第二节　 完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, 　 36 　my teacher said again and again that it was important.

One day, I happened to 　37　 　an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to　 38　 　. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” 　I was 　39　 　, I thought, perhaps this is not a　 40 　topic. Well, I’d 　41　 change the topic． So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? 　42　 　the way, have you ever 　43　 　　there?”　

　“Certainly, everyone back home will 　44　 　me if I leave China without seeing 　45　 .It was great.” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world． It is a place of 　　46　 　.” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ 　47 　!” I couldn’t 　48 　 asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” 　“Well, I didn’t ask you to do 　49 　 　”, he answered, gently surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

　Hearing this, the Englishman 　50 　 to tears. He began to 　51 ,“‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’. It is an 　 52 　of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention 　53　 English idioms.”

　 Then I knew I had made fool of 　54 . Since then I have been more 　55 　with idioms.

35. --- Our class got the first place in the basketball match yesterday.

　 ---　 ____________________!

34. _________ time goes by, she has grown into a beautiful girl.

33. In America, sport _________ in people’s everyday life.

32. ---Please _______ us in the discussion.

---I’d like to, but I’m far too busy at the moment.

31. It __________ we lost something _________ we realized its value.

30.　 After _____ a toothache for such a long time, he went to the hospital to get his tooth _____.