第二节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

I was tired and hungry after a long day of work. When I walked into the living-room, my 12-year-old son looked 36 at me and said “I love you.” I didn’t know what to say. For several seconds all I could do was to stand there and 37 down at him. My first thought was he must need 38 while doing his homework or he was trying to prepare me for some 39. Finally, I asked, “What was that all about?” “ 40.” He said, “My teacher said we should tell our parents that we love them and see what they say. It’s an experiment.”

The next day I called his teacher at my office to find out more about this “41” and how the other parents had responded. “42, most of the fathers had the same reaction as you did.” The teacher said, “When I first 43 we try this, I asked the children what they thought their parents would say. Some of them thought their parents would have heart trouble. The 44 is,” the teacher explained, “feeling 45 is an important part of 46. It’s something all human beings 47. What I’m trying to tell the children is that it’s too 48 that we don’t express those feelings. A boy should be 49 to tell his Dad that he loves him.” The teacher, a middle-aged man, understands how difficult it is for some of us to say the things that would be good for us to say.

When my son came to me 50, I held on to him for an extra second. And just 51 he pulled away, I said in my deepest, most manly 52, “Hey, I love you.”

I didn’t know if saying that would make 53 of us healthier, but we did feel pretty 54. Maybe next time when one of my children says “I love you”, it would not take me a whole 55 to think of the right answer.

35. --- Well, Dick, I’m sorry that I have to leave.

　 --- ________. Let me hear from you often.

　 A. Enjoy yourself　　　　　　　 B. Keep in touch

　 C. Don’t be so sad　　　　　　　 D. So am I

34. They told me it would be cheap but _____ it cost me nearly $ 500.

　 A. in a word　　　　　　　　　 B. at last

　 C. in fact　　　　　　　　　　 D. as a result

33. It’s reported that Americans eat ______ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

　 A. more than twice　　　　　　 B. as twice as many

　 C. twice as many as　　　　　　 D. more than twice as many

32. The government has made ______ clear to the world ______ the country will keep on fighting for peace and justice.

　 A. this; that　　 B. that; which　　 C. it; that　　　 D. it; which

31. A man is being questioned in relation to the _______ murder last night.

　 A. advised　　 B. attended　　 C. attempted　 D. admitted

30. Hard _____ he tried, he was unable to make much progress.

　 A. as　　　　 B. although　　 C. since　　　　 D. yet