完形填空 I t was an unforgettable experience for me. O nce I had applied for the nuclear submarine program me , and Admiral Nelson was interviewing me for the job. We sat in a large room by ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me choose any subjects I wished to discuss. Very 1 , I chose those about which I knew most at the time — current events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics, electronics, gunnery — and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing 2 . In each case, he soon proved that I knew relatively 3 about the subjects I had chosen. He always looked right 4 my eyes, and never smiled. I was wet with cold 5 . Finally, he asked me a question and I thought I could regain 6 . He said, “ How did you 7 in your class at Georgia Tech before entering our Annapolis as a plebe ( 军校新生 ) ? ” I had done very well, so I answered with pride, “Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820! ” I sat back to wait for the 8 — which never came. 9 , the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, sir,” but I remembered who this was, and 10 several of my times at Georgia Tech 11 I could have learned more about our friends, our enemies, weapons strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I 12 my throat and finally said, “No, sir. I didn’t always do my 13 .” He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to 14 the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget or to answer. He said, “ Why not ? ” I sat there for a while, 15 , and then slowly left the room. 1 . A. slowly B. interested C. carefully D. happily 2 . A. humo u r B. difficulty C. interest D. ability 3 . A. much B. anything C. little D. everything 4 . A. for B . into C. back D. up 5 . A. sweat B. air C. water D. weather 6 . A. consideration B. permission C. self-confidence D. self-defence 7 . A. stand B. deal C. behave D. go 8 . A. celebrations B. expectations C. evaluations D. congratulations 9 . A. Thus B. Instead C. However D. Therefore 10 . A. recalled B. tried C. analyzed D. examined 11 . A. where B. that C. when D. which 12 . A. cleared B. examined C. cleaned D. treated 13 . A. worst B. best C. fewest D. least 14 . A. start B. control C. interrupt D. end 15 . A. moved B. excited C. frightened D. shaken 注意:答案填选项大写字母ABCD,不填单词