第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
On his way to the airport one afternoon，Phillip asked the driver to wait outside the bank while he collected some traveler’s checks．
The plane was to 36 at 5：30．From the bank，there was still a 37 journey to the airport38 Phillip merely enjoyed the scene along the way．Shortly before arriving，he began 39 the things he would need for the 40 ：tickets，money，the address of his hotel，traveler’s checks…Just a moment! How about his passport? Phillip went through his pockets．He suddenly 41 that He must have left his passport 42 ．
What could he do? It was now five past four and there would be too little 43 to return for the passport．This was the 44 time he was representing his company for an important meeting 45 the manager of a French company in Paris the following morning Without a passport he would be 46 to board the plane At that moment，the taxi 47 outside the air terminal(候机楼)．Phillip got 48 ，took his suitcase and paid the driver．He then 49 a good deal of confusion(混乱)in the building．A 50 could be heard over the loudspeaker，“We very much 51 that because of a twenty—four—hour strike(罢工)of the airport staff，all flights for the rest of today have had to be called off” Passengers are 52 to get in touch with their travel agents or with this terminal foron tomorrow’s flights．Phillip was very glad to hear that．He would let his company know about this 54 and，thank goodness．he would have the opportunity of calling at the bank the next morning to 55 his passport．
36．A．check in B．1ead off C．take off D．go up
37．A．1ong B．short C．pleasant D．rough
38．A．as B．so C．but D．because
39．A．buying B．taking C．putting D．checking
40．A．plane B．trip C．company D．flight
41．A．realized B．promised C．recognized D．suggested
42．A．at home B．at the bank C．at the office D．in the taxi
43．A．time B．chance C．possibility D．use
44．A．golden B．1ast C．only D．first
45．A．in B．to C．at D．with
46．A．sad B．unable C．nervous D．Difficult
47．A．stopped B．ran C．went D．opened
48．A．off B．back C．out D．away
49．A．started B．caught C．noticed D．1eft
50．A speech B．signal C．call D．voice
51．A．apologize B．announce C．worry D．regret
52．A．advised B．forced C．allowed D．persuaded
53．A ideas B． plans C．information D．time
54．A．person B．situation C．place D airport
55．A．return B．show C．recover D．change
The weather in this area is generally warm，but it be very cold sometimes．
A．must B．can C．should D． need
Not everyone is equal to the task because it special skills and much patience．
A．calls for B．calls out C．turns into D．turns up
The experiment turned out to be very successful， was more than we could expect．
A．what B．that C．which D．this
Some medicine，when wrongly ，can kill a person
A．take B．taking C．taken D．to take
The fire fighters soon got the fire in the building
A．under attack B．under control
C．under construction D．under way
