Ⅱ. 完形填空

She was at the beach having the time of her life. The air blowing softly on her neck was moist and warm. The sun was high in the sky and shining brightly. The　1　waves kissed her legs softly as she walked through the water. Everything was　2　.

Then her cellphone began violently vibrating(振动). It was her　3　asking her to go grocery shopping and then come straight home. His words　4　her perfect world. She walked　5　down the long passages of the grocery store, murmuring and fuming. It seemed every little disturbance would further her rage.

She hated the smell of the onions. When picking up some raw hamburgers the sticky substance on the packaging almost　6　her mad. She wanted to hit the screaming child next to her. She wanted to　7　, too.

How dare her husband　8　her trip to paradise(乐园), especially on her birthday, about which he hadn’t said anything this morning?She had woken up late, expecting to be greeted by her　9　husband with breakfast in hand. 　10　, she found herself alone in the bedroom while her husband was eating his own breakfast in the kitchen. She　11　as she remembered the tears that had　12　down her face. Her early leave from the　13　brought back her hurt feelings. She tried to fight back the tears with the anger she felt towards him, but the　14　she felt, the more depressed she became.

Angry again, she　15　loaded the bags into the car, fiercely　16　the trunk and sped home, eager to give her husband a piece of her mind. She left all the bags in the car as she marched towards the front door. She had bought all the groceries, and she certainly wasn’t expected to put them　17　.

She was trying to push the door open　18　a bright light shone through. Her eyes began to take in the sight of dozens of smiling　19　eager to greet her. “Surprise! ”they　20　. The warmth of their smiles melted her anger away and she was reduced to tears. (352W)

1. A. quiet　　　B. silent　　　C. calm　　　D. still

2. A. wonderful B. perfect C. bright D. warm

3. A. husband B. father C. mother D. son

4. A. brought B. broke C. filled D. entered

5. A. hurriedly B. happily C. angrily D. carefully

6. A. got B. let C. put D. drove

7. A. scream B. shout C. sing D. cry

8. A. destroy B. disturb

C. discover D. determine

9. A. cooking B. eating C. smiling D. laughing

10. A. Instead B. Moreover

C. Also D. Therefore

11. A. signed B. sighed C. smiled D. relieved

12. A. rolled B. dropped C. fell D. flowed

13. A. shop B. beach C. kitchen D. bedroom

14. A. more B. sadder C. harder D. angrier

15. A. cheerfully B. easily C. carelessly D. quickly

16. A. opened B closed

C. checked D. cleaned

17. A. away B. aside C. down D. off

18. A. suddenly B. but C. when D. until

19. A. shadows B. shapes C. fingers D. bodies

20. A. laughed B. sang C. warned D. cheered