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第三节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和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。      

Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University. We were all a bit   21   of our landlord, a rough middle-aged man. He gave us a lecture about paying the   22   on time and maintaining the house and appliances.

During the fall semester, my housemates and I threw a   23  . We sent invitations to many friends and told everyone to come to our house on Friday night. We   24   a large crowd and everyone had a great   25  . The last guests left in the wee(凌晨一两点) hours of the morning.

Exhausted, we decided to sleep in and clean the house and yard the next morning. Well, you   26   it! We were awakened about 7:00 a.m. by our   27  , who was knocking on the door. Sleepily, we let him in,   28   to incur his wrath（招致他的怒气）. Instead, he picked up a party invitation that had been   29   on the sidewalk and asked, "Why didn't you girls invite me?" He came into the house,   30   a minor repair, and spent a few minutes helping us pick up trash from the yard. We weren't quite sure what use to make of our unexpected luck, but we were thrilled that our landlord had been so   31  .

A few months later, I made a mathematical error while balancing my checkbook and my bank soon informed me that I had bounced(跳过) a   32  . I was ashamed when I discovered that it was my rent check and   33   I had to let my landlord know. I figured that he   34   my housemates and I as irresponsible after the party incident and this would   35   him right. I was certain that he would drive me away.   36  , I gathered the courage to call him and explained what had happened. He said, "I have a daughter about your age, and the same thing happened to her   37  . Would you like to wait until next month and send a   38   payment then?"

I've never forgotten our landlord's kindness and understanding. He also taught me an important lesson about not judging a book by its   39  . I'm proud to say that I have not bounced a check   40   (though I have thrown a few more parties)!

21. A. tired                  B. ashamed                   C. fond                 D. afraid

22. A. rent                    B. house                       C. price                 D. money

23. A. table                   B. party                        C. course               D. landlord

24. A. enjoyed                     B. drew                        C. wanted              D. picked

25. A. time                   B. fun                          C. joy                   D. trouble

26. A. guess                  B. are guessing              C. guessed             D. had guessed

27. A. housemate           B. neighbour                 C. parents              D. landlord

28. A. expecting            B. hoping                            C. thinking            D. considering

29. A. lain                    B. laying                      C. lying                 D. laid

30. A. took                   B. gave                        C. made                D. lad

31. A. understanding      B. annoying                  C. careful                     D. fierce

32. A. card                   B. bill                          C. account             D. check

33. A. that                    B. which                      C. what                 D. 不填

34. A. knew                  B. viewed                     C. looked                     D. thought

35. A. announce            B. show                        C. prove                D. suggest

36. A. Somehow           B. Meanwhile               C. Moreover          D. However

37. A. then                   B. once                        C. again                D. later

38. A. another               B. double                            C. same                 D. large

39. A. cover                  B. colour                      C. content              D. title

40. A. after                   B. since                        C. ever                  D. before

Answer 1

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