第二节完型填空（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。

Since my family were not going to be helpful, I decided I would look for one all by myself and not tell them about it till I’d got one.

I had seen an agency (中介机构) advertised in a local newspaper.  I  rushed  out  of  the   36   in search of it. I was very excited and   37   as if I were going on the stage (舞台). I found the   38   easily and ran breathlessly through a door into a(n)   39  .

The woman in the office looked carefully at me   40   through  her  glasses,  and  then   41   me in a low voice. I answered softly. All  of  a  sudden  I started  to  feel  rather   42  . She wondered why I was looking for this sort of   43  . I felt even more helpless when she told me that it would be   44   to get a job without   45  . I wondered whether I ought to leave   46   the telephone on her desk rang. I heard her   47  : “As a matter of fact, I’ve got someone in the office at this   48   moment who might   49  .” She wrote down a   50  , and held it out to me,  saying: “Ring  up  this  lady.  She  wants  a   51   immediately. In fact, you would have to start tomorrow by cooking a dinner for ten people.”

“Oh yes,” said I ——   52   having cooked for more than four in my life. I   53   her again and again, and rushed out to the   54   telephone box. I collected my thoughts, took a deep breath, and rang the number. I said confidently (有信心地) that I was just what she was looking for.

I spent the next few hours   55   cook books.

36. A. bed                   B. house                       C. agency                            D. office

37. A. proud               B. pleased                     C. nervous                   D. worried

38. A. family                     B. door                        C. place                        D. stage

39. A. office               B. room                       C. hall                          D. house

40. A. as usual             B. for a while               C. in a minute               D. once again

41. A. advised             B. examined                 C. informed                  D. questioned

42. A. encouraged        B. interesting                C. hopeless                   D. pleased

43. A. place                B. job                          C. advice                      D. help

44. A. difficult            B. helpless                    C. possible                    D. unusual

45. A. ability               B. experience                C. knowledge             D. study

46. A. after                 B. since                        C. until                        D. when

47. A. whisper             B. say                          C. shout                       D. cry

48. A. late                   B. early                        C. very                         D. important

49. A. hire                  B. accept                      C. suit                          D. offer

50. A. letter                B. name                       C. note                         D. number

51. A. cook                 B. help                         C. teacher                     D. secretary

52. A. almost                     B. never                       C. nearly                      D. really

53. A. answered           B. promised                  C. thanked                    D. told

54. A. outside              B. local                        C. farthest                    D. nearest

55. A. borrowing         B. buying                            C. reading                    D. writing