完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty. I have been taking   36   of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a   37   bag. He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to   38   the unused tins around.

Once I saw him by his   39   , with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum(铝) tins. He threw them into the back of his car and then   40   the car. Being very curious, I got into my car to   41   him. He drove   42   he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more.

Today, I was   43   one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag. As usual, he   44   the tins around the place. My   45   , who was worried about how the   46   caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me.

When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would   47    the tin that he had collected. I had    48   even though about asking this kind of question,  49  I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the   50   to the recycling place

 51  ,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor,  52   has epilepsy(癫痫病) and is unable to work.” I was   53   to hear this, and I asked him, “You   54   you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”

“I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “   55   I try my best to help him.” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble(卑鄙的).

36. A. hold            B. care            C. charge             D. notice

37. A. plastic          B. rubbish          C. paper              D. metal

38. A. collect          B. find            C. hide                D. spread

39. A. house           B. store           C. machine             D. car

40. A. got out of        B. broke up        C. jumped into          D. settled down

41. A. follow          B. block           C. inspect              D. catch

42. A. since           B. until            C. when               D. after

43. A. decorating       B. performing      C. repairing             D. selecting

44. A. turned up        B. put up          C. set up               D. picked up

45. A. manager         B. workmate       C. neighbor             D. friend

46. A. power           B. delay           C. signal               D. harm

47. A. do with          B. deal with        C. go with             D. put up with

48. A. seldom          B. always          C. nearly              D. never

49. A. unless           B. because         C. though              D. if

50. A. machine         B. cars            C. tins                 D. bags

51. A. Certainly        B. Briefly          C. Surprisingly          D. Fortunately

52. A. who            B. whom           C. which               D. that

53. A. shocked         B. interested        C. satisfied             D. concerned

54. A. announce        B. mean           C. say                 D. declare

55. A. instead          B. however        C. but                 D. and

My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow  16 .
Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary（非凡的） self-confidence, something I was really  17 . I looked up to Helen  18 she was doing what she loved—  19 people better. She always made everyone, customers（顾客） and co-workers（同事）,  20 and feel good.
Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  21 customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet（炒蛋）, and when I saw him _22 , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.
Thanks to the newfound confidence I  23 __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own  __24 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan（贷款）, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”
The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s  25 ? You’re not smiling today.” I  26__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody  27 just have faith in （信任）me.”
Before long he handed me checks  28 __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust（信任） in your  29 as a person. Good people with a dream should have  30  __to make that dream come true.”
I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 31  __working at the restaurant, making  32 for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（被破灭）, though, and I lost the  33 .
Later I decided to apply for a job at  Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__34 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent（代理商，代理人）.   35 ， I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest（利息 ）. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm（公司）.
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完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty. I have been taking   36   of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a   37   bag. He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to   38   the unused tins around.
Once I saw him by his   39   , with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum(铝) tins. He threw them into the back of his car and then   40   the car. Being very curious, I got into my car to   41   him. He drove   42   he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more.
Today, I was   43   one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag. As usual, he   44   the tins around the place. My   45   , who was worried about how the   46   caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me.
When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would   47    the tin that he had collected. I had    48   even though about asking this kind of question,  49  I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the   50   to the recycling place
51  ,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor,  52   has epilepsy(癫痫病) and is unable to work.” I was   53   to hear this, and I asked him, “You   54   you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”
“I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “   55   I try my best to help him.” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble(卑鄙的).
36. A. hold            B. care            C. charge             D. notice
37. A. plastic          B. rubbish          C. paper             D. metal
38. A. collect          B. find            C. hide                D. spread
39. A. house           B. store           C. machine             D. car
40. A. got out of        B. broke up        C. jumped into          D. settled down
41. A. follow          B. block           C. inspect              D. catch
42. A. since           B. until            C. when               D. after
43. A. decorating       B. performing      C. repairing             D. selecting
44. A. turned up        B. put up          C. set up               D. picked up
45. A. manager         B. workmate       C. neighbor             D. friend
46. A. power           B. delay           C. signal               D. harm
47. A. do with          B. deal with        C. go with            D. put up with
48. A. seldom          B. always          C. nearly              D. never
49. A. unless           B. because         C. though              D. if
50. A. machine         B. cars            C. tins                 D. bags
51. A. Certainly        B. Briefly          C. Surprisingly          D. Fortunately
52. A. who            B. whom           C. which               D. that
53. A. shocked         B. interested        C. satisfied             D. concerned
54. A. announce        B. mean          C. say                 D. declare
55. A. instead          B. however        C. but                 D. and

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My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow  36  .

Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really  37  . I looked up to Helen  38  she was doing what she loved—  39  people better. She always made everyone, customers and co-workers,   40  and feel good.

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  41  customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him _42  , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.

Thanks to the newfound confidence I  43  __from Helen, I dreamed of having my own  __44  . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”

The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s  45  ? You’re not smiling today.” I  __46__my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody  47  just have faith in me.”

Before long he handed me checks  48  __$50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your  49  as a person. Good people with a dream should have  50  __to make that dream come true.”

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I_ 51 __working at the restaurant, making  52  for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured, though, and I lost the  53  .

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was__54  and ended up becoming a pretty good agent.   55  . I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

1.A. friend     B. waitress      C. citizen     D. customer

2.A. losing                                     B. earning                              C. sharing             D. lacking

3. A. while                                     B. though                               C. because            D. unless

4. A. serving                                 B. respecting                         C. helping             D. praising

5. A. work                                      B. eat                C. smile                     D. speak

6.A. regular                                   B. favorite                              C. respected         D. fresh

7.A. eating                                     B. greeting                             C.smiling              D. coming

8.A. found out                               B. picked up                           C. got back            D. took away

9.A. restaurant                              B. work                                  C. house                D. money

10.A. ahead                                   B. that C. there                      D. up

11.A. exchanged                           B. discussed                           C. shared              D. explained

12.A. should                                  B. would                                C. might                D. must

13.A. totaling                               B. counting                            C. adding              D. valuing

14.A. ability                                   B. honesty                              C. responsibility D. identity

15.A. patience                               B. confidence                         C. choice               D. chance

16.A. loved                                    B. practiced                           C. continued         D. enjoyed

17.A. tables                                   B. plans                                  C. decisions          D. suggestions

18.A. faith                                     B. honesty                              C. money              D. friend

19.A. hired                                    B. rejected                             C. encouraged      D. determined

20.A. Fortunately                          B. Excitedly                            C. Personally         D. Eventually

第三节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。

Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty. I have been taking   21  of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a  22  bag. He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to   23   the unused tins around.

Once I saw him by his  24  , with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum(铝) tins. He threw them into the back of his car and then 25 the car. Being very curious, I got into my car to   26   him. He drove 27   he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more.

Today, I was 28 one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag. As usual, he  29 the tins around the place. My 30   , who was worried about how the   31 caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me.

When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would  32    the tin that he had collected. I had   33   even thought about asking this kind of question,  34  I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the   35  to the recycling place

 36  ,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor,  37  has epilepsy(癫痫病) and is unable to work.” I was  38  to hear this, and I asked him, “You  39 you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”

“I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “  40   I try my best to help him.” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble(卑鄙的).

21. A. hold            B. care            C. charge             D. notice

22. A. plastic          B. rubbish          C. paper              D. metal

23. A. collect          B. find            C. hide                D. spread

24. A. house           B. store           C. machine             D. car

25. A. got out of        B. broke up        C. jumped into          D. settled down

26. A. follow          B. block           C. inspect              D. catch

27. A. since           B. until            C. when               D. after

28. A. decorating       B. performing      C. repairing             D. selecting

29. A. turned up        B. put up          C. set up               D. picked up

30. A. manager         B. workmate       C. neighbor             D. friend

31. A. power           B. delay           C. signal               D. harm

32. A. do with          B. deal with        C. go with             D. put up with

33. A. seldom          B. always          C. nearly              D. never

34. A. unless           B. because         C. though              D. if

35. A. machine         B. cars            C. tins                 D. bags

36. A. Certainly        B. Briefly          C. Surprisingly          D. Fortunately

37. A. who            B. whom           C. which               D. that

38. A. shocked         B. interested        C. satisfied             D. concerned

39. A. announce        B. mean           C. say                 D. declare

40. A. instead          B. however        C. but                 D. and