Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.（阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。）
The easy way out isn’t always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to__36__Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I chose to make homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I __37__ it as soon as Doug left for work.
As I was not __38__ in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I __39__everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough (面团) covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I was __40__， I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn’t have to face Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed __41__. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a __42__.
The third time he left, I went to the window to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking ___43__. When I came out of the house, he __44__ the stick and explained that there was something alive in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. Without __45__ it was my work. The hot __46__ had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast (酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. I could see why Doug was shaken. I had to admit what the “__47__” was and why it was there. I don’t know who was more embarrassed by the whole thing—Doug or me.
36.A. invite B. treat C. take D. attach
37.A. operated on B. went by C. moved around D. started on
38.A. experienced B. interested C. successful D. weak
39.A. used B. collected C. doubled D. employed
40.A. defeated B. defended C. destroyed D. damaged
41.A. disappointed B. disturbed C. frightened D. ashamed
42.A. sound B. voice C. whisper D. noise
43.A. around B. backward C. inside D. forward
44.A. fixed B. raised C. dropped D. carried
45.A. hesitation B. doubt C. delay D. exception
46.A. pot B. container C. earth D. sun
47.A. living thing B. monster C. bread D. troublemaker
36-40BDACA 41-45BDCCB 46-47DA
