完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With the first performance only a week   36  , I was still learning my lines. I was having  37  dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about  38   up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down    39    streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep    40    and to keep away from any possible    41    . Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.

     About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I     42    quickly, half   43    to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me    44    , so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize    45    the noise had been. It had been my    46   falling to the sidewalk.

     Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to    47    I'd heard the noise. Although I    48    the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was    49   to be found.

     I was about to give up the search when I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the    50    , "Alisa Camacho?" I thought I was  51  . How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye. "Is this what you're looking for?" he asked,    52    up a small square shape.

      It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much    53    that night, but I had gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some    54    of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were    55     to help each other.

36．A. ago                 B. before                        C. away                         D. off

37．A. fun                  B. trouble                        C. interest                       D. boredom

38．A. giving                B. keeping                        C. going                          D. clearing

39．A. narrow               B. dirty                          C. empty                        D. dark

40．A. warm                B. hot                                   C. cold                          D. cool

41．A. pickpockets    B. murderers                C. policemen                    D. robbers

42．A. ran                  B. turned                        C. walked                        D. looked

43．A. meaning             B. wanting                      C. expecting                      D. hoping

44．A. sad                  B. nervous                       C. cold                           D. happy

45．A. what                B. how                           C. why                           D. which

46．A. wallet               B. watch                         C. hat                                   D. key

47．A. when               B. where                        C. at which                       D. which

48．A. looked for            B. found                          C. searched                      D. headed

49．A. somewhere         B. nowhere                  C. anywhere               D. everywhere

50．A. outside              B. inside                         C. behind                         D. above

51．A. drinking               B. dreaming                      C. sleeping                       D. walking

52．A. bringing              B. taking                         C. holding                        D. keeping

53．A. money              B. sleep                         C. happiness                     D. practice

54．A. enjoyment           B. sadness                    C. puzzle                 D. disappointment

55．A. pleased              B. anxious                       C. willing                          D. content