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36—55各题所给的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
“Hey, Dad, are you going to come to my award ceremony tonight? ”I   36  asked my father. “I have to work late tonight. I doubt whether I’ll be able to   37  it on time. I am just too busy right now, ”he replied.
My mind could not   38  the idea that he would be too busy working late. He was also too busy to   39  my horse show, football games and the 15th birthday party. He always used the same   40 . Why had I even bothered to ask?   41 , there was always a slight hope that tonight would be    42 .
As my mother and I arrived at school, two friends   43  me. “Jill, meet my dad. Dad, this is my friend Jill. ”I shook the hand of a tall man. Camera flashes lit up the room, and claps filled the   44  as students accepted their awards. My name was finally called,   45  three others. I followed my classmates to the   46 . When I reached out my hand to shake the   47 , a big smile lit up her face. The blinding flash from my mother’s camera   48  my eyes and I knew my dad wasn’t there. I walked back to my seat   49 .
Back at home, seeing my dad’s car in the garage, I told myself he would not be   50  this time . But as usual the strong smell of alcohol hit me as soon as I  51  inside, and I could feel my tears   52 . I followed the sound of his drunken words and saw him   53  on the couch.
  54  did father lie to me? I threw my award on the floor, walked to my bedroom, and shut the door. Tears rolled down my face. I wondered if I would ever be more   55  than his whiskey bottle.
36. A. confidently    B. eagerly     C. proudly             D. fearfully
37. A. reach          B. keep        C. take           D. make
38. A. create         B. support     C. appreciate       D. accept
39. A. watch         B. avoid        C. attend           D. speed
40. A. excuse        B. reply        C. promise        D. trick
41. A. Besides       B. Thus          C. Otherwise       D. However
42. A. active         B. formal      C. different             D. serious
43. A. recognized     B. greeted     C. encouraged       D. showed
44. A. air              B. audience      C. school           D. playground
45. A. apart from     B. other than    C. except for             D. along with
46. A. stage          B. position              C. office                    D. exit
47. A. Jill’s           B. teacher’s             C. mother’s        D. father’s
48. A. fixed          B. touched        C. hurt             D. overlooked
49. A. successfully    B. disappointedly     C. delightedly     D. hopefully
50. A. drunk         B. woken         C. forgiven        D. hidden
51. A. stepped        B. noticed         C. examined      D. glanced
52. A. getting off      B. falling down      C. building up      D. turning around
53. A. leaning         B. lying          C. putting           D. carrying
54. A. How            B. Where           C. Why           D. Whether
55. A. perfect         B. comfortable          C. fortunate        D. important