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 my friends’eyes I am a lucky dog. Beijing Foreign Studies University （BFSU） had   __36  me 49 days before the “big day”.
The college entrance exam lost its   37   to me. It became a problem that others would have to deal with.   38  , like all my friends and everyone else around me, I worked hard every   __39__ of the way in order to achieve my goal.
The chance to take BFSU’s pre - test was a turning point in high school. It was a dilemma（困难的抉择）at first because BFSU  40  on the humanities （人文科学）and I had never  41__ that route. I did not make up my mind  42   my teacher told me that nobody should ever  43__ an opportunity. Having  44   with the decision all night, I decided at least to give it a go. The following week, I   45   no effort in getting fully prepared for BFSU’s test. I worked so hard that I often   46   myself studying at my desk at four o’clock in the morning. I   47   began to understand the saying, “No pains, no gains.”
After I had been   48  , my friends asked me if I  49   not being able to achieve my   __50__ dream. And yes, I sometimes   51   what would have happened if I had kept on moving. But I have no regrets. As a 19 - year - old girl, I don’t have a clear view of my   52   . But after I got to BFSU’s campus and saw devoted professors and students, I realized that this is the place for me to make a（n）  53   in society.
Recently, I have been busy helping my classmates put their school registration（报名表）in __54   . We all used to work so hard together. Without as much pressure from the examination as before, I   55   every opportunity to do whatever I can for my classmates. I hope they can make use of their precious time to prepare for the war, the university entrance examination. And I hope that they can win this battle.
36. A. allowed          B. permitted   C. admitted     D. approved
37. A. pressure       B. importance C. advantage   D. strength
38. A. Besides     B. Otherwise   C. However    D. Indeed
39. A. step         B. moment     C. minute          D. action
40. A. rests        B. depends      C. bases      D. focuses
41. A. heard      B. considered  C. seen       D. met
42. A. until        B. unless     C. when     D. before
43. A. miss        B. risk        C. take       D. catch
44. A. stayed     B. competed   C. struggled    D. complained
45. A. spared     B. took      C. shared     D. avoided
46. A. forced     B. made     C. promoted   D. found
47. A. gradually     B. suddenly    C. quickly      D. naturally
48. A. hired       B. accepted     C. received     D. elected
49. A. hated       B. rememberedC. regretted    D. minded
50. A. satisfactory  B. unique      C. big        D. original
51. A. wonder     B. doubt     C. question     D. ask
52. A. past         B. future     C. present       D. experience
53. A. opportunity  B. chance     C. difference   D. sense
54. A. number          B. order     C. size        D. amount
55. A. appreciate    B. issue      C. understand  D. change