完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Travel in most of Europe is easy. An agreement between the 15 European Union countries in 1995 means that citizens from most European countries can travel across borders without needing a visa.
Each of the 12 countries that has   36   its own currency (货币) to accept the euro has its own   37  . So how have these countries been able to   38  ? And how has each country prepared for the birth of this new currency? Firstly, many people in Europe,  39  in west Europe, speak English. The European Convention on Human Rights says that all people have a  40  to learn and use their traditional language.
But at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, the official language for all business is   41  . And every European country requires students to study English for many years at   42  . Other languages may be offered, too. But English is a   43   .
"If I meet someone, I try Spanish. Then I try   44  . And if it's not   45   , I say "Hello". That' s the signal, and we communicate no matter what country we come from." Said Maria Ortega, a ski instructor in the Pyrenees,   46   French and Spanish are mainly used.
Each country has its own   47   culture. Though the French may be famous for their 1,000 types of cheese and the Greeks are known to  48   olive oil on everything, most people in Europe like  49  strong coffee on their breakfast table. Another drink is held  50  throughout the continent. Europe's vineyards(葡萄园) may be famous, but the real drink of Europe is   51  . Europeans consume tons of it.
Football, of course, also helps to    52    all of Europe. Many fans are obsessed (着迷) with   53   and with international stars. David Beckham, of England' s Manchester United, is a hero to Europeans in the same   54   that Michael Jordan is to   55   .
36. A. given up                    B. ended up          C. agreed with                   D. started with
37. A. money                B. right                             C. border                          D. culture
38. A. meet                          B. unite                            C. travel                            D. accept
39. A. specially         B. generally             C. particularly                  D. normally
40. A. chance                 B. right                             C. wish                              D. place
41. A. French                  B. German                 C. English                     D. Spanish
42. A. school                  B. work                             C. home                            D. table
43. A. subject                 B. tool                         C. need                          D. must
44. A. English                 B. French                    C. German                  D. Greek
45. A. listening                    B. spoken                   C. working                   D. heard
46. A. as                          B. where                     C. since                             D. whose
47. A. food                           B. art                          C. drink                              D. life
48. A. add                             B. spread                    C. spend                            D. put
49. A. a kind of          B. a lot of                  C. a cup of                D. a taste of
50. A. in common       B. in general                C. in need                     D. in special
51. A. beer                           B. wine                             C. coffee                           D. soup
52. A. attract            B. tie                                C. play                          D. watch
53. A. opera                         B. bread                           C. music                            D. football
54. A. direction                   B. level                             C. way                          D. game
55. A. basketballers           B. British              C. athletes   D. Americans