第三节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　　 Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books. He was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things.

　　　 Mark 　21　 　down and helped the boy pick up these articles. 　22　 　they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked, Mark 　23　 　the boy's name was Bill, that he 　24　 computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of 　25　 　with his other subjects and that he had just broken 　26 　with his girlfriend.

　　　 They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was 　27　 　in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed 　28　 　with a few laughs and some shared small talk. and then Mark went home. They 　29 　to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before　 30　 , Bill asked Mark if they 　31　 talk.

Bill 　32 　him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you 　33 　wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I 　34 　out my locker　 because I didn't want to leave a mess(脏乱) 35 　anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to 　36　 my things. But after we spent some time together 　37　 　and laughing, I realized that 　38　 　I had done that, I would have 　39 　a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You 　40　 my life."

21．A．fell　　　　　　　　　　　 B．sat　　　　　　　　　　　 C．lay　　　　　　　　　　　 D．knelt

22．A．Although　　　　　　 B．Since　　　　　　　　　 C．After　　　　　　　　　 D．Until

23．A．discovered　　　　　 B．realized　　　　　　　　 C．said　　　　　　　　　　 D．decided

24．A．played　　　　　　　　 B．loved　　　　　　　　　 C．tried　　　　　　　　　　 D．made

25．A．questions　　　　　　 B．ideas　　　　　　　　　 C．trouble　　　　　　　　 D．doubt

26．A．up　　　　　　　　　　　 B．out　　　　　　　　　　　 C．off　　　　　　　　　　　 D．away

27．A．called　　　　　　　　　 B．helped　　　　　　　　 C．invited　　　　　　　　 D．allowed

28．A．peacefully　　　　　　 B．willingly　　　　　　　 C．freely　　　　　　　　　 D．pleasantly

29．A．continued　　　　　　 B．agreed　　　　　　　　 C．forced　　　　　　　　 D．offered

30．A．graduation　　　　　 B．movement　　　　　 C．separation　　　　　　 D．vacation

31．A．would　　　　　　　　 B．should　　　　　　　　 C．could　　　　　　　　　 D．must

32．A．demanded　　　　　　 B．reminded　　　　　　 C．removed　　　　　　　 D．asked

33．A．ever　　　　　　　　　　 B．usually　　　　　　　　 C．even　　　　　　　　　 D．never

34．A．checked　　　　　　　 B．took　　　　　　　　　　 C．cleaned　　　　　　　 D．put

35．A．over　　　　　　　　　　 B．into　　　　　　　　　　 C．with　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

36．A．find　　　　　　　　　　 B．pick　　　　　　　　　　 C．pack　　　　　　　　　 D．hold

37．A．talking　　　　　　　　 B．playing　　　　　　　　 C．reading　　　　　　　　 D．watching

38．A．before　　　　　　　　 B．if　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．while　　　　　　　　　 D．as

39．A．forgotten　　　　　　 B．passed　　　　　　　　 C．left　　　　　　　　　　 D．lost

40．A．helped　　　　　　　　 B．recovered　　　　　　 C．improved　　　　　　 D．changed

20．Thinking that her baby was fast asleep, the　 young mother left the room, 　　　　　.

　　　 A．quickly and gentle　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．quickly and gently

　　　 C．quick and gentle　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．quick and gently

19．He lost his job three months ago;　　　　 ,he was seriously injured in an accident last week.

　　　 A．in the first place　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to make matters worse

　　　 C．on the contrary　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．in other words

18．-Did you make sense of what the man said just now?

　　　 -No, his meaning didn’t　　　　 . Would you explain it for me?

　　　 A．get through　　　　　 B．get off　　　　　　　　 C．get across　　　　　 D．get out

17．The friendship Store　　　　 is being rebuilt stands　　　　 the two main roads meet.

　　　 A．/; where　　　　　　　 B．where; where　　　 C．which; where　　　 D．which; which