第二节   完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    A man came home from work late, tired and impatient, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

   "Yeah, sure. What is   36   ?" replied the man.

   "Daddy, how much do you make   37  ?"

   "That' s none of your business.   38  do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.

   "I just want to know. Please tell me." pleaded(恳求) the little boy.

   "If you   39  know, I make $ 20 an hour."

   "Oh," the little boy replied with his head down. Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I please   40   $ 10 ?"

    The father was angry. "If the only reason is that you can buy a   41 toy or some other nonsense, go straight to your   42  and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish.

 I work hard every day for this childish behavior."

      The little boy   43  went to his room and shut the door.

      The man sat down and started to get even angrier. How dare he ask  44  questions only to get some money? After about an hour, the man had   45  down, and started to think. Maybe there was   46  he really needed to buy with that $ 10 and he really didn't ask for money very   47 .

      The man went to the door of the little boy' s room and opened it.

      "Are you   48   , son?" He asked.

      "No, daddy. I' m awake," replied the boy.

      "I've been thinking. Maybe I was too hard   49  you earlier," said the man. "It's been a long day and I took out my anger on you. Here' s the $ 10 you   50  for."

      The little boy sat straight up,   51    . "Oh, thank you, daddy!" He said. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some crumpled-up (皱)   52    . The man, seeing that the boy already   53  money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.

      "Why do you want more money when you already have some?" the father asked.

      "Because I didn't have enough,    54   now I do," the little boy replied. "Daddy, I have $ 20 now. Can I buy an hour of your   55  ? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

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

37. A. a day     B. a month       C. a week     D. an hour

38. A. When     B. How         C. Why       D. Where

39. A. must      B. can          C. may       D. should

40. A. make      B. lend         C. collect     D. borrow

41. A. silly      B. good         C. cheap      D. dear

42. A. desk      B. room        C. book        D. school

43. A. angrily    B. happily       C. quietly      D. willingly

44. A. many      B. few         C. such        D. no

45. A. looked     B. gone        C. come        D. calmed

46. A. nothing    B. anything     C. something    D. everything

47. A. often      B. well         C. possibly     D. properly

48. A. angry     B. OK          C. asleep       D. awake

49. A. for        B. on          C. with         D. to

50. A. thought    B. called        C. worked      D. asked

51. A. smiling    B. crying        C. laughing     D. jumping

52. A. papers     B. coins        C. letters        D. bills

53. A. hid       B. kept         C. had          D. lent

54. A. and      B. when         C. but          D. so

55. A. life      B. time          C. work         D. freedom