第二节 完形填空(共20小题; 每小题1.5 分, 满分30分)

I was feeling a little blue because my mother had been out of work and she had lots of bills to 　16　. It left me wondering what was going to 　17　. But it gave me some 　18　 when my mother told me she was pleased to be leaving since her boss wasn’t the 　19　 person to be around.

One day, I got off the college bus and started walking. That’s when I heard 　20　 music and singing. I walked a little 　21　 so I could find out where it was coming from. Through the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love, keeping on 　22　, and thinking highly of the power within yourself. The 　23　 she was singing comforted me a bit. I stood there watching her play, thinking that it must take 　24　 to perform in the middle of a crowded New York port.

So I stood there 　25　.

She must have felt my being there because she would occasionally look in my direction. By now I was telling myself that if she could 　26　 in front of hundreds of people she didn’t 　27　 then I could at least tell her how good she 　28　. I walked over and put some 　29　 in her cap. Instead of 　30　 my way home, I said to her, “I have been going through a rough time lately, but you’ve made me 　31　 again.”

“I’m happy that I could 　32　,” she replied. “Why are you so sad?”

“Well, my mum told me she had lost her 　33　, and I’m not so sure what to do ...”

“You see, here’s the 　34　,” she explained. “Your head is down. Because opportunities come in different ways and if your head is down you might never 　35　 them.”

16. A. buy 　　　　　　 B. spend 　　　　　 C. pay 　　　　　　　　 D. check　

17. A. leave　 　　　　 B. happen 　　　　 C. fall　 　　　　　　　 D. fail　　

18. A. comfort 　　　 B. advice　 　　　　 C. strength 　　　　　 D. spirit

19. A. strongest　 　 B. tallest 　　　　　 C. cleverest 　　　　 D. nicest

20. A. piano 　　　　　 B. rock　　　　　　　 C. country 　　　　　 D. dance

21. A. calmly 　　　　 B. closely 　　　　 C. slowly　 　　　　　 D. quietly　

22. A. testing 　　　　 B. standing 　　　 C. advertising 　　 D. trying　　

23. A. method 　　　 B. way　 　　　　 C. place　 　　　　　　 D. reason　

24. A. courage　 　　 B. energy　 　　　 C. power 　　　　　　 D. space　

25. A. crying　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. asking　 　　　　　 C. wondering　 　 D. listening　　

26. A. explain　　　　 B. perform　　　　 C. laugh　 　　　　　 D. shout　　　

27. A. remember　 B. consider　 　 C. know 　　　　　　 D. like　

28. A. sounded 　　　 B. felt　　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　 D. seemed　

29. A. gifts　　　　　　 B. flowers　 　　 C. toys　　　　　　　　 D. coins

30. A. losing　 　　　 B. continuing　 　 C. feeling　 　　　　 D. showing　 　

31. A. careful　 　　 B. sad　 　　　　　　 C. hopeful　 　　　　 D. disappointed

32. A. help　 　　　　　 B. walk　　　　　　 C. work　 　　　　　　 D. succeed　　　

33. A. heart　 　　　　 B. job　 　　　　　　 C. balance 　　　　　 D. patience　

34. A. difficulty 　　 B. beginning　 　 C. cap 　　　　　　　　 D. problem

35. A. miss　　　 B. hear　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. see　 　　　　　　 D. make

15. The meeting has just been over. 　　　　the new chairman of the Students’ Union?

　 　 A. Do you suppose who is　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. Who do you suppose is

　 　 C. Who is do you suppose　　　　　 D. Do you suppose is who

14. All these postcards must be mailed at once 　　　　in time for the Spring Festival.

　　 A. to have received　　 　　　　　　 B. so as to be receiving　　

　　 C. so as to be received　 　　　　　　 D. to receive

13. 　　　　there is plenty of sun and rain, the fields are green.

　 　 A. Which　 　　　　 B. What　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. That　　　　　 　 D. Where　

12. You may depend on it 　　　　I shall always help you.

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

11. It doesn’t matter when you 　　　　here. Just come when you’d like to.

　 　 A. have arrived　 　　　 B. arrive　　 　 C. are arriving　　 　 D. will arrive

10. It was 　　　　a hot day 　　　　nobody wanted to do anything.

　　 A. such … that　 　　 B. so … that　 C. so … as　　　 　 D. such … as

9. The thief was caught because the alarm 　　　　when he was stealing money from the shop.

　　 A. went on　　　　 B. went off　　 C. went away　　 　 D. went out

8. Another advantage is that it’s so slim that it won’t 　　　　too much space in your bag.

　　 A. take up　　 　　　 B. make up　 　 C. put up　 　　　　　 D. use up

7. 　　　　she is more than 70 years old, she always gets up early and keeps doing sports every day.

　　 A. As　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. If　　　　　 　 C. While　　　　　 　 D. Because