第二节 完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story．“When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to 21 and do when he grew up．In his seven-page paper he described his 22 of someday owning a horse ranch．He drew a 23 floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would 24 on a 200-acre dream ranch．Two days later he received his 25 back．On the front page was a 26 red F．The teacher said, ‘This is an 27 dream for a young boy like you．You have no money．Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.’ Then the teacher 28 , ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your 29 .’ The boy asked his father what he should do．His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own 30 on this．However, I think it is a very 31 decision for you.’ 32 , after a week, the boy 33 the same paper, making no 34 at all．He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my 35 .’ Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story 36 you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch．I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the 37 is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week．When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now．When I was your teacher, I was 38 of a dream stealer．During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams． 39 you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone 40 your dreams．Follow your heart, no matter what.
21．A．be B．find C．learn D．see
22．A．reason B．goal C．purpose D．way
23．A．rough B．new C．secret D．detailed
24．A．live B．locate C．sit D．run
25．A．mark B．paper C．plan D．idea
26．A．large B．tiny C．beautiful D．long
27．A．old B．imaginative C．impractical D．interesting
28．A．shouted B．smiled C．replied D．added
29．A．grade B．need C．honesty D．ability
30．A．time B．energy C．mind D．money
31．A．urgent B．quick C．important D．good
3．A．Actually B．Finally C．Gradually D．Usually
33．A．turned down B．turned around C．turned to D．turned in
34．A．comments B．changes C．judgment D．answer
35．A．dream B．courage C．interest D．spirit
36．A．though B．because C．until D．if
37．A．incident B．event C．story D．lesson
38．A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
39．A．Fortunately B．Strangely C．Curiously D．Probably
40．A．forget B．steal C．know D．realize
—Shall I lock the lab now before I go home?
--- ___________．I’ll check it myself later.
A．Go ahead B．No problem C．No hurry D．Don’t bother
．Steven’s exam results put him _________ the top ten students in his grade.
A．among B．between C．in D．at
．I need to call my friend David _________ coat I walked off by mistake yesterday.
A．in whose B．in that C．with which D．with her
—I did very well in the English exam last week.
—I did _________ ．I got a full mark.
A．no better B．not better C．no worse D．even worse
China is known _________ greatly in terms of its cultural values over the past few years.
A．to change B．having changed C．changing D．to have changed
