问题补充：
Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road. 36 she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student 37to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. no 38 tire.
At this time, a car 39. Paul and Diane told Clay to 40 them to a service station near their 41. They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 42 with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.
The couple called around to find a tire. No43. They decided to let her use their own car. “Here,” Paul said, handing Clay a 44 of keys, “Take our car. We 45 be using it over the holiday. ”
Clay was 46. “But I’m going all the way to South Carolina, and I’ll be gone for two weeks,” she 47 them.
“We know,” Paul said. “We’ll be 48 when you get back. Here’s our number if you need to 49 us. ”
Unable to believe her eyes, Clay watched as the 50 put her luggage into their car and then 51 her off. Two weeks later she 52 to find her old car cleaned inside and out with three new tires and the radio 53.
“Thank you so much,” she said. “How much do I 54 you?” “Oh, no,” Paul said, we don’t want any money. It’s our 55. ” Clay realized that while it might have been their pleasure, it was now her duty to pass on their “do unto others” spirit.
36. A. Suddenly B. Finally C. Immediately D. Fortunately
37. A. afforded B. wanted C. allowed D. managed
38. A. spare B. free C. full D. empty
39. A. passed B. stopped C. paused D. started
40. A. help B. push C. take D. follow
41. A. garage B. house C. shop D. hotel
42. A. agree B. match C. go D. deal
43. A. way B. message C. success D. luck
44. A. set B. number C. pair D. chain
45. A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. won’t
46. A. satisfied B. worried C. astonished D. disturbed
47. A. persuaded B. advised C. reminded D. promised
48. A. happy B. here C. away D. busy
49. A. get in touch with B. keep in touch with
C. be in touch with D. put in touch with
50. A. repairmen B. cleaners C. friends D. couple
51. A. sent B. shook C. watched D. drove
52. A. shocked B. happened C. returned D. came
53. A. loaded B. fixed C. tied D. rebuilt
54. A. owe B. lend C. give D. offer
55. A. wish B. job C. duty D. pleasure 36---55 ADABD BCDAD CCBAD ACBAD
答案：
(答案→)36---55 ADABD BCDAD CCBAD ACBAD
解析：
36. A。get a flat 指车胎撒气了，在行驶过程中应当是突发性事件，故选suddenly。
37. D。manage含有经过努力而完成某件事的意义，侧重结果，在车胎爆了之后将车停到路边并非一件易事。
38. A。spare意为“备用的”，tire指的是轮胎，故选A。
39. B。stop指停车，根据下文可知Paul和Diane是停下车来帮助Clay。
40. D。根据文意Paul和Diane是要Clay跟着他们去，follow意为“跟随”。
41. B。找轮胎要去一个熟悉的地方，而人们通常对自己家周围的情况最清楚。
42. C。agree with意为“同意”，match为及物动词，go with意为“与……相配”，deal with意为“处理、对付”，此处指没有与Clay汽车相配的轮胎。
43. D。no luck意为“运气不好”，从下文看他们始终没有找到合适的轮胎，可知是指运气不好。
44. A。a number of 和a chain of 都给人以有“许多”钥匙的感觉，不合理，故排除；a pair of意为“一双、一对”，通常指相同的两件东西，也排除；a set of keys意为“一套钥匙”。
45. D。won’t用于将来时态，原文仅是表达将来动作。
46. C。Clay与这对夫妇并不认识，对于他们借她用车肯定是感到吃惊，astonished意为“惊讶”。
47. C。根据上文，可知Clay在这里并不是去说服、建议对方或向对方承诺什么，从而排除A、B、D项。
48. B。Paul是在向Clay说明在她回来时他们会在现在说话的地方。
49. A。B、C项指保持或处于联络的状态中，故排除，且无D项这种搭配，get in touch with意为“与……取得联系”。
50. D。通读全文可知主要人物为Clay与Paul夫妇，故此处选D。
51. A。sent sb off意为“给某人送行”，Paul夫妇帮Clay把行李放进他们的车里，然后给她送行。
52. C。从上文看，Clay是要开走他们的车两周，由tow weeks later可知她是返回来了，come应后接back，表示“回来”。
53. B。fix意为“修理”，这里指修理收音机，其他三项均不符合文意。
54. A。Paul夫妇不仅帮Clay换了三个新轮胎，还修了收音机，按理Clay是要付钱的，owe意为“欠债”。
55. D。从上句话看，Paul夫妇所做的并是为了钱，而是他们认为帮助他人是一件快乐的事。
