完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weekend at the husband’s  employer's home．My friend，Arlene，was nervous，because the boss was very   21  with a fine home，and cars that  22  more than her house.

    The boss was a generous   23  , and took them to the __24__ restaurants. Arlene knew she would  25  have the opportunity to go to such places again, so she was  26  herself greatly.                                                                               

   They were about to  27  a good restaurant that evening when the boss stopped suddenly, looking __28__ at the road. Arlene wondered if she was supposed to __29__ him. There was nothing on the 30 except a penny.

  The boss reached down and  31  the penny. He smiled, and then put it in his __32__as if he had found a great treasure. Why would a man like this pick up a single __33__? Why would he even take the time to __34__?

   When they were in the restaurant she could  35  it no longer. She mentioned that her daughter had once had a coin  ___36__ , and asked if the penny had some value.

   A __37__ crossed the man's face as he took the penny out of his pocket.

   "Look at it," he said, "'In God We Trust'."

"In America, for those who trust in God, the name of God is holy, even on a coin.__38__ I find a coin I see those words. They can be __39__ on every single American coin,but people never seem to  40  them! For a short time, at least, I treasure each one as if it were gold."

1.A. mean           B. wealthy            C. rude              D. strict

2.A. indicate         B. expect             C. cost               D. equip

3.A. host            B. manager           C. master             D. guest

4.A. nearest         B. oldest              C. finest              D. warmest

5.A. often           B. already            C. never              D. ever

6. A. enjoying        B. improving          C. promoting          D. blaming

7.A. praise          B. leave              C. enter               D. reserve

8.A. over           B. down              C. close              D. for

9.A. support         B. pass              C. shout               D. help

10.A. ground         B. restaurant          C. floor                D. car

11. A. saved up        B. applied for         C. picked up            D. hunted for

12.A. pocket          B. wallet             C. bag                D. hand             

13.A. treasure         B. money             C. note               D. penny              

14.A. stop            B. prevent             C. wait              D. remain

15.A. stand           B. keep               C. doubt             D. avoid

16.A. box            B. collection           C. doll               D. memory

17.A. smile           B. look               C. sign               D. tear

18.A. Whenever       B. However            C. Whatever          D. Whoever

19.A. registered       B. printed              C. found             D. produced

20.A. notice          B. appreciate            C. share             D. seize

________ should any money be given to a small child.

A. On no account    B. From all accounts        C. Of no account     D. By all accounts

That hotel is always full because it offers a friendly ______ and personal service.

A surface          B. atmosphere     C. system        D. appearance

_____ work has been done to prevent the river being polluted.

   A .A number of     B A mass of      C Several        D. A good many

. I was sleeping when the fire ______ and then it spread quickly.

A. broke out       B put out        C. came out        D. got out

_______ you do it, you’d better do it well.

A. Now that       B After            C. Although           D. As soon as

He has ____ for language, while his sister is a ____ pianist.

A gift, gifted      B a gift; gifted      C. a present; gifted      D. a gift; gift

Do you know the boy _____ under the big tree?  A lay    B. lain   C. laying  D. lying

-----Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?

------Oh, that’s ___________.

A．what makes me feel excited          B whatever I feel excited about  

C  how I feel about it　　　　　        D when I feel excited

-----Don’t mind if I open the window?

----____________.

A　No, you can’t      B Yes, of course not       C Certainly, please     D No, go ahead