第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55 各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The restaurant was only a quarter full when we got there. A couple in their thirties were seated about three tables away. Their 36 was a little strange and it caught my attention. I’ve always been  37  to the feelings of other people. I got the immediate 38 that this couple could  39  afford to eat out. At first I  40  the thought, but it kept appearing into my head.
I began to feel a strong  41 to pay for their meals. I wasn’t rich, but I could 42  it. So I followed my intention and  43  the boss to pay their bill. I was told that they had  44  their courses and might still order coffees, but so far the bill  45  $ 75.
When he asked  46  I was paying their bill, I felt a little  47  as I tried to cover my feelings. I finally replied, “When I saw that couple I got the feeling that they had to 48 to get what they’ve got. So I decided to pay their bill.  49  I don’t want you to tell them who paid it or why. Just treat it as a(n)  50  .” When the couple want to settle their account a  51  reaction could be heard throughout the restaurant. Later I asked the boss what happened. He said the young woman broke down in tears and said, “  52  like this has ever happened to us before. We’ve never  53  anything or been given anything. Things  54  this just don’t happen to us .” But it did happen. Now every time I think of the  55  at the restaurant a smile spreads across my mouth, as I remember how once, I felt a strong desire to give freely to another.
36. A. age                       B. bill                        C. appearance             D. manner
37. A. polite                    B. sensitive                 C. nervous                  D. important
38. A. order                     B. hope                     C. impression              D. promise
39. A. hardly                   B. proudly                  C. luckily                   D. freely
40. A. wrote                   B. felt                        C. followed                D. ignored
41. A. regret                   B. desire                     C. success                   D. danger
42. A. change                  B. face                       C. afford                    D. prevent
43. A. reminded               B. advised                  C. approached             D. helped
44. A. refused                  B. prepared               C. paid                       D. finished
45. A. came to                B. depended on           C. gave up                  D. turned against
46. A. why                      B. when                     C. how                       D. where
47. A. shy                       B. proud                    C. excited                   D. Foolish
48. A. pretend                  B. continue                 C. expect                    D. struggle
49. A. But                       B. So                         C. Or                         D. Because
50. A. problem                B. chance                   C. gift                        D. adventure
51. A. frightened              B. surprised                C. disappointed           D. bored
52. A. Something             B. Everything             C. Anything                D. Nothing
53. A. experienced           B. trusted                   C. won                       D. saved
54. A. besides                  B. for                         C. despite                   D. like
55. A. incident                 B. service                   C. joke                       D. food