第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

John, 11 years old, was in my dad’s class. He was the kid always seemed to be in __21_. Worse, he didn’t consider that it was his ___22___ that was the problem, but instead ___23___ my dad was finding fault with him. He often took it out on me. We all thought he was a real ___24___. When my mom heard about the problem, one day she came home with a bag of candies.

“These are for John,” she told me. “For whom?” I asked in surprise. “For John,” Mom went on to explain ___25___ an enemy could be __26___ by kindness.

It was hard for me to imagine being ___27___ to John. He was so ___28__. Even though I couldn’t accept the idea, I followed Mom’s advice. So the next week I went to school with two candies in my ___29___ - one for myself and one for John.

As I was ___30___ to my class, I met John and I took a candy from my pocket and said, “Here John, this is for you.” He looked ___31___ and said“thank you”and ate it.

One day as I ___32___ John in the hall，I saw a sneer(嘲笑) come over his face. He started to

__33___ his mouth, but I said，“Hi，John”and gave him a big smile before he had a chance to

___34___.

　 　Surprised, he shut his mouth，and I walked on. From then on，whenever I saw him I would

___35__ 　him with a candy or a smile before he had a chance to say something ___36___. 　Gradually he started to ___37___ return the greeting.

　 He’s not rude to me any more. Even my dad ___38___ the change in him. He’s a nicer John bow-I guess it is because someone finally gave him a chance. I ___39___ what it meant to love an “enemy”, and in the process I lost a(n) __40__ and gained a friend-he was“defeated”by love.

Love: it never fails

21 A trouble 　　　B anger 　　　C comfort 　　D peace

22 A appearance　　 B behaviour 　C mark　　　 D homework

23 A identified 　　B thought　　 C concerned　 D judged

24 A hero　　　　 　B angel 　　　C man　　　 D pain

25 A how 　　　　B when　 　　　C where　　　 D why

26 A caught 　　　B defeated　 　　C made　　　 D discovered

27 A cold　　 　B cruel 　　C kind　　　 D generous

28 A worrying　 B inspiring　 C attracting　 D annoying

29 A pocket　 　B schoolbag　 　　C pencil box　　 D car

30 A leading 　　B heading 　　　C driving　　　 D riding

31 A surprised 　B disappointed 　C satisfied　　　 D excited

32 A ignored　 　B warned 　　　　C informed　 　　D passed

33 A open 　　B shut　 　　　　　C cover　　　 D clean

34 A compete　 B speak 　　　　　C fight　　　　 D argue

35 A offer　　　　 B provide 　　C greet　　　　 D welcome

36 A interesting　 　B grateful 　　　C rude　　　　 D polite

37 A patiently 　　B simply　　　　 C angrily　　 D hardly

38 A is tired of　 B is impressed with　 C is used to　 D is ashamed of

39 A required　　 B suggested　　　 C learned　　　 D wondered

40 A competitor　 B friend　　　　 C classmate　　 D enemy

20. -I won the first prize in the English speech contest held in our school last month!

-_______!

A. Thank you　　　　 B. Enjoy yourself　　　 C. Congratulations　　 D. Good Luck

19. The last factory ______ I am going to visit is the place _____ my mother worked five years ago.

A. which; where　　　 B. that; where　　 C. where; where　　　 D. that; which

18. I’d like to arrive 20 minutes earlier ________ I can have time for a cup of tea.

A. in order to　 B. even if　　　 C. as if　　　　　　 D. so that

17. My daughter has made it clear to me that she will never _______ to any difficulty.

A. give in　　 B. give up　　　 C. give out　　　　　 D. give away

16. Every possible means ________ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used　　 B. are used　　　 C. has been used　　　 D. give away