完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入答题卡相应位置。

There once was a group of frogs who wanted to hold a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high ____. A big crowd of animals stood around the tower to ____ the race and cheer on the runners.

The race began…

Actually, ____ in the crowd really believed that the frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard statements such as:

“Oh, way too difficult!!”

“They will never make it to the top.”

“Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!”

The frogs began to fall down, one by one, except for those ____ were climbing higher and higher.

The crowd ____ to shout, “It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!”

More frogs got tired and ____. But one continued higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give up!

____ the end, everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!

Then all of ____ frogs really wanted to know how this frog was able to do it.

A running frog asked the frog ____ he had found the strength to reach the goal.

It turned out…

That the winner was ____.

1.A. building       B. mountain       C. tower       D. bridge

2.A. look          B. watch          C. find        D. notice

3.A. someone      B. everyone        C. anyone      D. no one

4.A. that          B. who            C. whom       D. which

5.A. continued     B. wanted         C. stopped      D. needed

6.A. put up        B. turned up       C. stood up      D. gave up

7.A. At           B. In             C. By           D. For

8.A. another       B. the others       C. the other       D. others

9.A. how          B. if             C. what          D. when

10.A. blind         B. excited         C. worried        D. deaf

—Mom, I wonder ________.

—Baby, I think you should study harder.

A. that I will pass the history exam

B. whether I can play computer games now

C. how I could get on well with my classmates

D. why couldn’t I get an “A” in my English

_________ our earth less polluted, or we will lose our home.

A. Making   B. To make

C. Make      D. Made

—Can you lend me the novel ________ you talked about the other day?

—Oh, you mean the novel from Liuliu. No problem!

A. which       B. what

C. who         D. where

_______ hard-working boys! They have already worked for 3 hours without rest.

A. What         B. How

C. What a       D. What the

—Mum, may I draw some flowers on the wall?

—Oh, no, dear, you _______. Why not draw your beautiful flowers on the paper?

A. needn’t      B. can’t

C. won’t        D. couldn’t

—I think the magic from Liu Qian was the best program last night.

—Oh, it’s a pity. I _______ cards with my family and missed it.

A. have played  B. was playing

C. play         D. would play

You will never know the result ______ you try it by yourself.

A. when          B. if

C. unless       D. after

All of us thought Kathy would come to the speech contest. But she didn’t ______.

A. cheer up     B. show up

C. warm up       D. give up

The performance _______ three hours but none of us wanted to leave earlier.

A. lasted        B. went

C. worked        D. spent