An old man had been working for many years for a town. His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. Quietly and   36 , the old man guarded the hills,  37   the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have   38  and polluted the fresh flow of water . The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful   39     words.
Years passed. One evening the town    40   met. As they reviewed the budget, one man’s  41____caught sight of the salary   42   being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked , “Who is the old man? Why do we    43  to employ him? No one in town ever  44 him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn’t doing his job. His position isn’t   45   any longer.” Then they voted to   46  the man.
For several weeks, nothing changed….
By early autumn, the trees began to  47 their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills,  48   the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown   49  in the river. A few days later, the water was much   50  . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible   51   was soon sensed. Swans left and so did the 52   . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.
Quickly, the   53   town committee called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in  54  , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.
Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. They may all make a  55   .

An old man had been working for many years for a town. His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. Quietly and   36 , the old man guarded the hills,  37   the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have   38  and polluted the fresh flow of water . The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful   39     words.

Years passed. One evening the town    40   met. As they reviewed the budget, one man’s  41____caught sight of the salary   42   being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked , “Who is the old man? Why do we    43  to employ him? No one in town ever  44 him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn’t doing his job. His position isn’t   45   any longer.” Then they voted to   46  the man.

For several weeks, nothing changed….

By early autumn, the trees began to  47 their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills,  48   the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown   49  in the river. A few days later, the water was much   50  . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible   51   was soon sensed. Swans left and so did the 52   . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.

Quickly, the   53   town committee called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in  54  , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.

Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. They may all make a  55   .

       While attending a conference, I returned to my motel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was 1  and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally 2  to open the door, I 3  around the wall for a light switch．I found a 4  where a switch was once installed… but no switch．

       No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a 5  by the bed when I put away my luggage 6  in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on, 7  happened! Now what?

       Though I knew that it was dark outside my window 8  the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that 9  if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the10  to find another lamp．So I 11 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and… no draw-string!

       I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually 12 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary 13 is．

       But even more necessary than 14  light is the light that shines from people----the light of love, sympathy and 15．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and 16 place．

       It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in 17 of some light．

       So let your light shine．Whatever light you 18  may be a beacon（灯塔） of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness．And if you feel that your light is 19  a candle in a forest, remember this----there isn’t enough darkness in the world to 20  the light of one small candle．

1．A．burning                 B．broken                C．shining               D．disappeared

2．A．managed               B．attempted            C．succeeded           D．meant

3．A．touched                B．turned                 C．felt                   D．looked

4．A．light                     B．plate                   C．lamp                   D．signal

5．A．lamp                     B．switch                 C．desk                   D．window

6．A．later                      B．earlier                  C．sooner                D．first

7．A．something             B．everything           C．nothing               D．anything

8．A．when                    B．unless                 C．since                   D．although

9．A．certainly          B．surely                  C．absolutely            D．perhaps

10．A．stars                   B．street                  C．room                  D．shop

11．A．forced                 B．struggled           C．made                  D．pushed

12．A．worked               B．failed                   C．did                      D．closed

13．A．love             B．thinking               C．dream                 D．light

14．A．spiritual               B．physical               C．mental                 D．inner

15．A．faith                    B．soul                    C．help                    D．attention

16．A．mixed                 B．fancy                  C．lonely                  D．complicated

17．A．lack                    B．need                    C．favor                  D．face

18．A．devote                 B．receive                C．offer                   D．throw

19．A．only                    B．event                   C．ever                    D．much

20．A．give out             B．leave out           C．take out          D．put out

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A beautiful girl was shopping with her mother in Blue-sky Market. It was 31 hard outside. Many people all stood there under the awning (遮雨蓬). They waited, some patiently, others impatiently because of the bad weather.

The girl’s32 was so sweet. “Mom, let’s run through the rain,” she said suddenly.

“What?” Mom asked.

“Let’s run through the rain!”

“No, Honey. We’ll 33 until it slows down a bit,” Mom replied.

The child waited about another 34 and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain.”

“We’ll get 35 if we do,” Mom said.

“No, we won’t, Mom. That’s not what you said this 36,” the young girl said as she tugged (拽) at her mom’s arm.

“This morning? 37did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”

“Don’t you 38? When you were talking to Daddy 39 his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through 40!’”

The people became 41. Nothing could be 42 but the rain. Mom thought for a moment about what she would say.

“Honey, you are 43. Let’s run through the rain.”

 44 they ran off. People all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they 45 past the cars and through the puddles (水坑). They 46 their shopping bags over their heads. They got wet through, but they were 47by a few who laughed like children all the 48 to their cars.

People can 49 your money and health, but no one can ever take away your memories. So, don’t 50 to make time to make memories every day.