【2011·河南省示范性高中五校联考】

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One Saturday, I got a phone call about electrical problems. Since I am not an electrician, I quickly  36  that the woman on the line had the wrong number. The woman on the phone sounded extremely  37  as her electricity wasn't working.  Her husband tried to replace a wall  38  , but now some of their lights wouldn’t turn on, and the heat had  39  .

The woman thought she was  40  an electrician who had done work for her in the past. I had just recently changed my  41  and she got me instead. I'm not an electrician but I do work with  42  . 

I  43  her that she had the wrong number, and I didn’t know what her old electrician changed his number to. She  44  , and we said goodbye. After I hung up the phone I thought 45   I could help her so I dialed back and found out she was just one town over.

When I got to her house, I told her I would help her, but I would not  46  any money. This confused her and she asked  47  I would bother if I wasn’t getting paid. I told her it was an act of  48  and to "pay it forward.”  Dorothy and Jacob, who were both retired, seemed  49  and said they never met anyone like me.

Her husband had installed the  50  switch which was causing a short.  After I was done, they thanked me and tried to give me some  51  .  I told them I wouldn’t accept anything, and that the best  52  would be to find someone else to help out.  I  53  said if you can't find someone else to repay then just be extra nice to each other. They were both incredibly happy that I  54  to solve their electrical problems quickly, but I think I was even  55  at the opportunity to help them.

36. A. noticed               B. imagined           C. believed                   D. realized

37. A. anxious              B. excited             C. frustrated                D. curious

38. A. glass                  B. switch              C. light                        D. picture

39. A. shown off          B. paid off            C. shut off                   D. taken off

40. A. introducing         B. calling              C. expecting                 D. searching

41. A. mind                  B. address             C. cellphone                  D. number

42. A. organization        B. electricity          C. decoration                      D. engineering

43. A. encouraged         B. warned             C. taught                     D. informed

44. A. apologized          B. complained       C. shouted                   D. nodded

45. A. maybe                B. anyway            C. otherwise                D. indeed

46. A. provide              B. receive             C. reward                    D. accept

47. A. when                 B. whether            C. why                        D. how

48. A. honesty              B. kindness           C. courage                   D. friendship

49. A. embarrassed       B. excited             C. interested                 D. surprised

50. A. wrong                B. necessary         C. proper                     D. inexpensive

51. A. candy                B. praise               C. money                     D. gift

52. A. decision             B. solution            C. reaction                   D. payment

53. A. also                   B. ever                 C. just                         D. even

54. A. decided              B. succeeded         C. managed                  D. promised

55. A. better                 B. happier             C. easier                             D. stronger