完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Yes, I’ll be ready at nine. Goodbye, dear, and thanks again.” Mrs. Robinson replaced the 36 and crossed the hall into the 37 . It had not been an easy telephone call for her to make. Her daughter had been very kind, 38 , and had immediately agreed to 39 her up, but Mrs. Robinson 40 to admit that she needed help. Since her 41 passed away ten years ago, she had prided herself upon her ___42 . She had 43 to live in their little house alone and had refused to go and live with her daughter.
But on this evening, she was standing at her living-room window, 44 out at the “SOLD” notice in the small front garden. Her feeling were 45 . Naturally she was 46 at the thought of leaving here, as it was full of so many 47 .
But at the same time she was looking forward to spending her last 48 near the
sea, __49 in the little sea town where she was born. With the 50 from the sale of the house, she had bought a little flat there.
Her husband had always been very 51 this house. She hadn’t been 52__ here, but it didn’t mean as much to her as it had to him. 53 most of the people who lived in the street had 54 away, and it was this that had made her decide to sell it.
Next morning Mrs. Robinson 55 the house for the station in her daughter’s car.
1.A. book B. data C. receiver D. door
2. A. bedroom B. dining-room C. garden D. living-room
3. A. however B. of course C. therefore D. specially
4.A. pick B. bring C. cheer D. warm
5.A. liked B. hated C. tended D. pretended
6. A. lawyer B. friend C. daughter D. husband
7. A. independence B. future C. talent D. ideal
8. A. moved B. hoped C. continued D. dreamed
9.A. sticking B. staring C. reaching D. pulling
10.A. blamed B. excited C. embarrassed D. mixed
11. A. sad B. hard C. pleased D. delighted
12. A. pets B. folks C. descriptions D. memories
13. A. lives B. years C. wealth D. treasure
14. A. down B. up C. back D. away
15.A. insurance B. allowance C. reward D. money
16.A. fond of B. busy in C. afraid of D. interested in
17. A. funny B. lucky C. happy D. unhappy
18.A. Soon B. Shortly C. Recently D. Immediately
19. A. fled B. moved C. turned D. traveled
20.A. sold B. returned C. left D. locked
The two football players seem like enemies on the field but _______ they are good
friends.
A. in return B. in detail C. in reality D. in advance
Because it was hard to _____ with the money he got paid, he wanted to take ____ job.
A. make his life; a second B. make ends meet; a second
C. earn his living; the second D. make his living; the second
The old couple decided to ______ a boy and a girl though they had three of their own.
A. adapt B. admit C. abandon D. adopt
The time he has devoted in the past ten years_________the disabled is now
considered__________ of great value.
A. to help; being B. to helping; to be C. to help; to be D. helping; being
His silence at the meeting suggested that he _________ to your plan.
A. didn’t agree B. hadn’t agreed C. wouldn’t agree D. shouldn’t agree
