完形填空三則

郝昌明

（A）

把一切獻給別人的人在需要的時候會重新獲得一切。請走進下文去感受這一點。

An unemployed graduate woke up one morning and checked his pocket. All he had __1__ was $10. He __2__ to use it to buy food and then wait for death as he was too __3__ to go begging.

He bought some food __4__ as he sat down to eat it, an old man and two little children came along and __5__ him to help them with food as they had eaten nothing for almost a week. Feeling __6__ for the old man and the children, he gave them the food. They were very __7__ and gave him a very old coin.

With no money, no job, no food, he went under a bridge to __8__ and wait for death. As he was __9__ to fall asleep, he saw an old newspaper on the ground. He __10__ it up, and __11__ saw an advertisement asking people with old coins to come to a certain address.

He decided to go there with the old coin. Upon arriving at the place, he __12__ the owner the coin. The owner screamed, __13__ out a big book and showed the young graduate a photograph. This same old coin was worth three million dollars. The young graduate was very __14__ as the owner gave him a bank check for three million dollars. He went with the check __15__ the old man and the little children.

By the time he got to where he __16__ saw them, they had gone. He asked the owner of the restaurant nearby whether he knew them. The owner said, “No, but they left a note for you.” He __17__ opened the note __18__ it would lead him to where they were.

This is what the __19__ said: “You gave us your all and we __20__ you with the coin.”

1. A. owned B. owed C. remained D. left

2. A. decided B. chose C. offered D. liked

3. A. weak B. ill C. proud D. hungry

4. A. or B. therefore C. and D. so

5. A. ordered B. asked C. warned D. suggested

6. A. shy B. sorry C. unlucky D. angry

7. A. excited B. thankful C. friendly D. polite

8. A. rest B. cry C. calm D. think

9. A. willing B. ready C. about D. able

10. A. turned B. took C. picked D. tore

11. A. naturally B. suddenly C. personally D. clearly

12. A. bought B. sold C. lent D. gave

13. A. brought B. pushed C. handed D. left

14. A. nervous B. shameful C. happy D. afraid

15. A. in charge of B. in favour of C. in search of D. in need of

16. A. just B. last C. simply D. still

17. A. slowly B. quickly C. calmly D. freely

18. A. thinking B. realizing C. understanding D. learning

19. A. paper B. letter C. card D. note

20. A. thanked B. pleased C. rewarded D. paid

（B）

生活中總是充滿幸運的巧合。不信？請走進下文。

In the fall of 1999 I enjoyed a busy tour of England with an unexpected overnight stay in Amsterdam when the reminders of Hurricane Floyd wouldnt allow us to return to our hometown in Shannon.

My daughter Rita and I met in London for a 4-day stay and __1__ to rent a car and tour the Cotswolds, northwest of Oxford. I have __2__ seen anything so fantastic. All the pictures Ive seen of the English countryside just cant __3__.

We __4__ to do much in a little time and the night before we left, we decided to try one more Bed and Breakfast instead of turning in the car and staying close to the station. We were told it was close, but __5__ it was over half an hours ride south of Bath.

That night, we __6__ around and around in the dark and didnt __7__ get close to the place we were __8__ to reach. There was very little gas left in the car and my daughter was close to tears __9__ we would stop on this deserted road and not __10__ it to the hotel. __11__, we saw some headlights from a hidden driveway and Rita __12__ her flashlight and stopped the oncoming car. She tried to __13__ our trouble to the woman driver. To our __14__, she started to laugh. Then she said, “You wont __15__ it! The hotel is just beside my house. Follow me __16__ Ill take you to get gas and then __17__ you out.”

Our worry disappeared and later we __18__ the chances of meeting someone at that exact moment, who just __19__ to be the nicest person, were nearly zero. Just a __20__ coincidence (巧合)? Sometimes life is full of coincidences.

1. A. had B. chose C. refused D. decided

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

3. A. fit B. equal C. match D. strike

4. A. failed B. tried C. meant D . promised

5. A. in fact B. in return C. in turn D. in need

6. A. walked B. drove C. flew D. went

7. A. just B. still C. even D. yet

8. A. supposed B. suggested C. hoped D. made

9. A. hoping B. thinking C. finding D. learning

10. A. take B. send C. make D. get

11. A. Naturally B. Suddenly C. Generally D. Clearly

12. A. turned off B. dropped out C. threw off D. turned on

13. A. report B. explain C. announce D. whisper

14. A. joy B. disappointment C. surprise D. horror

15. A. believe B. receive C. accept D. support

16. A. or B. so C. and D. but

17. A. push B. pull C. lead D. drive

18. A. realized B. understood C. counted D. guessed

19. A. seemed B. happened C. wanted D. wished

20. A. friendly B. unlucky C. acceptable D. fortunate

(C)

How a person reacts to criticism（批評） often means the difference between success and failure. Take the __1__ of Ole Bull, the famous Norwegian __2__ of the 19th century.

His __3__ father, a chemist, sent him to the University of Christiania to study for the ministry（牧師） and __4__ him to play his beloved violin. He soon __5__ the course and, disobeying his father, __6__ all his time and energy to the violin. Unfortunately, though he had great ability, his teachers were __7__ unskilled, so that by the time he was ready to start his concert __8__ he wasnt prepared.

In Italy a Milan newspaper __9__ wrote: “He is a(an) __10__ musician. If he be a diamond, he is certainly in the __11__ and unpolished.”

There were two days Ole Bull could have __12__ to that criticism. He could have let it make him angry, or he could learn from it. Fortunately he chose the __13__. He went to the newspaper office and asked to see the critic. The __14__ editor introduced him. Ole spent the evening with the 70-year-old critic, asked about his faults, and __15__ the old mans advice on how to correct them.

Then he __16__ the rest of his tour, returned home, and __17__ the next six months studying under really __18__ teachers. He practiced hour __19__ hour to overcome his faults. Finally, he returned to his concerts and, __20__ only 26, became the wonder of Europe.

1. A. position B. place C. sample D. case

2. A. musician B. violinist C. pianist D. performer

3. A. awkard B. generous C. stubborn D. confident

4. A. allowed B. forbade C. forced D. urged

5. A. gave up B. took up C. made up D. picked up

6. A. devoted B. donated C. supplied D. allocated

7. A. absolutely B. completely C. relatively D. gradually

8. A. journey B. travel C. voyage D. tour

9. A. editor B. critic C. reporter D. journalist

10. A. untrained B. gifted C. mature D. leading

11. A. rough B. delicate C. desperate D. evident

12. A. referred B. attracted C. affected D. reflected

13. A. former B. latter C. later D. earlier

14. A. frightened B. ashamed C. astonished D. convinced

15. A. questioned B. sought C. offered D. explored

16. A. delayed B. deleted C. cancelled D. ignored

17. A. totaled B. squeezed C. spent D. spared

18. A. beneficial B. theoretical C. academic D. able

19. A. by B. of C. upon D. after

20. A. when B. as C. while D. since

Key(2)