第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

Ella Fant was a middle – aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She 　36 　John very much. In her 　37 　he couldn’t do any thing wrong. Every morning she would give him breakfast in bed and bring him the papers to　 38　 　. It isn’t really true that he was too 　39 to work. In fact he had tried a few　 　40　 　. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to　 　41　　 at least six windows. Then he 　42　 　a bus conductor and on his second 　43 　a passenger stole his bag with all the fares collected. He even lost his job as a postman 　44　 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 　45　 　suitable work for him. So he 　46　 　to join the army. Mrs Fant was so 　47　 　about this that she told the 　48　 　to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier.” She said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 　49　 　was, I can tell you!”

Then the great day came 　50 　he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his　 __51___came in sight, some of the people watching 　52　 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with 　53　 　, shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at　　 54　 　! They’re all out of 　55　 except my John! Isn’t he the best!”

36. A. depended on　　　 B. waited on　　　 C. trusted　　　 D. loved

37. A. hope　　　　　　 B. eyes　　　 　　C. head　　　　 D. wish

38. A. check　 　　　　B. read　　　 　　C. keep　　　　 D. sign

39. A. lazy　　　　　　 　B. young　　　 　C. weak　　　 　D. quiet

40. A. one　　　　　　 　B. years　　　 　C. weak　　　　 D. jobs

41. A. make　　　　　 　B. drop　　　　 　C. break　　　 　D. clean

42. A. lowed　 　　　　B. met　　　　 　C. became　　 　D. found

43. A. day　　　　　 　　B. try　　　　 　C. route　　　　 D. chance

44. A. as if　　　　 　　B. so that　　　 　C. because　　 　D. though

45. A. some　　　　　 　B. such　　　　 　C. less　　　 　D. no

46. A. began　　　　 　B. promised　　 　　C. managed　　 　D. decided

47. A. excited　　　　 　B. worried　　 　　C. disappointed　 　D. surprised

48. A. event　　　　　 　B. change　　　 　　C. news　　　　 D. matter

49. A. yet　　　　　　 　B. ever　　　 　　C. never　　　　 D. just

50. A. where　　　　 　B. since　　　　 　C. when　　　　 D. till

51. A. neighbours　　 　　B. army office　 　C. mother　　　　 D. fellow soldiers

52. A. couldn’t help　 　B. shouldn’t begin　 C. stopped　　　　 D. kept

53. A. sadness　　　　 　B. happiness　 　　C. surprise　　　 　D. anger

54. A. them　　　　　 　B. those　　　　 　C. that　　　 　　　D. him

55. A. sight　　　　 　　B. order　　　 　　C. mind　　　 　　D. step

35.　 –Mum, I failed again in today’s examination.

--Oh, ________. The world is not _______.

A. come up; at its end　 B. Cheer up; in the end　 C. Look up; at the end　 D. Take it easy; at an end

34._______ surprised me most was ________ such a little boy of seven could play the violin so well. A. That...what B. What...that C. That...which D. What...which

33. Bobby ______ me your secret, but he meant no harm.

　 A. shouldn’t have told　 B. should tell

　 C. mustn’t have told　　 　　　　 D. could tell

32. We must do whatever we can to 　　　　the river being polluted any more.

　 A. separate　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　　 C. prevent　　　　　 D. guard

31. His success was because of ________ he had been working hard. A. that B. the fact which C.the fact that D.the fact

30. People will be encouraged to eat healthy food, ________ and to drink less beer and wine.

　 A. not to smoke 　B. don’t smoke　　 C. not smoke　　 　D. not smoking

29. ______ you don’t like him is none of my business.　

　 A. What　　　　　　　 B. Who　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. That　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Whether

28. Don’t try to cheat the taxman(税务人员); you’ll never ______it. A. get out of　　　 B. get into　　　　 C. get along　　　　 D. get away with