第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Every morning, Lula wheels herself into the living room where she sits for hours, totally lost in thoughts.

　　 The days are short and 　36 　now, so different from last summer when Lula, at age 94, walked through a world lit up by 　37 . Her college sweetheart had found her, 76 years after their first kiss. They married. Five weeks later a car crash 　38 　their honeymoon. Now she is 　39 　again.

　　 In 1923, barely 18, Lula first met Paul. Then one day they danced and Paul sent Lula home, kissed her and left. Their 　40　 was on. They left school to teach in 　41 　places, but kept up a 42 , writing letters and seeing each other 　43 . Neither of them had a car. 　44 were not for chatting in those days.

　 　　 Lula loved Paul, but she was 　45 , since he never spoke of 　46 . she started dating others and fell in love with Larry Marschat. Near the end of 1926, Lula 　47 　telling Paul she had been asked to marry.

　　　 Paul was 　48 　learning Lula was leaving him. He 　49　 wrote back. He had been in 　50 　for very long. He had intended to see her when he felt fit enough. But Lula did not know this. She　 51　 Mrs. Marschat in June 1927. sixty years later, her husband 　52 　away.

　　　 Last April 21, a letter arrived from Paul. She called him that night. Paul suggested they could make a 　53　 and so they united, spending every minute together knowing time was 　54 　for them. But 　55 　disappeared so quickly.

36．A．windy　　　　　　　 B．blue　　　　　　　　　 C．bright　　　　　　　　 D．gray

37．A．fire　　　　　　　　　 B．love　　　　　　　　　 C．candle　　　　　　　 D．flash

38．A．entered　　　　　　 B．touched　　　　　　 C．ruined　　　　　　　 D．shocked

39．A．alone　　　　　　　　 B．quiet　　　　　　　　　 C．serious　　　　　　　 D．dependent

40．A．quarrel　　　　　　 B．romance　　　　　　 C．adventure　　　　　 D．fortune

41．A．unknown　　　　　 B．nearby　　　　　　　 C．distant　　　　　　　 D．native

42．A．hardship　　　　　 B．friendship　　　　 C．partnership　　　　 D．relationship

43．A．usually　　　　　　 B．infrequently　　　 C．unexpectedly　　 D．continuously

44．A．Mails　　　　　　　　 B．Radios　　　　　　　 C．Phones　　　　　　　 D．Cinemas

45．A．puzzled　　　　　　 B．delighted　　　　　 C．interrupted　　　　 D．mistaken

46．A．children　　　　　　 B．marriage　　　　　　 C．freedom　　　　　　 D．incomes

47．A．wrote　　　　　　　　 B．insisted　　　　　　　 C．avoided　　　　　　 D．stopped

48．A．disappointed　　 B．impressed　　　　　 C．confused　　　　　 D．heartbroken

49．A．finally　　　　　　　 B．quickly　　　　　　　 C．never　　　　　　　　 D．certainly

50．A．bed　　　　　　　　　 B．school　　　　　　　 C．trouble　　　　　　　 D．hospital

51．A．became　　　　　　 B．surprised　　　　　 C．punished　　　　　 D．refused

52．A．traveled　　　　　　 B．stayed　　　　　　　 C．moved　　　　　　　 D．passed

53．A．decision　　　　　 B．promise　　　　　　 C．couple　　　　　　　 D．memory

54．A．precious　　　　　 B．enough　　　　　　　 C．pleasant　　　　　　 D．difficult

55．A．chances　　　　　　 B．happiness　　　　　 C．beauty　　　　　　　 D．loneliness

35. Jane had prepared carefully for her English examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first ____.

　 　 A．intention　　 　 B．attempt　　　 　 C．purpose　　　 D．desire

34. If you want to see a doctor, you fix a date with him ahead of time. That is a common ___ in the USA.　 A．habit　　 B．practice　 C．rule　　 D．custom

33．It is not rare in ___ that people in ____ fifties are going to university for further education.

　　　 A．90s; their　　 　 B．the 90s; /　　 　 C．90s; /　　　　 D．the 90s; their

32．Yesterday afternoon Frank Hawkins was telling me about his ____ as a young man.

　　　 A．experiences　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．experience　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．experiment　　 　　 D．skill

31．-Is Mr. Wang in?

　 　 -No, he’s asked for __ leave, because his wife is seriously ill in hospital now.

　　　 A．a four-week　 B．a four week’s 　 C．a four-week’s 　 D．a four weeks

30．One of the advantages of living on the top floor is that you can get a good ____.

　　　 A．sight　　　　 　 B．scene　　　 　　 C．view　　　　 　 D．look

29．He is a skillful worker. I am sure he has enough ____ to fix all the ____.

　　　 A．experience; equipment　　　　 　　　 B．experiences; equipments

　　　 C．experience; equipments　　　 　　　 D．experiences; equipment

28．The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(n) ____ of courage and power.

　　　 A．example　　　 　B．sign　　　 C．mark　　　　　 　　　 D．symbol

27．-It’s getting late. I’m afraid I must be going now.　　　　　　　　 -OK. ____.

　　　 A．Take it easy　 B．Go slowly　 　　　 C．Stay longer　 　 D．See you