In ancient times, a king had a large round stone placed on a roadway. The king wanted to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. So he hid 31_________ and watched from far away. Some of the king’s richest businessmen and higher officials came by and 32_________(simple) walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the road clear, 33_________ none of them did anything to move the large stone out of the way.

Then 34_________ farmer came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the round stone, the farmer laid 35_________ his load and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After taking great trouble, he finally succeeded.

　 　36_________ picking up his load of vegetables, the farmer noticed that there was a purse lying on the road 37_________ the stone had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king which　 38_________ (show) that the gold was for the person who removed the round stone from the roadway.

　 　39_________ the farmer learned was what many of us never understand -“Every obstacle(障碍) presents an opportunity 40_________ (improve) our condition.”

Dad had many medical problems, any of which could cause other people to lose their sense of humor, but not him. I have good　 　21　 　of Dad waking us up in the morning. Holding his cane(拐杖), he would roll through the house sitting in his wheelchair shouting, “Get up and 　22　 　the day! It’s a beautiful day!” If we didn’t get up right away, he would repeat his song with his cane 　23　 　the end of our beds. Every day was truly a beautiful day to him.

In his sixties, there was no parking or ramps(斜坡) for the disabled, so even a(n) 　24　 　to the grocery store was a difficult task.　Once in the store, he found the three of us in the makeup department. He picked up a bottle of powder and started reading the 　25 　. What’s more, he had a talent for　 　26 　humor in everything he did.

Those summers he would 　27 　us back to Arizona every year, stopping at the checkpoint for fruit and vegetables at the New Mexico-Arizona 　28　 . When asked if he had any fruits or vegetables in the car, he would reply, “Just three sweet peas.”

Our father has been dead for a long time, but not the　 　29　 　that he taught us: You are only　 30　 　as you let yourself be.

21. A. memories　　　　　　　　　 B. imaginations　　　 C. intentions　　　　　　　　 D. impressions

22. A. miss　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. face　　 　　　　　　　 C. imagine　　　 　　　　　　　 D. value

23. A. sounding　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. touching　　　　　　 C. pointing　　　 　 　　　 D. hitting

24. A. way　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. action 　　　　　　　 C. trip　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. movement

25. A. instruction　　 　　　　　 B. price　 　　　　　　　 C. attention　　 　　　　　　　 D. notice

26. A. introducing　 　　　　　　　 B. telling 　　　　　　　 C. finding 　　 　　　　　　　 D. searching

27. A. refuse　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. lead　　 　　　　　　　 C. drive　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. offer

28. A. country　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. border 　　　　　　　 C. market　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. state

29. A. rule　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Technique　　　　　 C. attitude　　　　　　 　　　 D. lesson

30. A. comfortable 　　　　　　　 B. skillful　　　 　　　 C. famous　　　 　　　　　　　 D. disabled

20. As demand increases in places like China and India, food shortages could lead to increased hunger and even s_________________. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

19. She was a simple, _____________(有实际经验的), hardworking woman.　

18.The enemy forces were _____________(优越) in numbers.

17.He’s fond of the ___________ (音乐) instruments on show.

16. Scientists have made a _________________(突破) in their treatment of that disease.

15. The boss nodded with _____________(满意).

14. Air is regarded as a _____________(混合物) of gases.