第二节完形填空（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。
I was on my lunch break and had left the office to get something to eat．On the way, I saw a busker （卖艺人）．This wasn't something out of the   36 ; there was always someone   37  enough to busk near the office buildings during lunch．
As I walked past him, holding some   38  in my hand, I   39  to myself that he was only going to use the money to   40  his addiction to drugs or alcohol．He looked   41  that type —young and ragged．Then I stopped, rather shocked at myself．What was I going to   42  the money on? I only wasgoing to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate．I realized I had no  43  to place myself above him   44  because he was busking．
I   45  and dropped all the coins into his hat and he smiled at me．I watched for a while．As selfish as it sounds, I expected something   46  to come from that moment．I wanted a natural high or even a feeling of happiness,   47  nothing happened．So then I smiled and walked off,   48  why I did things like that just now．It was a waste of money．
At the   49  of the day as I walked to the train station, I saw the busker packing up．I   50  him pick up the hat and   51  the money into a small plastic bag．Then he walked over to a cafe counter and  52  the entire contents into a tin collecting for a bushfire appeal （募捐）．
He was busking for charity．I realized just how   53  I had been．I now donate any   54  I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of happiness for the rest of the day．You could say I'm now addicted to the feeling of   55 ．
36．A．extraordinary    B．special                C．outstanding      D．ordinary
37．A．handsome        B．smart             C．foolish             D．capable
38．A．food              B．notes              C．checks                D．coins
39．A．thought           B．came              C．left                D．smiled
40．A．give              B．feed              C．catch               D．bring
41．A．like                B．at                  C．for                   D．after
42．A．cost              B．spend               C．waste             D．pay
43．A．choice            B．power              C．right               D．ability
44．A．even               B．hardly                C．almost              D．just
45．A．stopped           B．walked             C．hurried             D．left
46．A．fewer              B．less                  C．more                D．worse
47．A．but                 B．or                 C．and                D．so
48．A．finding           B．wondering           C．forgetting           D．losing
49．A．beginning        B．end                  C．time                D．middle
50．A．heard              B．forced              C．asked             D．watched
51．A．keep                B．take                   C．empty               D．make
52．A．poured                B．lent                     C．entered                D．threw
53．A．brave                  B．selfish                 C．foolish                D．wise
54．A．clothes                B．food                   C．change                D．money
55．A．thanking             B．getting                C．taking                 D．Giving