二、完形填空

I went to a supermarket the other day because I was about to go on a long drive. I wanted to buy my favorite drink for the 　16　 .　 It was the supermarket that I often passed by. As I walked up to the 　17　 , I noticed a　 boy who was about 11 or 12 years old 　18　 　there.　 When customers walked past him, the boy 　19　 　them a sheet of paper.　 I walked up to him with 　20　 , wondering what he was doing.　 As I got 　21　 , I noticed that the boy had a cart ready to fill with groceries.

I said hello and the boy 　22　 　me and handed me one piece of paper, 　23　 　that he was collecting donations for the local charity.　 On the 　24　 　was a simple list of 　25　 　items: peanut butter, noodles, pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables.　 It also included a short story about the boy and his 　26　 　to collect food donations since the age of 8.　 I was really 　27　 　that such a young boy should be so interested in 　28　 　others.　 I told him it was a(n) 　29　 　idea and he should be 　30　 　himself. He smiled.

Then, I went inside to get my 　31　 . 　32　 , the supermarket didn’t have it in stock. But I wasn’t upset, 　33　 　by then I knew I had another mission.　 I went through the supermarket, picking things from the list, then I brought the items to the boy and put them in the cart.　 I also gave the boy the paper back since it could be reused.　 The boy 　34　 　me and offered me a treat (candy, I think) but I declined with thanks (谢绝) and asked him to pass it on to 　35　 　else.

16. A. future　 　　 　　　 B. trip　　 　　 　　　 C. meal　 　　 　　　 D. holiday

17. A. entrance　　 　　　 B. road　　 　　 　　 C. shelf　 　　 　　　 D. window

18. A. walking　　　 　　 　　　 B. sitting　　 　　　 C. standing　 　　　 D. shouting

19. A. handed 　　 　　　 B. threw　 　　 　　　 C. brought　　 　　 D. took

20. A. surprise　　　 　　 　　　 B. curiosity　 　　　 C. worry 　　 　　 D. happiness

21. A. farther　 　　 　　　 B. heavier　　 　　　 C. closer　 　　 　　　 D. shorter

22. A. thanked　　　 　　 　　　 B. reminded　 　　 C. pushed　　 　　　 D. greeted

23. A. knowing　　 　　　 B. asking　　 　　　 C. realizing　　 　　 D. explaining

24. A. book　　 　　　　　 B. notice　　 　　　 C. paper 　　　　　 D. newspaper

25. A. food 　 　　　　　 B. drink　 　　 　　　 C. fruit　　 　　 　　　 D. vegetable

26. A. ability　 　　 　　　 B. efforts　　 　　　 C. strength　　 　　 D. behavior

27. A. worried　　　 　　 　　　 B. sad　　 　　 　　　 C. touched　　 　　　 D. discouraged

28. A. leading 　　 　　　 B. cheating 　　　　 C. introducing 　　　 D. helping

29. A. crazy　　 　　 　　　 B. strange　　 　　　 C. respectable 　　　 D. childish

30. A. sorry for 　　　　 B. proud of　　 　　 C. puzzled by 　　　 D. thankful for

31. A. drink 　 　　　　　 B. money　　　 　　 C. change　　 　　 D. ticket

32. A. Unfortunately　　 B. Likely 　　　　　 C. Hopefully　 　　　 D. Unusually

33. A. unless　 　　 　　　 B. because 　　　　 C. though　　 　　 D. however

34. A. advised 　　　　　　 B. replied　　 　　 C. accepted　 　　　 D. thanked

35. A. everyone　　　　　　 B. someone　 　　　 C. anyone　　 　　　 D. one

15. If 　　　　man does not have a chance to realize his dream through his own talent and efforts, 　　　

　society will suffer.

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

14. The exhibition, 　　　　in Shanghai next week, will present more than 130 pieces of art from the National Museum of China.

　　 A. held　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. having been held

　　 C. holding　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. to be held

13. Without written language, the Tujia people have 　　　　their traditional brocades (织锦) to record their history and pass it on to future generations.

　　 A. worked on 　　 B. carried on　 　 C. relied on　 　　 D. focused on

12. — What’s the most important thing a teacher should do in class?

　　 — 　　　　his students involved in class activities, I think.

　　 A. Get　　　　 B. Getting　　 　 C. Got　　　 　　　 D. To getting

11. I needn’t have phoned to tell her the news because she 　　　　about it in the newspaper.

　　 A. read　　　　　　　 B. would read　　　 C. was reading　 D. had read

10. The media still tried to get some stories about the film star in all kinds of ways 　　　　her being in a bad situation.

　　 A. in addition to B. aside from　 C. according to 　　 D. regardless of

9. Tina, whose father died from heavy smoking, said, “The assumption 　　　　smoking is beneficial is totally absurd.”

　　 A. that　　　 　 B. why　　　 　　 C. how　　 　　 D. whether

8. Having read the novel several times, I have had much 　　　　with the story it tells.

　　 A. confidence　 　 B. intelligence　 　 C. coincidence　 D. acquaintance

7. — I had a hard time 　　　　the research.

　　 — I know how you felt. Who could finish so much work in such a short time?

　　 A. figuring out　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. getting through

　　 C. responding to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. putting forward