三、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）来源：   
    On my way into the building I felt my heart beating. My face was red and my hands were cold. I told myself to pull  42  together. As I walked, I seemed to  43  the attention of strangers. They led me up some old wooden  44  and into a room. I looked around. There were tables covered with papers. Chairs were stacked （堆） against the wall. I waited 20 minutes  45  a tired woman came running up the stairs. She smiled and said she was very excited to see me. I  46  back. She was very nice and told me I would fit right in. She told me to go downstairs and start right away. I knew I had the skills and the personality to do a good job. As I went round the corner to see where I would work, I was  47 . Shiny glass jars （罐子） of candy were placed neatly on the counter. Just then I heard a screaming （尖叫）  48 . A little boy was crying and pointing at me. I was scared. I tried to figure out  49  the boy was saying. Finally I  50  he was saying, “Lollipop （棒棒糖）”. That was the first of many adventures selling candy at the Marlborough Country Barn. I was excited because it was my very first job, but that excitement quickly  51 . My days were filled with the screams and cries of little children.  
42. A. myself   B. herself  C. itself   D. himself  
43. A. take     B. bring   C. draw    D. fix  
44. A. tables    B. chairs   C. hills    D. stairs  
45. A. after     B. until    C. so      D. then  
46. A. shouted  B. looked  C. smiled  D. replied  
47. A. surprised B. tired   C. scared  D. bored  
48. A. sound    B. noise   C. voice   D. whisper  
49. A. that     B. what    C. which   D. this  
50. A. remembered        B. repeated  
C. realized           D. reported  
51. A. lost     B. missed   C. moved   D. went