2019年上海高考考试英语完形填空甄选训练100篇[上]

完形填空练习（一）

I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once ____________________ and did not know the ______________________________ very well. I was on the ____________________ after I had made some inquiries .

    At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to ____________________ several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be __________.

    Something strange happened after I drove a long ______________________________ and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to ____________________, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the ____________________ that I had made the ____________________ mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again,  it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it ______________________________, I decided to go on. “If ______________________________ people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I ______________________________ myself

The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that __________ .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road, __________ up and down two low ____________________.There was ______________________________ traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and __________ with cows and horses. My fear was ____________________ with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo , I drove on and ____________________ the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me ____________________.It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

1. A. before B. ago C. already D. still

2. A. town B. country C. friends D. way

3. A. train B. car C. highway D .phone

4. A. have B. go C. ride D. cross

5. A. safe B. dangerous C. fast D. slow

6. A. moment B. way C. road D. day

7. A. come B. leave C. take D. drive

8. A. crossroad B. corner C. station D. beginning

9. A. direction B. road C. disappointed D. interesting

10. A. about B. over C. of D. up

11. A. another B. the other C. other D. others

12. A. asked B. forced C. encouraged D. told

13. A. far B. safe C. dangerous D. dirty

14. A. going B. coming C. driving D. walking

15. A. lands B. cars C. farms D. hills

16. A. heavy B. little C. few D. light

17. A. farms B. trucks C. houses D. villages

18. A. together B. gone C. covered D. coming

19. A. looked B. liked C. enjoyed D. found

20. A. happiness B. scenery C. joys D. problems

完形填空练习（二）

    Tick，tock，tick，tock. I’m sitting here，watching the movements of my existence pass slowly away. My house has been ____________________ for such a long time，and I’m lonely and forgotten. Sitting here, by myself, all that I can do is ______________________________ and think about my past. I could tell you stories that only ______________________________ would know. But walls can’t speak.

     I came to this place many years ago，along with an old man…. ____________________, he was with me for on1y three short years before he passed on….

For a time，I was left alone，while people came and ______________________________ the house…. Then，one day a nice couple moved in with a young son. ______________________________, their son Danny liked to stay with me，and I was completely ______________________________ with him. He always looked as if he loved the stories I told，most of which began with. ‘‘Back in my day…” and ‘‘When I was ______________________________ .…” I sometimes had the kind of idea that he didn’t really understand what I was saying，but it felt good to be ______________________________． When Danny went off to college, my heart broke. Soon afterward, ______________________________ sold the house.…

    New owners came and ______________________________. Then，One day it so happened that I was in when a new family was moving into the house. You can’t even imagine my ____________________ when，unexpectedly, Danny walked through the front door. He had a __________ and kids now. I was so overjoyed when I saw him that I put all my ____________________ into my daily activities. ... I spent the next twenty years watching his kids grow up, with a mixture of pride and ______________________________ about what would happen next.

The kids finally became ______________________________ and Danny sold the house. That was about five years ago…. Some of the local kids have started the rumor that the house is haunted --- and，in a way，it is. It is haunted by ____________________of all the people who have lived in it. Every second has ______________________________ me so much. I have been ______________________________them down and they are almost up for me.... I hope that someday somebody will __________ me, and drop in on me again. Maybe then I’ll get a new home and an opportunity for a whole new set of memories.

1. A. crowded B. empty   C. painted D. sold

2. A. look back B. enjoy food   C. have a dream    D. chat with friends

3. A. friends     B. learners     C. neighbors    D. walls

4. A. Luckily    B. Happily     C. Sadly      D. Surprisingly

5. A. looked at   B. settled in    C. bought in    D. sold out

6. A. At last      B. At one time     C. In the end     D. From the beginning

7. A. tired      B. friendly     C. taken     D. fond

8. A. older      B. healthier C. better D. younger

9. A. loved    B. told C. disliked D. believed

10. A .Danny     B. I C. his parents D. the old man

11. A. settled     B. went C. lived D. greeted

12. A. pity       B. pride C. surprise D. sadness

13. A. friend     B. daughter C. son D. wife

14. A. energy    B. time C. life D. ideas

15. A. happiness   B. dream C. anxiety D. disappointment

16. A. old       B. impatient C. adults D. tired

17. A. families   B . furniture C. houses D. memories

18. A. impressed B. surprised C. encouraged D. inspired

19. A. putting   B. copying C. counting D. taking

20. A. call      B. remember C. visit     D. attend

完形填空练习（三）

The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sound just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.

It was my second day of __________ and it was raining heavily. I could not __________ the habit I had at home , so I fell asleep right at my __________. I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were __________ home. It was the last time I felt __________ to him.

After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered much by this __________. I was proud of it, for I felt __________ and “grown up.” However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought __________ from him.

One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, __________ me scratching the paper. Then he said,“This kind of writing needs __________.Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”

I follow his __________ for the next two words, but __________ I could see little improvement, I followed my own method-the __________ way. His advice did not improve my writing but our __________. As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his __________ in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a __________. People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.

He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are __________ to improve you anything for your future .Your have to get __________ to change the life for yourself.”

As a result of his __________, I have __________ it through high school and through college.

1. A. graduation B. employment C. college D. school

2. A. from B. resist C. follow D. break

3. A. dormitory B. door C. desk D. bed

4 A. at B. already C. beyond D. halfway

5. A. close B. near C. happy D. relaxed

6. A. gap B. thought C. action D. accident

7. A. lonely B. depressed C. independent D. comfortable

8. A. comfort B. help C. support D. explanation

9. A. helping B. directing C. watching D. blaming

10. A. skill B. patience C. time D. practice

11. A. introduction B. manner C. spirit D. advice

12. A. even if B. while C. as D. though

13. A. difficult B. slow C. efficient D. fast

14. A. relationship B. friendship C. thought D. life

15. A. schooling B. life C. hope D. expectation

16. A. writer B. scholar C. scientist D. specialist

17. A. tired B. glad C. useless D. ready

18. A. an education B. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job D. a good writing

19. A. help B. expectations C. examination D. watch

20. A. succeeded B. got C. made D. found

完形填空练习（四）

The worst thing is the headlines. I use the underground almost every day and watch the people travel, their heads ______________________________ in the{r newspapers. The headlines today ______________________________ suicide  bombers and of horrific attacks that they say __________ by members of our community.

Something on the journey is ______________________________. I am not ______________________________ anything that would indicate I am a Muslim. I normally do not ____________________ it is Friday and I am on my way to prayers. ______________________________ I sense an uneasiness in the carriage. People are ______________________________. No one is speaking and it must be said that no one is being ______________________________ unfriendly towards me. But I think the  ______________________________ I get are different. I am being checked out, sized up. It is all a bit uncomfortable.

People are looking around for things and people ______________________________ look suspicious . I am doing it a bit ______________________________ and in the coming days, as more claims are made about the people who did this and their aims, that feeling is likely to get  ______________________________. As you look around the  ________________________________________, it is difficult to know what people are thinking. Some are ____________________ thinking “those Muslims come here and look what they do" but they __________________________________________________ understand we condemn  this like everyone else.

Whoever did this didn't ______________________________ about who was killed or whether they were Christian or Muslim. They just had no respect ______________________________ human life at all. We all travel around London and we use public transport. We have as much fear as anyone else about ______________________________ in something. But in the coming days, everyone is going to have to work together and keep calm. We will look out for each other and that's how we. will ______________________________ this difficulty.

1. A. buried       B. hung          C. hidden D. sunk

2. A. tell about     B. talk over         C. think out   D. Speak of

3. A. to carry on    B. were carried out   C. to carry out       D. were carried on

4. A. different     B. difficult           C. easy           D. interesting

5. A. putting on     B. dressing           C. wearing         D. having on

6. A. unless         B. until              C. before         D. after

7. A. However     B. Thus              C. But           D. And

8. A. calm         B. noisy             C. quiet            D. cheerful

9. A. in a way      B. in one way        C. in no way      D. in any way

10. A. looks          B. opinions           C. ideas          D. experiences

11. A. which         B. that             C. who           D. whom

12. A. itself          B. himself            C. myself D. oneself

13. A. better         B. worse           C. more          D. less

14. A. carriage     B. bus           C. train          D. taxi

15. A. surely         B. certainly          C. probably         D. hopefully

16. A. have to      B. might             C. are able to      D. may

17. A. ask            B. hear               C. know          D. care

18. A. with        B. of               C. for            D. to

19. A. keeping up     B. being caught up C. catching up     D. being kept up with

20. A. get away    B. get off           C. get out           D. get through

完形填空练习（五）

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good __________ in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I __________ to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be ______________________________ ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was __________. I felt like saying that it was ridiculous  to __________ that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, __________, I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very __________ city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he __________ to tell me all about his friend.

His friend’s main __________ in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he __________ had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming __________, yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several __________ like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He __________ that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he ______________________________ but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me ______________________________ my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence ______________________________ his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a __________ who had a tennis court in his backyard. I  said I felt that really was a coincidence  because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had __________ the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He __________ and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my __________ to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

1. A. brother B. teacher C. neighbour D. friend

2. A. managed B. happened C. tried D. wanted

3. A. expecting B. lying C. joking D. talking

4. A. funny B. serious C. careful D. disappointed

5. A. think B. find C. realize D. see

6. A. indeed B. actually C. instead D. exactly

7. A. famous B. interesting C. noisy D. big

8. A. began B. sTOPped C. refused D. failed

9. A. problem B. interest C. choice D. work

10. A. just B. ever C. even D. surely

11. A. suit B. habit C. pools D. river

12. A. people B. players C. strangers D. friends

13. A. advised B. argued C. admitted D. announced

14. A. recognized B. realized C. visited D. found

15. A. how B. whether C. when D. where

16. A. because B. if C. then D. though

17. A. doctor B. friend C. neighbour D. player

18. A. hired B. visited C. designed D. sold

19. A. smiled B. laughed C. cried D. nodded

20. A. chance B. pleasure C. time D. turn

完形填空练习（六）

It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due to begin in a few ____________________. On their faces was confidence . This was their last exam — then on to ______________________________ and jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they __________ get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take ____________________ of the world.

    The coming exam, they knew, would be a ______________________________ task. The professor had said they could bring ______________________________books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not ______________________________ each other, during the test.

    ______________________________ they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles ______________________________ on the students’ faces as they noted there were only five essay-type questions.

    Three hours had passed ______________________________ the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

    He looked at the ______________________________ faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?”______________________________ a hand was raised.

    “How many answered four?” Still no hands.

    “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.

    “One, then? Certainly somebody finished ______________________________.”But the class remained silent.

    The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I ______________________________,” he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, ______________________________ you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the ______________________________you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively ______________________________ in everyday practice. ” Then smiling, he added, “You will all ______________________________ this course, but remember — even though you are now college graduates, your education has just ______________________________.”

The years have ______________________________ the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1. A. seconds B. minutes C. hours D. days

2. A. interview B. discussion C. education D. graduation

3. A. would B. must C. have to D. used to

4. A. hold B. control C. charge D. place

5. A. interesting B. necessary C. easy D. unusual

6. A. no B. either C. any D. all

7. A. listen to B. look at C. refer to D. talk to

8. A. Nervously B. Joyfully C. Quickly D. Curiously

9. A. appeared B. changed C. froze D. sTOPped

10. A. then B. as C. before D. after

11. A. pleased B. worried C. surprised D. moved

12. A. Not B. once C. only D. Even

13. A. all B. none C. one D. it

14. A. wondered B. enjoyed C. hated D. expected

15. A. right now B. as though C. now that D. even though

16. A. exam B. subject C. question D. college

17. A. valuable B. difficult C. common D. strange

18. A. pass B. fail C. take D. start

19. A. begun B. completed C. failed D. succeeded

20. A. forgot B. remembered C. strengthened D. weakened

完形填空练习（七）

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of ______________________________ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you ______________________________ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

    Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of ____________________.

    I try to mind my manners and ______________________________ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, ______________________________, her conversation was worth listening to.

    “My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in ______________________________. 1 could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

    With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ______________________________ the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes ______________________________ as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can ______________________________ losing him.”

    I couldn’t respond. 1 was ______________________________ My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great ______________________________ my own mother was thrown into when my father died.

    I saw how hard it was, ______________________________ still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through ____________________.

    Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a ________________________________________ world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.

    I suddenly felt very ______________________________. I realized I had only thought of people as ______________________________ as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and  ______________________________ as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in ______________________________ else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self—centred. Everyone ______________________________ a place to go to, people to see and appointments to ______________________________. Understanding people is an art.

1. A. determination B. decision C. attempt D. anxiety

2. A. make B. think C. stand D. find

3. A. TOPic B. conversation C. discussion D. message

4. A. devotedly B. carelessly C. sincerely D. politely

5. A. therefore B. thus C. otherwise D. however

6. A. common B. silence C. particular D. surprise

7. A. avoiding B. clearing C. keeping D. fighting

8. A. lowered B. closed C. widened D. opened

9. A. mind B. regret C. bear D. miss

10. A. angry B. shocked C. curious D. interested

11. A. pain B. pity C. disappointment D. mercy

12. A. yet B. and C. or D. but

13. A. this B. them C. that D. one

14. A. dark B. narrow C. whole D. bright

15. A. confused B. selfish C. worried D. sad

16. A. long B. much C. well D. far

17. A. regard her B. Helped her out C. Brushed her off D. take her

18. A. someone B. anyone C. no one D. everyone

19. A. has B. takes C. finds D. needs

20. A. stay B. remain C. keep D. put

完形填空练习（八）

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling ______________________________, but I always knew he was ______________________________. He never criticized us, but used __________ to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I ______________________________ as a child I said something ______________________________about somebody, and my father said, “ ______________________________ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best ______________________________ people, I would get the best ______________________________. From then on I’ve always tried to ______________________________  the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very __________. At 15, I started a magazine. It was __________ a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a __________：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, ______________________________ any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind,  he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad ______________________________ me to go into law. And I’ve______________________________ regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, ______________________________ I didn’t pursue my ______________________________. You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”

As ______________________________ turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national ______________________________ for young people in the U.K.  My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad ______________________________ me.

1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener

2. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned

3. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth

4. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess

5. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual

6. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other

7. A. on B. in C. at D. about

8. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return

9. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow

10. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding

11. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up

12. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice

13. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if

14. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested

15. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost

16. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore

17. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream

18. A. this B. he C. it D. that

19. A. newspaper B. magazine  C. program D. project

20. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raise

完形填空练习（九）

June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into water. __________ else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which __________ her to continue doing some laps there.

Now having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of __________, June began to tire __________. “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June __________ to swim, realizing her head was __________. Breathing became difficult. Her vision wasn’t so __________. She saw the lifeguard and a couple of others around the pool. No sense in __________ anyone. She continued.

She found __________ in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to make a scene, she continued to swim. __________, she made it to the other side of the pool. Nausea , weakness and exhaustion  __________ it difficult for June to get out of the pool. __________ she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, Losing her __________.

Realizing she needed help but __________ to even say anything, she __________ the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only __________ her body up out of the pool. Sitting at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was __________ at her. It was the lifeguard. June was just able to __________ her hand, telling him she was okay.

Have you ever found yourself in a __________where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing __________ in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.

1. A someone B. No one C Anyone D. Everyone

2. A. encouraged B. advised C. allowed D. forced

3. A. mind B. time C. shape D. fashion

4. A. hardly B. easily C. falsely D. unexpectedly

5. A. remained B. sTOPped C. happened D. continued

6. A. hurting B. hurt C. suffering D. suffered

7. A. sure B. clean C. clear D. poor

8. A. bothering B. interrupting C. attracting D. helping

9. A. one B. it C. her D. herself

10. A. Lastly B. Finally C. Suddenly D. Surprisingly

11. A. found B. let C. made D. felt

12. A. Since B. As C. Until D. Unless

13. A. life B. courage C. chance D. balance

14. A. unable B. ready C. proud D. afraid

15. A. came across B. lay on C. leaned against D. fought with

16. A. pull B. push C. raised D. rise

17. A laughing B. staring C. glimpsing D. shrugging

18. A. hold B. lend C. move D. wave

19. A. atmosphere B. condition C. situation D. environment

20. A. difficult B. different C. useful D. wrong

完形填空练习（十）

As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious on the outside, __________ on the inside, I wanted people to __________ me.

once I left home to hitchhike to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t __________, and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular __________ me grateful to still be alive When I returned home, I was different, not so outwardly sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was __________ with us, was wearing my clothes. And my __________ seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be

__________ if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that __________ Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could __________ me. I pointed out, “ She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful __________,but I was the only person who could fill my

__________, She made me realize that even with my __________ — and there were many —I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.

I became a searcher, wanting to __________ who I was and what made me unique . My __________ of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from.. I started to resist pressure to __________ in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I was __________ by who I really was. I came to feel much more __________ that no one can ever take my place.

Each of us __________ a unique place in the world．You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So __________ about being replaced．You __________ be.

1. A. and B. but C. as D. for

2. A. leave B. respect C. admire D. like

3. A. easy B. hard C. fun D. long

4. A. succeeded B. kept C. managed D. remained

5. A. playing B. eating C. staying D. running

6. A. family B. friends C. relatives D. class

7. A. loved B. mentioned C. cared D. missed

8. A. before B. after C. though D. unless

9. A. scold B. compare C. replace D. match

10. A. qualities B. girls C. people D. times

11. A. character B. role C. task D. job

12. A. faults B. advantages C. manners D. pities

13. A. look for B. look back C. find out D. give up

14. A. picture B. view C. sense D. drawing

15. A. think B. learn C. change D. act

16. A. thankful B. delighted C. disappointed D. hopeful

17. A. sure B. doubtful C. happy D. lonely

18. A. carries B. catches C. seizes D. holds

19. A. talk B. forget C. care D. argue

20. A. mustn’t B. shouldn’t C. can’t D. needn’t

完形填空练习（十一）

Take a taxi from Sydney Airport and chances are that the driver will not say “G’day” with the broad accent you might expect. Probe a little further and you will probably __________ that he was not born in Australia. ______________________________ the United States, Australia is a society of __________, and Sydney has been a preferred destination for many of these new ______________________________. Over the past half century the Anglo-Irish immigrants who ______________________________ the city’s original population have been joined by successive waves of Italians, Greeks, Turks, Lebanese, and , more ______________________________, Asians. This mixture has ______________________________a cultural activeness and energy that were missing only a generation ______________________________. Sydney is a city ______________________________.

Compared with the traffic in the ______________________________ of Australia, Sydney is fast and impatient. The more than 4 million people in this ______________________________ work hard and play harder, moderation is something practiced by the citizens of Melbourne. Sydney ______________________________ the tallest buildings, the most expensive real estate, the finest beaches, and the seediest nightlife of any Australian city. Most Australians ______________________________ its loud brash ways with a mixture of fear and fascination, ______________________________ Sydneysiders prefer to think of home as energetic rather than ordinary. Visiting this city is a ______________________________ part of an Australian experience. But remember, as you do so, that Sydney is no more representative of Australia ______________________________ New York is of the United States. It has joined the ______________________________ of the great global cities whose characters are essentially ______________________________, offering great looks, style, and sophistication. In 2000, the year that the Olympic Games ________________________________________ to the city, Sydney became one of the ______________________________ destinations of the new millennium.

1. A. observe B. discover C. expect D. catch

2. A. Like B. As C. With D. For

3. A. settlers B. immigrants C. citizens D. the rich

4. A. people B. race C. strangers D. arrivals

5. A. took up B. kept up C. made up D. brought

6. A. luckily B. surprisingly C. recently D. possibly

7. A. created B. supported C. given D. expressed

8. A. before B. after C. later D. ago

9. A. in a panic B. in a hurry C. in a way D. in a sense

10. A. rest B. other C. else D. most

11. A. country B. town C. city D. state

12. A. stands B. lies C. exists D. has

13. A. compare B. think C. match D. regard

14. A. if B. unless C. although D. so

15. A. essential B. final C. proud D. reasonable

16. A. than B. what C. that D. and

17. A. routes B. ranks C. circles D. ways

18. A. national B. racial C. personal D. international

19. A. added B. occurred C. came D. appeared

20. A. precious B. fashionable C. widespread D. complex

完形填空练习（十二）

On Easter Day 1722,some European explorers found a lonely island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. They __________ it Easter Island. The explorers found that the island had good soil __________ the 200 natives living there survived with little food. Even more ________________________________________, these people also lived among the ruins of what might have been a once great civilization. All that is left of it are around 800 giant stone statues ______________________________ human heads. They ____________________ up to 270 tons and the tallest measures over 11 metres. The stone men face __________, rather than out to sea, and their eyes are focused upon the sky. They are all carved from __________ volcanic rock  and some have hats on their heads and eyes made from white coral. Since their __________, these huge stone men __________ one of the greatest mysteries of all time. Who built them? Why did they do it? Some experts believe the stone men are __________ to Inca stonework, and suggest the figures were created by people of Peruvian descent . __________ have even gone so far as to say that they came from outer space. The latest suggestion __________ the idea that Easter Island represents one of the worst cases of resource abuse in human history. It is said that a small group of Asians settled on Easter Island ______________________________ between 400 and 700 AD. They developed a great civilization with huge forests and ______________________________ food. At the peak of their civilization, the people began to build the giant __________________________________________________ men. Why they did this is still __________________________________________________ but it is possible the figures represent the settlers’ gods or ancestors. ____________________ the statues grew larger, the people’s lifestyles became more and more wasteful. The forest began to disappear, which ______________________________ all the animals dying out. ____________________ couldn’t get food and were forced to eat other humans. Society began to ______________________________ and the islanders themselves finally destroyed the stone men.

1. A. said B. were called C. named D. spoke

2. A. and B. but C. however D. still

3. A. surprise B. surprised C. surprising D. surprisingly

4. A. looking B. re百度竞价推广bling C. liking D. standing for

5. A. weigh B. lift C. get D. measure

6. A. forward B. outward C. onward D. inward

7. A. broken B. soft C. hard D. burnt

8. A. looking B. invention  C. discovery D. covering

9. A. have happened B. have led to C. have taken place D. have created

10. A. usual B. common C. familiar D. similar

11. A. Another B. Other C. Others D. Many

12. A. is focused on B. is based on C. is depended on D. is concentrated on

13. A. some day B. one day C. sometime D. once

14. A. plenty of B. number of C. much of D. amount of

15. A. clever B. stone C. wooden D. iron

16. A. welcome B. known C. unimportant D. unknown

17. A. While B. After C. With D. As

18. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. created D. lay in

19. A. The islands B. The people C. The animals D. The Europeans

20. A. break out B. break in C. break into D. break down

完形填空练习（十三）

Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind __________ your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only __________ seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts ， a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “__________ am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I __________ to move to that seat.

The girl was named Kathy. She __________ in a car accident and now was on her way for __________.

When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to __________ that Kathy would not be able to __________ herself. I considered __________ to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too __________ to offer a service to a __________. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more __________ than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and __________ she was uncomfortable to accept, she __________ as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart __________, and the __________ was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.

I was very glad I had reached __________ my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love __________ flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us __________. When we __________ to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

1. A. losing B. changing C. taking D. giving

2. A. comfortable B. suitable C. available D. favorable

3. A. No problem B. No way C. Nowhere D. No doubt

4. A. decided B. wanted C. regretted D. promised

5. A. was B. would be C. used to be D. had been

6. A. treatment B. travel C. pleasure D. business

7. A. know B. say C. realize D. recognize

8. A. eat B. feed C. choose D. support

9. A. offering B. needing C. sTOPping D. trying

10. A. impolite B. far C. close D. fast

11. A. girl B. neighbor C. passenger D. stranger

12. A. unusual B. direct C. important D. shameful

13. A. when B. although C. since D. as

14. A. refused B. wondered C. cried D. did

15. A. had warmed B. had jumped C. had broken D. had cheered

16. A. life B. money C. time D. energy

17. A. below B. through C. across D. beyond

18. A. seldom B. never C. hardly D. sometimes

19. A. separate B. independent C. silent D. upset

20. A. happen B. stretch C. wait D. continue

完形填空练习（十四）

I had offered to watch my 3-year-old daughter, so that my wife could go out with a friend. I was getting some work done in my study while she __________ to be having a good time in the other room. No problem, I figured. But then it got a little too __________ and I shouted, “What are you doing?” No response. I __________ my question and heard her say, “Oh…nothing.” Nothing?

I got up from my desk and ran out __________ the living room, where I saw her running across the hall. I followed and watched her as her little behind made a quick __________ into the bathroom. I had her __________! I told her to turn around. She __________. I pulled out my big Daddy voice, “Young lady, I said turn around!”

__________, she turned toward me. In her hand was what was left of my wife’s new lipstick. And every square inch of her face was __________ with bright red! As she looked up at me with fearful eyes. I heard __________ voice that had been shouted to me as a child. “How could you… You should know…How many times have you been __________ What a bad thing to…” it was just a matter of my picking out which old __________ I was going to use on her so that she would know what a bad girl she had been. But __________ I could let loose, I looked __________at the sweater on her. In big __________ it said. “I’M A PERFECT LITTLE ANGEL !” I looked back up into her tearful eyes and, __________ seeing bad girl who didn’t listen, I saw a little angel full of __________ that I had come dangerously close to __________. “Sweetheart, let’s take a picture so Mommy can see how __________ you look.” I took the picture and thanked God that I didn’t __________ the chance to prove what a perfect little angel he had given me.

1. A. happened B. liked C. appeared D. pretended

2. A. long B. quiet C. calm D. strange

3. A. asked B. answered C. raised D. repeated

4. A. into B. of C. from D. for

5. A. way B. turn C. change D. progress

6. A. followed B. scolded C. cornered D. fooled

7. A. laughed B. listened C. agreed D. refused

8. A. Slowly B. Eagerly C. Angrily D. Unfortunately

9. A. filled B. marked C. printed D. covered

10. A. every B. such C. any D. one

11. A. told B. beaten C. frightened D. forbidden

12. A. reports B. notice C. advice D. words

13. A. as B. when C. since D. before

14. A. up B. down C. in D. on

15. A. signs B. letters C. messages D. figures

16. A. because of B. instead of C. in spite of D. as a result of

17. A. value B. sadness C. pities D. tricks

18. A. preventing B. getting rid of C. destroying D. doing wrong on

19. A. dirty B. ugly C. special D. silly

20. A. have B. get C. take D. miss

完形填空练习（十五）

Sare Niccoli, the 17-year-old daughter of a rich textile owner was freed by her kidnappers after 118 days. She said she __________ most of the time in a tent in the woods __________ one foot tied to a tree. __________ was freed late on Friday __________ her family paid a __________ of $1.8 million, the largest ransom __________ paid in Italy.

“I was __________ well,” the girl told the __________ during the interview, “Biscuits, cakes, often hot food and __________ stewed beef.” She said her nearly four months in __________ was spent in a tent pitched in a __________ area.

“I never __________ their faces and when they __________, they changed their voices in nasal tones on __________,” she said. “They kept __________ that the only thing they wanted was the money and that they didn’t want to have __________ to do with me or my family.”

The high __________ student, who was seized by three face-covered and __________ men on July 2, 1983 from her family’s __________ villa in Tuscany, said she still had no idea __________ on earth she had been held.

1. A. got B. had C. took D. spent

2. A. and B. including C. with D. although

3. A. She B. Her friend C. Her father D. Her mother

4. A. so B. after C. unless D. if

5. A. lot B. amount C. total D. figure

6. A. money B. ever C. possibly D. being

7. A. treated B. understood C. considered D. tested

8. A. family B. reporters C. police D. friends

9. A. a bit B. at times C. somewhat D. containing

10. A. prison B. trap C. trouble D. dark

11. A. dangerous B. wooded C. kidnapping D. farm

12. A. watched B. remembered C. saw D. looked at

13. A. cried B. sang C. spoke D. laughed

14. A. purpose B. average C. holiday D. time

15. A. repeating B. doing C. talking D. asking for

16. A. nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

17. A. society B. family C. class D. school

18. A. armed B. handed C. kidnapped D. terrified

19. A. country B. city C. textile D. downtown

20. A. which B. what C. why D. where

完形填空练习（十六）

John Perry stood up and looked around again. The island had been a good place to find shells. But now how could he make the __________ move out to sea…? If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore __________ they saw him.

He saw the sharks rolling and playing. Their __________ was now gone and they were killing for fun. How could he make them move away?

He drew his knife from his belt. Sharks can __________ blood, he thought. He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the __________. The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt. When the shirt was red and wet he tied some cloth around his leg to __________ the flow of blood. He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and __________ it with the piece of cloth.

The sharks smelled the blood and came __________ toward the shirt. He ran down the sand reef pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it. He was __________ them away from shore. Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the __________ and ran as fast as he could. He jumped in the water and swam.

He was halfway across __________ he turned to look back. A high bony fin was __________ through the water toward him. He put his face in the water and kicked and splashed himself ____________________as fast as he could. The shore was near now.

He lifted his head again to __________ and he saw the shore very near. From behind he left the water rush toward him, almost pushing him, helping him. And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water. He touched the shore with __________ and he pulled himself up the stones. The shark, __________ by the smell of blood and the chase , went wildly after him. Its great body crashed against __________.

The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark’s blood. The injured shark was eaten up __________ by others as it tried to escape.

Perry slowly struggled __________ his feet.

“So,” he said, “you did not get me.” And he looked down at the sharks still eating __________ they weren’t hungry. He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village.

1. A. boats B. sharks C. soldiers D. shells

2. A. before B. after C. until D. when

3. A. food B. hunger C. anger D. wish

4. A. fear B. taste C. drink D. smell

5. A. sand B. shark C. flesh D. mat

6. A. sTOP B. keep C. join D. cause

7. A. pulled B. wrapped C. connected D. caught

8. A. running B. racing C. swimming D. jumping

9. A. driving B. keeping C. preventing D. leading

10. A. sea B. shore C. island D. sand

11. A. before B. while C. unless D. when

12. A. going B. running C. cutting D. swimming

13. A. forward B. backward C. upward D. downward

14. A. cry B. breathe C. swim D. escape

15. A. his feet B. a stick C. his fingers D. the shirt

16. A. interested B. frightened C. disappointed D. excited

17. A. the shore B. Perry C. the stones D. the shells

18. A. lively B. alive C. dead D. friendly

19. A. on B. by C. to D. with

20. A. as though B. even though C. as soon as D. as long as

完形填空练习（十七）

In Mr. Allen’s high school class, all the students have to “get married”. However, the wedding ceremonies are not real ones but imitations . These ceremonies sometimes become so noisy that the loud laughter __________ out the voice of the “minister”. __________ the two students getting married often begin to laugh quietly.

The teacher, Mr. Allen, believes that marriage is a difficult and __________ business. He wants young people to understand that there must be many __________ after marriage. He believes that the __________ for these psychological and financial adjustments should be understood before people __________.

Mr. Allen doesn’t only __________ his students to major problems faced __________ marriage such as illness or unemployment. He also lets them know the __________ problems they will face every day. He wants young people to know about all the difficulties and troubles that can throw marriage to the __________ point. He even familiarizes his students with the problems of divorce and the __________ that divorced men must pay child __________ money for their children and sometimes pay monthly some money to their __________.

It has been nervous for some of the students to __________ the problems that a married couple often faces. __________ they took the course, they had not felt much __________ about the problems of marriage. __________ both students and parents feel that Mr. Allen’s course is __________ and have supported the __________ publicly. Their statements and letters supporting the class have made the school more firmly believe that it’s necessary to __________ the course again.

1. A. makes B. drowns C. dies D. takes

2. A. Just B. Yet C. Still D. Even

3. A. funny B. terrible C. serious D. beautiful

4. A. changes B. events C. choices D. children

5. A. way B. need C. possibility D. chance

6. A. graduate B. teach C. learn D. marry

7. A. lead B. put C. introduce D. explain

8. A. to B. in C. against D. on

9. A. practical B. painful C. physical D. proper

10. A. boiling B. freezing C. breaking D. melting

11. A. truth B. fact C. view D. reason

12. A. support B. medicine C. education D. care

13. A. parents B. lawyers C. wives D. families

14. A. settle B. see C. face D. forget

15. A. Since B. When C. Until D. After

16. A. excited B. satisfied C. disappointed D. worried

17. A. However B. Therefore C. Indeed D. Besides

18. A. worthless B. valuable C. interesting D. tiring

19. A. marriage B. problem C. course D. content

20. A. improve B. sTOP C. continue D. offer

完形填空练习（十八）

A true apology is more than just acknowledgement of a mistake. It’s recognition that something you’ve said or __________ has damaged a relationship—and that you __________ enough about that relationship to want it __________.

It’s never __________ to acknowledge you are in the wrong. Being human, we all need the art of apology. Look back and think how __________ you’ve judged roughly , said __________ things, pushed yourself __________ at the expense of a friend. Some deep thought in us know that when __________ a small mistake has been made, your __________ will stay out of balance until the mistake is acknowledged and your regret is __________.

I remember a doctor friend, __________ me about a man who came to him with __________ illnesses: headache, insomnia , stomachaches and so on. No physical __________ could be found. Finally the doctor said to the man, “__________ you tell me what’s on your conscience , I can’t help you.”

After a short silence, the man told the doctor that he __________ all the money that his father gave to his brother, who was __________. His father had died, so only he himself knew the matter. The old doctor made the man write to his brother making an __________ and enclosing a __________. In the post office, the man dropped the letter into the mail box. As the letter disappeared, the man __________ into tears. “Thank you, doctor,” he said, “I think I’m all right now.” And he __________.

1. A. done B. thought C. announced D. expected

2. A. lost B. care C. advise D. heard

3. A. built B. formed C. repaired D. damaged

4. A. difficult B. easy C. foolish D. shy

5. A. long B. often C. much D. soon

6. A. unusual B. harmful C. precious D. unkind

7. A. ahead B. away C. down D. off

8. A. still B. even C. only D. such

9. A. sense B. brain C. weight D. feeling

10. A. shown B. explained C. offered D. expressed

11. A. asking B . telling C. requiring D. setting

12. A. strange B. serious C. various D. much

13. A. signs B. reason C. cause D. marks

14. A. Whenever B. Unless C. Suppose D. Although

15. A. stole B. accepted C. seized D. wasted

16. A. mad B. lost C. abroad D. dead

17. A. order B. excuse C. agreement D. apology

18. A. note B. card C. check D. photo

19. A. joyed B. burst C. laughed D. cried

20. A. should B. did C. had D. was

完形填空练习（十九）

I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?” I wondered. I __________ it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-scrawled __________. Immediately my mind traveled __________ many years.

I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my __________ that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers __________ they wanted any magazines

Shaking off the __________ like a wet dog, I entered Mr Rader’s office. After a quick glance he __________ me over to the fire-place. Noticing the __________ in the TOP of my __________, he said, “Come with me!”, pulling me into his pickup __________. We pulled to a sTOP before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman __________ me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had __________ seen. I __________ about 10 feet tall when I got up __________ them. “We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said.

Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a __________, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With __________ eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately , “Jimmy, I want you to __________ I love you.”

I said good-bye, and for the first time I __________ a flicker of hope that somehow things would be __________. With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a __________.

1. A. read B. thought C. turned D. passed

2. A. address B. list C. message D. information

3. A. forward B. so C. ahead D. back

4. A. return B. rounds C. trip D. arrival

5. A. if only B. how C. whether D. why

6. A. dust B. sweat C. tail D. rain

7. A. led B. followed C. watched D. carried

8. A. hole B. mud C. water D. cover

9. A. magazine B. shoe C. sock D. bag

10. A. truck B. factory C. home D. store

11. A. dressed B. fitted C. showed D. comforted

12. A. ever B. already C. never D. hardly

13. A. appeared B. seemed C. looked D. felt

14. A. for B. with C. on D. in

15. A. pen B. paper C. card D. notebook

16. A. tearful B. unbelievable C. curious D. puzzled

17. A. admit B. know C. consider D. express

18. A. sensed B. received C. lost D. gained

19. A. mistaken B. right C. all right D. possible

20. deal B. fortune C. choice D. difference

完形填空练习（二十）

A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March. It’s a rich area so we often have people selling things __________--dusters, make-up, frozen foods—but she doesn’t look like __________ saleswoman. She hasn’t got the patter either. She __________ smiles shyly and puts a card in my hand: “Amy Turner. Pet Portraits Undertaken.”

I __________ my fingernail along the cheap gold edge of the card and look at her, waiting for __________.

“I’ll paint any animal in the __________ of your own home,” Amy Turner says. “Wouldn’t you like a nice picture of your loved one? I’ve had __________ of dogs, cats, parrots, prize bulls….”

“Prize bulls!” I can’t __________ looking up and down our street. The __________ of any of my neighbours __________ bulls in their back gardens makes me smile.

“I don’t have any animals,” I say as we look past each other. She must be __________ some little cat or dog would come running down the hall to give the game away __________ it is the first chance I’ve had to __________ the air outside. It is one of those spring mornings when you wake up and find winter’s gone. Even the camellia in the garden __________ has flowered over-night, pink blossoms which look shocking __________ the quiet greens and greys.

“Why are you still in your dressing gown?” Amy says, turning her __________ back to me. “It’s nearly lunchtime. Are you ill?”

“I’m fine,” I __________. I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet upstairs and would still be __________ my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung. But now I’m not sure what to do next. Amy is still standing there. She doesn’t seem to think that not having a pet is a good enough __________.

“I’m starving,” she says and I smile politely, nodding the __________ you do before you say goodbye.

1. A. side-by-side B. little-by-little C. back-and-forth D. door-to-door

2. A. an ordinary B. a professional C. a green D. a serious

3. A. even B. ever C. just D. simple

4. A. put B. touch C. place D. run

5. A. an excuse B. a deal C. an explanation D. an opinion

6. A. interest B. comfort C. hope D. honour

7. A. experience B. pictures C. feeling D. sense

8. A. avoid B. enjoy C. help D. appreciate

9. A. idea B. thought C. sight D. touch

10. A. keeping B. selling C. buying D. training

11. A. wishing B. thinking C. meaning D. supposing

12. A. when B. and C. as D. but

13. A. smell B. breathe C. feel D. take

14. A. besides B. near C. opposite D. farther

15. A. at B. with C. for D. against

16. A. mind B. eye C. attention D. heart

17. A. refuse B. agree C. tell D. lie

18. A. sticking B. lifting C. leaving D. closing

19. A. cause B. result C. excuse D. fault

20. A. direction B. way C. head D. work

完形填空训练（二十一）

I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the __________ celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not __________ much from the war where, though, like most children of my age, I often saw __________ houses in the streets and the very big __________ lorries passing through. But both at home and at school I had become __________ to the phrases “before the war” and “when the war is over”. “Before the war”, obviously, __________ had been better, though I was too young to understand why, __________ there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice cream and bananas, which I had __________ heard of. When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant very __________ to me. I did not remember what London was like.

What I remember now __________ V-Day was the afternoon and the evening. Some boys and girls were collecting __________ and building an enormous bonfire. We stood and watched them for a time, and then I went home and __________ myself in with my key and waited for my parents to come back from work.

It was May and still broad __________ when my mother arrived, and my father came in about an hour later. After dinner I said I wanted to __________ the bonfire, so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very __________, and somehow people had collected some old clothes to __________ “Hitler” with the moustache they had put on TOP of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames __________ soon. Everyone was cheering and shouting.

I stood beside my father until the __________ started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had __________ in the First World War and remembered everything he had experienced. At last he said, “Well, that’s it, son. Let’s hope that this time it really will be the __________ one.”

1. A. war B. victory C. Christmas D. birthday

2. A. suffered B. learnt C. heard D. read

3. A. crowded B. rebuilt C. bombed D. enlarged

4. A. modern B. old C. railway D. army

5. A. used B. devoted C. engaged D. related

6. A. food B. things C. houses D. news

7. A. except that B. now that C. for fear that D. in order that

8. A. never B. hardly C. only D. already

9. A. much B .little C. great D. important

10. A. about B. on C. for D. during

11. A. money B. wood C. information D. clothes

12. A. showed B. allowed C. let D. called

13. A. early B. daylight C. dark D. warm

14. A. see B. light C. find D. put out

15. A. high B. hot C. dangerous D. far

16. A. draw B. paint C. write D. dress

17. A. disappeared B. happened C. rose D. came

18. A. sun B. moon C. fire D. noise

19. A. fought B. worked C. grown D. changed

20. A. best B. worst C. first D. last

完形填空训练（二十二）

You must have heard these words like how happy it is to be a child. But would you __________ change places with a child? Think of the years at school: the years __________ living in constant fear of examinations and school __________. Every movement you make, every thought you think is __________ by some adults. Think of the __________ you had to go to bed early, you had to eat __________ thing that was supposed to be good for you. Remember __________ “gentle” pressure was given to you with words like “If you don’t do as I say, I will …” I’m sure you will never forget!

__________, these are only part of child’s __________. No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often __________ from some terrible and illogical __________ since they can’t understand the world around them. They often have such fears in the dark or in the dream. Adults can __________ their fears with other adults __________ children have to face their fears alone.

But the most __________ part of childhood is a period when you __________ to go out of it, the period when you go into adolescence . Teenagers start to __________ their parents and this causes them great __________. There is a complete lack of self-confidence during this time. Adolescents pay much attention to their __________ and the impression they make on others. They feel shy, awkward and clumsy . Feelings are strong and hearts __________ broken. Teenagers __________ moments of great happiness or black despair. And through this period, adults seem to be unkind than ever.

1. A. willing B. unhappily C. friendly D. honestly

2. A. spent B. taken C. had D. devoted

3. A. results B. exercises C. reports D. teachers

4. A. observed B. seen C. known D. watched

5. A. years B. times C. evenings D. days

6. A. helpful B. harmful C. hateful D. delicious

7. A. what B. why C. that D. how

8. A. Though B. Even so C. But D. Therefore

9. A. difficulties B. life C. trouble D. fears

10. A. gain B. suffer C. receive D. get

11. A. troubles B. fears C. diseases D. worries

12. A. enjoy B. deliver C. share D. break

13. A. while B. but C. so D. however

14. A. exciting B. interesting C. painful D. unforgettable

15. A. have B. need C. remember D. begin

16. A. dislike B. be against C. cheat D. for

17. A. unhappiness B. interests C. happiness D. determination

18. A. confidence B. patience C. appearance D. action

19. A. really B. truly C. naturally D. easily

20. A. pass B. experience C. face D. take

完形填空训练（二十三）

When he was a little over twenty years old, Carver thought he was ready to __________ forward into the future. There was a college in the Minnesota town __________ his wandering life had taken him to. He was sure that __________ washing clothes he could __________ enough money to attend school. He was full of excitement __________ the thought of learning new subjects. __________ he went to the office __________ “Entrance Application ” and said he __________ like to be a student there. The man in the office looked at him __________ his glasses and told him that the college did not __________ colored people.

How was Carver __________ as he walked out of the office? We can __________ that at first he felt breathless. But we __________ know that some time later he tried again in the __________ state of Iowa. He asked __________ to enter Simpson College. This __________ a white woman behind the desk asked him some questions about high school subjects. She thought __________ and __________ to show her __________. And then she said, “All right, my boy, I’ll give you a __________.”

1. A. speed B. look C. step D. throw

2. A. where B. which C. when D. in which

3. A. when B. through C. by D. while

4. A. collect B. spare C. find D. make

5. A. upon B. at C. for D. by

6. A. But B. However C. So D. Yet

7. A. listened B. signing C. naming D. marked

8. A. might B. would C. could D. had

9. A. under B. above C. over D. from

10. A. receive B. take C. allow D. enter

11. A. thinking B. looking C. feeling D. finding

12. A. be sure B. come to the conclusion

   C. judge D. imagine

13. A. should B. must C. do D. have to

14. A. other B. neighbouring C. another D. promising

15. A. allowing B. being allowed C. to permit D. to be permitted

16. A. while B. moment C. time D. instant

17. A. a number B. a while C. a little D. a few

18. A. laughed B. let out a cry C. nodded D. burst into tears

19. A. anger B. satisfaction C. sorrow D. celebration

20. A. position B. change C. chance D. luck

完形填空训练（二十四）

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is __________ for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same __________ night after night. One would __________ them to know their parts by heart and __________ have cause to falter . Yet __________ is not always the case.

A famous actor in a __________ successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat __________ had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. __________ the noble was expected to read the letter at each __________, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke __________ his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the __________ of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler __________ with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the __________ and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in __________ as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, __________ to see if his fellow actor had at last learn t his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting his eyes, he said, “The light is __________. Read the letter to me.” And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. __________ that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my __________.” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s __________, the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the __________ copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.

1. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy

2. A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles

3. A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish

4. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often

5. A. such B. the thing C. one D. this

6. A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor

7. A. where B. what C. which D. who

8. A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though

9. A. play B. performance C. role D. case

10. A. with B. in C. on D. to

11. A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents

12. A. appeared B. disappeared C. came out D. came in

13. A. room B. cell C. stage D. office

14. A. English B. French C. order D. full

15. A. worried B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid

16. A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out

17. A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding

18. A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters

19. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amu百度竞价推广ent

20. A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new

完形填空训练（二十五）

“My name’s Jim Shelley and I’m an addict …”

With these words I began to __________ the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people __________, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I __________ to be phoned, I wanted to phone. Just one more call.

It started socially—a few calls each day. It seemed __________, just a quick chat. Gradually though, the __________ got worse. Soon it was __________ use, until, finally, addiction.

And it began to affect my __________. During the day I would disappear for __________ call. If I couldn’t make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more __________, in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, __________ myself just one more call.

I was phoning people and __________ messages to make sure __________ calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends’ homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the __________ “Is it OK if I just use the phone …?” At work, I became __________ when my fellow workers tried to __________ me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss . Finally the police caught me __________ a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was __________ to see a psychiatrist .

I haven’t __________ a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it’s several days __________ I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are __________ people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.

1. A. face B. find C. accept D. notice

2. A. now and then B. all the time C. at home D. at work

3. A. tried B. asked C. waited D. invited

4. A. polite B. important C. fine D. special

5. A. condition B. situation C. result D. effect

6. A. frequent B. regular C. unusual D. particular

7. A. friends B. study C. family D. work

8. A. a quick B. a secret C. an expected D. an extra

9. A. hopeful B. delighted C. frightened D. anxious

10. A. forcing B. telling C. giving D. limiting

11. A. leaving B. taking C. passing D. recording

12. A. long B. immediate C. enough D. surprising

13. A. saying B. demands C. wish D. words

14. A. careful B. mad C. determined D. helpless

15. A. save B. reduce C. protect D. sTOP

16. A. destroying B. using C. stealing D. emptying

17. A. offered B. guided C. ordered D. reminded

18. A. missed B. had C. received D. fixed

19. A. as B. when C. if D. since

20. A. always B. just C. more D. different

完形填空训练（二十六）

He has been called the “missing link”. Half-man, half beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world—Mount Everest.

He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The __________ of the Snowman has been around for __________. Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mount Everest. The native people said they __________ this creature and called it the “Yeti,” and they said that they had __________ caught Yetis on two occasions __________ none has ever been produced as evidence.

Over the years, the story of the Yetis has __________. In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not __________ the tracks of a monkey or bear and __________ that the Abominable Snow man might really __________.

Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were __________ footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than __________ animal tracks, which had been made __________ as they melted and refroze in the snow. __________, in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was __________ and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, __________, no evidence has ever __________ been produced.

These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman __________. But if they ever __________ catching one, they may face a real __________: Would they put it in a __________ or give it a room in a hotel?

1. A. event B. story C. adventure D. description

2. A. centuries B. too long C. some time D. many years

3. A. heard from B. cared for C. knew of D. read about

4. A. even B. hardly C. certainly D. probably

5. A. as B. though C. when D. until

6. A. developed B. changed C. occurred D. continued

7. A. entirely B. naturally C. clearly D. simply

8. A. found B. declared C. felt D. doubted

9. A. exist B. escape C. disappear D. return

10. A. clearer B. more C. possible D. rare

11. A. huge B. recent C. ordinary D. frightening

12. A. strange B. large C. deep D. rough

13. A. In the end B. Therefore C. After all D. However

14. A. imagined B. real C. special D. familiar

15. A. so B. besides C. again D. instead

16. A. rightly B. actually C. Normally D. particularly

17. A. lightly B. jokingly C. seriously D. properly

18. A. succeed in B. insist on C. depend on D. join in

19. A. decision B. situation C. subject D. problem

20. A. zoo B. mountain C. museum D. laboratory

完形填空训练（二十七）

Surfing: It’s Not Just for Boys Anymore

If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would __________: surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people __________. Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and __________ in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first __________ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to __________ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my __________, there’s nothing like it. It involves body, __________, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all __________ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that __________, becoming one with the __________, is like I’m weightless.

The one thing I can __________ from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge. You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean __________ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and lowing; others are very aggressive and __________. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it __________ from any other sport.

I’ve __________ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new __________, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start __________ the limits of things boys and men used to dominate ?

There’re women __________ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys __________ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to __________ , and they will.

1. A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize

2. A. wonder B. understand C. reply D. believe

3. A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell

4. A. wave B. storm C. sail D. boat

5. A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie

6. A. work B. study C. holiday D. life

7. A. mind B. effort C. health D. time

8. A. along B. above C. around D. by

9. A. beach B. water C. board D. lake

10. A. sky B. world C. earth D. ocean

11. A. take B. get C. make D. keep

12. A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects

13. A. sharp B. great C. hard D. calm

14. A. known B. right C. far D. different

15. A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised

16. A. levels B. points C. steps D. parts

17. A. reaching B. accepting C. pushing D. setting

18. A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working

19. A. of B. from C. on D. with

20. A. think B. succeed C. perform D. feel

完形填空训练（二十八）

The house itself had been sold that morning. Now it was the __________ of the contents in it. The crowd of dealers, collectors, and bargain-hunters moved around __________ this and that and generally having a last __________ round before the excitement of the chase. Every piece was __________ and listed, and everyone had a copy of the list.

The __________ was to take place in the sitting room.

The salesman was trained to notice the __________ movement of a hand, eyes or even eyebrows , __________ of which might signal a bid .

The salesman came in the climbed to his stand. His staff __________ him in and took their places.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” the salesman said, “I have been instructed to tell you that everything must be sold this afternoon. No __________ is too low or too high for everything, __________ a price I must __________ for everything. We are now __________ to begin, and we do so __________ Lot Number One …” At this point two men __________ onto the central table a large wooden chest.

“Now what am I bid for this fine old chest? Do I hear £20? No? £10 then. __________. The wood alone is worth £40, so make me an __________.” His eyes swung round the room.

“ One pound.” A woman’s voice called.

“One pound I’m bid,” said the salesman __________, “for this chest, any __________ on £1 now? One pound I’m bid. Do I hear two? __________ at £1 then.” He brought his wooden hammer __________ sharply onto his desk.

1. A. chance B. turn C. list D. price

2. A. watching B. asking C. selling D. examining

3. A. show B. stay C. look D. examination

4. A. colored B. served C. lined D. numbered

5. A. turn B. examination C. content D. sale

6. A. slightest B. simplest C. quickest D. strangest

7. A. none B. some C. any D. all

8. A. showed B. followed C. let D. called

9. A. chair B. price C. one D. furniture

10. A. though B. because C. but D. unless

11. A. care B. have C. pay D. look

12. A. ready B. sure C. able D. eager

13. A. on B. in C. for D. with

14. A. stepped B. climbed C. pulled D. lifted

15. A. Go on B. Hurry up C. Come along D. Go ahead

16. A. offer B. excuse C. answer D. effort

17. A. proudly B. angrily C. eagerly D. surprisingly

18. A. change B. advance C. man D. offer

19. A. Working B. Coming C. Getting D. Going

20. A. up B. down C. back D. out

完形填空训练（二十九）

From time to time I received PC magazines from well-meaning editors. Reading them, I recognized the __________ characters, but the whole thing is Greek to me. When faced with such publications, I think to myself. “They might __________ send newspapers or magazines to a blind?” I __________ to say it, but I have to admit I don’t __________ know how to type, much __________ how to enjoy the internet. Several times I’ve tried to learn to use a computer and each time I gave up __________, for it is not really very user-friendly. I was afraid of all mechanical __________, afraid of the keyboard and the jumping mouse. I was content with the __________ that my classmate, Bai Yansong, another prime time host, also wrote his articles by __________. He told me that feeling the __________ of the pen __________ the surface of the paper gave him a kind of __________. I had the __________ feeling and found it a good excuse not to use a computer. By 1999, however, I __________ felt this attitude was right. One day I went to my supervisor’s home to __________ an article that was hand-written and a little muddily done. Hearing my __________, the wife of my supervisor said, “It doesn’t matter. I can type it out on my computer.”

“You can use a computer?”

“Sure, I learned to use it when I was 70.”

I was so __________ that I wasn’t able to cry out a single word. __________ out of their flat, I made up my mind for the one-hundredth time to start learning to use a computer. I still had Bai Yansong to __________ me company, but once he started learning to use the computer, he would __________ very fast and then I would be really alone, wouldn’t I?

1. A. separate B. divided C. independent D. lonely

2. A. too B. also C. either D. as well

3. A. have B. like C. hate D. used

4. A. still B. yet C. even D. already

5. A. more B. faster C. slowly D. less

6. A. immediately B. at once C. in the end D. sooner or later

7. A. computers B. devices C. TV sets D. tools

8. A. truth B. fact C. news D. advice

9. A. hand B. pen C. computer D. the way

10. A. point B. head C. mouth D. tongue

11. A. walking B. moving C. touching D. flying

12. A. sense B. sadness C. pleasure D. regret

13. A. different B. exciting C. happy D. same

14. A. never B. always C. even more D. no longer

15. A. pass on B. let out C. hand in D. look for

16. A. words B. voice C. excuse D. apology

17. A. glad B. surprised C. sorry D. surprising

18. A. When B. once C. After D. Until

19. A. keep B. make C. become D. help

20. A. send it up B. take it up C. pick it up D. carry it up

完形填空训练（三十）

    When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was __________ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the __________ on purpose, __________ that the driver might be too tired to drive. “When do you go back home in the evening?”

    “9 o’clock. I’ll go after this trip.” 

    “Then when do you come out in the morning?” I __________ another question.

    “9 o’clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.” His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the __________ are only complaints . They complain that they __________ work __________, that it is __________ to earn money, that they are bullied by the policeman, or that the corporation leaders are seated __________ and enjoy the __________ of others’ work. It seems that they have a grievance against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it __________ to be a section chief as I was before. I don’t like management work. I like driving, just for __________. It’s __________ that I __________ drive without a passenger. So I can earn two or three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any __________? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __________, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a __________ street. In this way I always get customers.

His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __________ in his job. Such feelings are so __________ among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying __________, “Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks .” How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn’t help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

1. A. driving B. flying C. running D. rushing

2. A. calmness B. quietness C. stillness D. silence

3. A. for fear B. on condition C. in order D. in case

4. A. gave out B. threw out C. let off D. set off

5. A. taxi B. radio C. passenger D. driver

6. A. have to B. must C. need D. should

7. A. from night till morning B. from morning till night

  C. from morning till afternoon D. from dawn till dark

8. A. hard B. easy C. possible D. impossible

9. A. busy B. busily C. lazy D. lazily

10. A. results B. achievements C. gains D. fruits

11. A. tired B. tiring C. excited D. exciting

12. A. pleasure B. money C. work D. interest

13. A. unfortunate B. fortunate C. likely D. wise

14. A. often B. usually C. hardly D. seldom

15. A. trick B. secret C. skill D. method

16. A. southward B. northward C. eastward D. westward

17. A. wide B. narrow C. lonely D. empty

18. A. had B. made C. kept D. took

19. A. common B. rare C. much D. little

20. A. says B. suggests C. goes D. talks

完形填空训练（三十一）

One summer night, on my way home from work, I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my __________ apartment.

Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the __________ between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the angle __________ she leaned over to talk to him, __________ he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans express such feelings in a __________ place?

I thought the movie would be good for my English, but __________ it turned out, it was an __________ movie. After about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and __________ my popcorn. I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, __________.

After a while I heard __________ more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the __________ of the popcorn crunching between my teeth. My thought started to __________ I remembered when I was in South Korea, I __________ to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean—I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, __________ I saw him again in New York speaking __________ English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I __________ like I had been cheated. When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. __________ we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very __________ and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, __________ that to speaking the difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English, but it __________ out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We have been speaking Korean at home ever since.

1. A. warm B. hot C. heated D. cool

2. A. hole B. blank C. break D. space

3. A. any time B. the moment C. some time D. every time

4. A. while B. whenever C. or D. and

5. A. private B. public C. theatrical D. open

6. A. since B. when C. what D. as

7. A. English B. Italian C. Korean D. American

8. A. exchange B. eat C. threw away D. taste

9. A. too B. still C. though D. certain

10. A. much B. any C. no D. few

11. A. voice B. sound C. signal D. noise

12. A. wonder B. wander C. imagine D. leave

13. A. enjoyed B. happened C. turned D. used

14. A. until B. because C. then D. therefore

15. A. formal B. informal C. perfect D. practical

16. A. felt B. looked C. seemed D. appeared

17. A. While B. If C. Before D. once

18. A. empty B. quiet C. still D. calm

19. A. connecting B. sTOPping C. referring D. preferring

20. A. worked B. got C. came D. made

完形填空训练（三十二）

    What is intelligence anyway? When I was in the army I __________ an intelligence test that all soldiers took, and, against __________ of 100, scored 160.

    I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not __________ have scored more than 80. __________, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him—and he always __________ it.

Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man __________ questions for some intelligence tests. By every one of them I’d prove myself a __________. In a world where I have to work with my __________, I’d do poorly.

Consider my auto-repair man __________. He had a habit of telling __________. One time he said, “Doc, a deaf-and-dumb man __________ some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers together on the counter and made __________ movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer. He __________ his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk __________ him some nails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the __________ man who came in was blind. He wanted scissors. __________ do you suppose he asked for them?” I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said, “Why, you fool, he used his __________ and asked for them. I’ve been __________ that on all my customers today, but I knew __________ I’d catch you.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. I knew you couldn’t be very __________.”

And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

1. A. failed B. wrote C. received D. chose

2. A. an average B. a total C. an exam D. a number

3. A. always B. possibly C. certainly D. frequently

4. A. Then B. Thus C. Therefore D. yet

5. A. fixed B. checked C. drove D. changed

6. A. answered B. practiced C. designed D. tried

7. A. teacher B. doctor C. winner D. fool

8. A. brains B. effort C. hands D. attention

9. A. again B. as usual C. too D. as well

10. A. lies B. jokes C. news D. tales

11. A. bought B. tested C. found D. needed

12. A. cutting B. hammering C. waving D. circling

13. A. nodded B. raised C. shook D. turned

14. A. brought B. packed C. sent D. sold

15. A. clever B. other C. right D. next

16. A. What B. How C. Who D. Which

17. A. imagination B. hand C. voice D. information

18. A. trying B. proving C. practicing D. examining

19. A. for sure B. at once C. in fact D. right now

20. A. clear B. silly C. slow D. smart

完形填空训练（三十三）

Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.

When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t __________ drive to a store and back home. He always looks __________ up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything __________ such as strange cars, loud noises, __________ windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim __________ to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group __________ on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s __________ Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community __________. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police __________ their homes, streets, and families safe.

Tina Stedman, president of __________ neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime happens to other people but not __________ them. Well, it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the __________ to steal from other people or to make them feel __________ sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors __________ out for one another. “We __________ each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a __________ of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the __________. For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for __________, or someone destroying property , we report to the police.

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups __________ a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people,” but they can’t do __________.

1. A. yet B. still C. just D. rather

2. A. carefully B. clearly C. nervously D. coldly

3. A. familiar B. unusual C. expensive D. interesting

4. A. curtained B. open C. old D. broken

5. A. attends B. belongs C. goes D. turns

6. A. meets B. quarrels C. sings D. searches

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

8. A. politics B. wealth C. health D. safety

9. A. keep B. hold C. let D. protect

10. A. its B. his C. their D. your

11. A. round B. on C. about D. to

12. A. right B. chance C. courage D. mind

13. A. unlucky B. unsafe C. disappointed D. discouraged

14. A. set B. let C. hold D. look

15. A. care B. enter C. watch D. manage

16. A. group B. set C. number D. crowd

17. A. judges B. police C. firemen D. doctors

18. A. work B. burden C. service D. trouble

19. A. produce B. find C. get D. help

20. A. anything B. everything C. harm D. wrong

完形填空训练（三十四）

I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most __________ and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and __________ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an __________ victory. After all, Ed’s idea of __________ has always been nothing more __________ than lifting a fork to his mouth. __________ I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and __________ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often __________ about that, Ed refused to buy a __________ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed __________ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly __________, I was so surprised that I was __________. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. __________, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was __________ 7 to 9—and Ed was __________. Then sudden realization was painful. We __________ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious __________ about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone __________ that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to __________. In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my __________.

1. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular

2. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested

3. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early

4. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness

5. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making

6. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since

7. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly

8. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked

9. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker

10. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned

11. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure

12. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless

13. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last

14. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally

15. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting

16. A. pretended B. sTOPped C. continued D. decided

17. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems

18. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping

19. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move

20. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor

完形填空训练（三十五）

I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the fields of Eufaula, Okla. __________ the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture. He gave me a cent for every nail I __________ out of old boards.

I got my first __________ job, at JM’s Restaurant in town, when I was 12. My main responsibilities were __________ tables and washing dishes, __________ sometimes I helped cook.

Every day after school I would __________ to JM’s and work until ten. Even on Saturdays I __________ from two until eleven. At that age it was difficult going to work and __________ my friends run off to swim or play. I didn’t necessarily like work, but I loved what working __________ me to have. Because of my __________ I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez. This made me __________.

Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working __________ around town. A local clothing store offered me credit __________ I was only in seventh grade. I immediately __________ a $68 sports coat and a $ 22 pair of shoes. I was __________ only 65 cents an hour, and I already owed the storekeeper $90! So I learned __________ the danger of easy credit. I paid it __________ as soon as I could.

My first job taught me self-control, responsibility and brought me a __________ of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced. As my father, __________ worked three jobs, once told me, “If you __________ sacrifice and responsibility, there are not many things in life you can’t have.” How right he was.

1. A. Before B. Within C. From D. By

2. A. pulled B. put C. picked D. pressed

3. A. usual B. real C. main D. particular

4. A. sweeping B. packing C. clearing D. emptying

5. A. or B. so C. but D. even

6. A. head B. turn C. change D. move

7. A. studied B. worked C. played D. slept

8. A. helping B. having C. watching D. letting

9. A. asked B. told C. promised D. allowed

10. A. study B. power C. age D. job

11. A. proud B. friendly C. lucky D. hopeful

12. A. ran B. got C. flew D. carried

13. A. although B. while C. if D. since

14. A. sold B. borrowed C. charged D. wore

15. A. keeping B. making C. paying D. taking

16. A. gradually B. greatly C. hardly D. early

17. A. out B. over C. away D. off

18. a. point B. level C. part D. sign

19. A. he B. that C. who D. whoever

20. A. understand B. demand C. offer D. fear

完形填空训练（三十六）

When I was teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer . He’d __________________________________________________ his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, ________________________________________ had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me __________________________________________________ near a vat of beer.

So I did as he asked. I got good __________________________________________________, went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that __________________________________________________ me to study law and business at the same time.

In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d __________________________________________________ done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. __________________________________________________, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t __________________________________________________ till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.

I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to __________________________________________________. I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I __________________________________________________, is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid ________________________________________ money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for __________________________________________________? I thought.

I decided to give up my job to become __________________________________________________. When I told Dad, he was __________________________________________________, but in the end he ________________________________________ me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, __________________________________________________ the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party. __________________________________________________ I sold the beer direct to beer drink to get __________________________________________________ out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager won the TOP prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My __________________________________________________ to the young is simple: Life is very __________________________________________________, so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

1. A. cosplayt B. spent C. take D. paid

2. A. like B. as if C. so D. nor

3. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. where D. somewhere

4. A. result B. teachers C. grades D. work

5. A. promised B. made C. advised D. allowed

6. A. never B. ever C. always D. hardly

7. A. Fortunately B. Obviously C. Possibly D. Properly

8. A. expect B. think C. sTOP D. wait

9. A. school B. Colorado C. my home D. my decision

10. A. realized B. asked C. wondered D. knew

11. A. less B. little C. good D. lot

12. A. Englishmen B. Europeans C. the world D. Americans

13. A. a lawyer B. a brewer C. an instructor D. an engineer

14. A. surprised B. satisfied C. interested D. anxious

15. A. hated B. supported C. raised D. left

16. A. for B. at C. in D. after

17. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Also D. Yet

18. A. them B. the word C. tea D. the party

19. A. advice B. life C. job D. experience

20. A. hard B. busy C. short D. long

完形填空训练（三十七）

On Thursday night, I sat at my desk, rehearsing a speech I had to give in Speech Class. I looked at the clock: almost midnight. I __________ get to bed unless I wanted to __________ doing my speech.

__________ it mildly, I __________ public speaking. Whenever I have to give a presentation in a class, I __________ my head off the night before. I have very bad stage __________. So the __________ thing I want to do is take a Speech Class, which means giving lots and lots of speeches. When I walked into the speech classroom on Friday, it felt like entering a lion’s den . I __________ myself that __________ the end of the hour class, I will be __________ the weekend. It didn’t __________ quite so well.

We __________ time before it was my turn. The teacher asked two others and me if we could give our speeches next week. __________, certainly not! I wanted to get this speech __________, not spend the weekend worrying about it. But I said __________ politely, instead of getting angry. __________, he is a nice teacher. At that moment, I was __________ my lucky classmates who could have a carefree and happy weekend.

__________ I quite like my TOPic which would __________ to my classmates something about Chinese history and culture- how to use an abacus. But my wonderful TOPic would have to wait until next week because of my teacher’s bad __________.

1. A. would rather B. had better C. preferred D. needed to

2. A. fail B. sTOP C. fall asleep D. fall behind

3. A. Putting B. Saying C. Expressing D. Showing

4. A. dislike B. love C. avoid D. refuse

5. A. think B. work C. worry D. talk

6. A. anxiety B. fright C. desire D. excitement

7. A. very B. last C. least D. best

8. A. reminded B. told C. comforted D. thought

9. A. at B. by C. in D. towards

10. A. waiting for B. enjoying C. leaving for D. looking forward to

11. A. happen B. become C. work out D. work

12. A. took B. kept C. ran out of D. took up

13. A. Then B. What C. Why D. But

14. A. over B. over with C. now D. complete

15. A. yes B. no C. agreement D. nothing

16. A. Above all B. After all C. In fact D. No doubt

17. A. angry with B. jealous of C. indifferent to D. happy for

18. A. And B. Then C. Actually D. Still

19. A. tell B. introduce C. inform D. bring

20. A. arrangement B. choice C. mistake D. time management

完形填空训练（三十八）

There comes a time in a person's life when childhood fantasies end and reality begins. Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny __________ to be Mum and Dad, and __________ fade away. I don't know if most people remember this event, but I know __________ it happened to me.

On a __________ summer day, my grandfather told me one of his crazy stories. I headed off to __________ the Indians that grandpa said lived in the woods. But after some hours searching without success I gave up. Tired and __________, I went to ask grandpa.

"How come __________ of your stories ever come true?"

"Well, sometimes you have to make them come true," he answered. "I once had a friend named Huck Finn who made his own adventures."

He __________ to tell me about his buddy Huck, who floated down the Mississippi River on a raft . I sat listening to him, __________ every word he said. When he finished, I went off to have my own ______________________________.

Two hours later I had a small and badly made raft. I took it to the ______________________________ along with a branch from a tree to use as an oar . I couldn't ______________________________ and had been told many times to stay away from the pond. But today I had the raft so with a big shove; I pushed it out and jumped on TOP.

I was fine for a total of four seconds; then I started to ______________________________. ______________________________, I tried to use the branch to paddle ______________________________ in, but ______________________________ pushed myself farther out. Knowing that I would drown, I did what any other nine-year-old would do in a similar situation: I ______________________________,

From the edge of the pond came my sister and cousins who easily rescued me. As my raft sank, ______________________________ did my belief in my grandpa. Although I never sTOPped loving him, something ______________________________ in our relationship that day.

Looking back now, I can see that the change wasn't in my grandfather, but in me. I was ______________________________.

1. A. happen B. end up C. work out D. turn out

2. A. heroes B. friends C. memories D. stories

3. A. how B. when C. so D. clearly

4. A. special B. interesting C. hot D. ordinary

5. A. meet B. track C. find D. check

6. A. unhappy B. cheated C. discouraged D. disappointed

7. A. neither B. none C. nothing D. any

8. A. continued B. loved C. started D. agreed

9. A. doubting B. believing C. remembering D. thinking of

10. A. adventure B. plan C. raft D. game

11. A. river B. waters C. pond D. stream

12. A. row B. swim C. water D. bathe

13. A. fall B. realize C. fear D. sink

14. A. Frightened B. Nervous C. Clear-headed D. Fighting

15. A. nearer B. close C. back D. up

16. A. then B. rather C. right D. only

17. A. jumped B. screamed C. sought help D. wept

18. A. thus B. also C. so D. such

19. A. changed B. disappeared C. lost D. happened

20. A. thinking for myself B. becoming cleverer

C. growing up D. learning from my experience

完形填空训练（三十九）

Two kinds of people exist in this world: clean people and people who have found millions of ways to avoid cleaning their rooms.

I belong to __________ because I am a teenager. Like all teenagers I am __________ busy pretending to be receiving an education to __________ that scientists attribute 52 percent of global warming to the __________ that escapes from my bedroom window. __________ all you __________ get too angry, I want you to know that I closed my window last week.

Don’t think the messy state of my room doesn’t __________ me, it does. Every night I go to sleep, haunted by the thought that a __________ I lost three years ago is somewhere in my room still plugged in and waiting to start a fire. __________ thing that worries me is my fish. I haven’t gotten around to cleaning their tank this year. I can’t ______________________________ if they’re alive or not.

A few weeks ago my mother ordered me to clean my room. She said: “Tracie, you ______________________________ not eat, sleep, or breathe until you clean up your room.”

I responded, “Mum, did I tell you I got an A on my physics test yesterday?”

“You don’t even take physics, Tracie, so how can you get an A?”

My Mum was ______________________________ than I thought, so I decided to ignore the question and change the ______________________________.

“Did you know that most kids today watch ten and a half hours of TV? And high school students score an average of 500 points ______________________________ on the SATs than the kids in your generation.”

“No! Really? Well, Tracie, that’s just one more example of how the weak ______________________________ of today affect the minds and education of the kids your age. Oh! I forgot to take the bread out of the oven !”

I smiled to myself for once again ______________________________ my mother with perfectly useless and untrue ________________________________________. Thereby I avoided the ______________________________ task of cleaning my room.

Then I turned and observed the smoke and the big pile of smelly ______________________________. But, I am just too______________________________ to disturb the natural flow of things.

1. A. the former B. the latter C. the clean D. the messy

2. A. all B. so C. too D. very

3. A. know B. mind C. consider D. worry

4. A. smoke B. smell C. heat D. gas

5. A. Before B. In case C. While D. If

6. A. readers B. scientists C. cleaners D. environmentalists

7. A. bother B. affect C. puzzle D. speak to

8. A. radio B. iron C. recorder D. lamp

9. A. The B. One C. Another D. Next

10. A. see B. tell C. say D. decide

11. A. should B. can C. will D. must

12. A. slower B. cleverer C. quicker D. better

13. A. TOPic B. method C. point D. words

14. A. more B. less C. higher D. lower

15. A. school rules B. family values C. self-management D. parents’ controls

16. A. interrupting B. tricking C. persuading D. distracting

17. A. “facts” B. “questions” C. “figures” D. “information”

18. A. difficult B. dangerous C. boring D. senseless

19. A. waste B. clothes C. seaweeds D. shoes

20. A. busy B. lazy C. tired D. happy

完形填空训练（四十）

“Oops.” I fell flat on my face and my books scattered on the ground. I muttered through closed teeth,” I forgot about that stupid bump . I’ve got to remember it tomorrow.”

Today there was a reason I was __________. This was the day we had to __________ a poem in class. Although I had only lived in France for a few months, I still had to do all the homework from my classes in school.

Memorizing the poem had taken me hours, but I still wasn’t __________ if I would remember it when I stood up in front of class.

This __________ walk to school was always full of ________________________________________. Every day I __________________________________________________ pass a dog that lived by a church. The huge black animal with long teeth and a loud bark was my __________. He had once taken me so completely by ________________________________________ that I had jumped in front of a car and was nearly ____________________.

But today I had remembered to collect some stones to ____________________. He would__________________________________________________ for all the times he had given me a shock...but the beast wasn’t around today! ______________________________ one time I was ________________________________________to fight him and he was gone.

My mind ______________________________ back to the poem. This was the first poem I’d tried to memorize.

When I got to school there were still a good five minutes before class. Then time came for the poem recitals.

“Would anyone like to ______________________________?” asked Madame Thimonier.

I remembered my dad’s advice: “Just go first, and __________________________________________________ everyone. Even if you forget part of the poem, you’ll have made a good impression!”

So I raised my hand. Madame Thimonier looked surprised.

I walked to the front of the room. I began and soon stumbled on the first line but managed to ______________________________ from my mistake and continue. ______________________________ was all coming back to me. Those hours spent memorizing the poem had ______________________________.

I kept reciting at a rapid pace. I looked over at Madame Thimonier and saw a look of astonishment on her face.

I walked back to my desk full of ______________________________ after I had said the whole poem perfectly.

1. A. forgetful B. strange C. upset D. distracted

2. A. recite B. explain C. remember D. analyze

3. A. clear B. sure C. doubtful D. aware

4. A. regular B. daily C. long D. short

5. A. danger B. astonishment C. excitement D. fright

6. A. needed to B. had to C. hated to D. loved to

7. A. friend B. enemy C. guide D. fellow

8. A. surprise B. delight C. trick D. fear

9. A. run down B. run over C. knocked off D. broken down

10. A. have fun B. train it C. fight back D. teach it a lesson

11. A. learn B. see C. regret D. pay

12. A. The B. This C. only D. Just

13. A. about B. ready C. thought D. determined

14. A. flew B. came C. got D. wandered

15. A. start B. try C. volunteer D. recite

16. A. impress B. encourage C. surprise D. show

17. A. recover B. rise C. free D. break

18. A. Then B. Thus C. It D. Memory

19. A. paid back B. paid off C. worked out D. made it

20. A. confidence B. respect C. pride D. belief

完形填空训练（四十一）

My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meeting. I knew what it __________ to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I __________ running and jumping. When I was __________, I __________ myself of my promise and went on.

As the time approached, I felt quite __________. On the first day I __________ fourth in the 1500m race, but I was far from __________ because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.

With a shot, the race began. All the students were __________ for their team. The competition was so ______________________________ that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was ______________________________ the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to ______________________________ it.

____________________ after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs ______________________________. Then my promise came to mind again and ______________________________ me on. To my ______________________________, I was the first to cross the finish line!

______________________________, I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not ______________________________ at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their ______________________________.

From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they ______________________________ to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the ______________________________.

1. A. mattered B. held C. meant D. brought

2. A. exercised B. practiced C. chose D. tried

3. A. tired B. working C. lazy D. discouraged

4. A. braved B. told C. encouraged D. reminded

5. A. confident B. worried C. determined D. expectant

6. A. ended B. got C. came D. ran

7. A. happy B. proud C. excited D. satisfied

8. A. heading B. racing C. cheering D. shouting

9. A. difficult B. close C. heated D. near

10. A. failing behind B. leading C. falling behind D. catching up with

11. A. catch B. hold C. pass D. take

12. A. Then B. But C. Thus D. Even

13. A. gave in B. gave out C. weakened D. gave off

14. A. cheered B. led C. guided D. urged

15. A. joy B. expectation C. surprise D. relief

16. A. At last B. After all C. Above all D. As a result

17. A. bad B. weak C. slow D. lazy

18. A. congratulations B. respect C. support D. pride

19. A. seem B. choose C. look D. expect

20. A. thing B. final C. result D. effort

完形填空训练（四十二）

A strong wind was blowing hard, thunder was rumbling , and lightning flashed across the dark sky. Rain was __________ down; it looked as if heaven had been broken open.

Gleams of light appeared from windows of __________ houses, shining like jewels in all the dark.

A __________ woman dressed in rags and trembling with cold was __________ on a lonely road, while the merciless rain was __________ her without pause.

She knocked at a door, and a __________ answered it. She begged him to let her stay a while __________. The boy then let her into the sitting room and __________ her sitting by the fire.

The woman __________ old and tired under the bright electric light, __________ she was only in her early thirties. She sat __________ for a moment, and then her eyes began to look about the __________. When her wandering eyes rested on the picture of a young man, she __________ up, looking thunderstruck.

Just then, the boy came with his __________. The man at once recognized the woman as his __________. They had __________ touch with each other during the war, and he thought he had lost her forever.

__________ words needed to be spoken. They ran into each other’s arms __________ the boy stared at them, puzzled.

The storm was over and the sky cleared. Feeling very __________, the couple stood face to face with their child between them, watching the rain as it gradually __________.

1. A. pouring B. falling C. dropping D. flooding

2. A. poor B. black C. faraway D. nearby

3. A. rich B. beautiful C. poor D. ugly

4. A. crying B. wandering C. struggling D. wondering

5. A. striking B. hitting C. flowing D. beating

6. A. boy B. girl C. woman D. man

7. A. out B. near C. outside D. inside

8. A. made B. left C. asked D. told

9. A. became B. showed C. appeared D. sounded

10. A. so B. and C. however D. though

11. A. straight B. thirsty C. hungry D. still

12. A. room B. house C. picture D. fire

13. A. picked B. stood C. came D. looked

14. A. father B. mother C. friend D. brother

15. A. wife B. sister C. mother D. girlfriend

16. A. kept B. got C. made D. lost

17. A. Much B. Many C. No D. Not

18. A. as B. while C. when D. since

19. A. disappointed B. sorry C. happy D. sad

20. A. began B. sTOPped C. ended D. went

完形填空训练（四十三）

“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be __________. “Yes, you will all be searching for your future __________. Each of you will have to __________ someone in your field, plus give and oral report.”

Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This __________ I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him __________ able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

I shook my head.

“How about some __________?”

I shook my head again.

Finally, I thought he realized I was __________, and I got my first big tip as a __________. “Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from __________ in class. I got an A on the entire project.

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I __________ Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t __________ me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and __________ all my life I had run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood. __________ gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was __________.

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, __________ stories from murders to airplane crashes and __________ choosing my strongest area. __________ I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories hit me and I realized that had it not been __________ Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.

I get __________ all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was this teacher …” I always start out. I just wish I could __________ her.

1. A. good B. mad C. careless D. curious

2. A. university B. family C. professions D. life

3. A. interview B. find out C. admire D. learn from

4. A. expressed B. ordered C. expected D. meant

5. A. hardly B. nearly C. naturally D. eagerly

6. A. drink B. newspapers C. preparations D. paper

7. A. satisfied B. comfortable C. terrified D. sorry

8. A. student B. journalist C. teacher D. writer

9. A. research B. books C. imagination D. memory

10. A. called B. recognized C. remembered D. visited

11. A. answer B. promise C. sTOP D. persuade

12. A. how B. whether C. why D. when

13. A. It B. Virginia DeView C. My parents D. My oral report

14. A. breaking in B. getting down C. falling off D. going on

15. A. making up B. listening to C. covering D. writing

16. A. of course B. finally C. doubtfully D. above all

17. A. When B. As long as C. once D. On condition that

18. A. for B. with C. of D. to

19. A. hurt B. excited C. disappointed D. asked

20. A. respect B. support C. thank D. favor

完形填空训练（四十四）

Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was __________ to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was __________. So both of them agreed not to __________ after choosing a __________ at every fork .

A road sign at the first fork __________ one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the __________ after a __________ discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division going separately to the panda and peacock. They __________ panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant __________ what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and __________, for it brooked no delay. If they hesitated they would miss __________. only __________ decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and __________ possible regret.

Life is __________ like this—choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two __________ jobs, two fascinating wooers . To get one you __________ give up the other—you can get half of it. If you __________ weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely __________ empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. __________ you have got half of the desirable things in life—something that is __________ to come by.

1. A. easy B. eager C. impossible D. possible

2. A. enough B. limited C. tight D. plentiful

3. A. retrace B. come C. go D. go back

4. A. main road B. branch C. crossing D. highway

5. A. showed B. pointed C. intended D. made

6. A. former B. later C. last D. the third

7. A. brief B. long C. no D. heated

8. A. hoped B. wanted C. favored D. got

9. A. getting B. taking C. grasping D. giving up

10. A. slowly B. immediately C. timely D. easily

11. A. less B. more C. most D. least

12. A. high B. slow C. short D. rapid

13. A. increase B. rid C. reduce D. raise

14. A. just exactly B. more or less C. hardly D. most

15. A. unwanted B. rejected C. enjoyable D. desirable

16. A. wish B. want C. must D. have to

17. A. spend time B. kill time C. have a hard time D. hope for

18. A. start with B. get up C. succeed in D. end up in

19. A. By no means B. Not in the least C. At most D. At least

20. A. stupid B. delighted C. hard D. supported

完形填空训练（四十五）

For most of us, it is not too difficult to correct a mistake. We say we are sorry, promise to __________ differently, and go on with no regrets. This is not __________, though, of some __________ figures whose actions failed. They probably spent their __________ feeling regret.

Napoleon, for example, wasn’t __________ being Emperor of France. He wanted to rule all Europe and, for a time, seemed to __________. In the end, Napoleon “met his Waterloo”. He spent the rest of his life in exile on Alba. We can only __________ the regret he must have felt __________ on that small island.

At the end of World War II, the Emperor of Japan must have regretted the __________ of Pearl Harbor . It brought to an end the Emperor’s __________ as a God to his people. It is __________ he did not feel regret for his country’s actions when he learned of the __________ of the atomic bomb. He had to feel regret when he had to announce his country’s __________ to his people.

In our __________ country, a President left his office. President Nixon was deeply involved in the Water Gate problem. __________ revealing the action of his men, he tried to cover up the __________. When it was revealed there were tapes __________ his involvement, he must have felt regret. If he had not tried to cover up the problem, he might never have had to leave office.

It has been __________ for me to correct my mistakes so far. None of my behavior has had __________ effects. I will probably do things I will regret, but not, I hope, anything that cannot be corrected or that has a serious consequence for __________.

1. A. work B. think C. play D. behave

2. A. true B. so C. same D. right

3. A. powerful B. particular C. historical D. excellent

4. A. times B. days C. periods D. ages

5. A. amazed B. satisfied C. appreciated D. concerned

6. A. win B. succeed C. realize D. occur

7. A. imagine B. detect C. expect D. relate

8. A. left B. missing C. lost D. remaining

9. A. seizing B. taking C. bombing D. exploding

10. A. job B. position C. role D. post

11. A. understandable B. unbelievable C. unfortunately D. unlikely

12. A. leaking B. delivering C. throwing D. dropping

13. A. defeat B. attack C. loss D. fall

14. A. great B. own C. industrial D. hilly

15. A. Thanks to B. Due to C. Instead of D. Except for

16. A. appearance B. state C. condition D. situation

17. A. trying B. testing C. challenging D. proving

18. A. wrong B. exciting C. easy D. usually

19. A. desired B. lasting C. same D. harmless

20. A. others B. myself C. friends D. people

完形填空训练（四十六）

Time is very important in our lives. It __________ our everyday moments. However, time never had any __________ in my life until I received a watch from my father that organized my life and made me more __________.

It’s round in the center with two silver hands that go around my wrist. And all of it is made of silver. This __________ tells me the importance of time in my life.

I received this __________ on a gray-sky day. I had to go to the airport at 9:00 AM to __________ up my Uncle Ali and take him to my father’s house. __________, I was late because I was __________ out with my friends. Later on that day, around 11:00 AM, I __________ my uncle, but I was very __________ for him. He had __________ the airport and taken a taxi to my father’s house.

I got to my father’s house at 2:00 PM on the same day and looked at my angry father’s face. I felt __________ of myself at that moment. After I said hi to my __________ father and tired uncle, my father asked me to sit next to him where he handed me this watch as a gift from him. Then he said, “Essa, did you have __________ with your friends today?” I answered, “Yes father, and I’m sorry about not picking up my Uncle Ali.” He said, “What you __________ was not very nice and you should be sorry for your ____________________” I was ashamed and said, “Father, I’ll never do it again. I promise.” He said, “I hope today you learned something important, and this watch will be a __________ for you.” He told me to take this watch and use it as an organizer of my __________.

I learned a very important lesson from my father: to __________ time and never be late to get someone. This watch is __________ to me, not because of its price, but because of the lesson that I learned from it.

1. A. appreciates B. organizes C. orders D. explains

2. A. importance B. similarity C. necessity D. interest

3. A. confident B. independent C. efficient D. responsible

4. A. object B. belonging C. matter D. stranger

5. A. card B. letter C. gift D. thing

6. A. call B. pick C. put D. bring

7. A. Otherwise B. Fortunately C. However D. Hopefully

8. A. going B. hanging C. standing D. leaving

9. A. forgot B. remembered C. saw D. visited

10. A. anxious B. nervous C. early D. late

11. A. reached B. recognized C. left D. found

12. A. ashamed B. frightened C. disappointed D. shy

13. A. kind B. happy C. angry D. doubtful

14. A. pleasure B. fun C. appointment D. quarrels

15. A. said B. did C. thought D. forgot

16. A. ideas B. words C. actions D. promises

17. A. wonder B. hope C. requirement D. reminder

18. A. life B. day C. way D. thought

19. A. waste B. respect C. neglect D. enjoy

20. A. useful B. necessary C. different D. important

完形填空训练（四十七）

Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was __________ into stillness by what I saw. Mother was seated at the far end of the sofa, __________, with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment at finding mother in tears was a perfect proof of how __________ I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very __________ to understand. “I guess we all have to __________ sometimes,” Mother said quietly. I could __________ her pain and the tension of __________ the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me __________. I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face __________ my shoulder and sobbed . I held her __________ and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could __________ it was enough. In that moment, feeling mother’s __________ with feelings, I understood for the first time, she being so easy to __________. She was still my mother, __________ she was something __________, a person having the ability of bearing fear, __________ and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions when I sought __________ in her arms.

A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station __________. “It’s a job I can do, though,” she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very __________ feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping __________ across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

1. A. tired B. ashamed C. lazy D. shocked

2. A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. whispering

3. A. eagerly B. worriedly C. little D. much

4. A. quickly B. slowly C. suddenly D. proudly

5. A. fail B. win C. fall sick D. give in

6. A. know of B. watch C. sense D. recognize

7. A. holding back B. putting away C. sitting up D. sTOPping from

8. A. lit up B. came true C. turned D. increased

9. A. to B. up C. through D. against

10. A. thoughtfully B. tightly C. carefully D. politely

11. A. and that B. now that C. but that D. so that

12. A. hand B. face C. hair D. back

13. A. content B. break C. fall D. understand

14. A. therefore B. however C. yet D. though

15. A. more B. much C. little D. huge

16. A. wound B. defeat C. cut D. hurt

17. A. kindness B. memory C. comfort D. support

18. A. supplied B. offered C. paid for D. contributed

19. A. different B. hard C. pleasant D. serious

20. A. off B. away C. out D. through

完形填空训练（四十八）

The sculpture, a plastic bottle of melted ice from Antarctic, was the creation of the American-born artist and writer Wayne Hill.

But one light-fingered , and maybe __________ visitor to the exhibition may have __________ the point that the sculpture was intended to be a strong __________ on the danger of global __________. The visitor is believed to have __________ the piece __________ considering the danger to the Antarctic icecap.

The police have been __________ to look into the mystery of the __________ water bottle, which disappeared at a festival at Dartington Hall in southern Devon. They are not sure if the thief knew the water was __________ of a sculpture and drank it as a __________ or if he __________ it for an  ordinary bottle of water. Officers __________ say that someone __________ think the piece was just a/n __________ bottle and threw it away.

It was Wayne Hill who brought back two litres of melted ice from the west Antarctic and designed a bottle to __________ it. A notice on the bottle described where the water was from and __________ the words: “Weapon of Mass Destruction”, because of the __________ that melting icecap could bring.

Hill said, “__________ the fact that it was designed to look like an ordinary object, it was clearly __________ out as an exhibit . If you put something on a base, people usually __________ it as a piece of art and treat it with respect.” Hill said he was considering making another identical piece.

1. A. thirsty B. curious C. frightened D. surprised

2. A. missed B. realized C. discussed D. grasped

3. A. desire B. anxiety C. comment D. belief

4. A. change B. warming C. pollution D. climate

5. A. bought B. drunk C. seen D. loved

6. A. instead of B. as for C. more than D. except for

7. A. called up B. called out C. called off D. called in

8. A. boring B. puzzling C. inviting D. missing

9. A. part B. origin C. material D. content

10. A. pleasure B. joke C. gift D. prize

11. A. changed B. took C. provided D. stole

12. A. only B. still C. also D. hardly

13. A. must B. had to C. should D. might

14. A. empty B. useless C. broken D. ugly

15. A. save B. store C. fill D. hold

16. A. included B. contained C. wrote D. said

17. A. hardship B. disaster C. suffering D. harm

18. A. As a result of B. In spite of C. In the face of D. Due to

19. A. pointed B. made C. shown D. marked

20. A. keep B. think C. recognize D. admit

完形填空训练（四十九）

I was really honoured to be one of the students sent to South Korea to improve the relation between our city, Zibo, and our sister city—Gwangju City. When my teacher told me that I was chosen, I was happy and surprised and an image of the country appeared in my dreams several times. Also, many __________ ran through my mind, such as how would we communicate?

__________ I saw the friendly faces of our South Korean partners waiting outside the hotel, all my questions floated off to the Pacific Ocean. We __________ a warm welcome organized by the government and settled into the Aria House Hotel.

__________ the next seven days, we visited many places, including Never Land, the biggest park in South Korea and the Seoul World Cup Stadium .

But what __________ me most was the experience I had in their school. The school was built on a hill, so we had a very wonderful __________ from the TOP. But I paid __________ attention to their classrooms. Obviously, the situation was __________. In China, there are usually more than sixty students in one class but in Korea their classrooms had just thirty seats.

As I went to the front of the class, something really __________ me. Was I in South Korea, one of the most developed countries in the world? I saw lots of __________ chalk, too small to be held, saved for __________. In our country, __________ lots of children can’t receive education because of the lack of __________, nobody ever uses the bits of chalk like that. I couldn’t __________ thinking about the clean roads, the neat paper money and the cars running on the roads in South Korea. It is the __________ that makes South Korea a strong country, something we lost for years.

In South Korea, I saw many old buildings built in the __________ style. Moreover, the people were very interested in Chinese traditional culture. I saw many books written by Confucius and other Chinese philosophers. Also, learning Chinese is part of students’ curriculum.

China has 5000 years’ splendid history and thousands of renowned scholars. Not only should we study our glorious __________ in class, but we must put it into __________. __________ a civilized and developed country, I think it is necessary to __________ our culture back to life.

1. A. doubts B. questions C. problems D. nervousness

2. A. As long as B. As far as C. As soon as D. At once

3. A. earned B. delivered C. accepted D. received

4. A. Over B. For C. On D. Along

5. A. surprised B. taught C. impressed D. excited

6. A. scene B. sight C. time D. view

7. A. great B. little C. more D. a little

8. A. interesting B. different C. strange D. better

9. A. puzzled B. inspired C. shocked D. interested

10. A. bits of B. pieces of C. heads of D. coloured

11. A. future use B. spare use C. collection D. cleaning

12. A. though B. while C. as D. where

13. A. sources B. development C. money D. help

14. A. sTOP B. help C. keep D. avoid

15. A. hard work B. culture C. people D. spirit

16. A. traditional B. modern C. Chinese D. familiar

17. A. history B. past C. tradition D. culture

18. A. effect B. practice C. action D. service

19. A. For B. Building C. With D. In order to be

20. A. take B. make C. lead D. bring

完形填空训练（五十）

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 __________ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to __________ in good health, or __________ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to __________ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text __________ the title. Therefore, the scissors would __________ before they start, __________ halfway done when I find out the __________ result.

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

In fact that is what __________ is like: we are often __________ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only __________ we get into another. The __________ may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind. I __________ remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual __________ may not be a bad one.

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

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

3. A. advice B. news C. a theory D. a report

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. A. given B. held C. made D. picked

11. A. near B. alone C. about D. behind

12. A. filled B. attracted C. caught D. struck

13. A. dares B. comes C. deals D. does

14. A. improves B. changes C. progresses D. goes

15. A. study B. society C. nature D. life

16. A. faced B. supplied C. connected D. fixed

17. A. before B. after C. until D. as

18. A. following B. next C. above D. former

19. A. still B. also C. once D. almost

20. A. treatment B. action C. choice D. remark

完形填空练习（一）1~5 ADCDA 6~10 BCAAB 11~15 CCCAD 16~20 BABCD

完形填空练习（二）1~5 BADCA 6~10 DCDAB 11~15 BCDAC 16~20 CDACB

完形填空练习（三）1~5 DBCDA 6~10 BCACB 11~15 DCDAA 16~20 BCABC

完形填空练习（四）1 ~5 ADBAC 6~10 ACCDA 11~15 BCBAC 16~20 ADCBD

完形填空练习（五）1~5 DBCBA 6~10 CDABC 11~15 CACBD 16~20 AAABD

完形填空练习（六）1~5 BDABC 6~10 BDBAC 11~15 BACDD 16~20 BCAAD

完形填空练习（七）1~5 DCBDD 6~10 CDACB 11~15 ABCCB 16~20 DAAAC

完形填空练习（八）1~5 CCACB 6~10 CBDDA 11~15 ADBCA 16~20 BDCBD

完形填空练习（九）1~5 BACBD 6~10 ACADB 11~15 CBDAC 16~20 ABDCD

完形填空练习（十）1~5 BDABC 6~10 ADCCA 11~15 BACBD 16~20 BADBC

完形填空练习（十一）1~5 BABDC 6~10 CADBA 11~15 CDDCA 16~20 ABDCB

完形填空练习（十二）1~5 CBDBA 6~10 DBCDD 11~15 CBCAB 16~20 DDABD

完形填空练习（十三）1~5 BCBAD 6~10 ACBAA 11~15 DCBDA 16~20 CDDAB

完形填空练习（十四）1~5 CBDAB 6~10 CDADA 11~15 ADDBB 16~2 BACCD

完形填空练习（十五）1~5 DCABC 6~10 BABBC 11~15 BCCAA 16~20 DDAAD

完形填空练习（十六）1~5 BABDC 6~10 AABDB 11~15 DCABC 16~20 DCBCB

完形填空练习（十七）1~5 BDCAB 6~10 DCBAC 11~15 BACBC 16~20 DABCD

完形填空练习（十八）1~5 ABCBB 6~10 DABDD 11~15 BCCBC 16~20 CDCBD

完形填空练习（十九）1~5 CCDBC 6~10 DAABA 11~15 BADDC 16~20 ABACD

完形填空练习（二十）1~5 DBCDC 6~10 BABA 11~15 ABACD 16~20 CDACB

完形填空训练（二十一）1~5 BACDA 6~10 BACBA 11~15 BCBAA 16~20 DCCAD

完形填空训练（二十二）1~5 AACAB 6~10 CDBCB 11~15 BCACD 16~20 BACDB

完形填空训练（二十三）1~5 CBCDB 6~10 CDBCB 11~15 CDCBD 16~20 CBCBC

完形填空训练（二十四）1~5 BACBD 6~10 ADBBC 11~15 DABDC 16~20 BDADA

完形填空训练（二十五）1~5 ABCCB 6~10 ADADB 11~15 ACDBD 16~20 ACBDA

完形填空训练（二十六）1~5 BDCAB 6~10 DDCAB 11~15 CBDBC 16~20 BCADA

完形填空训练（二十七）1~5 BADAC 6~10 DACBD 11~15 BCADB 16~20 ACDCB

完形填空训练（二十八）1~5 BDCDD 6~10 ACBBC 11~15 BADDC 16~20 ACBDB

完形填空训练（二十九）1~5 ADCCD 6~10 CBBAA 11~15 CCDDC 16~20 DBBAC

完形填空训练（三十）1~5 BDABD 6~10 ABACD 11~15 BABDB 16~20 ABDBC

完形填空训练（三十一）1~5 BDDCB 6~10 DBBCC 11~15 BBDAC 16~20 ADBDC

完形填空训练（三十二）1~5 CABDA 6~10 CDCAB 11~15 DBCAD 16~20 BCAAD

完形填空训练（三十三）1~5 CABDB 6~10 ACDAC 11~15 DABDC 16~20 ABDDB

完形填空训练（三十四）1~5 CDCAD 6~10 BADBC 11~15 ADBCA 16~20 CBADB

完形填空训练（三十五）1~5 DABCC 6~10 ABCDD 11~15 ABACB 16~20 DDBCA

完形填空训练（三十六）1~5 BCACD 6~10 ABDAC 11~15 CDBAB 16~20 DCBAD

完形填空训练（三十七）1~5 BCAAC 6~10 BBABD 11~15 CCCBA 16~20 BBCBD

完形填空训练（三十八）1~5 DABDC 6~10 CBCBA 11~15 CBDAC 16~20 DBCAC

完形填空训练（三十九）1~5 BCDAA 6~10 DABCB 11~15 CBADB 16~20 DABAB

完形填空训练（四十）1~5 DABBC 6~10 BBABC 11~15 DABDC 16~20 CACBC

完形填空训练（四十一）1~5 CBADA 6~10 CDCBC 11~15 DBBDC 16~20 ABBAC

完形填空训练（四十二）1~5 ACCCD 6~10 ADBCD 11~15 DABAA 16~20 DCBCB

完形填空训练（四十三）1~5 BCADA 6~10 DCBDC 11~15 CAADC 16~20 BAADC

完形填空训练（四十四）1~5 CBABA 6~10 AACDB 11~15 BDCBD 16~20 DADDC

完形填空训练（四十五）1~5 DACBB 6~10 BAACC 11~15 DDABC 16~20 DDCBA

完形填空训练（四十六）1~5 BADAC 6~10 BCBBD 11~15 CACBB 16~20 CDABD

完形填空训练（四十七）1~5 DACBA 6~10 CACDB 11~15 ADBCA 16~20 DCBAB

完形填空训练（四十八）1~5 AACBB 6~10 ADDAB 11~15 BCDBD 16~20 ABBDC

完形填空训练（四十九）1~5 BCDAC 6~10 CDBCA 11~15 ADCBD 16~20 CDBDD

完形填空训练（五十）1~5 DBDAC 6~10 DABBA 11~15 ACBAB 16~20 ABDAC