29．A．courage　　　　　　　 B．strength　　　　　　　 C．attention　　　　　　　 D．patience

28．A．satisfying　　　　　　 B．regretful　　　　　　　 C．surprising　　　　　　 D．impossible

27．A．or　　　　　　　　　　　 B．but　　　　　　　　　　　 C．so　　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

26．A．use　　　　　　　　　　 B．handle　　　　　　　　 C．prepare　　　　　　　 D．stay

25．A．on　　　　　　　　　　　 B．for　　　　　　　　　　　 C．without　　　　　　　 D．off

24．A．suffer　　　　　　　　 B．reduce　　　　　　　　 C．prevent　　　　　　　 D．cause

23．A．advice　　　　　　　　 B．news　　　　　　　　　 C．theory　　　　　　　　 D．report

22．A．get　　　　　　　　　　　 B．keep　　　　　　　　　　 C．lead　　　　　　　　　　 D．bring

21．A．front　　　　　　　　　 B．same　　　　　　　　　 C．either　　　　　　　　　 D．opposite

20．We must get the house _____ during the holidays.

　　　 A．painted　 　　　　 B．painting　 　　　　 C．paint　 　　　　　 D．to paint

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When I come across a good article in reading newspapers．I often want to cut and keep it．But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the ___21___ side is as much interesting．It may be a

discussion of the way to ___22___ in good health, or a ___23___ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society．If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to ___24___ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text ___25___ the title．Therefore, the scissors would ___26___ before they start, ___27___ halfway done when I find out the ___28___ result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth you___29___.You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be ___30___ up．But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预料) - the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left ___31___．Thus you are ___32___ in a difficult position and feel sad．How ___33___ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life ___34___ greatly on you preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what ___35___ is like, we are often __36___with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting．It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only ___37___ we get into another．The ___38___may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind．I ___39___remember a philosopher’s remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual(不经意) ___40___ may not be a bad one.