第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death.

A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ___36____ her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt ___37____ and apprehensive(惴惴不安). Late in the afternoon she ___38____ the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise. 　　 The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table ___39____ with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She ___40____ if someone from the office had ___41____ him off, or... did he just ___42____ know that she would not get turned down? She found him in the kitchen and told him the good ___43____. They embraced and kissed, then ___44____ down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It ___45___: "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you." 　　 ___46___ the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She ___47___ that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the ___48___, she read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You ___49___ it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you." 　　 Someone has said that the ___50___ of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his spouse(配偶)is total ___51___ and love, ___52___ she succeeds or fails. His love ___53___ her victories and comforts her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their ___54___. 　　 Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said: "What can you do to ___55___ world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.

36.　 A. inform　　　　　　　　 B. require　　　　　　　　 C. ask　　　　　　　　　　 D. advise

37.　 A. nervous　　　　　　　 B. excited　　　　　　　　 C. embarrassed　　 D. relaxed

38.　 A. called　　　　　　　　 B. lifted　　　　　　　　　 C. scattered　　　　　 D. gathered

39.　 A. laid　　　　　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　 D. brought

40.　 A. realized　　　　　　 B. knew　　　　　　　　　　 C. mattered　　　　　 D. wondered

41.　 A. tipped　　　　　　　　 B. cut　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　　　　　 D. broke

42.　 A. somewhat　　　　　 B. somehow　　　　　　　 C. anyhow　　　　　　　 D. anyway

43.　 A. decision　　　　　　　 B. salary　　　　　　　　　 C. news　　　　　　　　　 D. employer

44.　 A. got　　　　　　　　　　 B. looked　　　　　　　　　 C. sat　　　　　　　　　　 D. lay

45.　 A. read　　　　　　　　　 B. wrote　　　　　　　　　 C. went　　　　　　　　　 D. told

46.　 A. Preparing　　　　　 B. Following　　　　　　　 C. Arranging　　　　　 D. Cooking

47.　 A. watched　　　　　　 B. observed　　　　　　　 C. stared　　　　　　　 D. noticed

48.　 A. table　　　　　　　　　 B. bed　　　　　　　　　　　 C. floor　　　　　　　　　 D. pocket

49.　 A. deserve　　　　　　 B. suppose　　　　　　　　 C. answer　　　　　　　 D. honor

50.　 A. depth　　　　　　　　 B. measure　　　　　　　 C. length　　　　　　　　 D. width

51.　 A. preference　　　　 B. absence　　　　　　　　 C. assistance　　　　 D. acceptance

52.　 A. whether　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　　　　 D. where

53.　 A. shows　　　　　　　　 B. supports　　　　　　　 C. celebrates　　　　 D. approves

54.　 A. condition　　　　　　 B. direction　　　　　　　 C. surroundings　　　 D. scenery

55.　 A. enjoy　　　　　　　　　 B. achieve　　　　　　　　 C. settle　　　　　　　　 D. promote

35. —Ted found a policeman passing by and handed the mobile phone over to him.

—But he _________ at the place until the owner returned.

A. must have waited　　　　　　　　　　 B. might have waited　

C. would have waited　　　　　　　　　 D. could have waited

34. The books mainly deal with the trouble teens might have _________ right from wrong.

A. distinguishing　　　 B. distinguished　　 C. to distinguish　　　 D. to be distinguished

33. —Why don’t you buy some cakes while doing shopping yesterday afternoon? —Sorry, ____.

A. I forget　　　　　 B. I forgot　　　　 C. I have forgotten　　 D. I had forgotten

32. We must apply what we have learned to our daily work because in no case ____ from practice.

A. should theory separate　　　　　　　 B. should theory be separated　

C. theory should separate　　　　　　　 D. theory should be separated

31. I hadn’t intended to get much from the business I ran the first year, while it _____ so well.

A. went out　　　　 B. carried out　　　 C. made out　　　 D. turned out

30. —I did very well in the English exam last week.　 —I did _________. I got a full mark.

A. no better　　　　 B. not better　　　 C. no worse　　　　 D. even worse

29. Exciting as its special effects are _________, there is too much violence in the film.

A. to watch　　　　 B. to be watched　　 C. watching　　　 D. being watched

28. —What’s the matter with Paul?

—A letter from his parents in New Jersey _________ as attack of homesickness.

A. set out　　　　 B. set about　　　　　　 C. set up　　　　　　 D. sent off