完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。      
A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a   21  to catch a train, she  22  a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said  23 . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”
The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t   24  to annoy him, but the driver kept  25 . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be  26 , so she changed her  27 . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem  28 for me not to think you know the best way   29 the city.”
  30 , the driver glanced at his   31  in the rearview mirror (后视镜), turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “  32 I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”
When you find yourself  33  with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to  34  your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or even   35 marriages. I have discovered one simple  36 extremely effective method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from  37 in a disaster.
The  38 is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the  39 in what that person is saying. Find a way to  40 , and the result may surprise you.
21. A. hurry                 B. rush                  C. moment            D. way
22. A. chose                 B. made                C. found                D. suggested
23. A. jokingly             B. angrily                     C. anxiously          D. curiously
24. A. supposed            B. hoped               C. meant               D. decided
25. A. apologizing         B. driving              C. asking               D. shouting
26. A. reasonable          B. thoughtful         C. normal                     D. practical
27. A. road                   B. mind                 C. direction           D. manner
28. A. strange               B. wrong               C. terrible              D. stupid
29. A. across                 B. in                           C. through             D. along
30. A. Surprised            B. Worried            C. Annoyed           D. Disappointed
31. A. rider                  B. speaker             C. helper               D. comer
32. A. until                   B. after                 C. because             D. since
33. A. satisfied              B. concerned          C. crowded            D. faced
34. A. give up               B. turn down         C. stick to              D. point out
35. A. combine             B. destroy              C. suffer                D. divide
36. A. or                      B. that                   C. but                   D. though
37. A. lying                  B. resulting            C. setting               D. leading
38. A. problem             B. importance        C. key                   D. reply
39. A. fact                    B. meaning            C. expression         D. truth
40. A. agree                  B. argue                C. explain              D. escape