第三节　 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分)

We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store. 　21　 we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than 　22 　and making a sale.

One lesson stands out in my 　23　 . It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was 　24　 　a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me ---too poor to　 25　 to buy anything. He looked　 26　 the toy section, picked up this item and　 27 , and carefully put them 　28　 in their place.

Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His blue eyes　 29　 and the dimple(酒窝) in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas 30 　to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his　 31　 and look around. He did.

After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy　 32 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”

“How much you got?” Dad asked.

The little boy held out his hand and 　33　 it. His hand was creased(起皱) with　 34　 lines of dirt from holding his 　35 　　too tightly. In his hand 　36　 two dimes, a nickel and two pennies-27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.

“That’ll just 　37　 it,” Dad said as he　 38　 the sale. Dad’s reply still　 39　 in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a　 40　 .

21. A. Because　　　　　　　　　　 B. Since　　　　　　　 C. As　　　　　　　　　　 D. After

22. A. survival　　　　　　　 B. labor　　　　　　　 C. hardship　　　　　 D. entertainment

23. A. way　　　　　　　　　　 B. mind　　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　 D. time

24. A. putting on　　　　　 B. dressing　　　　　 C. having　　　　　　 D. wearing

25. A. try　　　　　　　　　　　 B. attempt　　　　　 C. afford　　　 　　　 D. manage

26. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　 B. around　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　　　 D. over

27. A. that　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. one　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　　　　　 D. this

28. A. up　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. away　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　 D. off

29. A. opened　　　　　　　　 B. smiled　　　　　　 C. shone　　　　　　　 D. looked

30. A. tree　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. card　　　　　　　　 C. present　　　　　　 D. cake

31. A. effort　　　　　　　　　 B. word　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. courage

32. A. car　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　　　　 C. plane　　　　　　　 D. section

33. A. showed　　　　　　　　 B. opened　　　　　　 C. gave　　　　　　　　 D. turned

34. A. long　　　　　　　　　　 B. straight　　　　　 C. wet　　　　　　　　　 D. main

35. A. toy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pocket　　　　　　 C. hand　　　　　　　　 D. money

36. A. lay　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　　　 C. held　　　　　　　　 D. laid

37. A. work　　　　　　　　　　 B. cover　　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　 D. take

38. A. took　　　　　　　　　　 B. returned 　　　　 C. made　　　　 　 　 D. offered　

39. A. rings　　　　　　　　　　 B. stays 　　　　　　　 C. remains　　　　　 D. gets

40. A. bag　　　 　　　　 B. treasure　　 　　　 C. package　　 　　　 D. thing

20. --- Sir, I have a favor to ask you.　

---___________.

A 　It’s a pleasure　　 B. Go ahead　　 　C. What, please　 　D. Help yourself

19. --- This is my treat and next is yours. How’s that?

　 ---- OK. _______.

　 A. It doesn’t matter　 B. It depends　　 C. No way　　 D. It’s a deal

18. ______ is no possibility _____ the shy girl can win the first prize in the English speech contest.

　 A. There; that　　 B. It; that　　 C. There; whether　　 D. It; whether

17. ---How will I _________ you at the station?

　 ---Well, I’m wearing a hat and I’ve got a big black umbrella with me.

　　　 A. recognize　　　　 　　　 B. realize　　　　　　 　　 C. see　　　　　 　 D. pick

16. Oh, much smoke here ! Somebody _____ the window, please.

　 　 A. opens　　　　 B. open　　　　　 C. shall open　　　 　　　 D. will open

15. Our team lost. It was a good game, ______.

A. yet　　　　 B. though　　　　 　　C. although　　　 D. besides

14. The new plane will _______ a series of test flights in the first half of 2008.

A. put forward　　 　 B. deal with　　　 C. hold up　　　 　　　 D. go through