第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題，小題1．5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中選能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
I will never forget the summer back in 1969．Funds were  36  because my parents were building a new house．The last few days before payday were the  37   There just wasn't enough food to go around．I can remember  38   we waited for payday as if it were a holiday．My father would stop at the  39   on the way home from work so that my mother could goshopping when he got home．We enjoyed going to the grocery store with her．We would dream about  40   the whole store home．When we returned home, my sisters and I were like a pack of wolves _41_ through the bags．On payday we would  42  until we were ready to burst,knowing that as the week progressed,  43  would become less available．We never had any lunch money． 44   did we have the proper school supplies or nice clothes to wear．The other children often made  45  of us．
One day my father told us he  46   where there were some wild blueberries growing．We had permission to go and   47   them and we were so excited．
I can remember being out there in the hot sun all day picking blueberries．When we got 48_, my mother decided to make a blueberry pie．She spent half the day working on it．We couldn't wait．The   49   of it baking in the oven was driving us crazy．We all waited in the 50  and my mother got angry．She put the pie on the top shelf to  51  while we ate our dinner．
After dinner we raced to the kitchen．I was the  52  one to get to the shelf．I  53  forthe pie and started climbing down．Then it happened! I lost my  54   and let go of the pie．Allthe hard work we had done that day had been  55
36．A．enough           B．helpful            C．tight               D．a(chǎn)vailable                                        
37．A．shortest           B．worst              C．busiest        D．best                                                          
38．A．how                   B．why             C．where         D．what                                                               
39．A．bank               B．store               C．school         D．park                                                               
40．A．fetching          B．borrowing         C．bringing      D．keeping                     
41．A．biting             B．tearing            C．looking     D．breaking                  
42．A．eat                B．wait              C．fight         D．play                       
43．A．storage             B．time              C．supply       D．food            
44．A．Nor               B．So                C．Either        D．Also                    
45．A．use               B．light              C．sense        D．fun                          
46．A．recognized         B．realized           C．knew          D．wondered                  
47．A．plant              B．water             C．sell          D．pick                       
48．A．up                B．back              C．down          D．off                 
49．A．smell             B．skill              C．a(chǎn)ct         D．taste           
50．A．bedroom          B．kitchen            C．house             D．queue                       
51．A．prepare            B．bake              C．warm         D．cool                   
52．A．first               B．last               C．former      D．latter                    
53．A．shouted            B．hunted            C．cared         D．reached                    
54．A．temper            B．weight            C．balance        D．way                      
55．A．enjoyed           B．destroyed          C．stopped        D．Lost

第二節(jié)完型填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41—60各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將選項(xiàng)的標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 41   for a few days. I was   42  to wait tables on my own. All went   43  that first week. When Saturday night came,  I was luckily   44   the tables not far from the kitchen.   45  , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盤(pán)).
Before I knew it, the   46   was full of people. I moved slowly,   47  every step. I remember how   48   I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was   49  on. It had nice handles, which made it   50   to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to   51  I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved   52   you work. It seems your tray stand has been very   53  to you, but we are getting ready to   54   now, and my wife needs her   55  back.”
At first his   56   did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was   57 . I wanted to get into a hole and   58 .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just    59  . I have learned to be more   60  and not to be too sure of myself.
41. A. manager                B. assistant            C. cook                 D. waitress
42. A. promised            B. invited                     C. allowed             D. advised
43. A. well                   B. quickly             C. safely                D. wrong
44. A. left                            B. given                C. brought             D. shown
45. A. Therefore            B. However           C. Otherwise          D. Finally
46. A. kitchen               B. street                C. restaurant          D. table
47. A. minding                 B. changing           C. taking               D. saving
48. A. angry                 B. calm                 C. sad                   D. happy
49. A. fixed                  B. trained                     C. loaded               D. waited
50. A. slower                B. lighter               C. quieter                     D. easier
51. A. believe               B. agree                C. regret                D. pretend
52. A. letting                B. making             C. watching           D. having
53. A. useful                 B. familiar             C. unusual             D. interesting
54. A. rest               B. order                C. eat                    D. leave
55. A. bag               B. walker                     C. tray                  D. coat
56. A. idea                    B. praise                C. message            D. need
57. A. cold                   B. full of joy         C. pale                  D. on fire
58. A. lie                      B. hide                  C. defend                     D. stay
59. A. repeated                 B. discovered         C. corrected           D. described
60. A. clever          B. patient                     C. honest               D. Practical

第三節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1．5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白
處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I watched as my little brother was cahught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a   21   in one hand and my father’s hymnbook(贊美詩(shī)集) in the other. Hearing my father coming, my brother  22    it slightly. He sensed that he had done something   23  . I saw  he had  24    my father’s new book and scribbled（亂寫(xiě)）on the first page in pen. Now,  25    at my father fearfully, we  26    waited for his punishment.My father    27   his book, looked at it, and then sat down without saying a word． He was a clergyman and the holder of several degrees. For him, books were knowledge, and yet, he    28   his children.Instead of  29  my brother, he sat down,   30   the pen from my brother’s hand and wrote in the book himself, “John’s work. 1959. aged three.”
The years and the books came and went. Our family   31  what all families go through. We   32  knew our parents loved us and that one   33  was the book by the piano. From time to time we   34  open it, look at the scribbles, read my father’s expression of love and feel   35  .
Now I know that through this   36  act my father taught us how every   37  in life has a positive side-if we are   38  to look at it from another angle. But he also taught us about what really matters in life:   39  ,not objects; tolerance, not judgment; love, no anger. Love is at the very   40  of a family.
When thinking about these, I smile and whisper, “Thank you, Dad. ”
21．A．toy                       B．knife                  C．pen                        D．cup
22．A．tore                      B．covered              C．wiped                     D．threw
23．A．wrong                   B．important            C．helpful                   D．great
24．A．borrowed              B．stolen                C．opened                   D．read
25．A．glancing                B．staring                C．coming                   D．laughing
26．A．a(chǎn)ll                        B．either                 C．both                       D．each
27．A．picked up              B．made up             C．put up                    D．wrapped up
28．A．a(chǎn)dmired                B．needed                C．hated                      D．loved
29．A．punished               B．trusting               C．helping                   D．praising
30．A．moved                  B．took                   C．brought                  D．robbed
31．A．spent                     B．experimented      C．suffered                  D．experienced
32．A．seldom                  B．a(chǎn)lways                C．never                      D．sometimes
33．A．proof                    B．result                  C．effect                     D．impression
34．A．might                    B．should                C．would                     D．could
35．A．excited                  B．encouraged         C．surprised                 D．frightened
36．A．rapid                     B．sudden                C．hard                       D．simple
37．A．event                    B．porblem              C．trouble                   D．a(chǎn)ccident
38．A．forbidden              B．chosen                C．prepared                 D．forced
39．A．money                  B．people                C．bilief                      D．spirit
40．A．corner                  B．mouth                C．bottom                   D．Heart

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，共30分）
A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway．I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box．But Nora did．She wasn’t even four, but she __36__ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy, __37__ we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply．But I do remember a sudden __38__ feeling inside me．I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her __39__, whether it was __40__ in flight or children playing．But now she was noticing __41__ and beggary．
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and __42__ it to an elderly person．It was quick and easy．I __43__ us up．Nora was __44__ about it．She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how __45__ our job was．When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to __46__ myself to leave the house to fetch the food package．On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn __47__．The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home．Why do this? __48__, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed．She __49__ us right over．
The building was in a bad state．Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress．She took the package and asked us to come in．Nora ran inside．I unwillingly followed．__50_ inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor．Our hostess showed us some photos．Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears．
Professionals call such a（n） __51__ a “volunteer opportunity”．They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see．Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something __52__ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and __53__ clothes for the homeless．Yet, as I’ve __54__ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder ------ which of us has __55__ more?
36．A．pulled      B．glanced     C．pointed     D．a(chǎn)imed
37．A．would      B．can    C．need  D．must
38．A．general     B．funny       C．heavy       D．simple
39．A．a(chǎn)rea  B．part   C．eyesight    D．world
40．A．insects      B．a(chǎn)nimals     C．plants       D．birds
41．A．coldness   B．illness       C．suffering   D．ignorance
42．A．delivered  B．returned    C．devoted    D．posted
43．A．held  B．hurried     C．signed      D．lined
44．A．casual       B．sorry C．a(chǎn)stonished D．excited
45．A．creative    B．valuable    C．shocking   D．simple
46．A．warn B．stop   C．a(chǎn)llow D．push
47．A．back  B．a(chǎn)way C．up     D．out
48．A．Therefore B．Obviously C．Still  D．Also
49．A．called       B．promised  C．invited      D．helped
50．A．Although  B．Once C．Because    D．Though
51．A．stay   B．visit  C．a(chǎn)dventure  D．challenge
52．A．fair   B．famous     C．difficult    D．enjoyable
53．A．collect      B．make C．order D．wear
54．A．let     B．made C．watched    D．noticed
55．A．increased  B．benefited  C．tried  D．seized      

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
During the month of September, a dear friend of mine lost her husband suddenly in an accident．The tragedy was a  36  to everyone. When I got the news，I drove home  37  that we just don’t know when a loved one is   38  going to be with us. We sometimes take our loved ones  39 ，and we expect that they will be with us forever. __40 , as we all know, life does not work that  41  and sometimes we get a wake-up call that shocks us and makes us realize how  42  life is.
In comforting her at the funeral, I tried to imagine if I were in her  43   ，how I would feel.
As I was leaving the  44 , I ran into Marilyn, who has been a true friend to me over the years. When she asked me how my job was, I started  45  things through. I was having a  46  week with my job and I was telling her how I was feeling. She listened to me as I was shouting my  47 , then without saying a word, she took her hands and  48  them on my face, and said to me, “But at least you had a day.”
The  49  of her hands on my cheeks, the  50  in her voice, and the words she spoke, “BUT AT LEAST YOU HAD A DAY”, hit me like a ton of  51  . All the frustrations, all the stress that was _52  inside me came to a complete  53 .
Since that day，when I start feeling  54 . I remind myself of Marilyn's words--but at least I had a day! Things could be a lot  55  sometimes, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for.
36.      A.symbol                  B.punishment       C.shock               D.morning
37.      A.knowing                B.imagining         C.admiring          D.realizing
38.      A.for the moment      B.no longer         C.for ever            D.sooner or later
39.      A.for granted            B.for mistake       C.for instance      D.for example
40.      A.Therefore              B.Anyhow          C.Meanwhile       D.However
41.      A.way                      B.manner            C.method            D.direction
42.      A.long                      B.easy                 C.tough               D.short
43.      A.situation                B.position            C.condition          D.direction
44.      A.meeting                 B.funeral             C.reception          D.gathering
45.      A.cutting                  B.breaking           C.talking             D.putting
46.      A.stressful                B.wonderful        C.inspiring          D.rewarding
47.      A.successes               B.happiness         C.frustrations       D.emotions
48.      A.turned                   B.placed              C.attached           D.flashed
49.      A.touch                    B.light                C.knock              D.smell
50.      A.blame                   B.coldness           C.calmness          D.pleasure
51.      A.feathers                 B.clothes             C.grains              D.bricks
52.      A.building up            B.breaking up      C.opening up       D.bringing up
53.      A.existence               B.surprise            C.stop                 D.decision
54.      A.annoying               B.proud               C.pleased             D.stressed
55.      A.better                    B.worse               C.lighter              D.heavier

第二節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，共30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
For almost 18 years, my mom has given time from her life to devote her care to my growth. She has ashed  36  clothes. She’s planned doctors’ appointments  37  all parts of the body, cut hair, taken icures, bought presents,  38 vacations and basically kept a small boy’s life  39  smoothly.
When I was 12, I got into  40  arguments with my older and wiser parents. The   41 never led a any achievement for me, but I still took part. Many times strong feeling of anger caused tears  42  to in my eyes by the end of the quarrel with them.   43 , I’d return to my room and stay for as long as my parents allowed. Then I’d  44  a knock and hardly manage a weak, “Come in.” My mom, acting as a peacemaker,   45  slowly enter and sit next to me on the bed. I’d again try to  46  what I had said was true,  47  this time less angrily. Then mom calmly, strictly and lovingly showed to me her voice of   48  . After that she’d hug me and I’d stop crying; all would be  49  in my family again.
Hugs will  50  be her trademark（標(biāo)志）: warm hugs for goodnights, good-byes and a thousand other such situations. “You’re never too old to  51  your mother.” I’ve heard those eight words since I came to the world. They ring true. For some reason, those words possess the unbelievable  52  to reduce anxiety, cool an angry head,   53  fears and put wrong things right.
Perhaps my mother, now worthy of the title “Mom” can  be an example to mothers everywhere. Being a mother is not so  54  . Any female has the ability to become one. The challenge isn’t in becoming a “mother”, but instead , a “mom”. Mine does that quite  55 .
36．A．Dirty    B．expensive  C．warm       D．old
37．A．on        B．for       C．in      D．a(chǎn)bout
38．A．prepared   B．taken     C．spent D．enjoyed
39．A．a(chǎn)dvancing B．changing   C．running    D．developing
40．A．unfit     B．casual       C．unfair       D．silly
41．A．quarrels    B．doubts      C．complaints       D．puzzles
42．A．dry      B．go        C．well  D．take
43．A．Crying     B．Blaming   C．Shaking    D．Whispering
44．A．take     B．make     C．hear  D．get
45．A．might       B．could     C．should      D．would
46．A．a(chǎn)dmit          B．prove          C．conclude   D．debate
47．A．so        B．or        C．but    D．for
48．A．a(chǎn)dvice      B．reason      C．demand    D．courage
49．A．a(chǎn)ctive       B．right     C．comfortable     D．friendly
50．A．forever     B．finally      C．even  D．a(chǎn)ctually
51．A．touch          B．love     C．hug   D．comfort
52．A．a(chǎn)bility      B．confidenceC．influence  D．power
53．A．lose      B．share     C．overcome  D．express
54．A．difficult    B．sad       C．boring      D．disappointing
55．A．carefully   B．perfectly   C．formally   D．Normally

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1 5分，共30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選
項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I decided not to bring in home any other things with the words Made in China on a dark Monday，two days after last Christmas，though I still keep some in my house．
At work my boss，Mr. White，points out that I am  36  myself if I think I have been  37  Chinese products，in spite of the obvious facts in daily life．
“Chinese  38  are everywhere，”he says，“You can’t avoid those，no matter how hard you
try It is impossible．”
That is the  39 ，which I have been considering for months，since I have kept the American car with the Chinese  40 in it．This week I was   41  again of the difficulty of avoiding China when I bought earrings from a local artist．I was feeling pleased with myself  42  I got home and noticed the flee gift box made in China．
My boss continues，“You know what you are doing? You are   43  your dependence on China，not   44   it，”he says，“You are just cheating yourself．”
The boss，a frequent complainer，doesn’t slow down when I   45  to stop him to   46
that I am writing a   47  of stories On the Boycott for the business magazine．
“Maybe you can  48  it year without Chinese products，  49  sooner or later you will even  50  Chinese dishes，”the nice boss says，“There is no getting around it”
I   51  at him as he turns to leave，quite  52 ．
“Thanks for your support，”I say to his   53  .
The year is nearly half over．I can   54  without them．  55 ，it is a little inconvenient to live without a DVD player，a DV camera or a printer made in China．But a better question might be：How hard could it be to live without Made in China with the whole family ?
36．A．fooling                      B．persuading          C．beating           D．enjoying
37． A．keeping                   B．a(chǎn)ccepting            C．a(chǎn)voiding         D．refusing
38．A．a(chǎn)dvertisements               B．items                  C．materials    D．businesses
39．A．story                         B．plan                   C．suggestion       D．point
40．A．parts                         B．engines               C．wheels            D．goods
41．A．a(chǎn)sked                           B．reminded            C．troubled          D．puzzled
42． A．a(chǎn)s                            B．when                  C．since               D．until
43． A．delaying                  B．losing                 C．catching          D．1acking
44．A．escaping                    B．obeying              C．objecting         D．hating
45． A．mean                       B．manage               C．try                  D．intend
46．A．describe                     B．suggest               C．declare            D．state
47． A．copy                        B．book                  C．set                  D．series
48．A．do                             B．get                     C．make              D．have
49．A．but                            B．or                      C．a(chǎn)nd                 D．for
50． A．wash                       B．break                  C．serve              D．enjoy
51． A．laugh                       B．glance                C．nod                D．stare
52．A．a(chǎn)nnoyed                    B．surprised             C．delighted         D．satisfied
53． A．honour                    B．back                   C．kindness          D．face
54．A．work                         B．rescue                 C．survive           D．stay
55．A．Finally                      B．Honestly             C．Generally        D．Directly

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
There are great doctors and perhaps it is enough to say that Dr Charles Mayo was one．  36 ，it is not enough for me．
Charles Mayo was not a  37  of mine in the sense that he would  38  by for dinner or remember my daughter’s graduation．We were not that  39 ，for he lived in Minnesota and I lived in California．He was a friend in the sense that he  40  more like a friend than a doctor when he was being a doctor．
I got very close to him just once．More  41 ，he got very close to me．I was flying my own plane to Washington and I felt a serious  42  in my back．It turned around，  43 for a clinic nearby and got in  44  with Dr Jan，my doctor．Jan at once said I had appendicitis (闌尾炎) and I told him he was the  45  doctor I had ever met．“I have no fever and any other symptoms of it．How can I  46 have appendicitis?”
“If you want to  47  better as quickly as possible，we’ll have Charles Mayo look at you．”It took Charles Mayo about thirty seconds to  48  to Jan’s request．
Charles was washing his hands when I was  49 into the operation room．I said，my
50  shaking，“You have done this before，haven’t you?”
“Of course，”he said．“Twice．”
Among all his interests he was craziest about being a doctor．He faced  51  often enough to know that while it is final in a sense，it is not  52  final at all．He enjoyed  53 too much not to know that it has a meaning beyond here and now．
54  he died on July 29，1968，at the age of seventy，following an accident，he lived on in the  55 of his books．I am glad he wrote them，giving people the feeling that we still have him．
36．A．Therefore         B．Actually               C．However              D．Besides
37．A．friend               B．teacher                 C．doctor                  D．workmate
38．A．come                B．pass                     C．drop                    D．stand
39．A．fast                  B．friendly                C．far                       D．close
40．A．seemed             B．looked                 C．found                   D．became
41．A．luckily             B．happily                C．exactly                 D．usually
42．A．trouble             B．pain                     C．worry                  D．problem
43．A．hurrying           B．running                C．waiting                D．heading
44．A．telephone          B．reach                   C．touch                   D．related
45．A．funniest            B．best                     C．worst                   D．oldest
46．A．possibly            B．necessarily            C．suddenly              D．fearfully
47．A．do                    B．think                    C．examine               D．feel
48．A．stick                 B．get                       C．come                   D．a(chǎn)gree
49．A．driven              B．wheeled                      C．forced                  D．led
50．A．hand                B．head                    C．voice                   D．leg
51．A．patients            B．death                   C．dangers                D．diseases
52．A．only                 B．nearly                  C．yet                       D．really
53．A．himself             B．life                      C．working               D．everything
54．A．When               B．After                   C．Although              D．As
55．A．pages               B．papers                  C．a(chǎn)rticles                 D．Subjects

三、完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A famous scientist was asked why he was able to be so much more   36  than the average person. What set him so far apart from others?
He  37  that it all came from a (n)  38   that occurred when he was three. He was trying to  39  a bottle of milk from refrigerator when he lost told of the bottle. spilling its  40   all over the kitchen floor.
Instead of   41   at him, his mother said,“       Robert, what a wonderful  42  you have made! I have  43  seen such a huge puddle (水坑) of milk, Since the  44  is done, would you like to get down and play in the milk for a while  45 cleaning it up?”
Indeed, he did. “Robert, 46    you make a mess like this, 47  you have to clean it up and restore everything to its 48   order,” And then together they cleaned up the spilled milk. His mother then said.” Robert, that is a   49   experiment in how to  50   carry a big milk bottle. Let’s go out to the yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can  51   a way to carry a bottle of water without dropping it.
The scientist remarked he learned from that moment that mistakes were just 52  for learning something new, which is  53    scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn’t work”, we usually learn something  54   from it.
Wouldn’t it be great if all  55    would respond like Robert’s mother?
36.  A．hard-working     B. creative             C. popular             D. outstanding
37.  A. responded           B. acknowledged    C. assumed            D. declared
38.  A. experiment                B. coincidence          C. experience     D. conflict
39.  A. deliver                    B. return           C. move                D. remove
40.  A. mixture                   B. water            C. liquid            D. contents
41.  A. yelling                    B. coming             C. nodding            D. laughing
42.  A. mistake                   B. mess                 C. trick            D. treasure
43.  A. always                    B. often             C. rarely            D. ever
44.  A. damage                   B. business            C. favor            D. harm
45.  A. before                        B. after             C. with                  D. without
46.  A. whatever             B. however            C. wherever           D. whenever
47.  A. especially            B. eventually     C. respectively          D.immediately
48.  A. opposite              B. particular      C. proper           D. natural
49.  A. failed                  B. forbidden      C. demanded          D. deserved
50.  A. absolutely           B. comfortably       C. confidentially    D. effectively
51.  A. develop                   B. grasp            C. invent           D. discover
52.  A. choices                   B. opportunities   C. qualities        D. procedures
53.  A. that                    B. where           C. what                 D. which
54.  A. right                   B. valuable            C. practical        D. accessible
55.  A. managers            B. directors        C. parents              D. Relatives

II. Cloze 20%
Directions:  For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He 21a glass of water and asked the audience, “How 22 do you think this glass of water is?”
The students’ answers 23 from 20g to 500g.
“It does not matter on the absolute 24 . It depends on how 25 you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for a(n) 26 , I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to 27  an ambulance. It is exactly the 28 weight, but the longer I hold it, the 29 it becomes.” The whole audience became silent, lost in thought.
After a moment, the lecturer continued, “ 30 we carry our burden all the time, 31 , we will not be able to carry on with the burden becoming increasingly heavier, 32 heavy for us to bear.
“What you have to do is to 33 the glass, rest for a while 34 holding it up again.”
As is shown in the story above, we have to put down the burden periodically, 35 we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
So before you 36 home from work tonight, put the burden of 37 down. Don’t carry it back 38 . You can pick it up tomorrow.
Whatever burden you are having now on your 39 , let it down for a moment if you can.
Life is short,  40 it!
21. A. supported            B. drank                C. needed                        D. raised
22. A. heavy                 B. pure           C. sweet                       D. many
23. A. differed             B. ranged              C. numbered                 D. limited
24. A. weight            B. volume             C. height                     D. quantity
25. A. tight                   B. long                  C. difficult                   D. high
26. A. day                  B. second              C. hour                D. half
27. A. require                  B. invite          C. call                D. ask
28. A. proper                  B. same         C. right                      D. usual
29. A. less                  B. lighter              C. more                   D. heavier
30. A. If                     B. Unless         C. While                   D. Since
31. A. now and then    B. little by little        C. sooner or later      D. sometimes
32. A. too              B. so              C. rather                D. Quite
33. A. put away       B. put down          C. put aside            D. put back
34. A. after            B. for              C. by                       D. before
35. A. so that                B. even if            C. as if                D. as soon as
36. A. leave                  B. clean                C. approach                  D. return
37. A. life                  B. duty                      C. task                     D. work
38. A. home                  B. office             C. company             D. family
39. A. shoulders            B. heart              C. body                   D. hands
40. A. do                   B. like                C. love                D. Enjoy