第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
It was a bitter cold evening many years ago. An old man’s beard was 36 with winter’s frost while he waited for a ride across the 37 . The wait seemed endless. Then he heard the sound of hooves(蹄) advancing along the frozen path. 38 , he watched as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one pass by, and 39 .
