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