第二节：完形填空(每小题1.5分，满分30分) 　

When Dave was eighteen, he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 　36 　than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but it got so old, and it was costing him _37 　much in repairs, that he decided that he had better 　38 　it.

He asked among his friends to see if anyone was 　39 　to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so 　40 　of them had any desire to buy it.

Dave’s friend Sam saw that he was 　41 　when they met one evening, and said, “What’s 　42 　, Dave?” Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well, what about advertising(登广告) it in the paper? You may 　43_ more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam’s 　44 　was reasonable, he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read: “For sale: small car, 　45 　very little gas, only two owners. Bargain at ￡50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared, there was no 　46_. but then on the Saturday evening he had an enquiry (咨询). A man rang up and said he would like to 　47 　him about the car. “All right.” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten o’clock the next morning would be 　48_ 　or not. “Fine,” the man said, “and I’ll 　49 　my wife. We want to go for a ride in it to 　50 　it.”

The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, 　51 　to wait there for the people who had 　52 　his advertisement. Even Dave had to 　53 　that the car really looked like a wreck (残破的车). Then, soon after he had got the car as 　54 　as it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Dave’s car and then said, “Have you reported this _55 　to us yet, sir?”

36. A、directly 　　 　　B、safely　 　 　　　C、properly　　 　　D、easily

37. A、so　　　　　　　 　 　B、such　　 　 　　　C、very　　　　　　　　　 D、too

38. A、keep　　　　　 　 　B、repair　　 　　C、sell　　　　　　　　　 D、throw

39. A、willing　　　 　B、lucky　 　　　C、ashamed　　　　　　 D、generous

40. A、some　　　　　 　B、neither　　　 　　　 C、none　　　　　 　　D、most

41. A、delighted　　 　B、sad　　　　　　 　 C、calm　　　　　 　　D、astonished

42. A、on　　　　　　 　B、up　　　　　　　 　 C、it　　　　　　　 　　 　D、that

43. A、learn 　　　　B、miss　　 　 　　　C、get　　　　　　　　　　 D、find

44. A、message　　 　B、advice 　　　C、request　　　　　　　 D、description

45. A、uses　　　　　 　B、loses　 　　　C、has　　　　　　　　　　 D、spends

46. A、doubt 　　　 　　B、help　　　　　 　C、trouble　　　　　　　 　　D、answer

47. A、tell　　　　　　 　B、see　　　　　　 　C、agree　　　　　 　　D、call

48. A、exact　　　　　 　B、suitable　　　 　C、early　　　　　 　　D、late

49. A、follow 　　　B、meet　 　　　C、bring　　　　　 　　D、introduce

50. A、recognize　 　B、get　　　 　　 　C、admire　　　　　　　 　　D、test

51. A、happening　 　B、meaning　　 　C、turning　　　　　　　 D、failing

52. A、read　　　　　 　B、inserted　　　 　C、answered　　　　　 D、placed

53. A、forget 　　　B、show　 　　　C、disagree　　　　　　 D、admit

54. A、clean　　　　　 　B、admit　 　　　C、fast　　　　　　　　　 D、light

55. A、bargain　　　 　B、sale　　　　　　 　C、accident　　　　　　 D、result

35. Although they met with difficulties, I hear that they’ve succeeded _______.

A. at all　　　 B . in all　　 C. first of all　　 D. after all

34. He made a mistake, but then he corrected the situation 　　_　 　it got worse.　　

A. until　　 B. when　　 C. before　　 D. as

33. E-mail, as well as telephones, ____　 　an important part in daily communication.

A. is playing　 　B. have played 　　C. are playing　 　D. play

32. ---Why didn’t you buy that T-shirt?　

---I dislike the pattern. ______, the colour didn’t suit me.

A. Besides　　 B. Otherwise　　 C. Therefore　　 D. Instead