17. _________ the lecturer more clearly, I arrived early and chose a front seat.

A. Hear B. Hearing C. Heard D. To hear

18. It is the education _________ he received when studying abroad _________ has made him such an excellent manager.

A. that; that B. which; which C. that; which D. where; that

19. On Sunday when I was a child, my father and I _________ get up early and go fishing.

A. could B. would C. might D. should

20. —I’m terribly sorry that I made your table cloth dirty.

—___________.

A. Never mind B. Don’t mention it C. That’s right D. Sorry

第三节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

My dear trustworthy mother

I never knew how well Mother could keep a trust until I was going through her things after she died. I discovered something I had ___21___ forgotten, something that happened to me as a child.

One day, as I went to sleep after my sisters and I had said our prayers, I recalled the events of the day and how ___22___ I had behaved toward Mother. “I must make things right now,” I thought.

Quietly I ___23___ out of bed and picked up the pencil and paper from the dresser, and then tiptoed into the hall. The ___24___ from the living room shone dimly. I knew Mother was downstairs still doing some sewing.

I quickly ___25___ a note asking Mother to excuse me for being so ___26___. I didn’t want my sisters to know my ___27___ so I added a postscript, “Please don’t let anyone else see this.” Then I ___28___ moved into my parents’ bedroom and put the letter under Mother’s pillow.

The next morning when I ___29___ my bed after breakfast, I ___30___ found a return note under my pillow. Mother wrote that she loved me and ___31___ me. This became my way of apologizing whenever I talked ___32___ or disobeyed. Mother always left a return note, but she never ___33___ our under-the-pillow messages in front of the family. Even when we were ___34___, she never mentioned them when we sisters ___35___ our childhood.

When Mother passed away, I had to go through her personal belongings. In her desk was a bundle of notes tied with a faded ribbon. On top was a message in handwriting which read, “In the event of my death, please ___36___ these.”

I ___37___ the package and glanced at the handwriting on the bottom. To my ___38___, I recognized my childish writing, “PS. Please don’t let anyone else see this. Love, Edie.” I gently placed the unopened bundle in the ___39___ along with other things for the rubbish burner. “Lord,” I prayed, “make me like ___40___.”

21. A. long B. hardly C. never D. often

22. A. well B. politely C. happily D. badly

23. A. went B. rushed C. moved D. slipped

24. A. moon B. light C. gas D. lamp

25. A. found B. sent C. wrote D. took

26. A. lazy B. late C. careless D. naughty

27. A. mistakes B. business C. relation D. messages

28. A. quietly B. quickly C. calmly D. hurriedly

29. A. searched B. left C. made D. folded

30. A. secretly B. unexpectedly C. happily D. fortunately

31. A. favoured B. understood C. supported D. forgave