第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21–40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Kate Chin, like many renters, is tired of renting．One reason is that her 21 rent goes up like clockwork．Every year her landlord raises the rent by five percent．Another reason is her 22 ．“New neighbors always seem to be more 23 than the ones who moved out,” she said．“My first neighbor would 24 his door very heavily．I 25 knew when he came home or left home． 26 he moved out, a saxophonist moved in．A saxophonist! He practiced two hours a day．On Saturday his friends would e 27 and I had to 28 to a whole band．I called the police, but they said saxophone playing is permitted in 29 for up to four hours a day, because saxophone playing is job-related．They told me I was 30 that the guy was only playing two hours a day!”
There are many unhappy renters, 31 there are also happy renters．“I’ve been lucky my whole life,” said Karl Leen, a middle-aged man．“My neighbors couldn’t have been any 32 if I had picked them myself．One neighbor was a cook．He’d bring me the best 33 in the world．Another neighbor was a pianist．She played the most 34 music．Another neighbor was a 35 who did my tune-ups and changed the oil in my car．My 36 neighbor is a birder; and we go 37 every weekend with our telescopes．”
Different persons have different attitudes．Kate saw the saxophone player as 38 , yet Karl saw the 39 player as delightful．Millions of people would be happy just to have a roof over their head．Yet there are millions who would 40 that their roof is the wrong color．
21．A．weekly B．monthly C．daily D．annual
22．A．children B．colleagues C．neighbors D．servants
23．A．inconsiderate B．considerate C．careful D．foolish
24．A．knock B．lock C．shut D．clean
25．A．always B．occasionally C．never D．sometimes
26．A．Before B．Since C．From D．After
27．A．up B．over C．down D．on
28．A．dance B．listen C．turn D．look
29．A．departments B．apartments C．offices D．bedrooms
30．A．unfortunate B．unlucky C．lucky D．pleased
31．A．and B．so C．but D．for
32．A．worse B．sadder C．better D．happier
33．A．books B．clothes C．CDs D．leftovers
34．A．sorrowful B．heavy C．delightful D．light
35．A．artist B．cook C．barber D．mechanic
36．A．former B．latest C．latter D．previous
37．A．shopping B．boating C．hiking D．birding
38．A．amusing B．pleasing C．hating D．annoying
39．A．saxophone B．violin C．piano D．guitar
40．A．find B．remember C．praise D．plain21-25 DCACA 26-30 DBBBC 31-35 CCDCD 36-40 BDDCD
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