2. academic　 a. & n. 　　　　　　_____________

1. 能力; 才能n. 　　　　　　　_____________

第二节　 完形填空。(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.

This family made a big 　36　 　on me. There were eight children. You could　 　37 　　they didn't have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were 　38　 　, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were 　　39　 　jabbering(吱吱喳喳地讨论)about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that 　40　 .

One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It 　41　 　to be a highlight(最精彩的部分)of their young lives. The father and mother were at the 　42　 　of the pack(一群), standing proud as could be.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He 　43　 　responded, "Please 　44　 me buy eight children's tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my 　45　 　to the circus. " The lady quoted the price. The father leaned a little 　46　 　and asked, "How much did you say?" The lady again quoted the price. The man didn't have enough money.

How was he 　47　 　to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn't have enough money to take them to the circus? Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and 　　48　 　it on the ground. (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word!)

My father reached down, 　49　 　the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this fell 　50　 　your pocket. "

The man knew what was going on. He wasn't begging for a handout(施舍)but certainly 　51 　the help in a desperate, heartbreaking, embarrassing 　52　 . He looked straight into my dad's eyes, took my dad's hand in both of his, squeezed　 　53　 　onto the $20 bill, and with his lip quivering(颤抖)and a tear running down his cheek, he replied, "Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means 　54　 　to me and my family. "

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn't go to the circus that night, 　　55 　we didn't go without.

36. A. decision　　　　　　　　　　 B. expression　　　　　　　　 C. impression　　　　　　　　 D. story

37. A. speak　　　　　　　　　 B. say　　　　　　　 　 C. talk　　　　　　　 D. tell

38. A. bad-tempered　 B. well-behaved　　　 　 C. kind-hearted　　　 　 D. absent-minded

39. A. excitedly　　　　　　 B. sadly　　　　　　　　 　 　　 C. shyly　　　　　　　　 　　 D. friendly

40. A. morning　　　　　　 B. afternoon　　　　 　 C. noon　　　　　　 　 D. night

41. A. promised　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　 C. was　　 　　　　　 　　　 D. turned

42. A. back　　　　　 B. foot　　　　　　 　 C. head　　　　　　 　 D. end

43. A. slowly　　　　 　 　 B. proudly　　　 　 　　　 C. disappointedly　 　　 D. loudly

44. A. allow　　 　 　　 B. permit　　　　　 　 C. get　　　　　　　 　　　 D. let

45. A. children　　　 　 B. wife　　　　　　 　 C. family　　　　　　 D. friends

46. A. distant　　　　 　 B. closely　　　　　　 　　　 C. close　 　　　　　　 D. closer

47. A. supposed　　　 　 B. thought　　　　　 C. imagined　　　　　 　　　 D. expected

48. A. fell　　　　　 　 B. dropped　　　　　 　　　 C. dripped　　　　　 D. dipped

49. A. took up　　　 　 B. held up　　　　　 C. picked up　　　　 D. put up

50. A. in　　　　　 　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. behind　　　　　 　 D. out of

51. A. thank　　　　 　　 B. hope　　　　　　 C. envy　　　　　　 D. appreciate

52. A. situation　　　 　 B. position　　　　　 　　　 C. condition　　　　　 　　　 D. occasion

53. A. tightly　　　 　　 B. slightly　　　　　 C. toughly　　　　　 D. brightly

54. A. many　　　　 　　 B. a little　　　　　　 C. a lot　　　　　　 　 D. less

55. A. so 　　　　　 　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　 D. or