I was sitting at the bar of a local restaurant having __36__ and taking a break. A pretty girl who looked about 25 walked in and sat down in a booth(饭馆的小隔间) __37__ for her friend. It didn’t take long __38__ I saw she was trying to stay __39__ from other people’s gazes(注视) and my heart sank. You could see her hair was __40__ and, at such a young age, she was receiving chemo(化疗).

I sat there watching her trying to remain composed(镇静的) and she was having a __41__ time of it. I __42__ for her, imagining what it must be like to go through this and yet I know some of her __43__.

You see I __44__ my wife, the love of my life just a few short years ago and watched her slowly fade away. I needed to give a message of __45__ to this girl. But how? What could I do?

Then it __46__ to me! I called over her waitress and explained that I wanted to buy the girl and her friend’s lunch but I also told her not to tell her it was me. I also __47__ the waitress a note to give to the girl.

The note __48__ as follows:

“ Someone today thought you were beautiful; someone today thought your smile glowed __49__ excitement; someone today thought your eyes __50__ up the world; someone today cared and wanted you to know this. Enjoy the rest of your day, pretty young lady.”

About 15 minutes later, the young girl asked for her __51__ and I watched as she was told it was paid for. She asked why? Who? What for? The waitress simply handed her the note and __52__ to her the gentleman who did it left.

I watched as she slowly read the note. Her eyes tore up, for only a moment, and then came the smile! A huge, beautiful, hopeful smile! She lit up the room and then sat up straight, not __53__ who saw her.

It’s not __54__ we look or what we have; it’s not our houses or how many cars we have; nor is it how much money we can earn. It’s all about how much we care and what we do, __55__ it’s making someone feel pretty only for a moment.

1.A. meal           B. lunch        0C. tea            D. breakfast

2.A. searching      B. hoping       C. looking          D. waiting

3.A. so             B. before       C. after            D. until

4.A. hidden         B. stubborn      C. focused         D. sighted

5.A. falling in     B. falling over  C. falling out D. falling behind

6.A. easy           B. good         C. tough            D. great

7.A. sank           B. ached        C. trust            D. puzzled

8.A. idea           B. view         C. trouble         D. pain

9.A. left           B. deserted     C. buried           D. valued

10.A. dream         B. hope         C. energy           D. wish

11.A. struck            B. happened     C. occurred         D. hit

12.A. handed            B. presented    C. provided        D. brought

13.A. told         B. spoke        C. read             D. wrote

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

15.A. tore          B. lit          C. cheered          D. lifted

16.A. bill          B. meal         C. check            D. share

17.A. explained     B. informed     C. warned           D. reminded

18.A. knowing       B. ignoring     C. risking          D. caring

19.A. what          B. when         C. why              D. how

20.A. even though   B. as though        C. as if        D. if only

They were thirsty, so they went ______ something to drink.

A. searching for      B. in search for          C. searching       D. in their search of

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
Nearly thirty years ago, I went rock climbing for the first time with a group in New Mexico. It sounded exciting and  31  ! Anyone who has ever climbed knows that you can easily  32  where there is no place to go, or so. It seems you’re stuck. But    33  is not an option. You cannot just stand there and feel  34  for yourself. You cannot go back down, so you are  35  to become solution minded.
I held on for dear life that day, on my first climb,   36  about three quarters of the way to the top. It seemed that there was no place to go, and  37  to put my hands or feet so that I could  38  upward. But after a few minutes had passed I realized that I had to do  39  . I began to look again for a(n)  40  . I then noticed a   41  sticking out, which I might be able to grab with my hands and  42  myself up to where I could have a small foothold. I called to the instructor at the top and asked him if that rock would hold my  43  if I pulled myself up. I can  44  remember his answer, “I don’t know. Why don’t you try it and see?”
In life we many times feel “stuck”. We wonder how we got into the  45  that we are presently in. It is in those times that we need to be careful about how we define(定义)it. Have we failed,   46  is it just a setback?
Setbacks, adversity(逆境), or being stuck is never an indication that you are a   47  unless you decide that those things define your life as a failure. For people looking for a(n)  48  to be a failure, there are always plenty to choose from. But if you want your life to be successful, setbacks, adversity and being stuck are   49  stepping-stones to your success. Success minded people  50  those kinds of things for what they really are. They know that for them, they are only temporary.
31. A. amusing              B. challenging               C. boring               D. surprising
32. A. put away             B. take up                     C. end up                     D. lead to
33. A. searching            B. regretting                 C. refusing            D. quitting
34. A. sorry                  B. free                         C. amazed             D. surprised
35. A. unlikely                 B. forced                      C. asked                D. bound
36. A. shocked                 B. stuck                        C. suffered            D. struck
37. A. nowhere             B. somewhere               C. anywhere          D. wherever
38. A. continue             B. improve                   C. promote            D. enjoy
39. A. everything          B. something                C. anything            D. nothing
40. A. attention             B. appreciation              C. solution             D. expectation
41. A. track                  B. sign                         C. tree                   D. rock
42. A. turn                    B. push                        C. pull                  D. build
43. A. quantity                 B. feet                          C. weight                     D. burden
44. A. still                    B. never                       C. hardly               D. ever
45. A. destination          B. situation                   C. location             D. occasion
46. A. however             B. otherwise                 C. or                     D. yet
47. A. learner                B. failure                      C. thinker                 D. winner
48. A. signal                 B. excuse                      C. comment           D. imagine
49. A. easily                 B. hardly                      C. simply                     D. nearly
50. A. develop                     B. deserve                    C. promise             D. accept

There was a little boy      his grandparents on their farm. He was given a slingshot（弹弓）to play with, out in the woods. He         in the woods, but he could never hit the target. Getting a little      , he headed back to dinner. Then, he saw Grandma’s pet duck, so he let it fly, hit the duck in the head, and          it. He was shocked and upset. In       , he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister __   ___.Sally had seen it all,         she said nothing.

        lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to     in the kitchen today, didn’t you Johnny?” And then she said to him in a(n) _   ___ voice, “Remember, the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes.

    Later Grandpa asked if         wanted to go fishing, and Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need ___   ___ to help make supper.”

Hearing this, Sally said with a smile, “Well, that’s         but Johnny told me he wanted to help.”        the duck, Johnny had to stay and Sally went fishing.

After several days of Johnny doing both his         and Sally’s, he finally couldn’t       it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he __   ___ the duck. She knelt down, gave him a hug（拥抱）,and said,“Sweet heart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I        the whole thing. But because I love you, I       you. But I was just       how long you would let Sally make a slave of you.”

1.A. helping                           B. visiting                        C. attending      D. respecting

2.A. practised                   B. played                         C. worked                   D. hunted

3.A. exhausted                 B. tired                            C. pleased               D. discouraged

4.A. caught                             B. injured                           C. killed              D. bothered

5.A. surprise                          B. disappointment      C. anger                D. fear

6.A. watching                   B. crying                     C. laughing                  D. avoiding

7.A. so                               B. and                              C. instead                D. but

8.A. At                                     B. After                      C. Before                     D. Cooking

9.A. work                         B. stay                             C. help                          D. get

10.A. high                         B. low                         C. angry                D. friendly

11.A. the children                B. Sally                       C. Johnny                    D. Grandma

12.A. all of you                 B. one of you             C. Johnny                    D. Sally

13.A. easy                                  B. all right                       C. amusing                    D. impossible

14.A. Searching                         B. Hiding                         C. Remembering         D. Loving

15.A. homework                   B. housework               C. farm work       D. cooking

16.A. stand                             B. change                      C. like                            D. cover

17.A. boiled                           B. hated                         C. loved                    D. killed

18.A. knew                             B. heard                        C. saw                            D. understood

19.A. missed                          B. excused                    C. congratulated         D. punished

20.A. wondering                   B. saying                        C. imaging               D. expecting

 The hunter insisted that he _____ a tiger and that a searching team ______ to hunt for it.

A. has seen; be set up                       B. had seen; be set up 

C. saw; would be set up                    D. should see; should be set up