阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。
After years of searching，a truth seeker was told to go to a cave，in which he would find a well．“Ask the well what is 36 ”，he was advised．‘'and the well will reveal it to you’． Having found the well，the seeker asked that most basic and important 37 ．And from the depths came the answer：“Go to the village crossroad，and there you shall find what you are seeking．”
Full of 38 the man ran to the crossroad to find only three rather _____39____ shops．One shop was selling pieces of metal，another sold 40 ，and thin wires were for sale in the third．Nothing and no one there seemed to 41 much to do with the revelation of truth．
Disappointed，the seeker returned to the well to demand an 42 ，but he was told only：“You will 43 in the future．”
As years went by, the 44 of his experience at the well gradually 45 until one night，while he was walking，the sound of sitar(一种弦乐器)music 46 his attention．It was wonderful and it was 47 with great skill and inspiration．
Deeply 48 ，the truth seeker felt drawn towards the 49 ．He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings．And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful 51 ：the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like 51 he had once seen in the three stores．
At last he understood the 52 of the well：we have already been given everything we
need：our 53 is to assemble and use them in the proper way．Nothing is 54 so long as we recognize only fragments(碎片)．But as soon as the pieces arc put together, something new appears．whose nature we could not have 55 by considering the fragments alone．
1.A．truth B．hope C．future D．music
2.A．fact B．reason C．question D．well
3.A．energy B．hope C．mystery D．surprise
4.A．interesting B．small C．uninteresting D．family-run
5.A．instruments B．clothing C．food D．wood
6.A．connect B．have C．prepare D．offer
7.A．explanation B．advice C．excuse D．opportunity
8.A．succeed B．discover C．pay D．understand
9.A．bitterness B．failure C．memory D．secret
10.A．doubled B．forgot C．faded D．recovered
11.A．paid B．lost C．split D．caught
12.A．played B．broadcast C．enjoyed D．conducted
13.A．annoyed B．moved C．confused D．frightened
14.A．adviser B．director C．composer D．player
15.A．admiration B．distinction C．recognition D．imagination
16.A．what B．that C．it D．which
17.A．secret B．message C．theory D．benefit
18.A．target B．difficulty C．task D．shortcoming
19.A．interesting B．meaningful C．accessible D．successful
20.A．foreseen B．decided C．judged D．formed
His grandpa was so poor at that time that he had to get up at dawn every day and walk to the factory in distance.
A. ×; a B. ×; the C. a; the D. the; the
—What do you think of the speech given by the CEO from Hongkong?
—Excellent, I have never heard one before.
A. a more interesting B. the most interesting C. a more interested D. the most interested
—Mr Weldon may not be at home then
— , I’ll leave him a note.
A. If so B. If ever C. If that D. If any
It’s necessary to be prepared for a job interview. the answer ready will be of great help.
A. To have had B. Having had C. Have D. Having
—Why does the lake smell terrible?
—Because large quantities of water .
A. have polluted B. is being polluted C. has been polluted D. have been polluted
