第二节 完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
" $ 160 for a parking1 ticket! I m calling city hall about this. There must be some mistake."Nick thought 36 "Yes, sir, there is a mistake," said the man at the city hall, " 37 I m afraid the mitake s 38 This ticket was for $ 20. However, the fine doubles every thirty days. It has been 90 days, so the 39 is now $ 160. You will have to pay that. " Nick had the $ 20 and he 40 to pay the fine. But for some reason the ticket had gotten 41 in his pile of papers2 and unopened letters.
Nick has always been a 42 person. In the past six months, he had 43 to pay his elec- tricity bill, 44 his jacket at the cleaner s too 45 and had to pay for the "storage ".A job application form he had filled out was never 46 because it, too, was in one of his piles. "Get organized, man,"his brother advised. "Plan what you 47 do, do it, and then 48 to be sure you ve done it right. "
Nick got a calendar with enough 49 to write on. He marked important 50 and times as reminders3. "Nice job, "said his brother. "Now 51 you do what you re supposed to do 52 you re supposed to. " "That shouldn t be too 53 with my calendar here, "said Nick. "And read the small print on it 54 you get a ticket," added4 his brother. "Or 55
still, don t get another. "
36. happily angrily disappointedly excitedly
37. so luckily honestly but
38. mine yours ours theirs
39. number pay cost total
40. forgot meant refused remembered
41. missed covered mixed buried
42. patient careless wasteful tough
43. forgotten required regretted considered
44. left sent bought washed
45. long late often early
46. mailed recorded taken received
47. have to used to would could
48. see check examine make
49. area square place space
50. accidents events dates weeks
51. take care believe in watch out make sure
52. where since when that
53. late bad much hard
54. as next time since so long as
55. fairer easier better happier
