Long long ago, human beings used to walk barefoot. A king happened to travel 16 into the countryside. He was greatly troubled by the 17  roads where gravel(砾石) and broken stones pricked(使刺痛) and numbed(使麻木) his  18 . When he returned to his palace he issued an order that all the roads be  19 with cattle hide(牛皮). He thought it was beneficial not only to 20 but also to his people and hoped 21 would no longer be a painful thing
But 22 all the cattle in the kingdom were killed there   23  not be enough hide to get the work done. Evidently it was a stupid  24 . As it was an imperial order people could do nothing but shake their heads and 25 . At this juncture a clever servant in the palace  26  to make a suggestion. "Your Majesty, why don't take an easier way? You don't have to mobilize（调动）so many people, to have so many oxen killed, nor so much money  27 . What you have to do is simply to cover each of your feet with a piece of hide." Surprised and 28 , the king immediately changed his mind and adopted the 29 .
This is said to be the origin of using  30 to make shoes. Though it sounds  31 and strange, it inspires us to think. It is much easier to change oneself than to change the world.  32 it will be much better for one to change oneself before one   33  an attempt to change the outer world. Why don't try to put yourself on the   34 of the person you deal with? You will find it easier to solve a problem  35 you change your way of thinking.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby.   21   Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   22   to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the   23   of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly   24   he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed   25  . I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to   26   him up. She always   27   and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby   28   coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was   29  .

A few weeks after that, I was   30   my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me   31  he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.

The night for the recital came. The high school gym was   32  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital   33   well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was   34   when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard   35   his fingers were light on the keys. They even   36   on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their   37  in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How   38   you do it?”

“Well Miss Hondorf… I   39  on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well,   40   she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”

．A．Although   B．Because  C．But  D．Thus

．A．idea   B．dream    C．desire   D．imagination

．A．feeling    B．knowledge    C．education    D．sense

．A．trial  B．attempt  C．performance  D．lesson

．A．helpless   B．hopeless C．senseless    D．worthless

A．put B．take C．make D．pick

A．waved   B．listened C．stared   D．watched

A．escaped B．avoided  C．stopped  D．refused

A．deaf    B．lonely   C．away D．sick

A．preparing   B．arranging    C．persuading   D．taking

A．that    B．whether  C．when D．how

A．filled  B．covered  C．crowded  D．connected

A．went on B．turned on    C．carried on   D．kept on

A．delighted   B．proud    C．confused D．surprised

A．until   B．while    C．before   D．since

A．danced  B．tapped   C．hit  D．flew

A．heads   B．feet C．ears D．eyes

A．should  B．would    C．could    D．might

．A．went   B．kept C．continued    D．stuck

．A．unfortunately  B．suddenly C．strangely    D．actually

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Robby was 11 years old when his mother (a single mom) dropped him off for his first piano lesson. I prefer students begin at an earlier age, which I explained to Robby.   21   Robby said that it had always been his mother’s   22   to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.

Hard as Robby tried, he lacked the   23   of music. However, he persisted and at the end of each weekly   24   he’d always say, “My mom’s going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed   25  . I only knew his mother from a distance as she dropped Robby off or waited in her aged car to   26   him up. She always   27   and smiled but never visited my class. Then one day Robby   28   coming to our lessons. He telephoned me and said his mother was   29  .

A few weeks after that, I was   30   my students for the upcoming recital when Robby came and asked me   31  he could be in the recital. “Miss Hondorf… I’ll just go to play!” he insisted.

The night for the recital came. The high school gym was   32  with parents, friends and relatives. The recital   33   well. Then Robby came up on stage. I was   34   when he announced that he had chosen Mozart’s Concerto No. 21 in C Major. I was not prepared for what I had heard   35   his fingers were light on the keys. They even   36   on the keys… He played so well that everyone was on their   37  in wild applause (鼓掌). In tears I ran up on stage. “Oh Robby! How   38   you do it?”

“Well Miss Hondorf… I   39  on practicing at home. Remember I told you my mom was sick? Well,   40   she had cancer and passed away this morning. She was born deaf so tonight was the first time she ever heard me play…”

1.．A．Although       B．Because        C．But            D．Thus

2.．A．idea           B．dream          C．desire         D．imagination

3.．A．feeling        B．knowledge      C．education      D．sense

4.．A．trial          B．attempt        C．performance    D．lesson

5.．A．helpless       B．hopeless       C．senseless      D．worthless

6.A．put              B．take           C．make           D．pick

7.A．waved            B．listened       C．stared         D．watched

8.A．escaped          B．avoided        C．stopped        D．refused

9.A．deaf             B．lonely         C．away           D．sick

10.A．preparing       B．arranging      C．persuading     D．taking

11.A．that            B．whether        C．when           D．how

12.A．filled          B．covered        C．crowded        D．connected

13.A．went on         B．turned on      C．carried on     D．kept on

14.A．delighted       B．proud          C．confused       D．surprised

15.A．until           B．while          C．before         D．since

16.A．danced          B．tapped         C．hit            D．flew

17.A．heads           B．feet           C．ears           D．eyes

18.A．should          B．would          C．could          D．might

19.．A．went          B．kept           C．continued      D．stuck

20.．A．unfortunately B．suddenly       C．strangely      D．actually