Question

第三节：完形填空 （共 20 小题；每小题 1分，满分 20 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Not long ago, I had a hard week at work. __16__ just kept popping up(出现) everywhere and I was struggling to keep from __17__ my cool. I felt like I was at the __18__ point.

One day, I made a trip across town to the store. After I __19__, I realized I had left my purse with credit cards at home. __20__, I had a small amount of cash in my pocket, so I __21__ it, my coupons(优惠券) and went inside. The store was really __22__, but I just found what I needed, waiting for the cashier(收银员) to check out my __23__. I waited and waited, meanwhile my anger grew. I had a bad day and all I wanted to do was go home, but I was __24__ in the line.

Finally, I got to the front, but the cashier didn’t __25__ my coupons. I was upset because I had used __26__ coupons there before. It didn’t __27__ me. I would just pay in cash. Then the cashier said it was 10 dollars. SHOCK! I was a little __28__. Now I was mad at myself for forgetting my purse and only taking a small amount of cash. Without a credit card or anything else, I __29__ my things and started to go back out to my car, wondering to myself why everything had __30__ for me.

Just as I was headed out, an employee __31__ me and said a lady in the __32__ had paid the difference for me and left. __33__ the amount she paid was small, the act was huge. A stranger, whom I had never met, completely changed my attitude with her __34__. Maybe next time I see someone having a __35__ day, I’ll do the same as her. After all, you never know whose day you might change.

16. A. Problems         B. Chances          C. Stories          D. Suggestions

17. A. enjoying         B. gaining          C. losing            D. continuing

18. A. growing          B. boiling          C. turning           D. beginning

19. A. adjusted         B. practiced        C. returned          D. parked

20. A. Finally          B. Thankfully       C. Gradually         D. lately

21. A. opened           B. closed           C. grabbed          D. found

22. A. quite            B. big              C. clean             D. busy

23. A. purses           B. goods            C. cards           D. pockets

24. A. stuck            B. served           C. followed        D. defeated

25. A. pay             B. use              C. accept          D. fill

26. A. extra            B. different        C. ordinary        D. similar

27. A. disappoint       B. change           C. move            D. surprise

28. A. foolish          B. short            C. proud           D. curious

29. A. made             B. did              C. collected       D. left

30. A. ended            B. failed           C. passed          D. disappeared

31. A. stopped          B. recognized       C. saw             D. helped

32. A. room             B. corner           C. line            D. company

33. A. Unless           B. Once             C. Although        D. Since

34. A. intelligence     B. humor            C. smile           D. generosity

35. A. tough            B. lonely           C. lucky           D. simple

Answer

16 --- 20  ACBDB      21--- 25  CDBAC      26---30  DABDB      31---35  ACCDA

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