第二节：完型填空(共20小题，每小题1。5分，满分30分)

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人). He’d 　36　 　his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37　 　had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me 　38　 　near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good 　　39　 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 　40　 　me to study law and business at the same time.

In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that I’d 　41　 　done anything but go to school. So, at　 24 I decided to drop out. 42　 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 　43　 　till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

I packed my stuff into a bus and headed for Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to 　44　 . I finished Havard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 　45　 ,　 “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?”　 At that time, Americans spent good　 money on beer in 　46　 　quality. Why not make good beer for 47　 ? I thought.

I decided to give up my job to become 　48　 . When I told Dad, he was 　49　 , but in the end he 　50　 　me. I called my beer　 Samuel Adams, 51　 　the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to start　 the Boston Tea Party. 52　 　I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get　 the 53　 　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager(淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined(注定) to be a brewer. My 　54　 　to the young is simple: Life is very 　55　 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

36.A.cost　 　　　 B. spent 　 　　　C.　taken　 　 　　D.　paid

37.A.like　　　　 　B. as if 　 　　C.　so　 　　　 　　D.　nor

38.A.anywhere　 　B. anyway　　 　 C.　anyhow　 　　　 D.　somewhere

39.A.habits 　　　 B. teachers　 　　 C. grades　 　　　 D. work

40.A.promised　 　 B. convinced　 　 C. advised　 　　　 D. allowed

41.A.never　 　　　 B. ever　 　　　　 C. always　 　　　 D. hardly

42.A.Fortunatnely　 B. Obviously 　　 C. Possibly 　　　 D. Surprisingly

43.A.assure 　　　 B. decline　 　　 C. deny　　　　　　 D. wait

44.A.school　　　　 B. Colorado　 　　 C. my home　 　　　 D. my decision

45.A.thrilled　 　 B. stressed　 　　 C. wondered　　　　 D. sneezed

46.A.cheap　 　　 　　B. expensive　 　 C. low　 　　　　　 D. high

47.A.Englishmen　　 B. Europeans 　　 C. the world　　　 D. Americans

48.A.a lawyer　 　 B. a brewer　　　 C. an instructor　 D. an engineer

49.A.astonished　　 B. satisfied 　　 C. interested　　　 D. anxious

50.A.hated　　　　 B. supported 　　 C. raised　 　　　 D. left

51.A.for　　 　　　 B. at　　　　 　　 C. in　 　　　　　 D. after

52.A.Therefore　　 B. Otherwise　 　 C. Also 　　　　　 D. Yet

53.A.price　 　　　 B. name　 　　　　 C. company　 　　　 D. party

54.A.advice 　　　 B. life　 　　　　C. job　 　　　　　 D. experience

55.A.hard　 　　　 B. busy　 　　　　 C. short　　 　　　 D. long

35. No bird and no beast _______ in the lonely island.

A. are seen　　　 B. is seen　　 C. see　　　 D. sees

34. ──Tom isn't so strong as he　　　 , is he?

──Yes, he is　　 his two brothers.

A. thinks, no stronger than　　　　 　　　 B. expects; as strong as

C. appears; not stronger than　 　　　　　 D. looks; the strongest of

33.The ______ is just around the corner and you won’t miss it. A．Bicycle’s shop　 B．bicycle shop　 C．bicycles shop　 D．bicycles’shop