第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11—30各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

My husband and I arrived in a new country just a month ago. We were sort of  11  about what was waiting for us. However, when we  12  at the airport, a tall man with smiling eyes greeted us. The days and months were  13  made easy for us by this kind man.

He greeted us every day with his smiling face. He  14  us in going to the bank, in buying our groceries, in telling us  15  to buy almost everything. He told us he is our big brother.

     16  , we watched the match in a coffee shop. During the first get-together, he  17  us that we’ re lucky—my husband and I are  18  in this foreign land. He said he has been  19  for eight years now because he rarely sees his family,   20  they are in his home country.

During the second get-together, he  21  told us that we are his family. He said that he loves us and that he will  22  us because he has been given a  23  of 45 days to go back to his home country. That night, he spoke these words which  24  a great impact in my life: “You changed my life…”

That night deep in our hearts we were  25  by our friend’s words. We texted him upon reaching home, 26  him for being a Big Brother to us in the foreign land. We told him  27  that we feel safe in going out when we are with him, to which he  28  , “You are my family here.”

On the first week of October, we’re going to  29  him back from his vacation. We’ll watch the football match again in that  30  shop that holds dear memories.

11. A. curious       B. worried         C. certain         D. crazy

12. A. checked         B. dropped         C. landed          D. settled

13. A. therefore       B. instead         C. anyhow        D. otherwise

14. A. expected        B. troubled        C. comforted       D. accompanied

15. A. when            B. where           C. why            D. whether

16. A. Once            B. So              C. Twice           D. Finally

17. A. informed        B. warned          C. blamed          D. convinced

18. A. together        B. nearby          C. around          D. apart

19. A. sick            B. lonely          C. cheerful        D. scared

20. A. if              B. unless          C. as              D. although

21. A. secretly        B. jokingly        C. proudly         D. sincerely

22. A. remember        B. miss            C. forget          D. respect

23. A. delay           B. right           C. vacation        D. date

24. A. created         B. designed        C. solved          D. received

25. A. puzzled         B. touched         C. astonished      D. flattered

26. A. thanking        B. forgiving       C. repaying        D. punishing

27. A. after all       B. as well         C. in return       D. in advance

28. A. agreed          B. objected        C. added           D. replied

29. A. see             B. pick            C. call            D. force

30. A. book            B. grocery         C. coffee          D. sports
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