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，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。
“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight?” I   36   asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I’ll be able to   37   it on time. I am just too busy right now,” he replied.
My mind could not   38   the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to   39   my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same   40  . Why had I even bothered to ask?   41  , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be   42 .
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends   43   me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill.” I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the   44   as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called,  45   three others. I followed my classmates to the   46  . When I reached out my hand to shake the   47  , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera   48   my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat   49  .
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be   50  . But the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I   51   inside, and I could feel my tears   52  .
I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him   53   on the couch.
54   did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more   55   than his whiskey bottle.
36. A. confidently                B. eagerly                     C. proudly             D. fearfully
37. A. reach                         B. keep                        C. take                  D. make
38. A. create                        B. support                    C. appreciate          D. accept
39. A. watch                        B. avoid                       C. attend               D. speed
40. A. excuse                       B. reply                        C. promise             D. trick
41. A. Besides                      B. Thus                        C. Otherwise          D. However
42. A. active                        B. formal                    C. different            D. serious
43. A. recognised                 B. greeted                 C. encouraged        D. showed
44. A. air                             B. audience               C. school           D. playground
45. A. apart from                 B. other than          C. except for      D. along with
46. A. stage                         B. position                    C. office                D. exit
47. A. Jill’s                          B. teacher’s                  C. mother’s           D. father’s
48. A. fixed                         B. touched                    C. hurt                  D. inserted
49. A. successfully            B. disappointedly      C. delightedly     D. hopefully
50. A. drunk                        B. woken                  C. forgiven            D. hidden
51. A. stepped                  B. noticed                     C. examined          D. glanced
52. A. getting off                 B. taking down             C. building up        D. turning around
53. A. leaning                  B. lying                    C. putting                     D. carrying
54. A. How                          B. Where                  C. Why                 D. Whether
55. A. perfect                   B. comfortable                 C. fortunate           D. Important