第二节： 完形填空。(每小题1分，共20分)

After graduation from college，I started to sell．Soon I discovered that the　 　21　 　expression I had been wearing since childhood meant sure 　22　 ．I knew it wasn’t going to be easy to 　23　 that expression on my face left by so many years of hardship．It 　24 　a complete change in my view on life．Here is the 　25　 　I tried．

　 　Each morning during a fifteen-minute bath，I 　26　 to cultivate(培养)a big，happy smile．I found out，　 27 　，that it couldn’t be a forced smile 　28 　　just for the purpose of putting dollars in my 　29　 ．It had to be an honest-to-goodness smile from down deep 　30 　，an outward expression of happiness from within!

　　 Let’s see 　31 　　starting off with a good fifteen-minute workout of the smile muscles 　32 　　me during the day．Before entering an office I 　33　 　think of the many things I had to be 　34　 　for，work up a big smile and then enter．Seldom did it fail to get the same smile 　35 　　from the person I met．I also found that it 　36　 　people when I passed them on the street to give them a 　37 　smile．

　 　Give every living soul you meet the best smile you have 　38 　　smiled in your life，and see how much better you 　39 　　and look．It's one of the best ways I know to 　40 　　worrying，and start living．When I began doing this, I found I became more welcome everywhere．

21．A．happy　 　　　　 B．worried　 　　　 C．curious 　　　　 D．surprised

22．A．success　　 　　　 B．friendship　 　　　 C．failure 　　　　　 D．wealth

24．A．made up 　　　　 B．brought in　　 　　 C．turned over 　　　 D．called for

25．A．method　　 　　　 B．example　 　　　 C．idea 　　　　　　 D．thought

26．A．determined 　　　 B．hurried　 　　　 C．failed　　　 　　 D．pretended

27．A．therefore　 　　　　 B．however　 　　　 C．instead 　　　　　 D．otherwise

28．A．introduced 　　　 B．developed　 　　 C．discovered 　　　 D．1eft

29．A．opinion　　 　　　 B．honor　　 　　　 C．bill 　　　　　　 D．pocket

30．A．outside　 　　　　 B．upward　 　　　 C．inside　　　　 　 D．forward

31．A．when　　 　　　 B．how　　 　　　　 C．whether 　　　　 D．why

32．A．helped　　 　　　 B．upset　 　　　　 C．satisfied 　　　　 D．disappointed

33．A．could　　 　　　　 B．might　 　　　　 C．should 　　　　 D．would

34．A．ready　　 　　　　 B．eager　 　　　　 C．thankful 　　　　 D．famous

35．A．in general　 　　　 B．in public　 　　　　 C．in return　　 　　 D．in advance

36．A．greeted　　 　　　 B．pleased　 　　　 C．puzzled 　　　　 D．welcomed

37．A．cheerful　 　　　 B．forced　　 　　　 C．strange 　　　　 D．bitter

38．A．never　 　　　　 B．just　 　　　　　 C．already 　　　　 D．ever

39．A．prove　 　　　　 B．appear　 　　　　 C．feel 　　　　　 D．remain

40．A．keep　 　　　　 B．stop　 　　　　　 C．hate 　　　　　 D．protect

20. ---What happened to the heroes in the in the end?

　 ---All of them _____ escape from the enemy prison and began their new life.

　 A. tried to　　　　 　B. managed to　 C. wanted to　　 D. did their best

19. It is always difficult being in a foreign country, _____ if you do not speak the language.

A. extremely　　　　 B. naturally　　 C. basically　　 D. especially

18. ---What would you say about the new book?

　 ---_____.

A. Nothing about it　　　　　　　　 B. Nothing in particular　

C. Not at all　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Nothing at all

17. The traffic policeman _____ the cars to run _____ at the crossing.

A. directed; to the right direction　　 B. showed; towards the right direction　　　

C. showed; in the right direction　　　 D. directed; in the right direction

16. The number of the students in our school now _____ that of ten years ago. Which of the following is wrong?

A. has doubled　　　　　　　　　　 B. is double　　

C. is twice as large as　　　　　　　 D. is twice as much as

15. The law passed _____ the retirement of the public.

A. in answer to　 B .in response to　 C. in return to　 D. in reward to

14. The effect that the medicine _____ on him _____ found out.

A. have; has　　 B. has; have　　　　 C. has; is　　　 D. had; has been

13. Karl Marx _____ his English study in his fifties, and translated several English books while he was still in prison.

A. took up　　　 B. took in　　　　 C. took off　　 D. took on