53   stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also  54  to leave at the same stop. Because of the  55   I delayed my departure. Now you’ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck.”
36. A. tiring                  B. slow                 C. crowded                   D. messy
37. A. ready                  B. available           C. special                            D. suitable
38. A. identify                 B. realize               C. remind                            D. judge
39. A. on                  B. by                    C. with                         D. for
40. A. preferring           B. planning            C. managing                 D. promising
41. A. fixed                  B. opened              C. raised                       D. focused
42. A. proud             B. careful                     C. afraid                       D. aware
43. A. explain           B. enjoy                C. introduce                  D. help
44. A. partners                 B. neighbors          C. friends                            D. colleagues
45. A. naturally             B. generously         C. cautiously                 D. normally
46. A. in a hurry           B. at a loss             C. at ease                      D. in time
47. A. while                  B. before               C. when                       D. until
48. A. would             B. can                   C. should                      D. must
49. A. request           B. question            C. command                 D. opinion
50. A. suggestion           B. warning            C. notice                      D. message
51. A. removed             B. seized               C. found                       D. caught
52. A. steal                   B. reach                C. get                           D. pick
53. A. terminal                B. former                     C. previous                   D. latter
54. A. pretending          B. intending           C. demanding               D. announcing
55. A. incident                 B. matter               C. accident                   D. affair