第二节: 完型填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

　　 Friday was a day I will remember for the rest of my life. A day I have dreamt of since I was a little girl 　36　 　to be swept away by Prince Channing. That day the world could have stopped turning and it wouldn' t have 　37　 　at all.

　　 Friday night my boyfriend proposed to me during 　38　 . We were at a fancy restaurant in St. Louis and everything was going 　39　 . The mood was romantic, the lighting perfect and the 　40　 　was more than I expected -- way more.

　　　 When the waitress brought out our dinners, they were covered so they wouldn' t get　 41She brought out his and uncovered his chicken parmesan, then 　42　 　my "pepper - loin,"which was 　43　 a diamond engagement ring.

　　　 I was so surprised that my first 　44 　　was to laugh and cry at the same time. I 　45　 over and hugged him and he asked me to marry him. I will never forget that　 46 　.

　　　 We have taken a huge 　47　 　in our relationship. I' m still very young; I’ll be 21 next month, 　48　 it seems like the perfect time in my life to take everything one step further into

the 　49 　. There' s no need to rush though, so we are going to 　50　 　about a year and a half to make sure we have plenty of time to get everything just the 　51　 we want it.

　　 With 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce, I want to make sure we　 52　 our time and do things right. I have read plenty of stories about people who have gotten mala4ed for the wrong 　53, and I don' t want to be another statistic.

　　 For those who are 　54　 of proposing, or waiting for someone to pop the question, don' t rush it. Wait until you don' t have a 　55　 　in your mind that he or she is the one for you. It will be very much worth your wait.

　36. A. wishing　　　　　　 B. waiting　　　　　 C. thinking　　　　 D. missing

　37. A. realized　　　　　　 B. swept　　　　　 C. mattered　　　　 D. expected

　38. A. party　　　　　　　 B. ball　　　　　　 C. banquet　　　　 D. dinner

39. A. finally　　　　　　 B. perfectly　　　　 C. slowly　　　　　 D. suddenly

40. A. service　　　　　　 B. dishes　　　　　 C. food　　　　　　 D. wine

41. A. burnt　　　　　　 B. burst　　　　　 C. dirty　　　　　　 D. cold

42. A. brought　　　　　 B. fetched　　　　 C. uncovered　　　　 D. discovered

43. A. surely　　　　　　 B. actually　　　　 C. totally　　　　　 D. luckily

44. A. reaction　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　 D. thing

45. A. walked　　　　　 B. reached　　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. turned

46, A. word　　　　　　 B. waitress　　　　 C. moment　　　　　 D. place

47. A. trip　　　　　　　 B. direction　　　　 C. decision　　　　　 D. step

48, A. so　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　 D. or

49. A. relationship　　　 B. future　　　　　 C. month　　　　　　 D. year

50, A. rush　　　　　　 B. run　 　　　　　　C. wait　　　　　　　 D. watch

51. A. way　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　 C. people　　　　　　 D. time

52. A. spend　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　 D. take

53. A. dream　　　　　　 B. ring　　　　　　 C. result　　　　　　 D. reasons

54. A. dreaming　　　　 B. thinking　　　　　 C. hearing　　　　　 D. planning

55. A. question　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　 C. doubt　　　　　　 D. problem

35. --Nancy, can you help me type this report, please?

　 -- _______I have a lot of work to do. (　 )

　　 A. What for?　　　　　 B. Why me?　　　　 C. That' s easy.　　 D. Don' t bother me.

34. He kept a little notebook, in which 　　　　　the names and addresses of his friends. (　 )

　　 A. was written　　　　 B. were written　　　 C. wrote　　　　　　 D. writing