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第二節 完形填空 (共20小題, 滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第36至第55小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。
When I was young, my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.
One evening in early April, my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar___36___a worker who had the flu. I told her I would mess it up, ___37___I had never worked at the bar before. I___38___that instead of making money, I would end up owing it.
“You can do it,” said my mother, “ ___39___, you won’t get much business until lunch.”
“But I’ll never remember the orders, and I’m no good___40___money. Please, Mom, don’t___41___me.
“Then I’ll help you,” she said.
I shrugged my shoulders. I thought my mother’s___42___was a bad one, but I ___43___.
When I got to the bar the next day, I found my mother was ___44___. Because the weather that day was rainy and cold, people wanted hot snacks and drinks.___45___, I was really slow at taking the orders and making change. The line of people grew, and everybody seemed ___46___, I was so nervous that my hands shook, and I___47___a cup into pieces. What a mess! Then my mother came to___48___me, and she also showed me how to make ___49___. If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3. 25, I handed over___50___ quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more___51___after that.
By the end of the day, I could remember orders, ___52___the bill, and make change quickly with a smile. I was even a little___53___when the sun came out and dried up business. My mother said she was proud of me, and when she___54___that I work at the snack bar again next year, I did not even shrug. I was too busy___55___ the restaurant I would open one day.
36. A. to B. for
C. after D. over
37. A. because B. though
C. until D. while
38. A. promised B. noticed
C. worried D. hoped
39. A. Therefore B. However
C. Besides D. Yet
40. A. of B. on
C. about D. with
41. A. blame B. fool
C. frighten D. make
42. A. idea B. bar
C. day D. answer
43. A. guessed B. obeyed
C. begged D. admitted
44. A. angry B. sad
C. worry D. ashamed
45. A. At least B. At last
C. At most D. At first
46. A. surprised B. impolite
C. pleased D. impatient
47. A. damaged B. destroyed
C. broke D. ruined
48. A. scoldB. help
C. beat D. save
49.A. money B. lunch
C. coffee D. change
50. A. two B. three
C. four D. five
51. A. smoothly B. fairly
C. simply D. conveniently
52. A. turn in B. count out
C. take over D. add up
53. A. discouraged B. disturbed
C. disappointed D. distrusted
54. A. thoughtB. stated
C. announced D. suggested
55. A. imagining B. preparing
C. examining D. describing
