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第二節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21～40各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標號涂黑。
The trip to that city was eye-opening for everyone, and near its end, all the young people in our group began to reflect on what it had meant. We ___21___ the first night we had arrived. We had all gone into the markets of the city ___22___ the young people could experience its energy. But what we actually saw simply ___23___ us all—the rundown houses, the children in rags, the people begging for money…Walking home, ___24___ under a low bridge, we came across ___21___ families of homeless people seeking a bit of dry ground to sleep on ___26___ the night. We had to step over bodies as we found our way through the darkness.
The poverty(貧困) was ___27___ than anything my young companions had ever imagined. Back in the hotel, an air of sadness settled over the group. Many ___28___ and cried. Spending time in this ___29___ moves a person to care about humanity.
That evening, our group spent hours talking about what we had ___30___. Gently, I encouraged everyone to talk about the difficult ___31___ that day’s discoveries had inspired. Sitting together ___32___ a circle as everyone had a chance to speak, we all began to realize that ___33___ of us was alone in our struggle to cope with our reactions.
Based on my ___34___ in poverty-stricken areas, I suggested that ___35___ the emotions we had were painful, they could also be important in helping us to move forward. We all ___36___ that we had seen things that should never be allowed to happen. ___37___, what could we do about it? Together, we began to brainstorm ways we could help to case the ___38___ we had seen. As I encouraged group members to focus on ___39___ they could do, a sense of determination ___40___ the previous sadness, Instead of despair, these young people began to feel a call to action.
21. A. put up with B. got back to C. looked back on D. made up for
22. A. now that B. so that C. as if D. even if
23. A. puzzled B. annoyed C. embarrassed D. even if
24. A. marching B. running C. passing D. moving
25. A. entire B. normal C. average D. general
26. A. beyond B. with C. till D. for
27. A. stronger B. deeper C. worse D. less
28. A. gave up B. broke down C. set off D. held on
29. A. environment B. hotel C. house D. background
30. A. inspected B. attempted C. witnessed D. challenged
31. A. feelings B. decisions C. thoughts D. impressions
32. A. along B. around C. by D. in
33. A. neither B. either C. none D. each
34. A. experiences B. schedules C. data D. position
35. A. once B. while C. since D. unless
36. A. supposed B. advised C. confirmed D. agreed
37. A. Surely B. Rather C. Now D. Indeed
38. A. burden B. suffering C. anxiety D. difficulty
39. A. how B. where C. what D. when
40. A. replaced B. changed C. covered D. improved
