第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager     36    him , then watched him cleaning the floor as a     37  .
"You are    38  ." he said. Give me your e-mail address   39    I'll send you the application to   40   , as well as the date when you may start.
The man replied, "But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail".
"I'm sorry"', said the HR manager."    41   you don't have an email, that    42   you do not exist. And anyone who doesn't exist cannot have the job."
The man left the office,    43  . He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10kg tomato crate（柳条箱）. He then sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours, he     44    doubling his capital. He   45    the operation three times, and returned home with $60. The man realized that he can   46    in this way, and started to go earlier every day, and return late.    47  , his money doubled or tripled（增至三倍） every day.    48   , he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet （车队）of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the     49   food retailers（零售商） in the US.
He started to plan his family's   50   , and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker（经纪人）, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was    51  , the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, "I don't have an e-mail." The broker said    52  , "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded in building an empire. Can you    53   what you    54    have been if you had an e-mail?!!"
The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be a(n)   55   at Microsoft!"
36.A. introduced           B. interviewed              C. examined             D. invited
37.A. game                   B. test               C. favour               D. reward
38.A. employed            B. received              C. fired                      D. checked
39.A. or                             B. so                 C. and                   D. but
40.A. put up                B. make up             C. take in                     D. fill in
41.A. If                 B. Although             C. Though               D. Even though
42.A. means             B. suggests              C. reminds                D. explains
43.A. excited           B. frustrated         C. amazed              D. satisfied
44.A. tried                        B. attempted            C. succeeded            D. failed
45.A. realized          B. contacted          C. reviewed             D. repeated
46.A. contribute         B. donate              C. survive              D. react
47.A. Instead           B. Otherwise            C. Thus                 D. But
48.A. Shortly               B. Regularly             C. Occasionally          D. Naturally
49.A. fastest          B. biggest            C. oldest                D. highest
50.A. health                    B. fortune            C. success               D. future
51.A. interrupted      B. recovered          C. continued                      D. concluded
52.A. curiously            B. happily              C. nervously               D. patiently
53.A. believe            B. imagine           C. predict                       D. indicate
54.A. could           B. should               C. must                 D. need
55.A. manager            B. boss                C. office boy                      D. political leader

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

       请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager     36    him , then watched him cleaning the floor as a     37   .

"You are    38  ." he said. Give me your e-mail address   39    I'll send you the application to   40    , as well as the date when you may start.

The man replied, "But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail".

"I'm sorry"', said the HR manager."    41   you don't have an email, that    42   you do not exist. And anyone who doesn't exist cannot have the job."

The man left the office,    43  . He didn't know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10kg tomato crate（柳条箱）. He then sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours, he     44    doubling his capital. He   45    the operation three times, and returned home with $60. The man realized that he can   46    in this way, and started to go earlier every day, and return late.    47  , his money doubled or tripled（增至三倍） every day.    48   , he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet （车队）of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the     49   food retailers（零售商） in the US.

He started to plan his family's   50   , and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker（经纪人）, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was    51  , the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, "I don't have an e-mail." The broker said    52  , "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded in building an empire. Can you    53   what you    54    have been if you had an e-mail?!!"

The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be a(n)   55   at Microsoft!"

36.A. introduced           B. interviewed              C. examined              D. invited

37.A. game                   B. test                C. favour                D. reward

38.A. employed            B. received               C. fired                        D. checked

39.A. or                             B. so                   C. and                     D. but

40.A. put up                B. make up              C. take in                      D. fill in

41.A. If                  B. Although              C. Though                 D. Even though

42.A. means              B. suggests               C. reminds                 D. explains

43.A. excited            B. frustrated           C. amazed                D. satisfied

44.A. tried                         B. attempted             C. succeeded              D. failed

45.A. realized           B. contacted            C. reviewed              D. repeated

46.A. contribute          B. donate                C. survive                D. react

47.A. Instead            B. Otherwise              C. Thus                    D. But

48.A. Shortly                B. Regularly               C. Occasionally           D. Naturally

49.A. fastest          B. biggest             C. oldest                 D. highest

50.A. health                      B. fortune               C. success                D. future

51.A. interrupted       B. recovered            C. continued                       D. concluded

52.A. curiously            B. happily               C. nervously                D. patiently

53.A. believe              B. imagine              C. predict                         D. indicate

54.A. could            B. should                C. must                   D. need

55.A. manager            B. boss                  C. office boy                       D. political leader