第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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 young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had ___36___ a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and ___37___ his father could well ___38___ it, he told him that was all he wanted.

On the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how ___39___ he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box. ___40___ but slightly disappointed, the young man ___41___ the box and found a lovely book, ___42___,he raised his voice at his father and said.” ___43___ all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house ___44___ the book in the study.

He did not contact(联系) his father for a whole year ___45___ one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He ___46___ he had to go back home and see his father.

When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to ___47___ the hospital, he saw on the desk the ___48___ new book, just as he had left it one ___49___ ago. He opened it and began to ___50___ the pages. Suddenly, a car key ___51___ from an envelope taped behind the book. It had a lag(标签) with dealer’s name, the ___52___ dealer who had the sports car he had ___53___. On the tag was the ___54___ of his graduation, and the ___55___ PAID IN FULL.

36. A. expected B. enjoyed C. admired D. owned

37. A. finding B. proving C. deciding D. knowing

38. A. afford B. offer C. keep D. like

39. A. encouraged B. comfortable C. proud D. moved

40. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curious

41. A. packed B. opened C. picked up D. put aside

42. A. Angrily B. Eagerly C. Calmly D. Anxiously

43. A. At B. From C. With D. To

44. A. tearing B. putting C. forgetting D. leaving

45. A. until B. as C. before D. unless

46. A. learned B. realized C. recognized D. admitted

47. A. get to B. search for C. turn to D. leave for

48. A. much B. still C. hardly D. quite

49. A. year B. month C. week D. day

50. A. clean B. read C. turn D. count

51. A. lost B. came C. appeared. D. dropped

52. A. old B. same C. special D. new

53. A. remembered B. desired C. found D. met

54. A. picture B. place C. date D. met

55. A. word B. information C. date D. card