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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
I have learned to expect gifts from Cod in the form of people．People who I meet for a few
seconds，a few hours or even for   16 ．
My wife and I   17   a short train ride on an old train．It was   18   of her birthday plan．I was expecting to meet someone new who would   19   at our table．That was to be my
20   for that day．
We weren’t seated for two minutes   21   I heard，“Would you mind if I   22   you?”I replied，“  23 ．1 was expecting you!”
He was in his early sixties and   24   introduced himself．But for the following 45    minutes，he never stopped   25   loudly．If there was a pause in the conversation，it was because   26   on the train was giving us some background information about the old train
27 ，this gentleman kept speaking to us about himself．Some things he said were very interesting．but most was a complaint about his experience as a   28   and different types of law．He never asked   29   of us what we did
So．if   30   did send him，what was the message this time?
He needed   31   and I needed to be reminded how important it was to listen to people，
32   for a few seconds．a few hours or for a lifetime．Perhaps I was sent to him．Maybe he was
33   to God to meet someone who   34 ．
God gave us two ears and one mouth，because we need to listen   35   as much as we speak．
16．A．a lifetime            B．a few months      C．several years           D．a long time
17．A．put                     B．enjoyed              C．took                             D．planned
18．A．part                    B．gift                    C．dream                    D．intention
19．A．explain               B．glare                  C．come                     D．sit
20．A．inspiration                 B．expectation         C．gift                        D．conversation
21．A．after                   B．when                  C．suddenly                D．before
22．A．seated                 B．joined in             C．talked with             D．joined
23．A．Go ahead            B．Never mind         C．Forget it                D．With pleasure
24．A．formally             B．politely               C．immediately           D．intelligently
25．A．complaining         B．weeping              C．talking                   D．laughing
26．A．a tour guide          B．a conductor         C．a consumer             D．a trainer
27．A．However            B．Sometimes          C．Moreover               D．Otherwise
28．A．supporter            B．professor            C．mayor                    D．1awyer
29．A．each                   B．every                  C．either                     D．one
30．A．someone             B．God                   C．my wife                 D．the train
31．A．to improve          B．to talk                C．to control               D．to target
32．A．once                   B．by contrast          C．if only                   D．other than
33．A．praying              B．talking                C．desiring                 D．begging
34．A．should listen         B．maybe listen        C．must listen             D．would listen
35．A．much more           B．twice                  C．with two                D．a lot more