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，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process．The instructor asked us to list __36__ in our past that we felt __37__ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud．
This seemed like a very __38__ process, but there' s always some _39__soul in the crowd who will volunteer．The instructor then __40__ that we find ways to __41__ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings．I was seriously wondering how this could ever __42__ my communication．
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my __43__, I remembered an incident from high school．1 grew up in a small town．There was a Sheriff __44__ of us kids liked．One night, my two buddies and 1 decided to play a __45__ on him．
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s．o．b．（畜生）．The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious __46__．Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office．My friends told the truth but I lied．No one __47__ found out．"
Nearly 20 years later．Sheriff Brown's name __48__ on my list．I didn't even know if he was still 49__．Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed．I tried his number．After a few __50__, 1 heard, "Hello?" I said, "Sheriff BroW?" Paused．"Yes．" "Well, this is Jimmy Calkins．"
"And I want you to know that I did it? "Paused．"I knew it!" he yelled back．We had a good laugh and a __51__ discussion．His closing words were: "Jimmy, I always felt bad for you __52__ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it __53__ all these years．I want to thank you for calling me for your sake．"
Jimmy inspired me to __54__ all the items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It's never too late to __55 the past wrongdoings．
36．A．something B．anything C．somebody D．anybody
37．A．ashamed B．afraid C．sure D．proud
38．A．private B．secret C．interesting D．funny
39．A．foolish B．polite C．simple D．brave
40．A．expected B．suggested C．ordered D．demanded
41．A．connect with B．depend on C．apologize to D．get along with
42．A．improve B．continue C．realize D．keep
43．A．notes B．list C．plan D．stories
44．A．any B．most C．none D．all
45．A．part B．game C．trick D．record
46．A．view B．sign C．attention D．remark
47．A．also B．even C．still D．ever
48．A．appears' B．considers C．presents D．remembers
49．A．angry B．happy C．doubtful D．alive
50．A．words B．rings C．repeats D．calls
51．A．cold B．plain C．nervous D．lively
52．A．in case B．so long as C．unless D．because
53．A．around B．out C．on D．away
54．A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up
55．A．regret B．forgive C．right D．punish
. Tom said he had been working for three hours, ________, evidently, was untrue.
A. he B. this C. which D. it
. He wasted a lot of time playing football, otherwise he ________the exam.
A. had passed B. passed C. would pass D. would have passed
Don’t you think necessary to make a plan before you start doing it?
A. one B. that C. it D. this
. ---- Did she find a well-paid job after graduation?
---- ______, yes.
A. Eventually B. Generally C. Unfortunately D. Purposefully
---- Is there anything special you’d like for the dinner, Teddy?
---- Nothing ______, as usual, Mummy.
A. on the whole B. in particular C. in general D. in total
