第二节　完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D.四个选项中选出能填人相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡1上将该项涂黑。
　　It is always a little sad to say goodbye to a long-time friend you are leaving forever, a (36)______ you have spent many hours with, in all sorts of (37)______ David didn’t think I should be so (38)______ about the separation. “It’s (39)______ a car,” he said. “And we need a (40)______ one.”
　　We were standing in the hot car park outside a car dealer’s office, keys to the new (41)______ in David’s hand, keys to the old one in mine. David took the keys and handed them to the (42)______. As we drove away, I (43)______ to look at my trusty friend, standing silent and alone.
　　As it turned out, I (44)______ the new car. It ran beautifully, all the tires were good, (45)______ I happily stopped buying gas every week. Our teenage children were (46)______ to ride around in a small green car (47)______ a smoky van (小型客运车). It began to feel like our family’s car.
　　Still, I (48)______ looking in the rear-view mirror (后视镜) and seeing the seats (49)______ I used to put my little children. I still thought about the family (50)______ in that car and the fun we had together.
　　Then one day, I happened to go to a (51)______. I parked in a sea of vehicles (车辆).As I (52)______ through the car park on my way into the store, I saw a (53)______ blue van coming slowly toward me. A little boy and a girl looked out the window at me as I stared at them in great (54)______. The boy smiled at me cheerfully and waved. Then, as I waved back slowly with (55)______ feelings, and then walked quickly away toward the store’s entrance, I burst into tears.
36. A. leader　　　　　B. customer　　　　　C. companion　　　　　D. neighbour
37. A. situations　　　B. directions　　　　C. chances　　　　　　D. dangers
38. A. unhappy　　　　 B. sure　　　　　　　C. crazy　　　　　　　D. careless
39. A. really　　　　　B. just　　　　　　　C. hardly　　　　　　 D. indeed
40. A. lighter　　　　 B. cleaner　　　　　 C. quieter　　　　　　D. smaller
41. A. flat　　　　　　B. car　　　　　　　 C. case　　　　　　　 D. lock
42. A. children　　　　B. policeman　　　　 C. salesman　　　　　 D. repairman
43. A. showed up　　　 B. turned back　　　 C. moved on　　　　　 D. ran away
44. A. liked　　　　　 B. bought　　　　　　C. stopped　　　　　　D. returned
45. A. yet　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　　D. then
46. A. protected　　　 B. shocked　　　　　 C. delighted　　　　　D. determined
47. A. as well as　　　B. away from　　　　 C. in comparison with D. instead of
48. A. missed　　　　　B. enjoyed　　　　　 C. avoided　　　　　　D. forgot
49. A. where　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　C. that　　　　　　　 D. which
50. A. pictures　　　　B. trips　　　　　　 C. interests　　　　　D. stories
51. A. school　　　　　B. Chinese restaurant C. hospital　　　　　D. shopping centre
52. A. drove　　　　　 B. walked　　　　　　 C. marched　　　　　 D. ran
53. A. dusty　　　　　 B. noisy　　　　　　　C. shining　　　　　 D. familiar
54. A. joy　　　　　　 B. fear　　　　　　　 C. disappointment　　D. surprise
55. A. mixed　　　　　 B. strong　　　　　　 C. personal　　　　　D. warm