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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，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, 和D）中，选出最佳选项。

An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night .

       One evening when the boys were particularly 36 , he went out to talk to them. He explained that he had just retired and was 37 when he could see or hear boys playing his 38  game, football . He would 39 give them 25 yuan each week to play in the street at night. The boys got 40, for they could hardly believe 41 they were being paid to do something they 42 .

       The first two weeks had passed, the boys came to the old man’s house , and went away 43 with their 25 yuan. The third week when they came back, 44 ,the old man said he hadn’t had much money 45 himself and sent them away with only 15 yuan. The fourth week, the man said he had not yet received his 46 from the government and gave them only 10 yuan. The boys were very disappointed , but there was 47 much that they could do about it .

       At the 48 of the fifth week, the boys came back and 49 at the old man’s door, waiting for their 50. Slowly, the door opened and the old man appeared. He 51 that he could not afford to pay them 25 yuan 52 he had promised, but said he would give them 5 yuan each week without 53 .

       This was really too little for the boys, “you expect us to play seven days a week for merely 5 yuan!”They yelled . “54！”

       They stormed away and 55played on the street again.

36  A hot             B noisy          C troublesome        D naughty

37  A happiest      B excited        C encouraged         D bored

38  A interesting   B amusing      C acceptable          D favorite

39    A more ever    B therefore     C willingly           D forever

40    A shouted       B cried           C thrilled               D smiled

41    A how            B when          C that                   D what

42    A expected      B enjoyed       C admired             D respected

43    A happily              B thankfully   C gratefully          D tearfully

44    A but             B in addition   C however             D besides

45    A earned         B saved         C remained            D left

46    A paycheck     B insurance     C food ticket          D salary

47    A not             B no              C so                      D very

48    A final           B end             C start                   D beginning

49    A kicked         B hit                     C beat                   D knocked

50    A rewards       B awards        C checks                   D wages

51    A expressed    B apologized   C stated                 D expected

52    A as               B like             C when                 D though

53    A fail             B hesitation    C joke                   D question

54    A No way     B No possible C No problem        D No play

55    A hardly         B never          C seldom              D often

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