第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分。） The government wanted to put _ 36_ a big office building in

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分。）
The government wanted to put _ 36_  a big office building in the capital and had to choose an engineering pany to do     37      work. Several big panies wanted the job , because it would bring  _38      a lot of money      39      they could get  it , but, of course, they could not all have it, so the government had to decide    40_ of them should be the lucky     41     .So they appointed (任命，派)  a  government  official to     42     the various panies’ offers ,  decide which was the most suitable , and then advise the Minister of Works which of them to choose.
After some months, the choice was _43_  and work was about to begin _44    
one of the panies which had not been successful plained(抱怨) to the Minister . They said the official who had been responsible for     45     him on the choice of a pany to do the work had accepted bribes (贿赂)。
The Minister at once ordered an inquiry (调查) into the whole matter, and after a month had     46     that the official had     47     taken birbes. He therefore sent for him and asked for     48_ .
The official admitted that he had taken big bribes . “But ,” he said , “I did not just take one from the _49     to which I remended（推荐） that you     50     the work. I took a bribe from each pany and promised to give them the work. ”
“Well, then,” said the Minister, “    51     did you finally make your choice? Did you choose the one that gave you the biggest bribe?”
“Certainly     52     , sir.” answered the official, deeply    53     that the Minister should scold him     54     such dishonesty. “I was very careful to take     55     the same bribe from each of the panies that were trying to get the job, and then choose the one that I thought would do the work best and most cheaply, of course.”
36. A. down        B. out           C. up              D.forward
37. A. a            B. the            C. any             D. x
38. A. that          B. it             C. them            D.what
39. A.because       B. if             C.as               D.before
40. A.one           B. some          C. any             D.which
41. A. job           B. work           C. one            D.panies
42. A.see          B. go over         C. look             D.examine
43. A. made        B. done           C. taken            D. chosen
44. A.when        B. while          C. as               D. before
45. A.asking       B. advising         C.persuading       D.suggesting
46. A. proof        B. question        C.result             D. problem
47. A.probably       B.indeed           C.in fact          D.possibly
48. A. a study     B. a discussion    C.an explanation     D.an examination
49. A. pany      B.office             C.official            D.building
50. A. should give    B.would give     C.should have given       D.gave
51. A. Why          B.How             C.What               D.When
52. A. no            B.so               C.yes                 D.not
53. A. thought       B.regarded          C.noticed             D.felt
54. A. for           B.with              C.at                  D.of
55. A. greatly        B.exactly            C.nearly              D.not36—40 CBCBD   41—45 CDAAB  46—50 ABCAA