第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
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A few years ago I invited some friends to have a party in my house. During the 36 , a glass of red wine was dropped on a very fancy, Persian carpet in the living room. Later, when I planned to have the carpet 37 , experts came out. They 38 that they could not only get out the 39 , but also make every carpeted room look and smell nice.
After spending more than 200 dollars, my 40 looked great. All of the carpets were cleaned, but there was still one slight 41 — the stain was still there, and to say I was 42
was actually an understatement. Committed to getting rid of the stain, I 43 another expert. This was a real expert with great 44 in this trade. When he arrived and saw the stain, he immediately explained to me how 45 it would be to deal with the stain, and he wanted me to know that before he even unloaded his 46 to start the job. My expectation at that point was low; however, I told him to put in his best 47 .
In the first scenario(情景) I expected the stain to be 48 . In the second I expected little or nothing. Those made me realize that in life the fine line between 49 and disappointment can be our expectations. Disappointment will occur 50 the expectation line drawn by ourselves is placed incorrectly. 51 , good things will happen if you set your expectations 52 . In the carpet cleaning scenario above, the second 53 not only set my expectations appropriately by underpromising, but he also overdelivered by getting the stain out—a result that 54 my expectations, making me very 55 . So remember: set your expectations properly. 36. A. show 37. A. rolled 38. A. promised 39. A.