第二节完形填空(共20小题；每题1．5分，满分30分) ．
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D，)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I heard the story told recently about a king in Africa．He had a close friend that he grew 36 ．The friend had a 37 of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life and 38 ，“This is good!”
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition．The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king．The friend had 39 done something wrong in preparing one of the guns，for after taking the gun from his friend，the king fired it and his thumb was 40 ．Examining the situation the friend remarked 41 “This is good!”， 42 the king replied，“No，this is not good!” and sent：his friend to jail．
About a year later, the king Was hunting in an area that he 43 to stay clear．of．Unfortunately, cannibals(食人者)captured him and took him to their village．They 44 his hands，piled some wood，set up a pole and tied him to it．
