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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It is a very interesting story that I heard.

A young man longing to    36   the beautiful daughter of a farm-owner came one day to the    37  to make the proposal(求婚)

The farm-owner looked at him   38  , saying, “All right . Let’s go to my pasture (牧场)I’ll   39   three bulls one by one . If you can catch any one’s    40  ,you’re qualified to marry my daughter.”

Then they came together to the pasture . The young man stood waiting    41   , for the first bull to appear. A few minutes later the cattle shed (牛栏) opened and a bull rushed out  42 him . It was the largest and ugliest bull he had ever seen. He thought may be the   43   one would be better, so he stepped aside to let it   44  the pasture to the back gate of the shed.

A．The shed   45   again and the second bull came rushing in. It was not only very big but also unusually   46 . It stood with its hoofs (蹄子) kicking and its throat muttering (咕噜)“How terrible it is ! The next cannot be as   47   as this .” He was so scared that he hurried to

48   behind the railings (栏杆). It rushed away to the back gate.

Soon afterwards, the shed opened for the third bull to come out .   49   it , the young man

51   type of a bull for him. When it rushed toward him he was ready to   52  . With a jump he stretched his hands to catch its tail but   53  ——it simply had no tail at all .

It goes without saying that the young man   54   to marry the farmer’s beautiful daughter. He had been given   55  , but they had all gone in a flash.

36．A．meet               B．know               C．date                 D．marry

37．A．farm               B．village             C．town               D．country

38．A．up and down    B．here and there  C．again and again       D．little by little

39．A．set out            B．give out           C．let out             D．take out

40．A．head                B．leg                  C．body               D．take out

41．A．anxiously         B．sadly               C．happily            D．patiently

42．A．from               B．over                C．upon               D．toward

43．A．last                 B．next                C．other               D．another

44．A．cross               B．pass                 C．leave               D．enter

45．A．closed             B．locked             C．opened            D．turned

46．A．fierce                     B．gentle              C．lovely              D．cruel

47．A．exciting           B．surprising        C．frightening       D．amazing

48．A．fall                 B．sit                   C．wait                D．hide

49．A．Looking at       B．Seeing             C．Watching         D．Observing

50．A．size                 B．length              C．weight             D．number

51．A．just                 B．very                C．only                D．quite

52．A．act                  B．behave             C．run                  D．perform

53．A．in astonishment       B．in anger    C．in trouble         D．in vain

54．A．tried               B．decided           C．failed                     D．managed

55．A．luck                B．chances            C．bulls                D．time