题目内容：

完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was travelling by the West Coast Express to Mangalore two years ago. Berth (铺位) No. 55, not far from me, was taken by a middle-aged gentleman. When the _ reached Palakkad Junction around 9 pm, a large group of        entered with much disturbance. Just then another middle-aged man from the group      that he owned Berth 55. He       had a paper given by his travel agent to support himself.

The     examiner arrived and told the second man that it was not his berth. “No,” said both men. “It’s mine.” A policeman from the Railway Protection Force tried to get the second man to      __. But he wouldn’t      _ — and he had the support of his many      .

Fierce arguments continued, even      the train left Palakkad. Then someone even      the emergency chain as we were leaving Tirur station, four stops after Palakkad. Nobody could      and it was getting late.

      around midnight, I watched as a teenager, a        I’m sure, climbed down from an upper berth close to me. “Please      my berth,” he told the second man, who accepted it after a bit of      .

To my great surprise, the student then        a newspaper on the floor and was soon lost in deep, peaceful sleep. By now everybody was       as if nothing had happened! I’m a 58-year-old biology teacher who has        two recent generations of students. I was       once again that, contrary to popular opinions, young people can often be far        than many older ones. And that’s the hope of our nation.

1.A. train      B. bus         C. car          D. plane

2.A. teachers    B. villagers   C. tourists    D. workers

3.A. declared  B. promised   C. indicated    D. advised

4.A. still      B. even       C. yet          D. also

5.A. conduct    B. machine     C. seat        D. ticket

6.A. fight      B. leave      C. sing         D. learn

7.A. go away    B. give in    C. hold on     D. calm down

8.A. companions  B. soldiers  C. teachers    D. passengers

9.A. soon after B. long before C. long after  D. ever after

10.A. designed  B. stopped     C. pulled      D. escaped

11.A. read      B. enter       C. eat         D. sleep

12.A. Suddenly B. Immediately C. Unluckily    D. Meanwhile

13.A. businessman  B. student   C. nurse       D. reporter

14.A. lend      B. rent        C. take         D. spot

15.A. worry      B. hesitation  C. delay        D. fear

16.A. threw      B. found       C. spread       D. collected

17.A. thankful   B. sorry       C. happy        D. quiet

18.A. controlled B. troubled  C. greeted      D. taught

19.A. convinced  B. satisfied   C. disappointed D. encouraged

20.A. prouder   B. nobler     C. cooler      D. lazier