第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）  
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。
On a cold December morning, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped    36    the video we had been dying to watch. I was feeling a little   37   , as I was carrying our shopping, bags of snacks and the video.
They were so heavy that I decided to   38   some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can when I    39    a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He   40    over to another nearby garbage can and started    41    it.
I suddenly felt very    42   . I knew this man would take all he could get,    43    I walked up to him and  44  the drink and some snacks over to him. The man, with lines on his face and wrinkles on his forehead, looked up in   45   and took what I gave him.
A huge smile    46   across his face and this caused me to feel indescribable    47   . I felt like I couldn’t be    48    with myself, but then he said: “Wow, first someone gives me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some    49   food; this is my daughter’s  50  day!”
He thanked me  51  and started off on his bike. I even heard him whistling a song as he rode away.
I now    52    what is meant by the saying “giving is getting”. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can   53   help and everyone will be helped by showing    54   .
The image of that man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every time I have the   55    to do something nice.

36. A. for    B. of    C. with   D. about
37. A. excited   B. puzzled   C. tired   D. satisfied
38. A. pick out   B. eat up   C. put down  D. throw away
39. A. heard      B. noticed   C. felt   D. watched
40. A. headed   B. rode    C. ran   D. fled
41. A. breaking into  B. looking through C. staring at  D. searching for
42. A. cold       B. afraid   C. guilty  D. content
43. A. but    B. because   C. so   D. if
44. A. turned       B. thought   C. took   D. handed
45. A. surprise   B. detail    C. case   D. return
46. A. disappeared  B. paused   C. existed  D. spread
47. A. disappointment B. shame   C. satisfaction D. victory
48. A. sadder   B. angrier   C. happier  D. crazier
49. A. cheap      B. tasty    C. clean   D. useful
50. A. lucky      B. busy    C. interesting D. quiet
51. A. carefully     B. happily   C. calmly  D. fortunately
52. A. remember     B. understand  C. appreciate D. recognize
53. A. refuse      B. receive   C. offer   D. find
54. A. kindness     B. eagerness   C. willingness D. braveness
55. A. chance     B. desire    C. purpose  D. feeling
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