第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

　　　 It seems to me that all writers, including those famous novelists, need encouragement, particular in their early years. As a writer, I was __36__ to meet such a teacher when I was a middle school student. Her name was Marguerite Byrne. She not only __37__ me English, which, of course, involved writing skills but also __38__ me to begin my writing to the press--- chiefly poems at that time.

　　　 To my __39__, the Chicago Tribune not only published several of my verses, but also __40__ me--- the highest encouragement an unknown author can __41__. The editor wrote a secret letter to Miss Byrne, asking her to see __42__ my poems were written by myself. He found it __43__ to believe that a seventeen-year-old student could create material on such a professional level. When Miss Byrne __44__ the letter with me, I was very __45__ ! It was wonderfully encouraging.

　　　 Miss Byrne also encouraged me to join in a __46__ organized by the CIVITAN organization. I was literally astonished when I received a letter saying that I was the __47__ of the contest. The prize was a __48__ for one hundred dollars and an invitation to a banquet at a hotel in downtown Chicago.

　　　 My mother, at the time, was not even __49__ that I was interested in writing. __50__ I arrived back home that evening, she didn’t ask how the evening had gone. I __51__ the one-hundred-dollar check on the breakfast table __52__ she would see it when she __53__ in the morning, and then I went immediately to bed.

　　　 __54__ later, I was able to repay my debt to Marguerite Byrne by dedicating one of my books, Wry on the rocks, to her. __55__ her encouragement, I wouldn’t have achieved so much.

36. 　 A. lucky　　　　　　　 B. surprising　　　　 C. probable　　　　　 D. sure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

37.　　 A. offered　　　　　　 B. practiced　　　　　 C. gave　　　　　　　　 D. taught

38. 　 A. taught　　　　　　　 B. showed 　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　 D. suggested

39. 　 A. shame　　　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　　　 C. shock　　　　　　　 D. pity

40. 　 A. paid　　　　　　　　 B. praised　　　　　　 C. hoped　　　　　　　 D. admitted

41. 　 A. refuse　　　　　　　 B. publish　　　　　　 C. receive　　　　　　 D. contain

42. 　 A. how　　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. why

43. 　 A. natural　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　 C. possible　　　　　　 D. hard

44. 　 A. showed　　　　　　 B. shared　　　　　　　 C. unloaded　　　　　 D. delivered

45. 　 A. calm　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. afraid　　　　　　　 D. excited

46. 　 A. contest　　　　　　 B. show　　　　　　　 C. match　　　　　　　 D. game

47. 　 A. owner　　　　　　　 B. loser　　　　　　　　 C. holder　　　　　　　 D. winner

48. 　 A. card　　　　　　　　 B. check　　　　　　　 C. credit card　　　　 D. note

49. 　 A. aware　　　　　　　 B. sure　　　　　　　　 C. curious　　　　　　 D. familiar

50. 　 A. Before　　　　　　　 B. The moment　　 C. While　　　　　　　 D. When

51. 　 A. kept　　　　　　　　 B. hid 　　　　　　　　 C. placed　　　　　　　 D. settled

52. 　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　　 D. and

53. 　 A. awoke　　　　　　　 B. visited　　　　　　　 C. arrived　　　　　　 D. recognized

54. 　 A. Days　　　　　　　　 B. Years　　　　　　　　 C. Weeks　　　　　　　 D. Hours

55. 　 A. With　　　　　　　　 B. Besides　　　　　　 C. Without　　　　　　 D. For

35. --- You couldn’t have chosen a better way to solve the issue, I think.

　 --- _____.

　 A. Well, nothing much　　　　　　　　　 B. Oh, don’t complain about it　　　

C. Sorry, but I’ll find a better one　 D. Thanks a lot

34. _____ more about university courses, call (920) 746-3789.

　 A. Finding out　 B. To find out　　　　 C. Find out　　　　　　 D. Having found out

33. My cousin went to Canada two years ago. He _____ there for a few months and then went to America.

　 A. worked　　　　 B. would work　　　　　　　 C. would be working　　　　　　 D. has been working

32. --- Did Linda see the traffic accident?

　 --- No, no sooner _____ than it happened.

　 A. had she gone　　　　　　　 B. she had gone　　　　　　 C. has she gone　　　 D. she has gone

31. To our disappointment, every possible means _____ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

　 A. has used　　　　　　 B. are used　　　　　　 C. has been used　　　　　 D. have been used