二、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

请阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16—35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

Five months after my husband Steve died. I woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet ( 水龙头 ). I knew it needed repairs badly, but it   16  me so much just to think of it.

All our   17   life. I was the "artist," bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was the"  18  " one. He had a real gift for handling chores (家务活).   19   me from unpleasant repair jobs.

But how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly ! I had been so sad and angry that I completely   20   the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that

I now had to  21   the challenge of getting things fixed.

I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the house, he stopped before a picture of Steve and me. "Doesn't your husband  22   this kind of work?" he asked. "It's not hard."

"He died months ago. When he was alive, he did all the repair jobs  23  ," I said quietly.

Ahmed looked at me  24  . but didn't reply. He fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerhead. Apparently he was gifted as Steve had been.

He did a(n)   25  job. I asked him to name his fee. "No charge, Ma'am." he said. "My father died early, and the neighbors helped my family through."

By fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soul. Although I would sure carry the pain of  26 with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant  27   in the world. zxxk

16. A. hurt               B. puzzled           C. cost           D. disappointed

17. A. separate     B. shared            C. spiritual       D. social

18. A. active           B. baring           C. careless       D. practical

19. A. attracting       B. sheltering         C. driving        D. prohibiting

20. A. ignored        B. hated            C. cleaned       D. missed

21. A. come up with   B. face up to        C. look forward to D. step away from

22. A. begin         B. check           C. like          D. find

23. A. gratefully      B. firmly           C. bravely        D. wonderfully

24. A. strangely       B. innocently        C. painfully       D. sympathetically

25. A. terrible        B. excellent         C. important      D. dangerous

26. A. loss          B. failure           C. fear          D. regret

27. A. friendship   B. devotion      C. kindness    D. justice

B

Cultural difference occur wherever you go. When visiting another country you should be

aware of those differences and 28  them.  Here aresome   29   on how to fit in.

Every traveler to a foreign country feels 30    at some point. What you do can make locals laugh.  Your best defense is a sense of   31 .  If you can laugh off eating with the wrong hand inIndia, locals will warm to you as "that crazy foreigner."

Wearing proper clothes is important too . 32   locals will judge you by what you wear. Insome Middle Eastern countries, exposing your flesh is  33 , especially if you are a woman . Soleave your torn jeans at home.

Also be cautious about expressing   34   . Getting angry in Southeast Asia just makes you looksilly. In some countries it is   35  to kiss in public.

28. A. reject            B. recite               C. respect          D. remove.

29. A. plans           B. tips               C. arguments       D. choices

30. A. unsafe         B. excited           C. satisfied        D. awkward

3l. A. relief           B. belonging          C. humor          D. direction

32. A. but            B. for               C.so             D.or

33. A. forbidden       B. allowed            C. expected        D. tolerated

34. A. emotions         B. concern             C. interest          D. views

35. A. natural         B. advisable          C. unwise          D. unnecessary

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