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，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。
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to 36 too much money with me, so I 37 the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for 38 .
The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof(证据) 39 I had given the man the money. There was clearly 40 left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.
The lawyer 41 me to return to the hotel with him and give 42 hundred-dollar bill to the clerk. 43 we did. An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer. 44 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 45 hundred-dollar bill, the clerk could not 46 he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the 47 to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter 48 I said, the clerk who kept my bill 49 that he had given it to me. I said it was not 50 . The lawyer said to him, “I 51 this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the 52 .” Now the clerk felt quite 53 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know 54 to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don’t 55 me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
36. A. borrow B. spend C. waste D. carry
37. A. made B. asked C. allowed D. let
38. A. me B. her C. him D. us
39. A. that B. which C. where D. when
40. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
41. A. hoped B. agreed C. insisted D. advised
42. A. the other B. another C. others D. other
43. A. Such B. All C. So D. Much
44. A. For B. Though C. Even if D. Because
45. A. first B. second C. third D. one
46. A. say B. admit C. permit D. recognize
47. A. restaurant B. bank C. hotel D. hospital
48. A. what B. whatever C. which D. how
49. A. suggested B. insisted C. remembered D. forgot
50. A. true B. sure C. exact D. nice
51. A. forced B. made C. allowed D. saw
52. A. police B. judge C. official D. officer
53. A. content B. nervous C. angry D. sad
54. A. when B. what C. where D. how
55. A. thank B. praise C. leave D. fool
Visitors were at the pictures that the guide showed.
A. amazed; amazing B. amazed, amazed
C. amazing, amazing D. amazing, amazed
His grandparents were born in ______ Qing Dynasty, while he was born in ______ 1920’s.
A. a; an B. /;the C. the; the D. a; the
—I didn’t mean _______ her.
—But talking like that means _______ her.
A. to hurt; hurting B. hurting; hurting
C. to hurt; to hurt D. hurting; to hurt
—What happened to the saleswoman?
—We don’t know. She ________ around here these days.
A. hasn’t seen B. hasn’t been seen
C. didn’t see D. hasn’t been seeing
Possibly encouraged by Liu Xiang, a number of students want to have a try in the hurdle race.
A. 110-meter-long B. 110-meters-long
C. 110-meter length D. 110 meters length
