第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

My first job was at a local diner, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress.

Helen was in her 60s and had extraordinary self-respect, something I was really lacking. I   36  to Helen because she was doing what she loved—  37 people--and nobody did it better.  She always made everyone, customers and co-workers,   38  and feel good.

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my  39  customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet, and when I saw him coming, I tried to   40  it on his table as soon as he sat down.

Thanks to the newfound confidence I  41  from Helen, I  42   having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan (贷款), they said, "We just don't have the  43  ."

The next day, Fred saw me and asked,  "What's up? You're not smiling today”. I  44  my dream with him and said, "Fred, I know I can do more   45   somebody would just have faith in me."

  46   he handed me checks totaling $ 50,000--along with a 47 that read, "The only collateral(抵押) on this loan is my trust in your   48  as a person. Good people with a dream should have the chance to realize that dream."

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I 49 working at the diner, making  50  for the restaurant I would open during the break. My plans failed,  51  ,and I lost the money.

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch.  52  I had no experience, I was  53 and ended up becoming a pretty good agent. 54 I paid back Fred the $ 50,000, plus 14 percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to 55 my own firm.

36. A. looked on           B. looked forward    C. looked up     D. looked back

37. A. helping             B. respecting       C. serving       D. praising

38. A. smile               B. comfort         C. drink      D. sing

39. A. regular             B. average      C. common      D. fresh

40. A. have               B. offer           C. leave      D. do

41. A. found out           B. picked up    C. got back       D. took away

42. A. set about            B. dreamt of      C. tried on      D. went about

43. A. courage             B. way         C. idea         D. money

44. A. shared              B. told        C. exchanged     D. spared

45. A. while               B. until        C. if            D. unless

46. A. Long ago            B. Long before     C. Before long   D. Long after

47. A. letter                B. sign         C. word         D. note

48. devotion               B. responsibility     C. honesty      D. effort

49. A. finished             B. practiced       C. continued     D. enjoyed

50. A. wishes              B. suggestions     C.  decisions    D. plans

51. A. instead              B. therefore    C. though           D. meanwhile

52. A. Even though          B. As long as      C. Because     D. As

53. A. hired                B. refused     C. encouraged    D. discouraged

54. A. Fortunately           B. Eventually      C. Personally      D. Excitedly

55. A. design               B. open        C. set            D. expand

My first job was at a local restaurant, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow   36 . Helen was in her 30s and had extraordinary self-confidence, something I was really   37 .  I looked up to Helen   38   she was doing what she loved—  39  people better. She always made everyone—customers and co-workers—  40   and feel good.

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my   41  customers was Fred Hasbrook. He always ate an omelet(煎蛋卷), and when I saw him   42   , I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down.

Thanks to the new found confidence I   43   from Helen, I dreamed of having my own  __44 . But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, “We just don’t have the money.” The next day, Fred saw me and asked, “What’s   45  ? You’re not smiling today.” I  46__ my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody   47  just have faith in me.”

Before long he handed me checks   48   $50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（抵押品）on this loan is my trust in your   49   as a person. Good people with a dream should have the   50  to make that dream come true.”  I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me. I   51  working at the restaurant, making  52   for the restaurant I would open. My plans soured（破灭）, and I lost the   53  .

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was

 54   and ended up becoming a pretty good agent.   55  , I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

36. A. friend             B. customer               C. citizen                  D. waitress

37. A. lacking            B. earning                 C. sharing                 D. losing

38. A. while              B. because                 C. though                 D. unless

39. A. serving            B. respecting              C. helping                  D. praising

40. A. work              B. eat                    C. smile                   D. speak

41. A. favorite            B. regular                 C. respected               D. fresh

42. A. eating              B. greeting                C. coming                 D. smiling

43. A. found out          B. got back                C. picked up               D. took away

44. A. money             B. work                  C. house                  D. restaurant

45. A. up                 B. that                   C. there                  D. ahead

46. A. exchanged                B. discussed              C. explained                D. shared

47. A. should            B. would                 C. might               D. must

48. A. counting          B. adding                 C. totaling              D. valuing

49. A. honesty           B. ability                  C. responsibility         D. identity

50. A. patience           B. confidence             C. choice              D. chance

51. A. continued         B. practiced              C. loved                D. enjoyed

52 A. tables             B. suggestions            C. decisions             D. preparations

53. A. faith              B. honesty              C. money               D. friend

54A. rejected            B. hired                 C. encouraged           D. determined

55A. fortunately         B. eventually             C. personally            D. excitedly

My first job was at a local diner, where I worked for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow  1 ．

Helen was in her 60s and had extraordinary self-respect, something I was really lacking．I looked up to Helen 2  she was doing what she loved  3  people--and nobody did it 4 ．She always made everyone, customers and co-workers,   5  and feel good．

Being a waitress changed my life．One of my  6  customers was Fred Hasbrook．He always ate an omelet, and, when I saw him  7 , I tried to have it on his tame as soon as he sat down．

Thanks to the newfound confidence I 8  from Helen, I dreamed of having my own 9 ．But

when I called my parents to ask for a loan(贷款), they said “we just don't have the  10 ．”

The next day, Fred, saw me and asked, “What's up? You’re not smiling today．” I  11  my, dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me．”

Before long he handed me checks totaling $50,000--along with a  12  that read, “The only collateral(抵押品)on this loan is my trust in your  13  as a person．Good people with a dream should have the  14  to realize that dream．”

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch, where the money was provided for me．I  15  working at the diner, making  16  for the restaurant I would open．My plans failed,  17 , and I lost the money．

Later I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch．Even though I had no experience, I was 18  and ended up becoming a pretty good agent． 19  I paid back Fred the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest．Five years later, I was able to  20  my own firm．

1．A．member                 B．waitress                  C．citizen                    D．student

2．A．because                 B．though                  C．while                    D．unless

3．A．helping                    B．respecting             C．serving                   D．praising

4．A．faster                    B．better                   C．harder                  D．later

5．A．drink                     B．digest                  C．smile                    D． sing

6．A．regular                    B．favorite                C．tough                            D．fresh

7．A．eating             B．greeting               C．ordering                 D．coming

8．A．found out              B．B picked up           C．got back              D．took away

9．A．restaurant                 B confidence                C．house                    D．work

10．A．choice                 B．way                     C．idea                       D．money

11．A．exchanged            B．discussed             C．shared                    D．analyze

12．A．letter                    B．sign                       C．notice                    D．note

13．A．honesty               B．responsibility        C．devotion                 D．motivation

14．A．patience                  B．luck                        C．time                       D．chance

15．A．loved                   B．practiced              C．continued             D．enjoyed

16．A．adjustments          B．plans                   C．decisions                D．suggestions

17．A．instead                 B．therefore              C．though                   D．meanwhile

18．A．hired                   B．rejected                C．encouraged          D．determined

19．A．Fortunately          B．Excitedly              C．Personally            D．Eventually

20．A．design                 B．open                    C．manage                  D．expand