阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ、Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There is an old man in the village that everybody___1___asks him for help whenever they come____2___problems．He is named the No 1___3___man in the world．
In the village，there is one young man who is also very___4___．So he is very unhappy___5_______ the old man could be more___6___than him．One day he___7___the old man with a bird in his hand．He asked the old man a___8___question: “ Is the bird in my hand dead or alive?”
The old man___9___at the bird and answered: “Whether the bird is dead or not___10___on you．If I say it is alive，you will___11___the bird to death．If I say it is dead, you will set it___12___．So when things are in your hands, you___13___your own fate．”
On most occasions, the__14___of whether success or failure___15___our hands．It is your________16___whether you want to succeed or not．__17___you cannot control certain events that___18___, you can choose how___19___want to react．Exercise your___20___of positive thinking．And then you will find you are getting more and more clever, and are able to solve problems much more easily．
1.A．never B．always C．seldom D．often
2.A．over B．with C．across D．to
3.A．wise B．stupid C．brave D．kind
4.A．intelligent B．helpful C．active D．promising
5.A．because B．that C．though D．when
6.A．foolish B．popular C．lovely D．promising
7.A．showed B．provided C．attracted D．approached
8.A．simple B．puzzling C．silly D．familiar
9.A．turned B．called C．looked D．glared
10.A．falls B．depends C．trusts D．stands
11.A．kill B．shoot C．squeeze D．frighten
12.A．up B．down C．about D．free
13.A．decide B．tell C．try D．win
14.A．question B．outcome C．factor D．truth
15.A．puts up B．goes away C．lies in D．takes in
16.A．view B．opinion C．idea D．choice
17.A．Since B．As C．Although D．Whether
18.A．occur B．go C．present D．have
19.A．others B．we C．you D．they
20.A．energy B．power C．force D．strength
I really don’t know _______I kept the secret papers．
A．where was it B．it was where that
C．where it was that D．where was it that
The problem ________now is very important．
A．being discussed B．discussed
C．discussing D．to be discussed
— According to my grandma, it is a good idea to eat chicken soup when you have a cold．
—________, scientists agree with her．
A．Sooner or later B． Once in a while
C．To be exact D．Believe it or not
— Catherine, I have cleaned the room for you．
— Thanks, but you ________it．I could manage it myself．
A．needn’t do B．needn’t have done
C．mustn’t do D．shouldn’t have done
_______from the top of the tower, the north foot of the mountain is a sea of flowers．
A．Seeing B．Having seen
C．Seen D．To see
