第二节：完形填空：从ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空中的最佳选项(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Last autumn I spent a week at a big hotel in London, where every room is the same size and has the same furniture, and looks just like every other room.

One night, quite late, I got back to the hotel after a good 　21 　with some friends. I walked into the lift and 　22 　the button. When the lift stopped, I got out and walked to what I 　23 　was my room. When I opened the door I saw an 　24 　scene. A man pointed a 　25 　at a woman sitting in an armchair, and the woman was saying in a 　26 　voice, “Please don’t shoot me!” I turned 　27 , ran along the corridor and 　28 　the stair---I daren’t wait for the lift ---and found the night porter in the hall. “Quick.” I cried, “Someone was murdered in my room”. Controlling his 　29 　he came back with me, but when we opened the door of 311, the room was 　30 . the porter looked at me strangely, said, “I think, sir, you’d better 　31 ,” and he left. I thought I must have drunk 32 　much. I followed his 　33 . At last, I thought I hadn’t heard a gun 34 . The next morning I made some inquires(询问), and the explanation was really quite 35 . I went to Room411 on the floor 36 　where a famous actor and his wife were studying 　37 　of a new play. When I told them that it was I who had 38 their room, they laughed and gave me a 39 　to see the play on the 　40 　night.

20. Only by taking a taxi ____ on time.

　 A. you can arrive there　　　　 B. arrive there you can　

C. can you arrive there　　　　 D. there you can arrive

19. The speech by the mayor of Shanghai before the final voting roe EXPO 2010 is strongly

　 impressed ______ my memory.

　 A. to　　　　 B. over　　　 C. by　　　 D. on

18. Mr. Zhang is _____ our maths teacher, he is also our good friend. He often cares for us and talks a lot with us.

　 A. other than　　 B. rather than　　 C. or other　　 D. more than