第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are 　36　 　with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real 　37　 　. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 　38　 　up late so that they will not 　39　 　the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie 　40　 　for a long time, hoping to get a short 　41　 　at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I 　42　 　hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I 　43　 　the moment when my son, Jimmy, would 　44　 　me where that new bike had come from, but 　45　 　he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, 　46　 　took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 　47　 　when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began 　48　 　stockings (袜子). Then I pushed in the 　49　 　I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were 　50　 　to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were 　51　 　by loud sounds coming from the children's room-they were shouting excitedly! 　52　 　I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. 　　53　 　the baby arrived. He moved 　54　 　the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up 　55　 　. The day had really begun with a bang (巨响)!

35. When I was poor, I used to live in a house _______ had fallen in.

A. the roof of it　　　　　　　　　　　 　B. what its roof　

C. its roof　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　D. whose roof

34. The competition ______ my friends got involved at the end of last month was very exciting.

A. for which　　　 　B. at which　　　　　 C. in which　　　　 　D. on which

33. We’re just trying to reach a point ________ both sides will sit down together and talk.

A.　that　 　　　　　B. where　　　　　 　C. when　　　　 　D. which

32. You can find whatever you need at the shopping centre, ___ is always busy at the weekend.

A. that 　　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. what 　　　　 D. where

30. Remember to send me a photo of us next time you ______ to me. 　A. are writing 　　B. will write 　　　C. has written　　 　D. write 31. Helen ______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband _____.

home.

A. has left, comes　　　　　　　 B. left, had come

C. had left, came　　　　　　　　 D. had left, would come

29. Tom ______ into the room when nobody _________.

　 A. entered, was looking　　　　　 B. had entered, looked

　 C. entered, had looked　　　　　 D. was entering, looked