第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
Ella Fant was a middle – aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She   36  John very much. In her  37  he couldn’t do any thing wrong. Every morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to  38   . It isn’t really true that he was too   39 to work. In fact he had tried a few   40   . First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to    41    at least six windows. Then he  42   a bus conductor and on his second  43  a passenger stole his bag with all the fares collected. He even lost his job as a postman   44  he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was   45    suitable work for him. So he   46   to join the army. Mrs Fant was so  47   about this that she told the  48   to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier.” She said. “He is going to be the best soldier there  49   was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came  50  he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his  __51___came in sight, some of the people watching  52  laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with  53   , shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at    54   ! They’re all out of   55  except my John! Isn’t he the best!”
36. A. depended on      B. waited on      C. trusted      D. loved
37. A. hope            B. eyes          C. head        D. wish
38. A. check           B. read          C. keep        D. sign
39. A. lazy             B. young        C. weak        D. quiet
40. A. one             B. years         C. weak        D. jobs
41. A. make            B. drop          C. break        D. clean
42. A. lowed           B. met          C. became      D. found
43. A. day             B. try           C. route        D. chance
44. A. as if            B. so that        C. because      D. though
45. A. some            B. such          C. less        D. no
46. A. began           B. promised       C. managed     D. decided
47. A. excited          B. worried        C. disappointed   D. surprised
48. A. event           B. change         C. news         D. matter
49. A. yet             B. ever          C. never         D. just
50. A. where           B. since          C. when         D. till
51. A. neighbours       B. army office     C. mother        D. fellow soldiers
52. A. couldn’t help     B. shouldn’t begin  C. stopped        D. kept
53. A. sadness          B. happiness       C. surprise        D. anger
54. A. them            B. those          C. that            D. him
55. A. sight            B. order          C. mind           D. step