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第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、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。

Before dinner my wife wanted me to go to the store to get some soft drinks. It seemed that this would be a good time to let my teenage daughter Holly get a little driving  36  . I drove her to the store and  37   my car with her, and then I came back home with my son. He spoke  38   of the car. I was a little proud, for it was the nicest car I had  39   owned.  40  , I said, “Guy, my heart is not  41   that car. I like it but it is just metal. It won’t last forever. Never set your heart on anything that is  42  .”

It was at that moment  43   I heard a noise on our street. My son went out and then he shouted, “Dad! Holly damaged your car.”

My heart  44   and my mind was flooded with conflicting thoughts. Was  45   hurt? Who else was involved? As I ran to the door, I heard a voice in my heart say: “ Here is a  46   to show Holly what you really love. She will never forget it.” Holly was not hurt  47  , but when I reached her, she was crying and saying over and over again, “Oh, Dad, I’m sorry. I know how much you love this car.” I held her in my arms.

Later that week a friend asked what happened to my car. I told her the whole  48  . Then she said, “That happened to me when I was a girl. After I  49   my Dad’s car, my father,  50  , knocked me to the ground and began to kick me.” Over forty years later she still felt the  51  . It was a deep wound on her soul.

I have repaired my car, but there are  52   some scratches (划痕) on it. Every day they  53  me of the really priceless things in my life. Every day it reminds me of what really  54   in my life. One day, when Holly thinks back on her life, I want her to know that I love her a thousand times more than any piece of  55  .

36.A. practice              B. exercise             C. training               D. lesson

37.A. gave                   B. left                   C. kept                    D. got

38.A. admiringly      B. proudly             C. deeply                 D. curiously

39.A. just                    B. already              C. even                      D. ever

40.A. Therefore            B. However           C. Otherwise              D. Besides

41.A. set up                  B. set aside            C. set on                     D. set down

42.A. temporary           B. metal                C. nice                       D. contemporary

43.A. when                  B. as                    C. that                       D. until

44.A. struck                  B. sank                 C. beat                       D. ached

45.A. anyone                  B. someone            C. my car                   D. my son

46.A. chance            B. time                 C. turn                       D. lesson

47.A. mentally             B. physically         C. lightly                   D. painfully

48.A. story                  B. truth                C. explanation            D. process

49.A. borrowed            B. drove                      C. used                      D. ruined

50.A. nevertheless       B. moreover          C. or rather             D. on the contrary

51.A. guilt                   B. pain                 C. embarrassment       D. terror

52.A. still                    B. yet                   C. just                      D. only

53.A. remember           B. remind             C. warn                     D. inform

54.A. values             B. happens             C. cares                     D. matters

55.A. property             B. equipment               C. treasure                 D. fortune