第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)
When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him. I would spend the day just __36____, doing nothing and not paying much __37___to all the people around me. One day, as my dad and I were___38___ to the shop, I looked out of the car window and saw an old man on the street corner. Our ___39___ met and held for about ten seconds. There was ___40___ fearful about this man, but it was a significant encounter for me. 41_that point, I had given no _42__to anyone I saw on the street. My life was my family and friends. I had no interest in anyone else.
43 for the first time I had an interest in what that person was all about.
Years later, I had long 44 that man, but he came to my mind recently and I remembered the ten 45 when I looked into the eyes of a stranger and 46 what he was all about.
It seems that we are all 47 every day. There are so many things to do that we 48 have time for sincere(真诚的)interest in others. Great thinkers._49_us to "stop and smell the roses". But it has taken me decades to really appreciate the __50 of these words. When I had the opportunity to 51 a young person, I did my best
to convey this message. But 52 ,young people were too busy to 53 this advice. I would like to tell young people to stop what they are doing and 54 around. I want to tell them to try as 55 as they can to understand what is in their view and what is in the range of their hearing.
36, A. sitting around B. fighting back C. dropping out D. moving off
37. A. money B. interest C. attention D. respect
38.A. carrying B. sticking C. walking D. driving
39. A. eyes B. hands C. ears D. feet
40. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. Anything
41. A. But for B. Due to C. As for D. Up to
42. A. thought B. fear C. greeting D. glance
43 A. So B. Instead C. But D. And
44. A. remembered B. forgotten C. reminded D. dreamed
45. A. years B. seconds C. days D. minutes
46. A. surprised B. learned C. wondered D. doubted
47. A. busy B. stupid C. lazy D. puzzled
48. A. often B. rarely C. even D. always
49. A. alarm B. prove C. force D. encourage
50. A. influence B. beauty C. meaning D. creativity
51. A. describe to B. blame on C. speak to D. quarrel with
52. A. luckily B. unfortunately C. immediately D. astonishingly
53. A. agree to B. think highly of C. look after D. take notice of
54. A. look B. hang C. bring D. come
55. A. soon B. hard C. long D. Far