阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My wife and I moved into our home two years ago．We had a yard with a lot of 36 ．Very of-ton when W6 have flowers，Denise or I would plant some between the rocks，just to add some 37 to the area．

Last summer，I found a tiny little 38 in the yard that I could not immediately identify．I knew I didn’t plant it and Denise said she didn’t either．We decided to let it 39 growing until we could find out what it was．

Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the 40 plant，it appeared to be a sunflower. I decided to 41 the weeds around it．As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds，I no-ticed something 42 .The sunflower had not 43 where I saw it begin．It actually had begun under a big 44 and grown under and around it to reach the 45 ．

That’s when I 46 that if a tiny little sunflower didn’t let a big rock stand in its 47 of developing，we too have the ability of doing the same thing．If we 48 ourselves like that little sunflower, We can reach where we 49 to go and get what we need for growth．

We need to believe in ourselves knowing We have the 50 to achieve our goats．Like the 51 ，it knew it had the ability to get over the rocks because it had 52 in itself that it would succeed．Stand tall like the sunflower and be 53 who and what We are，then the environment will begin 54 us. We will find a way to go under or 55 any “rocks” in order to reach our goals．

36．A．flowers　 　　 B．insects　 　　 C．rocks 　　　　　　 D．vegetables

37．A．colour　 　　 B．water　 　　　 C．fertilizer　 　　 D．shape

38．A．weed　 　　　 B．seed　 　　　　 C．rock　 　　　　 D．plant

39．A．stop　 　　　　 B．continue　 　 C．improve 　　　　 D．escape

40．A．weak　 　　　 B．lonely　 　　　 C．strange 　　　　 D．pretty

41．A．remove　 　　 B．tend　 　　　　 C．watch 　　　　　 D．collect

42．A．wonderful　 B．terrible　 　　 C．valuable 　　　　 D．unusual

43．A．passed　 　　 B．started　 　　 C．left 　　　　　　　 D．died

44．A．tree　 　　　　 B．table　 　　　　 C．rock 　　　　　　　　　　 D．wall

45．A．air　 　　　　　 B．top　 　　　　　 C．sun 　　　　　　　 D. house

46．A．realized　 　　 B．doubted　 　 C．regretted 　　　 D．hoped

47．A．place　 　　　 B．way　 　　　　 C．course 　　　　　 D．process

48．A．fill in　 　　　 B．put in　 　　　 C．worry about 　 D．believe in

49．A．forget　 　　 B．hate　 　　　　 C．aim 　　　　　　　 D．wait

50．A．ability　 　　　 B．wish　 　　　　 C．plan 　　　　　　　 D．idea

51．A．yard　 　　　　 B．sunflower　 　 C．home 　　　　　　 D．summer

52．A．energy　 　　 B．virtue　 　　　　 C．courage　　　　　 D．faith

53．A．aware of　 　 B．afraid of　 　 C．proud of 　　　 D．tired of

54．A．support　 　　 B．affect　 　　　　　　 C．upset 　　　　　　 D．forgive

55．A．into　 　　　　 B．around　 　　 C．through 　　　　 D．from

一Thank God this school term is coming to an end!

一Yeah，after all that hard work，We all _________________a holiday．

A．preserve　 B．observe　 C．reserve　 D．deserve

—Do you have any idea why Mark is leaving?

—No．In fact，everyone is _________________about it．

A．doubtful　 B．curious　 C．enthusiastic D．annoyed

You can easily __________________Zhu Zhiwen，who usually wears an old yellow coat，among other singers.

A．pick up    B．pick out    C．pick on D．pick off

If you _______________faults but you still want the bicycle，ask the shop assistant to reduce the price.

A. come across    B．come about    C．come up with D．come into

The fire lasted about four hours _____________________the firefighters could control it．

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

In front of the library lies a beautiful garden ________________we can relax after class．

A．there    B．that    C．which D．where

Be sure to _________________every word the president says．

A．take off    B．take down    C．take away D．take out

Mary often does some translation work to earn extra money，which ________________half of her in-come．

A．makes for    B．allows for    C．accounts for D．seeks for

__________________that the government can lead them out of the financial crisis，people are optimistic a-bout the future of the country．

A．Convinced    B．Convincing    C．Having convinced D．To convince