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36至55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。
Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She loved John very much. In her 36 he couldn’t do anything 37. Every morning she would give him breakfast 38 bed and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t really true that he was too 39 to work—in fact he had tried a few 40. First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to break at least six windows. Then he 41 a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares （车费）collected. He 42 lost his job as a postman 43 he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was 44suitable work for him. So he 45 to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so 46 about this that she told the 47to all her neighbours. “My John is going to be a soldier”, she said. “He is going to be the best soldier there 48 was, I can tell you!”
Then the great day came 49 he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His 50 mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good 51 in the crowd.
The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his52 came in sight, some of the people watching 53 laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.
But Ella Fant, who was filled with 54, shouted at the top of her voice: “Look at them! They’re all out of 55 except my John! Isn’t he the best?!”
36. A. hope            B. eyes               C. head            D. beliefs
37. A. wrong           B. great           C. good           D. strange
38. A. to              B. at                 C. in                 D. by
39. A. lazy             B. young          C. weak          D. shy
40. A. ones            B. years           C. tasks        D. jobs
41. A. followed        B. met         C. became      D. found
42. A. thus          B. even        C. once            D. only
43. A. even if         B. so that         C. because         D. though
44. A. some          B. such           C. less             D. no
45. A. began           B. promised        C. managed        D. decided
46. A. excited          B. worried        C. anxious      D. curious
47. A. incident         B. change         C. news           D. matter
48. A. yet             B. ever            C. never           D. just
49. A. where           B. since           C. when           D. till
50. A. proud           B. kind           C. strict           D. lucky
51. A. time           B. position        C. experience      D. impression
52. A. neighbours       B. army officer    C. mother        D. fellow soldiers
53. A. couldn’t help      B. kept               C. stopped        D. shouldn’t burst out
54. A. sadness        B. happiness      C. surprise        D. regret
55. A. sight          B. order         C. mind          D. step