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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In my friends’eyes I am a lucky dog. Beijing Foreign Studies University （BFSU） had __36 me 49 days before the “big day”.
The college entrance exam lost its 37 to me. It became a problem that others would have to deal with. 38 , like all my friends and everyone else around me, I worked hard every __39__ of the way in order to achieve my goal.
The chance to take BFSU’s pre - test was a turning point in high school. It was a dilemma（困难的抉择）at first because BFSU 40 on the humanities （人文科学）and I had never 41__ that route. I did not make up my mind 42 my teacher told me that nobody should ever 43__ an opportunity. Having 44 with the decision all night, I decided at least to give it a go. The following week, I 45 no effort in getting fully prepared for BFSU’s test. I worked so hard that I often 46 myself studying at my desk at four o’clock in the morning. I 47 began to understand the saying, “No pains, no gains.”
After I had been 48 , my friends asked me if I 49 not being able to achieve my __50__ dream. And yes, I sometimes 51 what would have happened if I had kept on moving. But I have no regrets. As a 19 - year - old girl, I don’t have a clear view of my 52 . But after I got to BFSU’s campus and saw devoted professors and students, I realized that this is the place for me to make a（n） 53 in society.
Recently, I have been busy helping my classmates put their school registration（报名表）in __54 . We all used to work so hard together. Without as much pressure from the examination as before, I 55 every opportunity to do whatever I can for my classmates. I hope they can make use of their precious time to prepare for the war, the university entrance examination. And I hope that they can win this battle.
36. A. allowed B. permitted C. admitted D. approved
37. A. pressure B. importance C. advantage D. strength
38. A. Besides B. Otherwise C. However D. Indeed
39. A. step B. moment C. minute D. action
40. A. rests B. depends C. bases D. focuses
41. A. heard B. considered C. seen D. met
42. A. until B. unless C. when D. before
43. A. miss B. risk C. take D. catch
44. A. stayed B. competed C. struggled D. complained
45. A. spared B. took C. shared D. avoided
46. A. forced B. made C. promoted D. found
47. A. gradually B. suddenly C. quickly D. naturally
48. A. hired B. accepted C. received D. elected
49. A. hated B. rememberedC. regretted D. minded
50. A. satisfactory B. unique C. big D. original
51. A. wonder B. doubt C. question D. ask
52. A. past B. future C. present D. experience
53. A. opportunity B. chance C. difference D. sense
54. A. number B. order C. size D. amount
55. A. appreciate B. issue C. understand D. change
. The girl came running to the railway station, only __________ the train had left.
A. find B. to find C. found D. finding
. Was it __________ the conference of APEC that made Shanghai the focus of the world then?
A. being held B. to hold C. holding D. having held
News came __________ the H1N1 virus may spread more quickly than was thought.
A. when B. where C. which D. that
As was expected, only five people turned up at the party, __________ disappointed the hostess very much.
A. which B. that C. who D. where
The children in Sichuan look forward with hope __________ a chance to receive further education in their rebuilt hometown.
A. for getting B. of getting C. to getting D. to get
