第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday. The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping. She got on 16 and sat down next to an old lady. 17 she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was 18 . Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes 19 the one her husband had given her. She quickly 20 her own bag—the notes were 21 . Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting 22 her must have stolen them. She thought 23 not have to call the 24 as she didn’t like getting people 25 .
So she decided to take back the money 26 the lady’s handbag and say 27 about it. She looked around the bus to make sure 28 was watching, then she carefully put her hand into 29 handbag, took out the notes and 30 her own handbag．
When she got home that evening, she showed 31 the beautiful hat she had bought. “How did you 32 it?” he asked. “ 33 you gave me for my birthday, of course.” “Oh, 34 then?” he asked, as he 35 a wad of pound notes on the table.
16. A. a bus B. a train C. an old ship D. a plane
17. A. In a minute B. After a while C. For a second D. On the moment
18. A. good B. old C. open D. shut
19. A. the same that B. perhaps was C. probably as D. exactly like
20. A. looked at B. watched carefully C. saw to D. looked into
21. A. gone B. missed C. disappear D. found
22. A. close B. next to C. before D. behind
23. A. she would B. he can C. she must D. he may
24. A. driver B. old lady C. police D. husband
25. A. to difficulty B. into trouble C. out of work D. seeing her
26. A. into B. out C. away D. from
27. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing
28. A. nothing B. somebody C. nobody D. neither
29. A. the old lady’s B. her husband’s C. the police’s D. her own
30. A. gave it away B. put them into C. brought them out D. took it to
31. A. the driver B. the police C. the old lady D.her husband
32. A. pay for B. spend on C. cost in D. take to
33. A. Use them B. With the money C. With that D. Using it
34. A. how is it B. what’s that C. where is it D. why is this
35. A. put up B. held out C. pointed to D. handed up
