（2011·江西卷）完形填空

What a busy day! The three boys were fed, bathed and changed in to their nightclothes. Mary had ___36___ them a story and finally they were asleep. “Babysitting（照看）the three boys aged eight, six and four is extremely ___37___,” she thought.

“Sleep,” she considered, “if only I could!” But she had difficult homework to complete. Leaning back, she ___38___ her feet onto the sofa to get comfortable. Whoever said babysitting was a(an) ___39___ way to make money obviously hadn’t met the three boys, she thought. The television was on, the room was warm, and the lights were dim. Mary’s ___40___ felt heavier and heavier. I mustn’t sleep, she thought — which was ___41___ what she did, of course.

Strangely enough, she soon ___42___ that she was a world-famous chef（主厨）. She made a ___43___ and wore diamonds and designer clothes. Most days she relaxed by the pool, meeting the rich and famous or ___44___ — her favorite hobby. She ___45___ took the leading role in her own TV show.

That is, until she became too ___46___. “I am definitely the best in the world,” she thought, as she prepared a tasty chicken dish. But ___47___ seemed to go right. She spilt the flour, she dropped an egg and she cut her finger. Despite all the troubles, she ___48___ to get the chicken into the dove. Soon, smoke blanketed the room. The chicken was on fire. ___49___ set in, but Mary could not run — she was ___50___ to the spot. She tried hard to move, but could not, ___51___ a sharp sound awoke her.

She got shocked and confused — ___52___ was pouring from the kitchen. Rushing to investigate, she was met by three ___53___ little faces and some very burnt bread. “Sorry, we were hungry and you were ___54___, so we tried to make some bread,” explained a boy. Relieved, Mary made them a snack and sent them back to bed. She___37__  them never to fall asleep on the job again!

36.   A.    given                     B.    written                  C.    told                D.    taught

37.   A.    successful             B.    helpful                   C.    tiring              D.    surprising

38.   A.    shook                    B.    put                        C.    bent               D.    kept

39.   A.    difficult                 B.    boring                   C.    important D.    easy

40.   A.    eyes                      B.    mind                     C.    heart              D.    legs

41.   A.    nicely                    B.    exactly                  C.    curiously        D.    carelessly

42.   A.    realized                  B.    reminded               C.    learnt             D.    dreamt

43.   A.    decision                 B.    fortune                  C.    business         D.    plan

44.   A.    cooking                 B.    reading                  C.    running          D.    babysitting

45.   A.    just                       B.    ever                      C.    even               D.    only

46.   A.    selfish                   B.    proud                    C.    stubborn         D.    sensitive

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

48.   A.    tried                      B.    arranged                C.    managed         D.    prepared

49.   A.    Panic                    B.    Pain                      C.    Noise             D.    Stress

50.   A.    frozen                   B.    dragged                 C.    pushed           D.    brought

51.   A.    because                 B.    until                      C.    as                  D.    unless

52.   A.    smoke                   B.    light                      C.    water             D.    fire

53.   A.    cheerful                 B.    strange                  C.    guilty             D.    confident

54.   A.    busy                            B.    hungry                  C.    worried          D.    asleep

55.   A.    promised               B.    allowed                 C.    expected         D.    persuaded

（2011·浙江卷）完形填空

Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.

Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my   21   was more manageable , I   22   ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs.   23    that was years ago and times have changed.   24    I live with mother on a country farm.

Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to   25   my disability pension (残疾抚恤金).   26   I needed to sleep in the afternoons,  I was limited in my   27   . I decided that I would consider  28     to singing in restaurants.

My family are all musicians, so I was   29  when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of   30    to get started. And 31   you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can   32   use.

When I told the owner of the shop about my   33   ; he gave me a long thoughtful    34   . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”

He led me   35   the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand  36   on his treasure and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your  37   and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”

I   38   . Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose   39  that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

His   40  still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

21. A. loneliness           B. sadness                   C. tiredness                 D. sickness

22. A. set                     B. enjoyed                    C. kept                        D. shared

23. A. Gladly                B. Eventually                C. Unfortunately           D. Surprisingly

24. A. Now                  B. Then                       C. Sometime                D. Meanwhile

25. A. add up to            B. make up for             C. get rid of                 D. take advantage of

26. A. If                             B. As                          C. Though                  D. Before

27. A. movement                B. condition                 C. choices                   D. positions

28. A. reaching out       B. living up                  C. getting on                D. going back

29. A. recognized          B. interviewed              C. found                      D. invited

30. A. money                      B. time                        C. energy                     D. knowledge

31. A. thus                   B. once                        C. seldom                    D. often

32. A. actually              B. hardly                      C. nearly                      D. formerly

33. A. job                     B. family                      C. idea                        D. offer

34. A. face                   B. view                        C. look                        D. sight

35. A. over                   B. along                       C. towards                   D. through

36. A. unhappily           B. lovingly                   C. pitifully                    D. gratefully

37. A. pick                   B. turn                         C. role                         D. step

38. A. had to cry          B. ought to cry                   C. should have cried     D. could have cried

39. A. more                 B. the ones                   C. few                         D. the rest

40. A. courage              B. devotion                  C. kindness                  D. trust

（2011·重庆卷）完形填空

My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at   36  . As for me, I  37  both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.

The last time Dad and I set sail together is really   38   . It was a perfect weekend after I graduated from university. I came home and  39  Dad to go sailing. Out we set soon on the  40  lake. Dad hadn’t sailed for years, but everything  41  well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.

When we were in the middle of the lake, a   42   wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit  43  . Dad was always at his best in any  44 , but at this moment he  45  .

“John!   46 !” he shouted in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.

In my memory he could fix any   47 . He was the one I always  48  for strength and security. Before I could respond, a   49   of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller   50  it was too late. Anther huge wall of water   51  the boat in a minute. We were thrown into the water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely  52  of him.

I swam to Dad   53  and assisted him in climbing onto the hull（船壳）of the boat. Upon sitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward about his flash of   54  . “It’s all right, Dad. We are safe now,” I comforted him.

That was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. More importantly, I found it was my turn to start  55  for my father.

36.A.boating          B. running        C. swimming        D. teaching

37.A.enjoyed         B. desired         C. hated            D. learned

38.A.unforgivable     B. unforgettable    C. cheerful          D. regretful

39.A.sent             B. ordered        C. invited         D. allowed

40.A.calm            B. icy            C. stormy         D. thundery

41.A.finished          B. went          C. seemed         D. sounded

42.A.strong           B. gentle         C. cold            D. hot

43.A.respeatedly       B. lightly         C. hardly          D. violently

44. A. danger         B. place          C. sport           D. job

45. A. suffered        B. fell           C. froze            D. withdrew

46. A. look           B. Help          C. Run            D. Jump

47. A. problem        B. relationship    C. machine         D. boat      

48. A. turned to       B. lived with      C. argued with      D. objected to

49. A. fountain        B. stream        C. shower          D. wave

50. A. if             B. for            C. after            D. but

51. A. got through     B. poured into     C. turned over       D. lifted up

52. A. ashamed       B. protective       C. tired            D. afraid

53. A. hopelessly     B. quickly         C. slowly           D. helplessly

54. A. pain          B. anger           C. fear             D. shame

55. A. making up     B. getting ready     C. paying off        D. looking out

（2011·广东卷）完形填空。

It has been argued by some that gifted children should be grouped in special classes. The __1____is based on the belief that in regular classes these children are held back in their intellectual (智力的) growth by___2___situations that has designed for the ____3___children.

There can be little doubt that___4____classes can help the gifted children to graduate earlier and take their place in life sooner. However, to take these____5____ out of the regular classes was created serious problems.

I observed a number of___6___students who were taken out of a special class and placed in___7____class. In the special class, they showed little ability to use their own judgment, relying__8___on their teachers’ directions. In the regular class, having no worry about keeping up, they began to reflect___9___on many problems. Some of which were not on the school program.

Many are concerned that gifted children become___10____ and lose interest in learning. However, this___11____is more often from parents and teachers than from students, and some of these___12___simply conclude that special classes should be set up for those who are  ___13___. Some top students do feel bored in class, but why they___14_____so goes far beyond the work they have in school. Studies have shown that to be bored is to be anxious. The gifted child who is bored is an___15____ child.

1. A. principle   B. theory   C. arguments   D. classification

2. A. designing   B. grouping   C. learning   D. living

3. A. smart   B. curious   C. mature   D. average

4. A. regular   B. special   C. small   D. creative

5. A. children   B. programs   C. graduates D. designs

6. A. intelligent   B. competent   C. ordinary   D. independent

7. A. separate   B. regular   C. new   D. boring

8. A. specially   B. slightly   C. wrongly   D. heavily

9. A. directly  B. clearly   C. voluntarily  D. quickly

10. A. doubted   B. bored  C. worried   D. tired

11. A. concern   B. conclusion  C. reflection  D. interest

12. A. students  B. adults   C. scholars  D. teachers

13. A. talented  B. worried   C. learned  D. interested

14. A. believe   B. think   C. say   D. feel

15. A. outstanding   B. intelligent   C. anxious  D. ordinary

（2011·湖南卷）完形填空

   Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

   People in communities have slowly been pushed apart through the years, mostly because people simply aren’t taking the time to say a simple “hello,” After considering this phenomenon, I decided I was going to   36   the way I was doing things.

   My   37   came one morning when I was in the community library. I passed by a girl who   38   her books out of her locker .Thinking like most that someone else would help her pick them up, I continued my way. However, when I had to   39   because I stupidly forgot my book, I noticed she had just finished packing them up by herself he one had stopped to   40   her.

   “OK,” I thought to myself, “this is where I should have changed.”

   My best opportunity came a few days later when I saw a man   41   by himself waiting for the library to open ,so I sat down next to him and began a   42  .It was difficult to get started ,and even when I had to say goodbye, almost every   43   from my new friend had a tone (语气) of doubt in it ,And who could blame him?

   People aren’t used to making an   44   chat with a stranger. But a change, no matter how   45   it is needed, doesn’t just happen. It takes people like us to make it possible. I    46    you to take a small step out of your comfort zone and try to make someone’s day a little brighter, Together, we can really make   come   47    as a whole.

36. A. change        B. explain      C. learn         D. show

37. A. trouble        B. doubt       C. wish         D. opportunity

38. A. took          B. dropped     C. got           D. pulled

39. A. come out      B. stand by     C. go back       D. turn up

40. A. please        B. greet        C. help          D. praise

41. A. sitting        B. walking      C. riding        D. running

42. A. discussion     B. lesson       C. report        D. conversation

43. A. joke          B. response     C. cry          D. story

44. A. unchangeable  B. unprepared   C. unforgettable   D. unfinished

45. A. desperately    B. frequently    C. simply        D. widely

46. A. allow         B. warn        C. order         D. advise

47. A. tater          B. straighter    C. closer        D. slower