第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。答案涂在答题卡上。
Dad is a liar, definitely.
He never tells the truth about anything , or anything that he thinks is bad to me, 36 I emphasize that I don’t 37 hearing these things. He is the kindest man I have ever met, who never ＿38＿ others, as well as the ＿39＿ man, for he’s always hard on himself. Every time I ＿40＿ home from college and asked Dad how his ＿41＿ was getting on, he would always reply, “Oh, couldn’t be ＿42＿!” When I asked my mum the same question on the phone, ＿43＿, she honestly told me every ＿44＿ with Dad’s business. I didn’t blame Dad for his ＿45＿. I felt a deep sympathy for him.
Dad is a miser（吝啬鬼）, undoubtedly.
I hardly see Dad wear ＿46＿ clothes. In fact, his closet is half empty. Even in this half , two-thirds is occupied by Mum’s clothes and the other ＿47＿ belongs to him. I urged him to buy some new clothes, ＿48＿ he simply shook his head, “The old clothes are still good enough.” Were they? I saw ＿49＿ in them!
It ＿50＿ my heart up when I saw Dad cough terribly 51 his hand covering his mouth. When the pains became unbearable, he ＿52＿ took some pills.
So 53 surprised when the day came that Dad got sick. He was lying in bed, and all the family gathered around him. I knelt by his beside, tears filling my eyes.
Dear Dad, you’ve been ＿54＿ yourself too hard, which you should not have. I know I might as well ＿55＿ a river to flow backward as hope to talk you out of working so hard. But I still want to say, “Dad, take better care of yourself!”
36．A．as if B．but for C．even though D．because of
37．A．mean B．mind C．agree D．admit
38．A．prefers B．laughs C．helps D．hurts
39．A．noblest B．cruelest C．best D．oldest
40．A．phoned B．drove C．went D．stayed
41．A．health B．business C．experiment D．treatment
42．A．better B．harder C．easier D．healthier
43．A．meanwhile B．anyway C．however D．therefore
44．A．change B．incident C．achievement D．problem
45．A．belief B．carelessness C．lies D．excuses
46．A．old B．new C．beautiful D．cheap
47．A．one-third B．half C．thing D．closet
48．A．so B．but C．since D．although
49．A．holes B．stains C．hope D．importance
50．A．woke up B．warmed to C．flew to D．tore up
51．A．in B．on C．by D．with
52．A．still B．again C．simply D．seldom
53．A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
54．A．controlling B．pushing C．blaming D．enjoying
55．A．let B．allow C．expect D．cause
The result was far beyond we had expected, brought great joy to every one of us.
A．that; which B．than; that C．what; what D．what; which
It is the America’s selling weapons to Taiwan cast a shadow on the Sino—US relationship.
A．what B．which C．that D．where
The ground has been cleared and houses for those homeless people now.
A．build B．have built C．are built D．are being built
serious the economic situation is, they still have confidence in overcoming all the difficulties.
A．Whatever B．Although C．Even though D．However
The teacher that his students had difficulty in English grammar, decided to give them more examples.
A．knows B．to know C．knowing D．being known
