My hard work ____. My cartoon came out in the form of a real book, beauti??fully printed.

A. paid off     B. paid for      C. paid back   D. paid out

 Seeing the happy________of lovely children playing in the park, I’m full of joy and confidence in the future of our country.

A. sight           B. view          C. sign        D. scene

Because the fire fighters arrived in time, people in the building ______ to escape the big fire.

A. managed        B. hesitated         C. succeeded          D. meant

You’d better wash the shirt in cold water, or the color will______.

A.lose          B.go           C.run             D.drop

The big earthquake struck, and the island was immediately ______from the world.

A. cut down        B. cut out             C. cut in       D. cut off

第三节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I teach economics at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I31asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so good. He had his wisdom teeth32. The young man then proceeded to ask me why I33seemed to be so cheerful.

His question34me of something I’d read somewhere before:“Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to35life that day,” I said.“I choose to be cheerful.”

“Let me give you a(n)36,” I continued,37all sixty students in the class.“In addition to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove to Henderson. I38the freeway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car39. I tried to start it again, but the engine wouldn’t40. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and41down the road to the college.”

“As soon as I got there I called AAA(汽车协会) and42for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary in the Provost’s office asked me what had happened.‘This is my43day,’ I replied, smiling.”

“‘But your car breaks down.’ She was puzzled.‘What do you mean?’”

“‘I live 17 miles from here.’ I replied.‘My car could have broken down anywhere along the freeway. It didn’t.44, it broke down in the45place:off the freeway, within walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was46to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.’”

“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she smiled. I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.

I47the sixty faces in my economics class at UNLV. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be asleep.48, my story had touched them. Or maybe it wasn’t the story at all.49, it had all started with a student’s50that I was cheerful.

31.A.seriously     B.cheerfully           C.curiously            D.coldly

32.A.cut                B.broken               C.lost                    D.removed

33.A.never            B.seldom               C.always               D.sometimes

34.A.reminded              B.asked                 C.informed            D.mentioned

35.A.approach              B.love                   C.give                   D.enjoy

36.A.lesson            B.idea                   C.story                  D.example

37.A.addressing     B.facing                C.attracting            D.lecturing

38.A.entered          B.followed            C.exited                D.took

39.A.died                     B.destroyed           C.settled                D.parked

40.A.turn round     B.turn over            C.turn back            D.turn away

41.A.moved           B.marched             C.struggled            D.turned

42.A.required        B.applied               C.demanded           D.arranged

43.A.good             B.bad                    C.lucky                 D.hard

44.A.However              B.Therefore           C.Instead               D.Besides

45.A.perfect          B.empty                C.terrible            D.free

46.A.wished          B.asked                 C.supposed            D.meant

47.A.examined       B.scanned              C.studied               D.analyzed

48.A.Somehow      B.Anyhow             C.Thus                  D.Therefore

49.A.In addition     B.In all                 C.In fact                D.In general

50.A.observation    B.recognition         C.judgment            D.puzzle

In order to lose weight, the young lady prefers to ______regularly rather than take expensive weight-losing pills.

A. hang out      B. work out       C. turn up        D. figure up

After we compare the two, we find this design is ________ that one.

   A. more superior to       B. far superior than      C. more superior than  D. far superior to

As we all know, every minute, ____full use of____our lessons , will do good to our students．

A．when made；to study                 B．which makes；studying

C．that is made；study                  D．that is made；studying

Aren’t they all our children?

There are few things in this life more difficult to experience than the loss of one’s child. Jim Wallis, in WHO SPEAKS FOR GOD, tells a story that happened during the war in Sarajevo. A reporter who was covering the violence in the middle of the city saw a little girl shot by a gunman.

The reporter rushed to the aid of a man who was now holding the child. He helped them both into his car and sped off to a hospital.  

    “Hurry, my friend,” the man urged, “my child is still alive.” A moment or two later he pleaded, “Hurry, my friend, my child is still breathing.” A little later he said, “Hurry, my friend, my child is still warm.”

    When they got to the hospital, the young girl was gone. “This is a terrible task for me,” the distraught man said to the reporter. “I must go and tell her father that his child is dead.”

    He looked at the man in surprise and said, “I thought she was your child.”

The man replied, “No, but aren't they all our children?”

I think that is one of the great questions of our age that deserves an answer.

    Aren’t they all our children? Those on our side of the border as well as those on the other side? Those of our nation no more or less than those of another?

    Aren’t they all our children? The well-educated and the under-educated? The well-fed and the under-fed? Those who are secure and those who are at risk?

    Aren’t they all our children? if we say yes, can we ever again pit them against each other? “If we have no peace,” said Mother Teresa, “it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”

There may be no greater question for our generation. And how we answer that question will determine the shape of our world for years to come.

51. What was the reporter doing when the shooting took place?

     A. Telling a story.          B. Having a meeting.  

       C. Reporting an event.        D. Helping the wounded.

52. From the text we know the girl died        .

     A. in the hospital               B. with nobody in front  

       C. soon after the shooting      D. far away from her home

53. How many people experienced the sad story?

     A. Three.               B. Four.  C. Five.   D. Six.

54. Which can best express the point of a yes to the question “Aren’t they all our children?”

       A. Health.       B. Love.  C. Wealth.     D. Peace.