英语完型 急It was five minutes before midnight.“They should be ho

英语完型 急
It was five minutes before midnight.
“They should be home any time,” Cindy thought as she finished the last touches on the chocolate cake she was 26 .The cake didn’t taste
27 because she had run out of sugar.
The kitchen was in a mess (杂乱).Imagine a huge blender filled with all the things for making a chocolate cake.Now the blender is turned
28 .High speed.Without the lid.Do you get the idea?
But Cindy wasn’t thinking about the kitchen.She was 29 for her parents to return so that she could present her gift.She turned off the 30 and waited excitedly in the dark.At last she saw the car headlights flashing and heard the key going into the front 31 .
Her parents tried to come in 32 .Cindy suddenly turned on the light and laughed loud,“Ta-daaa!” She 33 to the kitchen table,where the poor chocolate cake stood.
But her mother’s eyes never made it all the way to the table.“Just look at this mess!”
“But Mom,I was only …”
“Clean the 34 ,first thing in the morning!”
“Honey,” Cindy’s father said gently,“take a look at the table.”
“I know—it’s a mess,” his wife said 35 .“The whole kitchen is a 36 .” She stormed up the stairs.
For a few moments Cindy and her father stood silently,37 knowing what to say.Finally she looked up at him,her eyes red.“She never saw the cake,” she said.
From time to time we all allow ourselves to be 38 to subjects of long-term importance by something that seems very important right now—but isn’t.Muddy shoes,lost lunch money and untidy kitchens are troublesome but what’s a little mud compared to a child’s 39 There are times when we really need to see the mess in the kitchen,and times when we only need to see the
40 .
26.A.getting B.ordering C.making D.eating
27.A.good B.strange C.fresh D.salty
28.A.down B.on C.over D.back
29.A.anxious B.shocked C.sorry D.moved
30.A.water B.light C.TV D.radio
31.A.window B.garden C.door D.garage
32.A.quietly B.hurriedly C.calmly D.sharply
33.A.fell B.led C.referred D.pointed
34.A.bedroom B.kitchen C.bathroom D.study
35.A.nervously B.confusedly C.carefully D.coldly
36.A.game B.disaster C.loss D.surprise
37.A.none B.all C.neither D.either
38.A.blinded B.limited C.connected D.introduced
39.A.self-awareness B.self-control C.self-defense D.self-respect
40.A.blender B.sugar C.cake D.table