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，掌握大意，然后从36－55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Not long ago, someone asked the dad of a young pop star what his son would have done if he hadn’t become a singer. The father said he had  36 considered anything else. This was his Plan A. There had been no Plan B. I  37 this to my son Marty, who was studying musical theater at college,when he was thinking about a second   38 in business or teaching.
“Just study what you’re interested in ,” I said.
“But what if I can’t   39   it?” he asked.
“It’ll still be worth it.” I answered.
My friends think I’m   40  . They’ve advised their own children to   41  something they think will bring them financial rewards, ___42   they don’t love it. “Times are hard: get your son into something that can   43  a good job.” A friend told me.
Of course I understand their   44 , and want to protect my son. But why should he  45
his “best years” studying things that hardly hold his   46 ? Is that really a wise use of his
  47 ?  I think fear leads nowhere, while enthusiasm can lead anywhere.
The wisest parents are the ones who   48  their children toward the things that already interest them. It’s   49 that sometimes such parents will feel afraid. When Marty stepped into the extraordinarily   50  field of performance, I was worried about his future. Yet I have watched him grow. I have witnessed the   51 he has made to run after his dream, and how much he has enjoyed the   52 .
It may be that my son will   53  because of dreaming big. But I believe that seeking one’s own dream is one’s only real chance of happiness. I’d rather he  54  than hung back.（退缩）.
As he   55  his choices, my best advice to him is: Risk everything. Plan B, C, D and E will always be there. Grasp Plan A.
36. A. still              B.never                C. ever                 D. yet
37. A. refused          B. promised           C. mentioned                  D. complained
38. A. major           B. career              C. experiment          D. skill
39. A.try                  B. finish                C. make                D. seize
40. A. considerate      B. wise                   C. unusual              D. crazy
41. A. absorb          B.seek                 C. realize               D.overcome
42. A.as if               B. in case                C. even if                     D. now that
43. A. refer to          B. lead to                     C. belong to            D. adapt to
44. A.concern         B. humor              C.judgement            D. favor
45. A. keep           B. offer              C. spend               D. take
46. A. opinion          B.interest             C. personality         D. identity
47. A. energy                B. money             C. time                 D. mind
48. A.direct           B. follow             C. signal               D. command
49. A.impossible       B.certain               C. embarrassing             D. rough
50. A.magical         B. competitive                C. traditional         D.fantastic
51. A. effort           B.appointment                 C. decision            D. effect
52. A. experiment      B.process               C. course             D.practice
53. A. operate         B. suffer               C. enjoy               D. perform
54. A. went ahead      B. sped up             C.look forward         D. started over
55. A. designs         B.rejects               C. evaluates            D. weighs