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，从短文后所给题的四个选项（A 、B、C 、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 21  person. When I first knew Bill, back in  22 , he was one of the most carefree (无忧无虑) people I had ever  23  . He was always ready to have a party. He thought  24  of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old  25 he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and  26  was never dull when he was  27 . With him there was one wild  28  after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 29   to study for our exams. Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel.  30  , I wasn’t even sure it was  31 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He   32  most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the  33  thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main  34 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never  35 Bill changing so much. My image of him 36  the one I had formed  37__ the time when we were college students together. I suppose it’s 38 to expect people to remain the same, especially 39  I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he  40  the same way about me. 21. A. proper                B. same                 C. usual                 D. right 22. A. childhood           B. the army           C. his thirties                D. college 23. A. considered          B. supposed           C. met                   D. expected 24. A. nothing               B. much                C. most                 D. none 25. A. man                   B. hospital             C. movie               D. country 26. A. learning                     B. life                   C. work                 D. fun 27. A. in                       B. out                   C. away                 D. around 28. A. adventure            B. mistake             C. chance               D. joke 29. A. decided           B. intended            C. managed            D. hoped 30. A. First of all          B. At first         C. Now and then    D. All the time 31. A. that                    B. us                     C. there                 D. him 32. A. thought               B. talked          C. argued               D. spent 33. A. first                    B. last                   C. next                  D. only 34. A. interest               B. event                C. subject              D. problem 35. A. forgot             B. minded              C. liked               D. imagined 36. A. remained            B. reminded            C. suggested         D. became 37. A. since                  B. from                  C. at                    D. till 38. A. unnecessary         B. foolish                   C. common          D. unusually 39. A. because               B. that                   C. how                       D. when 40. A. felt                     B. acted            C. looked             D. discovered