第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　 　A soldier was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He _36 　his parents from San Francisco. “Mom and Dad, I’m coming home but I have a _37_ to ask. I have a friend I’d like to bring home with me.” “Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to _38_ him.” “There is something you should know.” The son continued, “He was hurt pretty _39 in the fighting. He stepped on a land mine(地雷) and _40_ an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us.” “I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can find him _41_ to live.” “No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.” “Son”, said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone with such a handicap would be a terrible　 _42_ on us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this 43 our lives. I think you should just come home and　 _44_ about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.” At that point, the son _45_ the phone. The parents heard nothing _46_ from him.

　 　　 A few days later, _47_, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling from a building. The __48_ believed it was suicide(自杀).

　The sadness-stricken parents flew to San Francisco and were _49_ to the city morgue to identify the body of their son. They _50_ him, but to their horror they also discovered something they didn’t know, their son _51_ only one arm and one leg.

　　　 We find it _52_ to love those who are good-looking or fun to have around, but we don’t like people who inconvenience us or make us feel _53_. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are. _54_ , there’s someone who 　55 　treat us that way. Someone who loves us with an unconditional love　 welcomes us into the forever family.

36．A. asked 　　　　　　　　　 B. called　　　　　　　　　 C. wrote to 　　　　　　　 D. telegrammed

37．A. favor　　　　　　　　　　 B. question　　　　　　　　 C. leave　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

38．A. accept 　　　　　　　　 B. have 　　　　　　　　　 C. meet　　　　　　　　　　 D. welcome

39．A. badly　 　　　　　　　 B. worse　　　　　　　　　 C. ill　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worst

40．A. disappeared　　　　　 B. wounded　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

41．A. anywhere　　　　　 　　 B. somewhere　　　　　　 C. some place　　　　　　 D. any place

42．A. trouble　　　　　　　　 B. burden　　　　　　　　　 C. disaster　　　　　　　　 D. damage

43．A. break　　　　　　　　　 B. interrupt　　　　　　　 C. disturb　　　　　　　　　 D. destroy

44．A. talk　　　　　　　　　　　 B. forget　　　　　　　　　 C. think　　　　　　　　　　 D. care

45．A. hung　　　　　　　　　　 B. turned　　　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　　　　　　 D. took

46．A. new　　　　　　　　　　 B. less　　　　　　　　　　　 C. terrible　　　　　　　　 D. more

47．A. therefore　　　　　　　 B. however　　　　　　　 C. then　　　　　　　　　　 D. otherwise

48．A. son　　　　　　　　　　　 B. parents　　　　　　　　 C. police　　　　　　　　　 D. friend

49．A. taken　　　　　　　　　　 B. sent　　　　　　　　　　　 C. asked　　　　　　　　　　 D. invited

50．A. discovered　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　 C. realize　　　　　　　　　 D. recognized

51．A. had　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lost　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hurt　　　　　　　　　　　 D. injured

52．A. hard 　　　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　　　　　　　 D. nice

53．A. unforgettable　 　　 B. shameful　　　　　　　 C. uncomfortable　　　 D. careful

54．A. Thankfully　　　　　　 B. Fortunately　　　　　 C. Hopefully　　　　　　 D. Thoughtfully　

55．A. won’t 　　　　　　　　 B. can’t　　　　　　　　　　 C. shouldn’t　　　　　　　 D. mustn’t

36．The harder the shrub is to grow, ____.

A．the higher price it is　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．the higher price it would be

C．the higher the price is　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．the higher is the price

35．---Is the television advertisement working?　 ---Yes. ____ orders are coming.

　 　 A．None　　　　 　　 B．Some　　　　 　 C．More　　　 　　　 D．Few

34．---I think you should phone Jenny and say sorry to her.

---____. It was her fault.

　　　 A．No way　　 　　　 B．Not possible　 　　 C．No chance　 　　　　 D．Not at all

33．Jack packed all the things into a case, ____.

A．being anxiously to leave 　　　　　　　　　　 B．to be anxious to leave

C．anxious to leave　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．be anxious to leave　　　　

32．He came back home, ____.　 A．sick　　 B．illness　　 C．sickness　 D．sickly

31．The goods in the shop are ____, if not more expensive than those in that one.

　　　 A．as dear　　 　　　　 B．more dearer　 　　 C．so dear　 　　　　　　 D．much dear