完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was a co

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight   36 .
I worked in a   37  doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run   38  than usual. It seemed I was going to be late   39  home and my husband, being the   40  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe   41  I hurried, I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to   42  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for   43  to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just   44  a few minutes ago.
The young man at the counter was trying to be   45  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46 . One of them was   47  trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the   48 ?”
A look of   49  crossed the woman’s face.
“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an)   50  since I had just made up my mind to do   51  that.
I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right   52  me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to   53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.
Later, as I arrived home, my husband   54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”
I said, “Sometimes it’s   55  to be late.”
【小题1】A．breakB．feverC．coldD．headache【小题2】A．foreignB．monC．busyD．noisy【小题3】A．earlierB．laterC．easierD．simpler【小题4】A．gettingB．cookingC．callingD．working【小题5】A．toughB．punctualC．generousD．careful【小题6】A．asB．sinceC．whileD．if【小题7】A．payB．changeC．waitD．search【小题8】A．opinionsB．troubleC．directionsD．money【小题9】A．reachedB．visitedC．calledD．left【小题10】A．skilledB．helpfulC．experiencedD．active【小题11】A．mentsB．promisesC．jokesD．offers【小题12】A．onlyB．stillC．evenD．ever【小题13】A．stationB．officeC．hospitalD．hotel【小题14】A．panicB．reliefC．sadnessD．peace【小题15】A．dutyB．factC．reasonD．lie【小题16】A．partlyB．properlyC．exactlyD．perfectly【小题17】A．acrossB．beforeC．besideD．behind【小题18】A．go upB．die downC．speed upD．turn down【小题19】A．teasedB．shoutedC．burstD．laughed【小题20】A．possibleB．specialC．goodD．safeD【小题1】C【小题1】B【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】 D【小题1】A【小题1】C【小题1】D【小题1】B【小题1】   A【小题1】C【小题1】C【小题1】B【小题1】D【小题1】    C【小题1】D【小题1】B【小题1】A【小题1】C