(2014届东北三省三校高三第二次联合模拟考试英语试卷)
 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、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。
 This morning, I arrived at my office earlier to catch up on some emails. On the way to ____, I couldn’t ____ it when I saw some beautiful flowers at the grocery store. I picked some up, ____ a few chocolate bars.   
 With the office so empty, I decided to take the ____ to put the chocolate bars on some desks. I started heading towards areas ____ no one had come yet.
 I ____ one and a smile card on the CEO’s desk. And then I went to his ____ desk and placed one there, and quickly put a third one on the desk of a quiet gentleman. Later, I entered the kitchen, ____   two cups of water and walked into the ____. I took out the flowers from my bag and ____ them in two bunches, one in each cup.
 With a little sigh of ____, I stepped out of the rest room and looked around. The office was still ____ empty and the people closest to me were ____ in a Monday morning “How was your weekend?” ____. I ____ and went back to my desk.
 It struck me that my housemate who had packed my lunch for me so ____ today snuck (偷偷地给) a chocolate bar in there, so I ____ place it on the desk of our receptionist to complete the circle as I headed out of the office this evening. Our receptionist is always the first person in the office, and she always ____   me with a smile when I come in. Maybe tomorrow morning, this ____ can greet her.
 I have no ____ how they feel when receiving their gifts, but they will surely smile! 
 
  
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       | A.work | 
       B.job | 
       C.company | 
       D.business | 
       
     
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       | A.stop | 
       B.help | 
       C.get | 
       D.afford | 
       
     
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       | A.regardless of | 
       B.along with | 
       C.except for | 
       D.instead of | 
       
     
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       | A.adventure | 
       B.authority | 
       C.possibility | 
       D.opportunity | 
       
     
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       | A.when | 
       B.because | 
       C.though | 
       D.where | 
       
     
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       | A.chose | 
       B.placed | 
       C.delivered | 
       D.carried | 
       
     
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       | A.wife’s | 
       B.manager’s | 
       C.assistant’s | 
       D.director’s | 
       
     
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       | A.discovered | 
       B.ordered | 
       C.filled | 
       D.emptied | 
       
     
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       | A.rest room | 
       B.meeting room | 
       C.smoking area | 
       D.office room | 
       
     
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       | A.applied | 
       B.adjusted | 
       C.arranged | 
       D.attached | 
       
     
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       | A.regret | 
       B.concern | 
       C.relief | 
       D.excitement | 
       
     
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       | A.especially | 
       B.thoroughly | 
       C.totally | 
       D.pretty | 
       
     
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       | A.concerned | 
       B.accustomed | 
       C.limited | 
       D.occupied | 
       
     
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       | A.conversation | 
       B.congratulation | 
       C.consideration | 
       D.condition | 
       
     
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       | A.amazed | 
       B.smiled | 
       C.delighted | 
       D.celebrated | 
       
     
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       | A.sweetly | 
       B.obviously | 
       C.wildly | 
       D.fortunately | 
       
     
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       | A.need | 
       B.could | 
       C.must | 
       D.should | 
       
     
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       | A.waves | 
       B.nods | 
       C.greets | 
       D.meets | 
       
     
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       | A.gift | 
       B.performance | 
       C.flower | 
       D.method | 
       
     
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       | A.opinion | 
       B.point | 
       C.view | 
       D.idea | 
       
     
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