完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题的四个选项（A 、B、C 、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A philosophy professor loved to teach students about important theories of the subject．Once, while his 21 was about to begin, he just closed the book and 22 stood before his class with some items on the table in front of him． Students were curious but the professor without looking at them 23 a very large and empty jar．And then he started to 24 it with small rocks．25 the jar appeared full, the professor asked his students whether the jar was full
The entire class 26 that jar was indeed full．Next, the professor picked up some 27 and began pouring them into the jar．The moment pouring was 28 , he shook the jar lightly．As a result of that, all the small rocks 29 the open areas between the rocks comfortably．
Professor again asked the students if the jar is full．Same 30 from the class like before．Professor 31 a bit but silently, and this time he picked up a box of sand．He poured the box into the jar and sand filled the entire 32 spaces．At the same time, professor 33 his question to the class, if the jar was full? Yes again．
Professor now 34 towards the class and said, this jar 35 your life．All the things in the jar I poured mean some important lessons．The rocks are the most important things, 36 is family, your partner, health and your 37 ．Even if everything else in your life goes away but the rocks remains there, your life would still be full 38 the most important things are still present in your life．Pebbles represent other significant things like car, house and job etc．And the sand is the small stuff or everything else．
If your time and 39 is spent on small stuff then there is no 40 for the pebbles or the rocks or in other words, most important things of your life．
1.A．lecture B．talk C．speech D．letter
2.A．though B．besides C．otherwis D．instead e
3.A．pointed to B．picked up C．took out D．sent up
4.A．fill B．fix C．put D．turn
5.A．Soon B．Instantly C．Luckily D．Hopefully
6.A．argued B．told C．suggested D．agreed
7.A．rocks B．stones C．sand D．water
8.A．understandable B．complete C．reliable D．adjustable
9.A rolled into B．．fell out C．mixed with D．turned up
10.A．response B．comment C．order D．content
11.A．spoke B．cried C．scolded D．smiled
12.A．left B．available C．getting D．remaining
13.A．asked B．answered C．repeated D．discussed
14.A．turned B．looked C．walked D．moved
15.A．means B．represents C．competes D．matches
16.A．which B．that C．what D．it
17.A．wealth B．business C．children D．friends
18.A．because B．if C．once D．while
19.A．energy B．money C．power D．strength
20.A．hope B．need C．room D．doubt
--- Believe it or not, I ______ an old friend of mine while abroad.
--- Oh, it’s a small world.
A. came up B. came out C. came across D. came about
-- I’m not getting on well with Jim recently.
--- ______ he didn’t show up at your birthday party the other day.
A. No doubt B. No problem C. No way D. No wonder
— I want someone to write the composition for me.
— No! It’s a rule in our school that as a student, you _______ depend on yourself.
A. shall B. will C. can D. should
More than twenty years____________since he came to teach in this school, and every student and every parent_____him.
A. have passed,like B. has passed,likes
C. have passed,likes D. has passed,like
The meeting _______for two hours, but they still ______any agreement.
A. has been going on; haven’t reached.
B. has been going on; haven’t been reached.
C. was going on; haven’t reached
D. was going on; haven’t been reached
