第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus. 36 , there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not 37 , but they were clean. The children were 38 , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, 39 hands. They were excitedly jabbering (喋喋不休地说) about what they would see.
One could 40 they had never been to the circus before. It 41 to be a highlight of their young lives.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He 42 responded, “Please let me buy 43 children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady 44 the price. The mother’s head 45 , and her lip began to quiver (抖动). The father leaned a little 46 and asked, “How much?”
The ticket lady quoted the price 47 . The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket, 48 a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the word!) Then he reached down, 49 the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your 50 .”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout 51 certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking 52 . He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s 53 in both of his, and with a tear running down his 54 , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and 55 home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.
36. A. Immediately B. Finally C. Hopefully D. Suddenly
37. A. expensive B. cheap C. plain D. bad
38. A. badly-behaved B. polite C. well-behaved D. lovely
39. A. holding B. shaking C. putting D. waving
40. A. know B. understand C. feel D. sense
41. A. advised B. recommended C. promised D. allowed
42. A. lowly B. honestly C. bravely D. proudly
43. A. six B. eight C. ten D. two
44. A. answered B. quoted C. spoke D. said
45. A. dropped B. bent C. shook D. nodded
46. A. nearer B. harder C. tighter D. closer
47. A. too B. again C. as usual D. as well
48. A. turned out B. handed out C. pulled out D. put out
49. A. picked up B. took up C. sent up D. made up
50. A. trousers B. clothes C. children D. pocket
51. A. and B. but C. or D. so
52. A. situation B. condition C. surrounding D. position
53. A. hand B. arm C. leg D. shoulder
54. A. head B. mouth C. cheek D. nose
55. A. went B. got C. drove D. walked
