完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

     Everyone has a wish to travel. But those who cannot do so themselves might find it   1   to work in a travel agency, arrange journeys for other people. Brian Lawley does this,   2   in a small travel agency in an industrial city. Most of his work is concerned with   3  , both at home and abroad. Every autumn, the agency   4   hundreds of booklets (小册子) full of attractive, colored photographs,   5   the holidays that the customers will be able to have the next year. Soon, people began to come into the office to   6   their holiday.

     Brian often has to   7   people on what holidays will be   8   for them. And people always have a lot of   9  . Last year, for example, a lady of eighty-two wanted to book a mountainous holiday in the Alps (阿尔卑斯山脉), and Brian had great difficulty in   10   her that it would not be    4  . In the end, she decided to go for a Mediterranean cruise (地中海巡游)   12  . Arranging journeys for people who have to travel   13   on business is often very   14  , but Brian   15   his work.

     For example, last spring, Mr. Perry, director of a local chemical firm,   16   a business trip, and Brian arranged it all for him. First Mr. Perry traveled to London by train, and stayed overnight in a hotel near the airport, because his plane   17   early the next morning. He flew to Frankfurt, where he   18   the morning discussing business. Then he went on by train to Zurich, and spent three days there   19   going on to America. He had business in Seattle, Chicago and New York, and then home by train. The next day he telephoned the agency to   20   Brian for arranging everything so well for him.

41. A. boring                  B. hard                  C. interesting          D. fit

42. A. working              B. living                C. studying              D. travelling

43. A. games                  B. holidays           C. situations             D. business

44. A. comes out            B. takes out           C. get                       D. sends out

45. A. describing           B. telling               C. drawing               D. designing

46. A. take                      B. ask                    C. book                    D. make

47. A. teach                    B. advise               C. lend                     D. remind

48. A. necessary             B. ready                C. possible                D. fit

49. A. questions            B. business            C. interests               D. difficulties

50. A. preventing           B. explaining         C. persuading         D. promising

51. A. cheap                   B. suitable            C. satisfying             D. comfortable

52. A. though                 B. therefore           C. however               D. instead

53. A. abroad                B. at home             C. away                    D. a long way

54. A. convenient           B. easy                  C. hard                    D. terrible

55. A. leaves                   B. enjoys               C. dislikes                D. refuses

56. A. carried out           B. got through       C. picked up             D. went on

57. A. left                       B. arrived              C. landed                 D. returned

58. A. took                     B. cost                   C. spent                   D. wasted

59. A. until                     B. before              C. after                     D. while

60. A. offer                    B. ask                    C. demand               D. thank

41-45 CABDA    46-50 CBDAC    51-55 BDACB    56-60 DACBD

     Everyone has a wish to travel. But those who cannot do so themselves might find it interesting to work in a travel agency, arrange journeys for other people. Brian Lawley does this, working in a small travel agency in an industrial city. Most of his work is concerned with holidays, both at home and abroad. Every autumn, the agency sends out hundreds of booklets (小册子) full of attractive, colored photographs, describing the holidays that the customers will be able to have the next year. Soon, people began to come into the office to book their holiday.  

     Brian often has to advise people on what holidays will be fit for them. And people always have a lot of questions. Last year, for example, a lady of eighty-two wanted to book a mountainous holiday in the Alps (阿尔卑斯山脉), and Brian had great difficulty in persuading her that it would not be suitable. In the end, she decided to go for a Mediterranean cruise (地中海巡游) instead. Arranging journeys for people who have to travel abroad on business is often very   hard, but Brian enjoys his work.

     For example, last spring, Mr. Perry, director of a local chemical firm, went on a business trip, and Brian arranged it all for him. First Mr. Perry traveled to London by train, and stayed overnight in a hotel near the airport, because his plane left early the next morning. He flew to Frankfurt, where he spent the morning discussing business. Then he went on by train to Zurich, and spent three days there before going on to America. He had business in Seattle, Chicago and New York, and then home by train. The next day he telephoned the agency to thank Brian for arranging everything so well for him.