完形填空 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（10分）

The lady with the white fence（篱笆）taught me to leave the gale to life open.. .

My husband died in an accident and I became very angry. I hated being alone. One day, as I was　 43　 down a busy street, I suddenly noticed a new fence around a house. I pulled off to really watch it. It was such a good 　44　 that I was deeply touched. I could not send 　45 away. The fence still smelled of fresh paint.

“Hello!" I came up and said to a lady in the back garden, “I came to see the fence. It's so beautiful!"

“Oh! The fence is not there for me," the lady explained to me in a calm voice, “I live alone. 46　so many people pass by every day, and I think they may be pleased to see something really attractive. 　　47　 stop like you and come up to have a chat. "

"But weren't you sad when they expanded (拓宽) the road and everything changed so much?"

"Change is part of life and takes part in 　 48　 us who we are. When something we do not

like happens to us, we have two choices—to become a 　 49　 person or to become a better person."

Her reply changed my life. I carefully left the gate open and drove on 50 　a new feeling inside me. I could not tell 　51 it was, but I could feel the thick stone wall around my angry heart breaking off. And 52 a pretty white fence was built. I decided that I would keep the gate open for everything and everyone that came my way.

(　　　 ) 43. A. walking B. riding C. driving D. running

(　　　 ) 44. A. street B. paint C. house D. job

(　　　 ) 45. A. it B. them C. myself D. her

(　　　 ) 46. A. But B. Thus C. And D. As

(　　　 ) 47. A. Few B. A few C. Everyone D. None

{　　　 ) 48. A. finding B. telling C. catching D. making

(　　　 ) 49. A. fitter B. bitter C. smarter D. sweeter

(　　　 ) 50. A. with B. for C. to D. by

(　　　 ) 51. A. when B. where C. who D. what

(　　　 ) 52. A. beyond B. once C. instead D. though

On Sunday morning, I usually get up very late. I wash my face, and then go out to do morning exercises. It is about 8: 40 am. After I eat my　  　, I often go to a shopping centre　  my mother. The shopping centre is　  our home, so we walk there. It takes us about 20 minutes to get there. The shopping centre has a good　  . It is called“蓝莓购物中心”in Chinese. It doesn’t have an English name. Can you　  it in English? It is new and big. There are many things there, such as TVs, fridges, computers, clothes, food　  drinks. There are many     every day. There are men and women, the old and the    . 　  　do many people come here to buy things? Do you know? Let me tell you. The workers there are always nice and friendly. The things there are usually good but not　  . If you come to my home, I can take you there and have a look.

1.A. breakfast             B. lunch              C. supper           D. dinner

2.A. for                        B. to                    C. of           D. with

3.A. near                     B. not far            C. at                    D. far from

4.A. flower            B. place               C. name              D. room

5.A. say                        B. speak             C. tell             D. talk

6.A. but                       B. with                C. or     D. and

7.A. students              B. people     C. children          D. teachers

8.A. tall                        B. short              C. young             D. small

9.A. What          B. Who               C. Why               D. When

10.A. expensive         B. cheap             C. big                  D. new

Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. 　　41 that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.

“Finding a job” is not 　 42　 as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not 　 43 for it. Sometimes “Chance” may 　 44　 a more important part than “decision”.

Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs 　45 you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important 　46　 what kind of person you are, which special qualities 　 47　 you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference 　48 an interest and a skill. If you like 　49　 and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can 　 50 　 a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a 　51　 .

Then ask yourself a question,” In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your 　 52 　 skills?”

After 　53　 your skills, the next step is research. To 　 54　 as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends 　　55　 the work they do.

Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.

41. A. It’s saying　　 B. It’s say　　 C. It is said　　 D. It says

42. A. same　　 B. as same　　　 C. so good　　　 D. the same

43. A. suitable　 B. fitted　　　　 C. able　　　　 D. like

44. A. take　　　 B. play　　　　 C. have　　　　 D. choose

45. A. which　　 B. what　　　　 C. if　　　　　　 D. whether

46. A. feel　　　 B. realize　　　　 C. to feel　　　　 D. to realize

47. A. helps　　 B. makes　　　　 C. make　　　　 D. help

48. A. both　　　 B. between　　　 C. from　　　　　 D. either

49. A. art　　　　 B. music　　　　 C. sports　　　　 D. acting

50. A. ride　　　 B. feed　　　　 C. draw　　　　 D. treat

51. A. success　 B. skill　　　　　 C. hobby　　　　 D. fact

52. A. good　　　 B. the best　　　 C. better　　　 D. best

53. A. examine　　 B. have examined　 C. examining　 D. examined

54. A. find out　　　 B. look out　　 C. find　　　 D. look at

55. A. what do they think of　　　　 B. how do they think of　　　

C. what they think of　　　　　 D. how they think of