第二節(jié)：完形填空(共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分)

　　閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡將該項涂黑。

　　I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people 36 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 37 person.

　　I think my 38 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 41 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 42 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 43 to help. That was really a big 44 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 45 are still my best friends today.

　　A bigger cause of my new 46 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my 47 . Every time I came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 49 her, so I took her place. She let me 50 . that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 51 , but I was very grateful to her.

　　I think I am a much 52 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 53 these experiences. They have 54 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 55 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

　　36. A. since B. before C. or D. unless

　　37. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled

　　38. A. education B. career C. tour D. change

　　39. A. balance C. homework C. degree D. interest

　　40. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported

　　41. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty

　　42. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence

　　43. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened

　　44. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step

　　45. A. us B. which C. them D. whom

　　46. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck

　　47. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest

　　48. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident

　　49. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted

　　50. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see

　　51. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless

　　52. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer

　　53. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze

　　54. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught

　　55. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect