13. The boy hurried home ______ the room had been stolen and everything valuable was gone.

A. only to find B. only found C. finding D. and find 14. The kind of tiger, once so numerous in South Asia, has now almost______.

A. died of B. died from C. died out D. died down

15. - Hello, could I speak to Bill, please?

- _____, he is in the kitchen.

A. Hold on a minute B. Don't worry C. It doesn't matter D. You could.

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

When I was a kid, my dad worked in a shop. Sometimes, I went to the shop with him. I would spend the day just 16 , doing nothing and not paying much 17 to all the people around me. One day, as my dad and I were 18 to the shop, I looked out of the car window and saw an old man at the street corner. Our 19 met and held for about twenty seconds. There was 20 fearful about this man but it was a significant encounter（意外的相遇）for me. 21 that point, I had given no 22 to anyone I saw on the street. My life was my family and friends. I had no interest in anyone else. 23 for the first time I had an interest in what that person was all about.

　Over the years I had long 24 that man, but he came to my mind recently and I remembered the twenty 25 that I looked into the eyes of a stranger and 26 what he was all about.

　It seems that we are all 27 these days. There are so many things to look after that we 28 have time for sincere interest in others. Great thinkers 29 us to "stop and smell the roses". But it has taken me decades to really appreciate the 30 of these words. When I have the opportunity to 31 a young person, I do my best to convey this message. But 32 , young people are too busy to 33 the advice. I would tell young people to stop what they are doing and 34 . I would tell them to try as 35 as they could to understand what is in their line of sight and what is in the range of their hearing.

16. A. sitting around B. working around C. disturbing D. helping 17. A. money B. interest C. attention D. respect 18. A. carried B. ridden C. walking D. driving 19. A. eyes B. hands C. bodies D. feet 20. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything 21. A. Since B. After C. Not until D. Up to 22. A. thought B. fear C. greeting D. glance 23. A. So B. Instead C. But D. And 22. A. remembered B. forgotten C. reminded D. recalled 25. A. years B. seconds C. days D. minutes