It was a ________ match, with the winning goal scored in the final minute.

It’s perfectly normal to be a bit nervous at first, but you’ll________it once you start your presentation.

Their bright eyes and smiling faces_______the impression that they were very excited.

She started studying medicine at college, but_______to Business Studies in her second year.

She is sitting in the warm night air with a cold drink in her hand, _______her own thoughts and feelings.

Michelin is now living on a_______of NT $100 per day. He cannot afford any recreational activities.

All of the ski resorts are_______from the hotel via free public transportation.

You may as well go outing all by yourself; _______I may keep you company.

The official said rescuers were working_____to find the missing miners in the coal mine blast.

第三节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

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。

I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I31asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth32. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I33seemed to be so cheerful.

His question34me of something I’d read somewhere before:“Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to35life that day,” I said.“I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you a(n)36,” I continued,37all sixty students in the class.“In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I38the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car39. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t40. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and41down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there I called AAA(汽车协会) and42for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the Provost’s office asked me what had happened.‘This is my43day,’ I replied, smiling.”

“‘But your car breaks down.’ She was puzzled.‘What do you mean?’”

“‘I live 17 miles from here.’ I replied.‘My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t.44, it broke down in the45place:off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was46to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.’”

“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.

I47the sixty faces in my economics class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep.48, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all.49, it had all started with a student’s50that I was cheerful.

31.A.seriously     B.cheerfully           C.curiously            D.coldly

32.A.cut                B.broken               C.lost                    D.removed

33.A.never            B.seldom               C.always               D.sometimes

34.A.reminded              B.asked                 C.informed            D.mentioned

35.A.approach              B.love                   C.give                   D.enjoy

36.A.lesson            B.idea                   C.story                  D.example

37.A.addressing     B.facing                C.attracting            D.lecturing

38.A.entered          B.followed            C.exited                D.took

39.A.died                     B.destroyed           C.settled                D.parked

40.A.turn round     B.turn over            C.turn back            D.turn away

41.A.moved           B.marched             C.struggled            D.turned

42.A.required        B.applied               C.demanded           D.arranged

43.A.good             B.bad                    C.lucky                 D.hard

44.A.However              B.Therefore           C.Instead               D.Besides

45.A.perfect          B.empty                C.terrible           D.free

46.A.wished          B.asked                 C.supposed            D.meant

47.A.examined       B.scanned              C.studied               D.analyzed

48.A.Somehow      B.Anyhow             C.Thus                  D.Therefore

49.A.In addition     B.In all                 C.In fact                D.In general

50.A.observation    B.recognition         C.judgment            D.puzzle