第二节、完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

My grandmother has been suffering from a bad cough these days.　 36 old people seem to get diseases often, I got　 37 about my grandmother when a friend told me about her grandfather　 38　 a stroke and diabetes.

I　 39　 my grandmother every day asking about her sleep, her diet or what she buys, to　 40　 she is all right. It is now that I　 41　 how much my family 　42　 to me. Remembering my grandma cooking dinner for me, I am　 43　 to find that if I think about it, there are lots of things that move me to　 44　 . I found that my dad was taking 　45　 of the roses in my bedroom to make sure they were　 46　 when I went back from school on the 　47　 . On the Sunday , my parents take me 　48　 to campus and gave me fruits, snacks, and drinks as if nothing was　 49　 at college.

But I 　50　 none of this before. I used to phone them if I had problems and would 　51　 without a thank-you as soon as I got the 　52　 . My grandma’s problem 　53　 me of how important family is. The world is attractive to us teenagers and we seem to have a great career to pursue and many 　54　 . But most important of all, we have a 　55　　 to care for and love for.

35._________I saw her, I was amazed with her good behavior.

　 A.The first time　 　　　　　　　B.For the first time

C.At first time　　 　　　　　　　D.In time of

34.They’d like to see her daughter settle_________, get married, and have kids.

　 A.down　　 　　　B.on　　　　　 　C.in　　　　　 　　D.up

33.I haven’t read_________of his books, but judging from the one I have read I think he is a very promising writer.

　 A.any　　　 　　　B.none　　　　 　C.both　　　 　　　D.either

32.In the traffic accident, his father came close to __________.

　 A.be killed　 　B.killing　 　　　C.kill　　　　 　　D.being killed

31.--- This returned Chinese scholar has become one of the top experts in this field.

　 　--- Yes, I know him very well. He_________in Africa on wild animals for eight years.

　 A.has worked　　　　　　　　　 　B.had worked　　

C.worked　　　　　　　　　　　 　D.has been working

30.They turned out more than 1,000 washing machines, most of which ________quality.

　 A.is good　　 　B.are good　 　　C.is of high 　　　D.are of high

29.--- Did you visit the zoo?

　 --- No, we_______have visited it, but we spent too much time shopping.

　 A.shouldn’t　 　’t　　　 　C.could　　　　 　D.must

28.The letter from his girlfriend he had been looking forward to _________yesterday.

　 A.came　　　　 　es　　　　 　ing　　 　　　e

27.Jack, it’s________bad manners to blow your nose at________table.

　 A.the; a　　　 　B.the; /　　　 　C./; the　　 　　　D./; /