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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。
I had spent five exhausting years on my essay for my Ph. D．and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards (口头答辩)which were to be held in California, and I had 36 a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change 37 .My flight was very late, and I was soon in an all-out run to 38 my flight. I had to stop to catch my 39 on a moving sidewalk when I 40 a woman in her fifties 41 with a carry-on bag.
I don't know 42 , but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on Flight 567 to California?”
She responded, “Yes.”
“So am I,” I responded. “Give me your bag. I'll run 43 and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and began running again.
I 44 onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please 45 the plane for her. I 46 myself with her bag, and a few moments later she
arrived and was the last person on the plane 47 they closed the doors and it 48 . After the plane leveled off, I 49 the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.
I didn't sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the 50 at seven o'clock in the morning. The 51 kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the 52 in their robes（长袍）. As I slowly 53 at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile 54 a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman whose bag I had carried ahead the night before. 55 , whenever I made a mistake on any question, she did a great job of relaxing me.
36. A．prepared B．caught C．scheduled D．bought
37．A．trains B．buses C．planes D．directions
38．A．catch B．run C．get D．hold
39．A．flight B．breath C．bag D．companion
40．A．greeted B．met C．noticed D．sought
41．A．walking B．struggling C．carrying D．dashing
42．A．how B．why C．what D．where
43．A．suddenly B．immediately C．fast D．ahead
44．A．raced B．got C．solved D．opened
45．A．leave B．hold C．remain D．stay
46．A．found B．took C．seated D．occupied
47．A．after B．when C．while D．before
48．A．left out B．set off C．took off D．started off
49．A．presented B．sent C．proved D．showed
50．A．place B．university C．palace D．museum
51．A．meeting B．board C．essay D．argument
52．A．professors B．assistants C．teachers D．employees
53．A．started B．watched C．glanced D．glared
54．A．like B．as C．of D．from
55．A．In the end B．No matter how C．What's more D．Needless to say
