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I．完形填空
（2012·安徽卷）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a __36__ problem and had to go to hospital for a __37__ examination.
It seemed a small __38__ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go __39__ right from the beginning. Not having a car or __40__ the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. __41__ I'd left myself plenty of time, soon it was __42__ I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the __43__ direction.
I __44__ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a __45__， who was trying to get past me. __46__，instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was __47__.After I explained my __48__ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my __49__.Sitting there waiting, I felt __50__ that someone had been willing to help. __51__，hearing a horn(喇叭) nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend __52__ at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a __53__ to the hospital.
Such unexpected __54__ from a passerby was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose __55__， for all things are possible.
36. A. physical B. traveling C. social D. housing
37. A. scientific B. final C. previous D. thorough
38. A. chance B. challenge C. success D. error
39. A. wrong B. easy C. fast D. ahead
40. A. leaving B. visiting C. knowing D. appreciating
