第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

It was 7 in the morning. I was on a train to another city when I started a(n)_ 36__with a young man sitting next to me. From what he said, I 37 that he came from a farming family and was now doing very well in the IT industry.

He was 38 enough to give me a window seat, help a co-passenger when he dropped his coffee, etc. These small 39 showed what a good person he was!

I was lost in reading a biography(自传) on Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold Schwarzenegger has played a huge role in my life 40 I haven’t met him. Reading a 41 about him is great fun.

Now my co-passenger 42 to see the book, so I handed it to him. Minutes passed into _43 . From the train window, I 44 him reading the book carefully. Towards the end of the _45 , I even saw him 46 everything about the book including the publishing house and code number. He turned to me and asked where he could buy this book.

“You can 47 it,” I said. “This is the second time that I’ve read it anyway.”

I was 48 ! Actually it was last weekend that I bought it. I loved it so much and how I 49 to hold on to it myself! 50 , when I thought of his kindness, I thought I should do something too.

“ wow,” the man said to me. “This is really 51 . Thank you so much.”

“No 52 . Don’t worry about it.”

I got off the train and walked into the new city with a sense of 53 . I did not 54 giving the book to him as I believed 55 each other is really a good thing.

36. A quarrel B discussion C interview D conversation

37. A wished B knew C remembered D wondered

38. A proud B clever C kind D brave

39. A acts B words C tricks D gifts

40. A until B because C though D if

41. A text B book C note D magazine

42. A agreed B continued C stopped D asked

43. A months B days C hours D weeks

44. A saw B felt C guessed D imagined

45. A flight B voyage C trip D talk

46. A crossing out B picking up C thinking about D taking down

47. A read B keep C buy D return

48. A promising B dreaming C explaining D lying

49. A hoped B decided C refused D managed

50. A Still B Therefore C However D Finally

51. A unbelievable B funny C common D impossible

52. A problem B surprise C way D change

53. A humor B disappointment C joy D loss

54. A allow B forget C appreciate D regret

55. A meeting B helping C admiring D praising