第二节完形填空(共20小题海小题2分，满分40分)

　　 Once upon a time，there lived a begger and banker．The first one was　 l6 while the second one was rich．so it was　 17　 that the rich man would be happier than the begger．But their natures were　 18　 ，and the poor man was happy，while the banker was not．It　 19　 the banker so such that he couldn't sleep well in his bed at night．The begger slept peacefully and always awoke rested and full of　 20　 ．

　　 One day the banker couldn't stand it any longer and he decided to find out　 21 　the begger was always happy．He invited him to his house and asked the begger to tell him his　 22　 because he believed that happiness could only be　 23　 in terms of wealth．The begger answered．“I can't count too well， 24　 do I really care．I live each day as it comes and never worry about the next．”The banker really　 25　 the begger．He wanted to thank him for coming to his house，so he　 26　 the poor man with a bag of gold coins．

　　 Now, these coins, which meant so　 27　 to the rich，seemed like a great fortune to the begger．The begger decided to　 28　 the bag，so that he would have the money if he　 29　 ever need it．When he came back to his house，he 　30 　a big hole in a corner of the garden，threw the bag into it，and covered it with　 31 ．

　　 But from that day on，the poor man’s life　 32 ．He began to worry about the safety of his　 money．Every night he only　 33　 a little，and each time he heard the slightest sound，he be came　 34　 about the safety of his coins．Finally，he could bear his　 35 no longer．He went to the garden，dug up the coins and retraced them to the banker．

16．A．foolish　　　　　 　 B．unlucky　　　 　　　 C．poor　　　　 　　　 D．wealthy

17．A．necessary　　 　　　 B．probable　　　　 　 C．impossible　　 　　　 D．doubtful

18．A．opposite　　　 　　　 B．wrong　　　　 　　　 C．bad　　　　　 　　　 D．similar

19．A．8hocked　　　 　　 B．excited　　　 　　　 C．touched　　　 　　　 D．annoyed

20．A．spirit　　　　 　　　 B．happiness　　　 　　 C．energy　　　　　 D．power

21．A．why　　　　　 　　　 B．how　　　　 　　　　 C．when　　　　　　 D．where

22．A．profession　　　 　　 B．income　　　　 　　 C．work　　　　　　 D．family

23．A．remembered　　 　　 B．reminded　　　 　　 C．balanced　　　　 D．measured

24．A．and　　　　　　 　 B．either　　　　　 　 C．so　　　　　 　　　 D．nor

25．A．satisfied　　　 　　　 B．admired　　　　 　　 C．inspired　　　 　　　 D．encouraged

26．A．presented　　　 　　 B．brought　　　　 　　 C．claimed　　　 　　　 D．bought

27．A．few　　　　　 　　 B．much　　　　 　　　 C．1ittle　　　　　 　　 D．many

28．A．hide　　　　　 　　 B．watch　　　　 　　　 C．throw　　　 　　　　 D．sell

29．A．will　　　　　 　　 B．shall　　　　 　　　　 C．should　　　　 　　　 D．must

30．A．dug　　　　 　　　　 B．put　　　　　 　　　 C．opened　　　 　　　　 D．broke

31．A．dirt　　　　　 　　　 B．ground　　　　 　　 C．floor　　　　 　　　 D．ceiling

32．A．settled　　 　　　　　　 B．improved　　　 　　 C．increased 　　　　　　　　　　 D．changed

33．A．walked　　　 　　　 B．worked　　　 　　　 C．slept　　　　 　　　 D．ate

34．A．careful　　　　 　　　 B．anxious　　　　 　 C．crazy　　　　 　　　　 D．interested

35．A．goodness　　　 　　 B．1oneliness　　　 　　 C．sadness　　　　 　　 D．unhappiness

15．The students got to 　　　　　　was once an old school the farmers use as a shop now．

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

14．一Do you support his plan?

一　　　 ．I'll have to think it over．

A．No．1won't　　 B．Of course not　 C．It’s possible　　　 D．It's hard to say

13．In Disneyland，some 800，000 plants are replaced every year because Disneyland refused to

　　　 sings asking its “guest” not to step on them．

A．make up　 　　　　B．put up　　　 　C．take up　　　 　　 D．set up

12．　　 I admit the problems are difficult, I don't think they can't be solved．

　 A．Since　　 　　　　 　B．While　　 　　 　C．Unless　　 　　　　　 D．Before

11．Greatly surprised．I read one diary after another，each　　 a similar theme．

　　 A．expresses　　 　 　B．expressed　　 C．expressing　 　　　 D．to express

10．一Hurry up, or we’1l be late．

　　 一　　　　　 ?Do you want to listen to the boring speech?

　　 A．So what　　　　 B．Why not　　　 C．Why ever　　 　 D．How so

9．With so many things　　　 ，I won’t have time to go shopping with you．

A．done　　　 　　 B．doing　　　　 C．being done　　　 　　 D．to do

8．Though he cleaned the old pot thoroughly，he couldn’t make　　 1ook completely new．

A．that　　　 　　　 B．one　　　　 　　 C．this　　　　　 　　　 D it

7．一Remember the first time We met, John?

　 一Of course I do．You　　 an English novel in the library．

　 A．were reading　　　 B．have read　　 C．are　 reading　　 　　 D．read