II. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）第一节完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意

II. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节完形填空（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
At the beginning of a new year, I always ask my Chinese friends what their expectations are. I am  21 to realize that, they all dream of owning a car. Most of them  22   that sooner or later every Chinese family can acquire a car.
I don’t by any means contest the  23  of  Chinese people to enjoy the same housing conditions, household appliances and other goods that are available in developed countries. But it seems obvious that many of them have related to the mass ownership of  24   autos.
I know that it’s not   25   to sacrifice our personal comfort and open our minds to consider what is good for an entire  26    , rather than just for ourselves. But I would not   27   to the further pollution of Beijing by owning a car. And if I were to return to Montreal, I would not buy a car there either.
In today’s China owning a car is seen as a symbol of  28    and success. I wish Chinese people would acquire the maturity to reject that idea, and make their  29  towards developing a good public transportation system. The country needs more trains, more buses and more subways. That is the only way to get out of the traffic  30 .
21. A. delighted            B. surprised         C. satisfied                    D. frightened
22. A. hope                B. suggest              C. require                     D. encourage
23. A. trends               B. hobbies          C. rights                D. duties
24. A. modern              B. fashionable          C. public               D. private
25. A. difficult             B. easy                   C. convenient            D. suitable
26. A. organization          B. family              C. society               D. country
27. A. belong              B. contribute           C. stick                 D. devote
28. A. wealth               B. glory               C. treasure              D. achievement
29. A. ways                B. decisions            C. turns                 D. efforts
30. A. accident             B. jam              C. way                 D. system