二、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

The landlord’s mistake

When Thomas Jefferson was vice- president of the United States, there was not a railroad in all the world. The roads were muddy and    16   . So people did not    17    very much. If a man expected to go to another city, he often rode a    18   .

One day some men were sitting by the door of a    19    in Baltimore when they saw a horseman riding very    20   . He was dressed plainly, looking like a farmer.

“Do you have a room here for me?” he asked the landlord.

Now the landlord    21    himself on keeping a first-class hotel, and he    22    that his guests would not like the rough-looking traveler. So he answered, “No, sir. Every room is    23   .”

“Well, then,” answered the stranger, “I’ll see what they can do for me at the Planters’Tavern, round the    24   ,” and he rode away.

About an hour later, a well-dressed gentleman came into the hotel, saying, “I wish to    25    Mr. Jefferson.”

“There is not a Mr. Jefferson!” said the landlord.

“Oh,” the man was    26   , “but he must be. He said he intended to    27    at this hotel.”

“No. A moment ago, an old clodhopper (乡巴佬) came here but I’ve sent him round to the Planters’.”

“Did he    28    a gray horse?”

“Yes, and he was quite tall.”

“That was Mr. Jefferson, the vice-president,” said the gentleman.

“The vice-president?”    29    the landlord, “How foolish I was to    30    him away!” So he rushed to the Planters’to     31    Mr. Jefferson.

“Mr. Jefferson,” he said, “I’ve come to ask your    32   . You were so bespattered (溅污) with    33    that I thought you were some old farmer. If you come back to my hotel, you will have the best    34    in it. Won’t you come?”

“No,” answered Mr. Jefferson. “A farmer is as    35    as any other man; and where there’s no room for a farmer, there can be no room for me.”

16. A. straight B. wide C. rough        D. short

17. A. practice B. work C. care          D. travel

18. A. bike B. horse C. plane         D. train

19. A. hotel B. station C. college       D. hall

20. A. swiftly B. freely C. slowly        D. happily

21. A. congratulated B. instructed C. sent           D. prided

22. A. explained B. feared C. regretted      D. admitted

23. A. safe B. full C. cheap          D. tidy

24. A. corner B. yard C. farm         D. city

25. A. receive B. invite C. see           D. honor

26. A. bored B. depressed C. frightened     D. surprised

27. A. knock  B. glance C. stop          D. recover

28. A. train B. ride C. follow        D. buy

29. A. cried B. complained C. smiled        D. replied

30. A. carry B. take C. turn          D. put

31. A. see off B. call on  C. pick up       D. fetch back

32. A. pardon B. purpose C. situation      D. condition

33. A. oil B. mud C. grass         D. powder

34. A. position B. studio C. restaurant      D. room

35. A. good B. famous C. rich          D. powerful