57．In order to avoid the p_________ for the wrong that he had done, he went to a European country in 1981.

56．Whenever I get into trouble, he comes to my help without h_________.

55．I must a________ for not being able to meet you at the airport on time.

54．She felt g________ about leaving her sick child and going to work.

On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour. The rain caused the streets to __21__ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

　　 Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __22__ to go home. Some battled to __23__ a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the __24__ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

　　 I __25__ to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most __26__ had stopped. After making my way __27__ crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was _28__. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __29__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the __30__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like an forever journey, the train __31__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was __32__ through, exhausted and __33__.

　　 My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __34__ I received an email from Garth, my Director:

　　 I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __ 35__ reported to work. It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their __36__ to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that __37__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __38__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __39__ had made me tied and upset. But Garth’s words immediately__40__ me and put a smile back on my face.

21. A. break　　　　　　　　　 B. flood　　　　　　　　 C. sink　　　　　　　　　 D. crash

22. A. forced　　　　　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　　 C. adjusted　　　　　　 D. gathered

23. A. order　　　　　　　　　 B. pay　　　　　　　　　 C. call　　　　　　　　　 D. search

24. A. climate　　　　　　　 B. scenery　　　　　　 C. storm　　　　　　　　 D. burden

25. A. used　　　　　　　　　 B. promised　　　　　 C. deserved　　　　　　 D. happened

26. A. practice　　　　　　　　　　 B. routine　　　　　　　　　　 C. process　　　　　　　 D. service

27. A. to　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　　 D. for

28. A. operating　　　　　　 B. cycling　　　　　　　 C. turning　　　　　　　 D. rushing

29. A. check　　　　　　　　 B. carry　　　　　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　　 D. board

30. A. street　　　　　　　　　 B. ground　　　　　　　 C. floor　　　　　　　　 D. platform

31. A. paused　　　　　　　　 B. crossed　　　　　　　 C. reached　　　　　　 D. parked

32. A. wet　　　　　　　　　　 B. weak　　　　　　　　 C. sick　　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

33. A. ashamed　　　　　　 B. discouraged　　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　 D. puzzled

34. A. while　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　 D. after

35. A. hardly　　　　　　　　 B. casually　　　　　　 C. absolutely　　　　　 D. eventually

36. A. devotion　　　　　　 B. donation　　　　　　 C. connection　　　　 D. reaction

37. A. accurate　　　　　　　　　　 B. urgent　　　　　　　 C. brief　　　　　　　　 D. humorous

38. A. promise　　　　　　　　　　 B. appreciation　　　 C. advice　　　　　　　 D. guidance

39. A. troubles　　　　　　　　　　 B. signals　　　　　　　　　　 C. rules　　　　　　　　 D. signs

40. A. corrected　　　　　　 B. supported　　　　　 C. amazed　　　　　　 D. refreshed

20. His daughter is always shy in ____ and she never dares to make a speech to ____.

A. the public; the public　　 B. public; the public　 C. the public; public　 D. public; public

19. I can’t ____it when people speak with their mouths full..

A. live 　　　　　　B. stand 　　　　　　C. keep 　　　　　　D. take