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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Kino, a poor fisher man, found a pearl (珍珠) which was 36 big as an egg and very beautiful. He set out for the nearest town to 37 it. He needed money very much to get 38 for his sick baby.
The news that Kino had found the pearl spread (传播) the 39 . Every man suddenly became connected with Kino's pearl, and 40 went into the dreams, wishes and hungers (欲望) of everyone. Only one person stood in the 41 and that was Kino, who became every man's 42 .
Before Kino reached the town, the pearl buyers somehow 43 he was coming and were 44 for him.
Kino walked into the first shop. An old man 45 to have a look at the pearl. The old man's heart missed a beat (跳动) when he saw the pearl, but he took 46 not to show his excitement (激动). He looked at it for a moment and then said 47 a sad smile, “I'm sorry, my friend. It's too large. Nobody's going to 48 one like this. I can give you a thousand pesos (比索) for it.”
“Go and 49 it to the other buyers, or I can ask them to come here if you 50 .” They soon came. They looked as if they didn't know 51 about the pearl. They 52 five hundred for it.
Kino 53 the pearl and left. 54 he never knew he was followed by a group of men who all had 55 with them.
36. A. so B. too C. very D. as
37. A. buy B. sell C. show D. go with
38. A. clothes B. delicious food C. sweets D. medicine
39. A. town B. village C. city D. street
40. A. they B. he C. it D. which
41. A. way B. street C. town D. dream
42. A. friend B. enemy C. follower D. boss
43. A. saw B. realized C. knew D. recognized
44. A. ready B. worried C. happy D. afraid
45. A. ordered B. suggested C. wanted D. promised
46. A. care B. notice C. attention D. place
47. A. on B. in C. with D. by
48. A. want B. get C. carry D. buy
49. A. take B. show C. give D. hand
50. A. want B. pleased C. sell D. like
51. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
52. A. gave B. offered C. paid D. bought
53. A. fetched B. carried C. brought D. took
54. A. But B. Though C. And D. However
55. A. pearls B. money C. guns D. nothing
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. There are a group of foreign visitors in our school this term, ________ are from the UK.
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I go to see a film _________ .
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