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
As I drove my Blue Buick into the garage, I saw that a Yellow Oldsmobile was _36_too close to my space. I had to drive back and forth to get my car into the _37_ space. That left _38_ enough room to open the door. Then one day I arrived home __39_, and just as I turned off the engine, the yellow Oldsmobile entered its space --too close to my car, _40_. At last I had a chance to meet the driver. My patience had __41_ and I shouted at her.“Can’t you see you’re not _42_ me enough space? Park farther over.” Banging (猛推) open her door into_43_, the driver shouted back: “ Make me!”_44_ this she stepped out of the garage. Still, each time she got home first, she parked too close to my _45_. Then one day, I thought, “What can I do?” I soon found _46_. The next day the woman _47_ a note on her windshield(挡风玻璃)：
Dear Yellow Oldsmobile,
I’m sorry mistress (女主人) shouted at yours the other day. She’s been sorry about it. I know it because she doesn’t sing anymore while _48_. It wasn’t like her to scream _49_. Fact is, she’d just got bad news and was taking it out on you two. I __50_ you and your mistress will __51_ her.
Your neighbor,
Blue Buick
When I went to the _52_ the next morning, the Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield:
Dear Blue Buick,
My mistress is sorry, too. She parked so _53_ because she just learned to drive. We will park much farther over after this. I’m glad we can be __54__ now.
Your neighbor,
Yellow Oldsmobile
After that, whenever Buick _55_Yellow Oldsmobile on the road, their drivers waved cheerfully and smiled.
36. A. driven B. parked C. stopped D. stayed
37. A. complete B. close C. narrow D. fixed
38. A. quite B. nearly C. seldom D. hardly
39. A. hurriedly B. first C. finally D. timely
40. A. as usual B. as planned C. as will D. as yet
41. A. run into B. run about C. run out D. run off
42. A. keeping B. saving C. offering D. leaving
43. A. mine B. hers C. itself D. ours
44. A. For B. With C. From D. Upon
45. A. room B. area C. front D. side
46. A.an instruction B. a result C. an answer D. a chance
47. A. put B. wrote C. sent D. discovered
48. A. working B. driving C. returning D. cooking
49. A. on end B. so long C. like that D. any more
50. A. hope B. know C. suppose D. suggest
51. A. comfort B. help C. forgive D. please
52. A. office B. flat C. place D. garage
53. A. crazily B. eagerly C. noisily D. early
54. A. neighbors B. friends C. drivers D. writers
55. A. followed B. passed C. found D. greeted
Many people hope to have a _____ job, especially during the financial crisis.
A. professional B. premier C. primitive D. permanent
It’s reported that the mayor who ______ his power to give jobs to his relatives was put into prison.
A. adjusted B. absurd C. accused D. abused
. ---Why do you say that the doctor is in a _______?
---Because he doesn’t know whether to tell the patient the truth or not.
A. procedure B. dilemma C. barrier D. interval
．It was a long time before she_________ to what he had said.
A. caught on B. went on C. went up D. caught up
--- What do you think of the service of this hotel?
--- Excellent! They do their best to ______ the guests’ needs.
A. get across B. cater to C. give away D. take over
