第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When high school started, Becky and I became best friends．We _36__ many interests and quickly became inseparable．When high school ended, we both cried _ 37__ we would attend
different colleges in the fall．
Our first term of university life was _38__, We had a huge telephone bill and our e-mails were incredibly long．In the second tern-, I found some new friends with whom I felt very _39_．These were friends with whom I could be myself and __40__ out my feelings．I was eager to share my new friends with Becky．
When Becky finally visited me at my school, we were excited．She 41 a toy bear to me as a present and told me about her college life．However, something unexpected happened when I _42__ her to my new friends．Her eyes grew dark and I could see the 43 within them．My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Becky seemed __44_ to accept it．I didn't understand __45_ the people 1 loved most couldn't love each other．
Becky left．I knew she was not happy．I thought long about what had happened．After many unanswered questions, I understood that she was 46 ．She saw me with my new friends and 47 that we longer shared the same experiences．She saw all she fun I was having 48 her and wished she could be a part of it．She wished she could be in their 49 .
I wrote a letter to Becky _50__ she's always my best friend．I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life's greatest 51 ．Becky wrote me back soon．She was in _52___ and felt sorry about what she had done．
I think Becky and I both learn an important lesson from it．__53_ can influence our friendship and change the experiences we've shared．We are now walking on two different paths of 54 __while new friends arc special and exciting, old friends are always there, 55 to share their heart and soul, no matter how far apart．
36．A．showed B．shared C．protected D．developed
37．A．although B．unless C．because D．while
38．A．hard B．peaceful C．modern D．normal
39．A．anxious B．strange C．familiar D．comfortable
40．A．pour B．make C．figure D．hold
41．A．donated B．returned C．brought D．recommended
42．A．admitted B．referred C．mentioned D．introduced
43．A．concern B．hurt C．curiosity D．doubt
44．A．unwilling B．cautious C．ashamed D．calm
45．A．how B．whether C．that D．why
46．A．aggressive B．jealous C．proud D．discouraged
47．A．promised B．argued C．regretted D．proved
48．A．without B．from C．for D．across
49．A．expectation B．relation C．reception D．position
50．A．recognizing B．explaining C．assuming D．predicting
51．A．achievement B．spirit C．gift D．sign
52．A．sympathy B．confusion C．surprise D．agreement
53．A．Something B．Anything C．Nothing D．Everything
54．A．success B．life C．research D．happiness
55．A．waiting B．planning C．choosing D．demanding
