42. A. point　　　　　 B. half　　　　　　 C. rest　　　　　　　 D. basis

41. A. going　　　　　 B. looking　　　　　 C. cheering　　　　　　 D. applying

40. A. right　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　 C. ability　　　　　　 　D.patience

39. A. idea　　　　　 B. plan　　　　　　 C.belief　　　　　　　 D. saying

38. A. continued　　　 B. changed　　　　　 C. settled　　　　　　　 D. started

37. A. hoped　　　　 B. agreed　　　　　 C. meant　　　　　　　 D. chose

36. A. as　　　　　　 B. until　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　 D. though

6.(2011·北京卷)完形填空

I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 　36　　 otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always 　　37　 to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this 　　38　　 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy　 39　 　because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the　 40　 　to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “　 41　 for　 it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 　　42　 of it! When I first started　 43　　 the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much 　　44　 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 　　45　 　and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid.　 46　 　, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 　　47　　 　on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 　　48　 “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 　49　 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 　50　 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 　51　　 　- friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my 　　52　 　self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from 　“53”　 in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 　54　 raising my hand- even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 　55　 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

40.A.　　　　　　　 B.chair　　　　 C.house　　　　　　 D.neeklace

[答案]21-25　 ABDCA　 26-30　 ABDCD　 31-35　 BDCBA　 36-40　 ABDCD

39.A.unless　　　　 B.while　　　　 C.because　　　　　 D.though