第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)

　 When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him. I would spend the day just __36____, doing nothing and not paying much __37___to all the people around me. One day, as my dad and I were___38___ to the shop, I looked out of the car window and saw an old man on the street corner. Our ___39___ met and held for about ten seconds. There was ___40___ fearful about this man, but it was a significant encounter for me. 41_that point, I had given no _42__to anyone I saw on the street. My life was my family and friends. I had no interest in anyone else.　　

　 43　 for the first time I had an interest in what that person was all about.

　　　 Years later, I had long　 44　 that man, but he came to my mind recently and I remembered the ten 　45 　when I looked into the eyes of a stranger and　 46 　what he was all about.

　　　 It seems that we are all 　47　 every day. There are so many things to do that we 　48 　have time for sincere(真诚的)interest in others. Great thinkers._49_us to "stop and smell the roses". But it has taken me decades to really appreciate the __50　 of these words. When I had the opportunity to 　51　 a young person, I did my best

to convey this message. But　 52　 ,young people were too busy to 　53　 this advice. I would like to tell young people to stop what they are doing and 　54　 around.　 I want to tell them to try as　 55　 as they can to understand what is in their view and what is in the range of their hearing.

36, A. sitting around　　 B. fighting back　　 C. dropping out　 　　D. moving off

37. A. money　　　　 　B. interest 　　　　C. attention　　　　 D. respect

38.A. carrying　　　　 B. sticking　　 　　C. walking　　　　 　D. driving

39. A. eyes　　 　　　　B. hands　　 　　　C. ears　　　　　　 D. feet

40. A. everything　　　 B. nothing　　 　　C. something　　　 D. anything[

41. A. But for　　　　　 B. Due to　　 　　C. As for　　　　 　D. Up to

42. A. thought　　　　　 B. fear　　 　　　C. greeting　　　 　　D. glance

43 A. So　　　　　　　 B. Instead　　 　　C. But　　　　　　 　D. And

44. A. remembered　　　 B. forgotten　　 C. reminded　 　　　　D. dreamed

45. A. years　　　　　　 B. seconds　　　 C. days　　　　　　 　D. minutes

46. A. surprised　　　　　 B. learned　　 　C. wondered　　　 　　D. doubted

47. A. busy　　　　　　 B. stupid　　 　　C. lazy　　　　　　 　　D. puzzled

48. A. often　　　　　 　B. rarely　　 　　C. even　　　　　 　　　D. always

49. A. alarm　　　　 　　B. prove　　 　　　C. force　　　　　 　　D. encourage

50. A. influence　　　　 B. beauty　　 　　C. meaning　　　　　　 D. creativity

51. A. describe to　　　 　B. blame on　　 　C. speak to　　　　 　D. quarrel with

52. A. luckily　　　　　 B. unfortunately　 C. immediately　　 　D. astonishingly

53. A. agree to　　　　　 B. think highly of 　C. look after　　 　D. take notice of

54. A. look　　　　　　 B. hang　 　　　　C. bring　　　 　　D. come

55. A. soon　　　　 　　B. hard　　 　　　C. long　　　　　 　D. far

35. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ________.

A. to be breathed　　　　　 B. to breathe

C. breathing　　　　　　　 D. being breathed

34. ___________ the project as planned, we will have to work two more hours a day.

A. Completing　　　 　B. Complete

C. Completed　　　　 D. To complete

33. Premier Wen Jiabao visited the Red Square_________ by Russia President Putin.

A. accompanying　　　　　　 B. accompanied

C. attending　　　　　　　　 D. attended

32. The mountain is covered with heavy snow and it is ______ only by helicopter.

A. acceptable　　　 B. available

C. accessible　　　　 D. convenient

31. Dorothy was always speaking highly of her role in the play, _______ of course, made the others unhappy.

A. who　　 B. which

C. this　　　 D. that

30. With _______ production up 60%, the car company had another excellent year.

A. ordinary　　　　　 B. annual

C. common　　　　　 D. usual

29. Instead of leading us a hand, he just stood by, __________________us when we were in trouble.

A. made fun of　 　　　B. got tired of

C. getting tired of　　 D. making fun of

28. Have you adapted _______ in a different country?

A. to living　　　 B. to live

C. living　　　 D. in living