第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每题1分，满分20分)

　 Many years ago, I went to see the doctor. But there were a lot of patients ahead, and I had to wait for my___26___, which was very unpleant and __27___. So I took out a magzine to ___28___time and found that there was a story writing competition in it. The story had to have crime(犯罪) as a(an) __29__, and although I haven’t got much experience of writing, I made up my___30___to do it.

　 On the way home, I __31__ up with this idea about a man who so hated burglars (夜贼)and burglary that he__32__ to take revenge(报复) and go around robbing from burglars’ houses. Of course, I didn’t know much about___33___burglars work, so I had to do some research by asking a friend in the police force, and then I__34__out the plot(情节) of the story.

　 The difficult thing was getting___35__with the story, so I decided to leave the opening__36___till the end, after I’d done a draft(草稿) of the whole thing. At that stage I gave it to my huband to get feedback(反馈) on it and he thought it was quite good, ___37___had to be shorter, so I went it　 38　 again, managing to make it more brief. Actually, it was my__39__who thought up the title-“Don’t take it personally.”

__40__the time I finished, I was feeling__41_ confident about it and almost gave up the idea, but in the end, my husband__42__me to send it off to the magazine. 　43　 , to cut a long story short, I got a letter one morning to say that I’d__44___the second prize and my story would be__45___in three weeks’ time. I was very excited!.

26. A. luck 　　　　　 B. chance　 　　　　 C. survey　 　　　　　 D. turn　

27. A. interesting 　　　 B. boring　 　　　　　 C. shoching　 　　　　　　 D. frightening

28. A. ignore　 　　 B. waste　 　　　　　 C. kill　 　　　　　　　　 D. prefer　　　

29. A. attitude　 　 B. view　 　　　　　　 C. situation　 　　 D. topic

30. A. mind　 　　　　　　　 B. head　 　　　　　　 C. brain　 　　　　　　 D. heart

31. A. caught　 　　 B. kept　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. put　 　　　　　　　 D. came

32. A. judged　 　　 B. determined　 　 C. settled　 　　　　　 D. requested　

33. A. where　 　　 B. when　 　　　　　　 C. how　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. why

34. A.worked　 　　 B. carried　 　　　　　 C. put　 　　　　　　　 D. spoke　　　　

35. A. tired　 　　　　 B. started　 　　　　　 C. well　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. used

36. A. source　 　　 B. space　 　　　　　 C. detail　 　　　　　　 D. block　　

37. A. and　 　　　　 B. but　 　　　　　　　 C. so　 　　　　　　　　 D. for

38. A. on　 　　　　　 B. up　 　　　　　　　　 C. out　 　　　　　　　 D. over

39. A. friend　 　　 B. teacher　 　　　　 C. husband　 　　　　　　　 D. boss　　　

40. A. At　 　　　　　　 B. During　 　　　　　 C. In　 　　　　　　　　 D. By

41. A. more　 　　　　　　　 B. less　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. much　 　　　　　　 D. no　　　　　

42. A. commanded B. requested　 　　　　 C. rescued　 　　　　　　　 D. persuaded

43. A. Anyway　 　 B. Besides　 　　　　 C. Instead　 　　　　 D. Thus　　　　　　　　　

44. A.failed　 　　　　　　　 B. won　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. wished　 　　　　 D. missed

45. A. published　 　　　 B. written　 　　　　　 C. printed　 　　　　 D. concerned

25. The company_____a shortage of skilled workers and had to close down last year.

　 A. went through　 B. suffered from　 C. cared about　 D. made use of

24. You'll_____your chances of the job if you wear that shirt to the interview.

　 A. injure　 B. damage　 C. harm　 D. ruin

23. He looks handsome and gentle, but_____he is a thief.

　 A. finally　 B. gradually　 C. actually　 D. frequently

22. --Mum, where is my coat?

　 -- Oh, it may be_____the quilt.

　 A. beneath　 B. below　 C. under　 D. down