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第三节完形填空（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。
In 2009, 1 spent five months in Niger．There were many things I found difficult about this place—the climate and beggars were my biggest complaints．One day, a friend and I  21  for neighboring Burkina Faso to work in a health clinic．Arriving by taxi at our  22  in Burkina, we began to  23  ．I had a large backpack and a smaller daypack．With my daypack between my legs, I reached for my larger piece of  24 ．Out of the darkness, a motorbike with two men  25   slowly. Without warning, one of the men grabbed my daypack  26  the motorbike swept close by．Within seconds, the two were out of sight,  27  up by the night．The bag had everything  28  to me, my passport, money and an airline ticket．I was in deep trouble．All I wanted was to leave this hell．
Then, walking through Burkina's streets the following week, I was  29   rudely by an old woman who stretched her hand in my face．"Cadeau （gift）! Cadeau!" she  30   in French．
I'd had enough．I was sick and  31   of the country．I told her  32  in French, "I have no 'cadeau'．I have no money A thief stole all my money a week ago and now I can't  33  your country．I cannot give you anything．"
The beggar woman listened  34   and thought about my words．"Then I will give you a cadeau," she announced and  35  into the folds of her dress．Kindly, she placed an old, dark brown coin in my   36 ． I looked at it in  37 ．It was an extremely small amount of money—but for this woman, the coin  38  a meal．At that moment, I saw the beauty of the  39   of Burkina Faso, and appreciated the kindness of the  40 ．
21．A．went        B．headed   C．served    D．worked
22．A．destination       B．spot   C．goal      D．station
23．A．rest   B．dine  C．load       D．unload
24．A．equipment       B．furniture   C．luggage  D．medicine
25．A．rode  B．drove       C．approached    D．left
26．A．because    B．as      C．until      D．after
27．A．taken B．brought    C．turned    D．swallowed
28．A．memorable      B．important  C．beautiful   D．wonderful
29．A．cheated     B．charged    C．stopped     D．questioned
30．A．cried B．whispered C．threatened D．demanded
31．A．fond  B．proud       C．aware       D．tired
32．A．pleasantly       B．firmly      C．actively    D．bravely
33．A．get rid of        B．take advantage of C．get out of    D．take notice of
34．A．attentively     B．anxiously      C．curiously       D．coldly
35．A．reached  B．pulled      C．looked   D．came
36．A．pocket   B．bag   C．dress      D．palm
37．A．fright     B．disappointment C．shock     D．satisfaction
38．A．bought   B．meant      C．ordered    D．prepared
39．A．country    B．society     C．nature       D．people
40．A．foreign  B．poor        C ．rich      D．female