第二节　　　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

Angels

My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remembered the　 36　 　I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.

This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 　37　 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 　38　 　the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 　39　 she knew they would have a(n) 　40　 place in their heart this holiday season.

Finally! She found the one that expressed the 　41　 feeling. The words expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced(穿透) her heart when she realized that the card was 　42　 “mom and dad.” She stood there, 　43　 it close for a long time, unable to move from the 　44　 . Tears began to run down her cheeks.

“Is there something I can do for you?” a 　45　 voice asked. She 　46　 to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 　47　 and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 　48　 card.”

Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 　49　 my sister into her arms, giving her unspoken permission to cry in the protection of her embrace(拥抱). She 　50　 held my sister until her calmness 　51　 . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 　52　 ,” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.

During her telling of this event I was feeling 　53　 that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 　54　 . 　“You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My 　55　 disappeared in an instant. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.

35. The students scored 100 ______ in the intelligence test, while John got 160.

　 A. on average　　　　　 B. in total　　　　　　　　　　 C. in the middle 　　　　　 D. on the whole

34. - The earthquake last night was really terrible.

　　 - ______, no people were injured or killed, and they escaped in time.

　 A. Luckily　　　　　　 B. Hopefully　　　　　　　 C. Sadly　 　　　　 D. Unfortunately

33. The policeman’s attention was suddenly caught by a small box which _____ placed under the Minister’s car.

　 A. has been 　　　B. had been　 　　C. was being　 　　D. would be

32. The fire was finally ______ after the building had ______ for two hours.

　 A. put off; caught fire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. put away; been on fire

　 C. put out; been on fire　　　　　　　 　　D. put out; caught fire

31. I have offered to paint the house ______ a week’s accommodation (居住).

　 A. in exchange for　 B. with regard to　　 C. by means of　 D. in place of