完形填空

　　A young man went to the local expert on gems(珠宝)and said he wanted to become a gemologist．The expert turned him down because he 　　1　　 the youth would not have the patience to learn．The young man 　　2　　 a chance．Finally, the expert told the youth, “Be here 　　3　　．”

　　The next morning the expert put a jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to 　　4　　 it．The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems．The boy sat 　　5　　 and waited．The following morning the expert again 　　6　　 the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it．On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do 　　7　　 thing．On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone, but he could no longer 　　8　　 the silence．“Master, 　　9　　 am I going to learn something?” he asked．

　　“You will learn,” the expert said and 　　10　　 his business．

　　Several more days 　　11　　 and the youth almost lost his 　　12　　．But one morning as the master placed the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said 　　13　　 looking at his hand, “This is not the same jade stone!”

　　“You have begun to learn,” said the master．

　　Practice makes 　　14　　．The experience we learned from practice teaches us and 　　15　　 our abilities．

　　Experience is the best teacher．Even the most successful person has no 　　16　　 confidence once．It is 　　17　　 that gives people confidence．The truth is：if you do the work and 　　18　　 the experience, you'll have more 　　19　　 because you'll actually know 　　20　　 you're doing．

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完型填空：

　　It was only in the eighteenth century that people in Europe began to think mountains were beautiful．　　1　　 that time, mountains were 　　2　　 by the people living on the plain, 　　3　　 by the city people, to whom they were wild and 　　4　　 places in which one was easily 　　5　　 or killed by terrible animals．

　　Slowly, however, many of the people who were living 　　6　　 in the towns began to grow tired of 　　7　　．They began to feel interested in looking for things which could not be explained, for sights and sounds which produce in a feeling of fear and excitement．　　8　　 in the 　　9　　 century, people began to turn away from the man-made 　　10　　 to untouched country, and particularly 　　11　　 places where it was dangerous and wild．High mountains began to be 　　12　　 for a holiday．

　　Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport．To some people, it is something greatly 　　13　　 about getting to the．　　14　　 of a high mountain：a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 　　15　　 other human beings．And than, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult 　　16　　, what a 　　17　　 reward it is to be able to look 　　18　　 on everything within 　　19　　!At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down 　　20　　．

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B．a little

C．few　　

D．little