第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

It was cold and windy outside. I was sitting in my nice warm car at a stoplight crossing listening to the radio, and I thought positively, “Life is 　16　 .

Now this was a long light. As I 　17　 　I noticed a couple at the bus stop. They looked cold and poor. This couple　 　18 　　to be doing their best to keep warm. I said to myself, “Oh, those poor people in that punishing　 　19　 　.”

But then I saw their faces. They were hudding (挤在一起),　 　20　 　they were also laughing. They looked to be　 　21　 　a good joke, and suddenly, instead of pitying them,　 　22　 　them. They didn’t seem to notice the wind. They weren’t looking at my　 　23　 　thinking, “I wish I had that.”

At that moment, I realized I had　 　24　 　things were all bad for them, but they weren’t and I understood we all have the　 　25　 　to make moments of happiness happen.

Now maybe that’s easy for me to say. I feel　 　26　 　to have fans around the world, a house with a roof, and a wife who　 　27　 　my shortcomings. But I must say I felt this way 　28　 　when I was working at Long John Silver’s, where I worked as a　 　29　 　.

In the beginning it seemed like a dead-end job. But I had a job 　30　 　and I should be happy for that. After two weeks’　 　　31　 　, I knew everything about cooking, and it　 　　32　 　my mind from worry. The job allowed me to dream about what my life could become. Things 　33　 　all right.

I believe this is something we all can do . Try to be happy 　34　 　the context of the life we’re actually living. Happiness is not a(n)　 　35　 　to be longed for . Through the power of our own minds, We will be happy.

　　 16. A. hard　　　　　　　　　　 B. real　　　　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　 D. unbearable

　　 17. A. turned 　　　　 　　　 B. waited 　　　　　　 C. searched　　　　　 D. followed

　　 18. A. happened　　　　　　 B. prepared 　　　　 C. decided　　　　　 D. seemed

　　 19. A. rain　　　　　　　　　　 B. darkness　　　　　 C. poverty　　　　　　 D. wind

　　 20. A. although　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 D. because

　　 21. A. breaking　　　　　　　 B. forgetting　　　　　 C. finding　　　　　　　 D. sharing

　　 22. A. helped　　　　　 　　　 B. disliked　　　　　　 C. envied　　　　　　　 D. called

　　 23. A. dress　　　　　　　　　 B. wealth　　　　　　　 C. car　　　　　　　　　 D. happiness

　　 24. A. assumed　　　　　　　 B. complained　　　 C. ignored　　　　　　 D. admitted

　　 25. A. right　　　　　　　　　　 B. power　　　　　　　 C. business　　　　　 D. sense

　　 26. A. important　　　　　　 B. necessary　　　　 C. impossible D. lucky

　　 27. A. cares for　　　　　　　 B. looks up to 　　 C. puts up with　　 D. gets along with

　　 28. A. only　　　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　 C. hardly 　　　　　　 D. once

　　 29. A. singer 　　　　 　　　 B. musician　　　　　 C. director 　　　　　 D. cook

　　 30. A. at most 　　　　　　　 B. at least 　　　　　 C. at last　　　　 D. as well

　　 31. A. effort　　　　　　　　　 B. consideration　　 C. failure　　　　　　　 D. rest

　　 32. A. prevented　　　　　　 B. separated　　　　 C. freed　　　　　　　　 D. kept

　　 33. A. turned up　　　　　　 B. turned out 　　　 C. took out　　　　　 D. came up

　　 34. A. around 　　　　　　　 B. against　　　　　　 C. beyond　　　　　　 D. within

　　 35. A. position　　　　 B. situation　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　　 D. activity

15.-- May I remind you that a Mr. Smith is waiting outside, sir?

　 -- Oh, that’s right. I ______ about it.

　　 A. forget 　　　　 B. forgot 　　　　　　 C. had forgotten　　　　　 D. have forgotten

14. Albert Einstein, _____ life had once been very hard, was given the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921.

　　 A. of whom　　　　　　 B. for whom　　　　 C. for whose 　　　　　　 D. in whom

13. We are taking measures to protect these species, but it ____ to be seen how effective such measures will be.

　　 A. remains 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is remained

　　 C. remained 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. will be remained

12. The manager has been recovering gradually since the operation, and it won’t be long ____ she comes back to work.

　　 A. since　　　　　　　　　 B. after 　　　　　　　 C. before 　　　　　　　　　 D. when

11. Being a shy man, he dared not even speak loudly _______, not to mention making a speech.

　　 A. in public　　　　　　 B. in common　　　　　　　 C. in a hurry 　　　　　　　 D. in a word

10. He was disappointed to know that the plan, which he ____ after careful consideration, was not well received at the meeting.

　　 A. put away　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. put forward

　　 C. put off　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 　　　　　　　 D. put out

9. After she graduated from college in 2005, her parents insisted _____ abroad to further her education.

　　 A. her going 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. on her going

　　 C. that she went　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that she must go

8. Never have I seen a man as ______ as my boss – he always wants all the money in the world!

　　 A. generous 　　　　　 　　　 B. unrest 　　　　　　　　　　 C. greedy 　　　　　 D. willing