第二节　完型填空（共20小题，每小题1分， 满分20分）

阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从21到40各题所给的4个选项 A,B,C和D中选出最佳选项， 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study． In my application letter, I was careful to _____21_____ how much I wanted to see France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words． Once I _____22_____ that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and all sorts of new and _____23_____ friends． Whiling travelling was inspiring and meeting people was _____24_____, nothing about my term in France was what I _____25_____．

The moment I arrived in Paris, I was _____26_____ by a nice French couple who could become my host parents． My experience was joyous and exiting _____27_____． I received some shocking news from my parents; there had been a death in host parents extended family． They had travel outside France for several weeks． That afternoon, I had to _____28_____ out of one family’s house and into another． The exchange coordinator told me, I’d have a _____29_____ this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with a English speaker． To avoid the temptation(诱惑) to_____30_____ my native language, I asked not to be _____31_____ with an English-speaking language roommate． When I got to my new room , I _____32_____ myself new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian(巴西人) the people ． Whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite Cos! In just a few hours, we knew we would be good friends for the rest of the _____33_____．

I left France with many _____34_____, so when people asked me what my favorite part of this trip was, they are always _____35_____ to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores of the weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends _____36_____ France we enjoyed together． I love know people _____37_____ seem so different, but end up being so _____38_____． the most valuable lesson , I gained from the studying in France wasn’t just to respect the French people _____39_____ to respect all people , for your next best friend could be just a continent away． I would recommend exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful _____40_____．