第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41～60各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

An old carpenter was to retire soon. He told his boss of his plans to ___41___ the house business and live an easier life with his wife enjoying his extended ___42___, looking after their grandchildren. He would miss his ___43___, but he really needed to __44___.

     The boss was sorry to see his __45__ worker go and asked if he could build just one _46_ house as a personal favor. The carpenter  ___47__.  But in time it was easy to see that his heart was _48_ in his work. He applied poor workmanship and used bad materials. It was a(n) _49__ way to end his career.

     When the carpenter finished his work and the boss came to ___50___ the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. “ This is your house,” he said,” my ___51___ to you.”

     What a shame! If ___52___ he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he has to live in the home he had not built __53___ at all!

     So it is the same____54___ us. We build our lives in an absent minded way, reacting ___55____acting, willing to put up less rather than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best ____56___ . Then with a shame we fall into the __57___ we have created and ___58___ that we are now living in the “house” we have ___59___. If we had realized it, we should have done it ___60____.

     Your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices of today.

41. A. start            B. run                 C. leave                       D. like

42. A. work        B. family                      C. business                D. house

43. A. pay             B. house                       C. carpenter                  D. children

44. A. retire           B. employ                    C. build                        D. plan

45. A. common      B. poor                        C. sick                         D. good

46. A. more           B. big                          C. new                         D. bad

47. A. admitted      B. adjusted                   C. agreed                D. annoyed

48. A. always         B. not                          C. entirely                    D. again

49. A. fortunate      B. unfortunate               C. easy                         D. difficult

50. A. buy             B. plan                         C. examine                   D. take

51. A. pay             B. gift                          C. debt                         D. order

52. A. not                     B. already                     C. yet                           D. only

53. A. poorly         B. carelessly                 C. quickly                    D. well

54. A. to                B. with                         C. as                           D. for

55. A. except         B. rather than                C. other than                 D. besides

56. A. effect          B. infection                  C. effort                       D. impression

57. A. situation      B. condition                  C. state                         D. position

58. A. feel             B. find                         C. learn                        D. know

59. A. wanted        B. bought                            C. destroyed                 D. built

60. A. differently   B. difficultly                 C. purposely                 D. honestly

完形填空

Being the head of a high school for many years, I grew tired of budget meetings, funding cuts, and many other administrative chores (零星工作) and started to dream of retirement.Sitting in traffic on a weekday    morning, I would find my mind 1 . I would imagine spending time with my grandchildren, quiet evenings with my 2,  traveling,  or rediscovering some great books. I told  myself that I wouldn't  3 myself  upfor any committees, any classes, or anything requiring a schedule.My first day of retirement came  4 ! I cooked a great  breakfast  for my wife and me,  _5 read the paper,  cleaned a bit of  the house, and  wrote  a few letters to friends. On the  second day, I cooked  breakfast,  read the paper.      On the third day ... This is retirement? I tried to tell myself that it was just the transition (過度),  that those 6   moments were right round the corner, and  that I would 7 them soon enough.  But something  was 8 . A  former colleague asked me  a 9 .  A group of students were going  to Jamaica (牙買加) to work with children in the  10 neighbourhood. Would I 11 my new-found "happiness" and return to the students,  just this once? One trip. That's all.        My bags were 12 and by  the door.  The  trip  was  very inspiring. I was  13 not only by the poverty I saw but also by the sense of 14 of the young people on the trip.  15   I returned   home,  I offered to work one day a week with a  local youth  organization.The experience   was so positive  that  I was soon volunteering nearly full-time,working with students across North America to assist them in their 16 work.           Now, it seems that the tables have turned.Some days I am the teacher,and other days I am the student. These young people have reawakened my 17 to social justice issues by 18   me to learn more about the situation in the world today, where people are still poor and 19because of greed, corruption and war. Most importantly, they have given me the opportunity to continue to participate in helping to find solutions. In return, I help them do their charitable projects overseas. I've gone from  20 one  school to  helping oversee (監(jiān)督) the construction of schools in twenty-one countries!

(     )1. A. resting     (     )2. A. wife       (     )3. A. sign       (     )4. A. by far     (     )5. A. worriedly   (     )6. A. golden     (     )7. A. dismiss     (     )8. A. missing     (     )9. A. document   (     )10. A. rudest     (     )11. A. announce   (     )12. A. displayed (     )13. A. beaten     (     )14. A. balance   (     )15. A. When       (     )16. A. dull       (     )17. A. suggestion (     )18. A. wishing   (     )19. A. regret     (     )20. A. leaving

B. changing   B. student     B. put         B. in total   B. angrily     B. uncertain   B. predict     B. interesting B. present     B. poorest     B. appreciate B. broken     B. deserted   B. direction   B. Until       B. voluntary. B. approach   B. allowing   B. compromise B. building

C. coming         C. teacher         C. look           C. at last         C. relaxedly       C. dangerous       C. provide         C. amazing         C. favour         C. cleanest       C. interrupt       C. sold           C. frightened C. responsibility C. Unless     C. different       C. commitment     C. ordering       C. operate         C. running

D. wandering   D. boss         D. draw         D. above all   D. anxiously   D. difficult   D. enjoy       D. exciting     D. question     D. worst       D. sought       D. packed       D. moved       D. humour       D. Although     D. quick       D. adjustment   D. challenging D. suffer       D. repairing