第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）
 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Three packs of cigarettes were lying there on the pavement. I went down from  Shubentsov’s office doorstep, picked them up and pocketed them. Later, in a bar, when I opened the first pack, I found – to my    36    – the twenty cigarettes were there.
I’m still at the bar, telephone in one    37    and the cigarettes in the other. I’m dialing Shubentsov, who told me to call the moment I felt the urge to    38   . I feel it, feel it even    39    than I felt Shubentsov’s healing energy. That’s saying something, since Shubentsov is known around the world for   40    smokers of their nasty habit, using a   41    method. He sent his healing energy from his fingertips, he tells me – something he picked up from another man in Russia. “I help you for free,” he told me in his muddy accent. “Just call me    42   .”
I went to see Shubentsov. I think it’s time to    43    because I’m getting old, and I can’t keep doing this to myself. But here’s the real problem. I should quit, but like a lot of you    44      with the same habit, I really don’t want to. 
Smoking has been very good to me. Cigarettes have never let me down, never abandoned me on   45   , desperate nights. Smoking   46   my head, helps me   47   . Smoking has started conversations, driven away annoying people. Smoking helps me celebrate victories, get over losses, comfort the comfortless. It also chases away the mosquitoes.
I will   48   . Soon, my body and my mind are demanding that , daily. 
I claim to smoke for pleasure, but I realise that slowly I’m losing control of this close, special friend. I   49    that. I realise it’s not just a “habit”. I’m    50   . 
So here I am, attempting to    51    again, at Shubentsov’s place. I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques    52   . Anytime the urge to smoke    53   , he said, just call him immediately and he’ll help. The funny thing is, I realise that I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up. I’m phoning him so I can. If I call, I’ll have done my part. Then I can smoke this cigarette. Besides, I know that at 9.30 on a Friday night, I’ll get the answering machine. I do. “The office is open from ten to four. Call me back then. This machine does not take messages.”
I put the phone down and I can honestly say I’m   54   . You see, it’s not Shubentsov’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still   55   . It’s mine.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to smoke this cigarette. Whether I’ll really enjoy it, though, is another story.

36.A. sadness     B. disappointment       C. inspiration        D. delight
37. A. pack          B. hand                C. pocket           D. bar
38.A. smoke         B. talk                 C. drink            D. dial
39.A. weaker        B. faster                C. stronger          D. harder
40.A. accusing       B. helping               C. developing       D. curing
41.A. popular        B. mysterious            C. frightening       D. dangerous
42.A. whenever      B. whatever             C. however          D. whichever
43. A. start          B. continue              C. stop             D. keep
44. A. struggling      B. beating              C. hitting           D. playing
45.A.lovely          B. friendly             C. lonely            D. daily
46.A. destroys        B. hurts                C. cuts             D. clears
47.A. breathe         B. smile               C. see              D. think
48.A. begin           B. quit                C. report            D. study
49.A. hate            B. love                 C. ignore           D. miss
50.A. ill              B. excited             C. addicted          D. fascinated
51. A. give in         B. give up              C. give off          D. give away
52.A. available        B. alike                C. abnormal         D. additional
53.A.strikes          B. attacks               C. indicates         D. continues
54.A.disappointed     B. unhappy              C. satisfied         D. relieved
55.A.living           B. working              C. smoking         D. smiling
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