55．D。 根据句内逻辑关系解题。句中说到“dragged her over the side of”，over此处意为“越过”，老人能把女孩拖着越过某物的一侧或一边，在房子，波浪，沙滩和船之中，只有船符合逻辑了。
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试【陕西卷】
第四节:完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We hamburgers and Coca Colar at the counter. When our came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap(带子) got on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, on a man who was just about to a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly , as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of “It’s OK” to me before he disappeared into washroom.
Still shaky and unsure to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look our table. My heart almost stopped ’s and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still in this world. I’ll never his actions. 26. A. ordered B. made C. arranged D. demanded 27. A. food B. turn C. bill D. menu 28. A. fixed B. caught C. cut D. tied 29. A. by B. in C. from D. out