第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a part-time job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be 36 and stress-free. I 37 myself pouring the best coffee, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with 38 customers.
I wasn’t 39 the people with enormous orders, the women who 40 that the coffee was much too creamy, or the men who wanted their iced coffee remade 41 until they reached perfection. I couldn’t seem to 42 anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 43 . He said he felt like getting in bed, 44 the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 45 , since he hadn’t 46 anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
“It’s 47 me.” I told him. “Have a nice day.”He smiled and 48 me before heading back out into the rain.
The next day, it was still raining, No customers wanted to get out of their cars, so I spent my afternoon 49 the window handing people their orders. I was completely wet and freezing cold. 50 , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more 51 .
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and 52 yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s genuinely nice. Please don’t 53 your way! Have a great day! -----Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or 54 of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask 55 , “How can I help you?”
36. A. hopeful B. meaningless C. boring D. easy
37. A. pictured B. thought C. developed D. decided
38. A. rich B. handsome C. regular D. kind
39. A. imaging B. expecting C. waiting D. desiring
40. A. complained B. praised C. realized D. thought
41. A. for a time B. once in a while C. again and again D. now and then
42. A. comfort B. move C. annoy D. please
43. A. happy B. angry C. excited D. upset
44. A. cutting B. pulling C. tearing D. using
45. A. surprised B. sorry C. angry D. excited
46. A. bought B. got C. wanted D. ordered
47. A. on B. by C. in D. for
48. A. helped B. thanked C. admired D. praised
49. A. going away B. running across C. hanging out D. walking around
50. A. Still B. Worse C. Then D. However
51. A. depressed B. embarrassed C. frightened D. injured
52. A. careful B. cheerful C. thoughtful D. powerful
53. A. hold B. shake C. practice D. change
54. A. sick B. glad C. satisfied D. sorry
55. A. unusually B. properly C. gratefully D. politely