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完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
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I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge    36 and hardly any income.    37 , I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to    38 . I became    39 enough to have a home, and    40 a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the    41 , “Will work for food.” I    42 . My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in    43 . I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for    44 or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was    45 to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside    46 me to help him. So I stopped my car, and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I    47 into my ashtray and    48    enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this    49 , I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He    50 with joy and tears in his eyes, “You just made it    51 for me to see my mom for Christmas! The bus offering this great sale is    52 right away!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best __53__ in life – giving. It also    54 me that nothing is a coincidence,    55 everything has meaning.

A．debt B．responsibility C．shadow D．pressure

A．In fact B．In other words C．As a result D．All in all

A．develop B．worsen C．vary D．change

A．fortunate B．wealthy C．generous D．successful

A．even B．still C．yet D．only

A．decoration B．expression C．sign D．announcement

A．got by B．pulled out C．passed away D．passed by

A．emergency B．danger C．need D．panic

A．food B．alcohol C．medicine D．entertainment

A．driving B．jogging C．wandering D．cycling

A．directed B．challenged C．permitted D．drove

A．reached B．turned C．broke D．searched

A．amusingly B．strangely C．awkwardly D．naturally

A．incident B．condition C．coincidence D．circumstance

A．poured out B．turned out C．broke out D．burst out

A．necessary B．difficult C．possible D．suitable

A．queuing B．leaving C．settling D．operating

A．gift B．time C．favor D．honor

A．impresses B．informs C．persuades D．reminds

A．or B．and C．so D．however

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At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 38 couple, waiting for 39 . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 40 and stepped together 41 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 42 for the two chairs. He politely 43 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
44 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 45 the table and take their 46 , and then walked back to the 47 cheers of the rest of his 48 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 49 into the water to 50 the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 51 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 52 to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 53 . Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 54 the line of convention(常规) and enjoy 55 to the fullest.
36. A. fresh                  B. cool                  C. still                   D. thin
37.A. managed              B. expected            C. attempted          D. risen
38.A. lonely                 B. curious              C. well-dressed      D. bad-tempered
39. A. cheers                 B. service                     C. attention            D. flowers
40. A. metal table          B. empty bottle      C. chairs                D. bags
41. A. on                      B. off                    C. around                     D. along
42. A. outside               B. forward             C. down                D. back
43. A. led                            B. seated               C. watched            D. received
44. A. The manager              B. A friend            C. A waiter            D. The servant
45. A. set                      B. wash                 C. remove             D. check
46. A. menu                  B. bill                   C. food                 D. order
47. A. loud                   B. anxious             C. familiar             D. final
48. A. tourists               B. customers          C. fellows              D. assistants
49. A. at last                 B. in time                     C. once more         D. as well
50. A. change                B. drink                C. sell                   D. serve
51. A. replied                B. insisted             C. agreed               D. understood
52. A. prepared             B. joined in           C. settled up          D. continued
53. A. with pleasure          B. in the cafe         C. in the sea           D. with wine
54. A. following            B. keeping             C. limiting             D. crossing
55. A. life                            B. wine                 C. lunch                D. time

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In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 36  to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl   37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she   38  to take them home. There she carefully   39  the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days   40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the   41 .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.   42 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they   43 , the girl was able to   44  her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to   45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when   46  and in her dreams. Later, she had an   47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in   48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about   49  safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not   50  or follow him, and   51 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl   52  into the plane, started it and soon left the   53 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   54 flapped（拍打）their wings and   55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
36. A. managed           B. attempted                 C. happened         D. supposed
37. A. realized                  B. expected                 C. imagined         D. admitted
38. A. helped             B. decided                         C. afforded          D. meant
39. A. placed             B. protected                C. treated             D. examined
40. A. ago                 B. out                         C. later                         D. long
41. A. family              B. lake                              C. home              D. world
42. A. But                          B. Also                     C. Thus               D. Still
43. A. increased                   B. improved                C. rose                D. grew
44. A. ask                          B. lead                              C. want               D. allow
45. A. fly                  B. race                              C. swim               D. sing
46. A. asleep               B. away                             C. around            D. awake
47. A. idea                B. opinion                  C. explanation      D. excuse
48. A. sky                          B. heaven                   C. flight              D. plane
49. A. his                           B. her                                C. their                       D. its
50. A. respect            B. remember               C. recognize         D. receive
51. A. so                   B. instead                   C. hardly             D. too
52. A. climbed            B. looked                    C. reached           D. fell
53. A. house                B. floor                             C. water              D. ground
54. A. secretly             B. disappointedly          C. patiently          D. eagerly
55. A. looked away      B. set out                    C. went by           D. turned back

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21. A. served                      B. requested                C. collected                        D. ordered
22. A. carrying                   B. raking                    C. fetching                         D. bringing
23. A. divided             B. cut                         C. changed                         D. formed
24. A. it                             B. this                        C. that                               D. one
25. A. got                          B. settled                    C. set                                D. turned
26. A. funny                      B. crazy                      C. strange                          D. poor
27. A. afford                      B. pay                        C. demand                         D. choose
28. A. While                      B. Since                     C. As                                 D. Until
29. A. came                       B. struggled                C. rushed                      D. rose
30. A. anxious                    B. willing            C. satisfied                         D. quick
31. A. warmly                    B. proudly                  C. kindly                           D. seriously
32. A. way                         B. habit                      C. case                              D. model
33. A. Surprisingly      B. Sadly                     C. Shockingly                    D. Bitterly
34. A. seeing                      B. noticing                  C. watching                       D. finding
35. A. wanted                     B. asked                     C. planned                         D. attempted
36. A. wiping                     B. touching                 C. bathing                          D. washing
37. A. should                     B. could                     C. might                            D. would
38. A. In                            B. Upon                     C. After                             D. With
39. A. curiously           B. carefully                 C. naturally                  D. plainly
40. A. How                        B. Who                      C. Why                             D. What

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In the clinic，I asked if Michael could be retested，so the specialist tested his again. To my
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37.A.tearfully                    B. fearfully                 C. cheerfully               D. hopefully
38.A.student                      B. son                 C. friend              D. doctor
39.A.argued                B. realized                  C. decided                  D. understood
40.A.joke                   B. mistake                  C. warning                  D. wonder
41.A.specially                    B. strictly                   C. naturally                 D. carefully
42.A.poor                   B. good               C. average                  D. standard
43. A. in                     B. about              C. of                   D. for
44. A. visited                     B. chose              C. passed             D. entered
45. A. allowed                    B. descried                  C. required                 D. offered
46. A. missed                     B. held                C. delayed                  D. attended
47. A. high                 B. same               C. low                 D. different
48. A. curiously           B. eagerly                   C. calmly             D. jokingly
49. A. faith                 B. interest                   C. pride               D. delight
50. A. looked for         B. asked for                C. waited for               D. prepared for
51. A. received                   B. accepted                 C. organized               D. discussed
52. A. imperfect          B. impassible          C. uncertain             D. unsatisfactory
53. A. honestly                   B. much                     C. well                D. bravely
54. A. hear                  B. learn                      C. expect             D. speak
55. A. wise                 B. rule                 C. shy                 D. stupid

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It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites.Right before   36  Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   37 me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   38  like me. She said, “There’s an old saying—the   39  you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   40 to the mosquitoes.” Not   41  it, I replied, “Grandmas, that’s just an old wives’ tale!”
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36. A. leaving             B. passing                          C. visiting                          D. finding
37. A. persuaded          B. reminded                C. warned                          D. informed
38. A. students            B. foreigners               C. passengers              D. visitors
39. A. earlier                      B. longer                           C. sooner                           D. later
40. A. grows                      B. goes                       C. flows                            D. remains
41. A. expecting          B. understanding         C. recognizing             D. believing
42. A. after                        B. before                           C. when                             D. as
43. A. shade                       B. pile                        C. cloud                            D. blanket
44. A. touched                    B. bitten                            C. defeated                 D. discovered
45. A. morning            B. afternoon                       C. evening                  D. night
46. A. noise                       B. hit                         C. pain                              D. effect
47. A. woke up            B. shouted at               C. looked for              D. dropped on
48. A. blarney             B. interrupted              C. moved                           D. frightened
49. A. having              B. watching                       C. making                          D. helping
50. A. land                         B. fly                         C. fall                        D. wait
51. A. houses              B. flats                       C. rooms                           D. homes
52. A. joyfully            B. anxiously                C. soundlessly             D. worriedly
53. A. tell                          B. know                     C. remember               D. accept
54. A. open                        B. active                     C. clear                             D. boneset
55. A. and                          B. so                          C. because                         D. until

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