第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

One day, a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville. On the train was a 　36　 man with a big suitcase. He was　 37　 William Warblerand he looked very uncommon indeed.But what made him most unusual was the fact that whenever he needed to　 38　 he did so by singing opera. Even if someone said 'good day',He would clear his throat and　 　　39　 ,

"Gooood dayyy to youuuuuuuu..... tooOOOO!"

Almost everyone considered William Warbler unusual,since no one could get a normal　 40　 word out of him. And, as no one knew how he made his living - and he lived quite 　　41　 , always wearing his same old second-hand suit - they often had no　　 42　 for him.

William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when, one day, a rumor(谣言)　 43　 that William had　 44　 a role in a very important opera in the nation's capital, that there had been　 posters everywhere　 45　 　the event.,and that it had been a great　 46　 . And to everyone's surprise , when William was being　 47　 by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking　　 48　　 singing. And he did it with good　　 49　 , and with a clear and pleasant voice.

From that day, William　　 50　 singing at all hours. Now he sang only during his stage appearances .Some people hand an idea　 51　 he had changed, but others still had none, and continued believing him to be somewhat mad. They wouldn't have thought so 　　52　 they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large stone, with a hand-carved message on it.

The message said: "Practice, my boy. Practice every second, for you never know when your will　　 53　 come."

Little did people　 54　 that he only got the role in the opera because the 　　55　 had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.

36. A.handsome　 　　　　　B.strange　　　　　　 　　C.funny 　　　　　　　D.sensitive

37. A.told 　　　　　　　　B.made 　　　　　　　　　C.called 　　　　　　　D.asked

38. A.debate 　　　　　　　B.practice 　　　　　　　　C.apper 　　　　　　　　unicate

39. A.shout　　　 　　　　　B.reply 　　　　　　　　　C.repeat　　　　　　 　D.laugh

40. A.advised 　　　　　　B.spoken 　　　　　　　　C.written　　　　　　 　D.printed

41. A.naturally 　　　　　　B.quietlly 　　　　　　　　C.simply 　　　　　　　D.calmly

42. A.patience　　　 　　　B.sense 　　　　　　　　　cern　　　　　　 D.respect

43. A.developed 　　　　　B.exploded 　　　　　　　　C.spread 　　　　　　　D.gathered

44. A.refused 　　　　　　　B.created　　　　　　 　　C.performed 　　　　　D.received

45. A.suggesting 　　　　　B.advertising 　　　　　　　C.supporting 　　　　　D.celebrating

46. A.benefit 　　　　　　　B.discovery 　　　　　　　　C.success 　　　　　　　D.experience

47. A.questioned 　　　　　　B.blamed 　　　　　　　　C.interviewed 　　　　　D.welcomed

48. A.other than 　　　　　　　B.rather than　　　　　　 C.apart from 　　　　　D.except for

49. A.movement 　　　　　　B.efforts 　　　　　　　　C.signs 　　　　　　　　D.pronunciation

50. A.gave up 　　　　　　　　B.turned down　　　　　 C.asked for 　　　　　　D.went over

51. A.how 　　　　　　　　　　B.why　　　　　　 　　C.that 　　　　　　　　　D.where

52. A.while 　　　　　　　　　B.because 　　　　　　　C.if 　　　　　　　　　　D.since

ce 　　　　　　　　　B.fortune 　　　　　　　C.courage 　　　　　　　D.wisdom

54. A.appreciate　　　　　　 　B.understand 　　　　　　C.expect 　　　　　　　D.realize

55. A.actor 　　　　　　　　　B.teacher 　　　　　　　C.neighbor 　　　　　　D.director

35.I had reached a point in my career 　　　　　I need to decide which way to go.

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

34.I’m afraid I’ve little time to spare these days.I’ve a pile of papers to 　　　　　before the meeting.

A.get through　　　　　　 　B.put on 　　　　　　　C.set up 　　　　　　　D.send for

33.-our women athletes achieved great success in the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games.

-Yes.No one could perform 　　　　,I think.

A.well 　　　　　　　B.better 　　　　　　　C.best 　　　　　　　D.the best

32.-It’s reported that the new underground line has been completed.

-Yes but it hasn’t been made clear 　　　　　it’s to be opened to traffic.

A.that 　　　　　　　B.who 　　　　　　　C.what 　　　　　　　D.when

31.Mr.Brown arranged for the taxi to come at six 　　　　she would not have to wait long at the station.

A.so that 　　　　　　　B.even if　　　　　　 　C.before 　　　　　　　D.because

30.When she called at his studio,she 　　　　that he had gone to Japan.

A.is told 　　　　　　　B.was told　　　　　　 　C.tells 　　　　　　　D.told

29.-Do you know when Phil’s coming?

-He 　　　　4:00.

A.says　　　　　　 　B.has said 　　　　　　　C.had said 　　　　　　　D.said