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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。
After their business trip, John and Mary returned, eager to see their lovely children. As they drove into their home town feeling glad to be back, they noticed 21 , and they went off their usual route to see what it was. They found a 22 in flames. Mary said, “Oh, well, it isn’t our fire, let’s go home.”
But John 23 closer and screamed, “That home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the plant. He wouldn’t be 24 work yet, maybe there is something we could do. ” It has nothing to do with us, Mary 25 .
But John drove up and stopped and they were both horror-stricken to see the whole house in 26 . A woman on the lawn was screaming, “The children! Get the children!” John 27 her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 28 ,” cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left. ”
In spite of Mary’s disagreement John 29 for the basement which was full of smoke and 30 hot. He found the door and two children. 31 he left he could hear some more sobbing. He 32 the two badly frightened children into 33 arms and started back asking how many more children were down there. They told him 34 more and Mary grasped his arm and screamed, “John! Don’t go back! It’s 35 ! That house will fall down any second. ”
36 he ran into the smoke-filled hallway and at last he found both children. As he climbed up the 37 stairs, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely 38 about the little bodies next to him, and at last when they came out into the 39 and fresh air, he found that he had just 40 his own children.
The baby-sitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.
21．A．direction B．mistake C．smoke D．danger
22．A．plant B． home C．store D．kitchen
23．A．ran B．walked C．rode D． drove
24．A．off B．at C． to D．on
25．A．whispered B． disagreed C．nodded D．required
26．A．flames B．pieces C．ruins D．silence
27．A．pushed B．greeted C． seized D．stopped
28．A．hall B．department C．house D． basement
29．A．went B． rushed C．asked D．reached
30．A．heavily B．terribly C．partly D．slightly
31．A． As B．If C．Since D．Unless
32．A．comforted B．protected C．recognized D． delivered
33．A．cheering B．freezing C．suffering D． waiting
34．A．many B．several C．two D．three
35．A．foolish B． dangerous C．practical D．painful
36．A．But B．So C．Instead D．Therefore
37．A．wide B．dirty C．final D． endless
38．A．particular B．familiar C．interesting D．fortunate
39．A．car B．crowd C． sunlight D．arms
40．A． found B． rescued C．lost D．Missed