阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets to 16 and the subway system almost came to a stop.
Unfortunately, this happened during the morning 17 hour. Many people who were going to work were 18 to go home. Some battled to 19 a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others 20 the storm bravely, walking miles to get to work.
I happened to be one of the people on the way to work that morning. I went from s
ubway line to subway line only to find that most 21 had stopped. After making my way through crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 22 . Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 23 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 24 . So I took the train going in the 25 direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train 26 my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I finally got to my office, I was 27 through, exhausted and discouraged.
My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm，I was ready to go home. I was about to 28 off my computer when I
received an email from Garth, my Director:
I would like to thank all of you who made the 29 and eventually reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰的), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their attention and devotion to their 30 . Thank you.
.
A．break B．flood C．sink D．crash
A．rush B．work C．business D．office
A．forced B．refused C．invited D．gathered
A．order B．pay C．call D．search
A．showed B．fought C．broke D．faced
A．practice B．routine C．process D．service
A．operating B．acting C．turning D．rushing
A．check B．get C．board D．find
A．street B．ground C．floor D．platform
A．different B．opposite C．changed D．right
A．paused B．crossed C．reached D．parked
A．pay B．get C．turn D．put
A．rule B．effort C．promise D．model
A．computers B．lives C．actions D．jobs
A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years.She____immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back.____she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt____the pain she caused.____to cancel what she had done，she went to an older，wiser woman in the village，explained her situation，and asked for____.
Listening to her，the older woman___the younger woman’s distress and knew she must help her.She also knew she could never____her pain，but she could teach.She knew the____would depend only on the character of the younger woman.She said，“Tonight，take your best feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town____the sun rises.”
The young woman hurried____to prepare for her chore，even though the feather pillows were very____to her.All night long，she labored alone in the cold.Finally the sky was getting____，she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house.Just as the sun rose，she returned to____.
“Now，” said the wise woman，“Go back and____your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps.Then everything will be____it was before.”
“You know that’s____！The wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the____！” The younger woman was surprised.
“That’s true，” said the older woman.“Never forget.Each of your____is like a feather in the wind.Once spoken，no amount of effort，____how heartfelt or sincere，they can never return to your mouth.Choose your words well and____them most of all in the presence of those you love.”
A．said B．felt C．regretted D．explained
A．That B．Which C．Who D．What
A．for B．as C．to D．of
A．By means B．In an effort C．In addition D．On account
A．question B．suggestion C．advice D．practice
A．sensed B．touched C．smelt D．breathed
A．raise B．release C．relieve D．rehearse
A．outline B．outcome C．output D．outbreak
A．until B．unless C．after D．before
A．home B．south C．inside D．outdoors
A．heavy B．brilliant C．colorful D．dear
A．light B．dark C．rainy D．sunny
A．her home B．the older woman C．her bedroom D．the feather pillow
A．recite B．rebuild C．refill D．recycle
A．with B．just C．like D．as
A．impossible B．important C．imaginable D．immoral
A．house B．doorsteps C．pillow D．bag
A．action B．feather C．words D．behavior
A．friendless B．regardless C．homeless D．hopeless
A．guarantee B．secure C．maintain D．guard
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I____certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and____would win the race.At other times I would___like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster.____，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any____.I finally decided to____and take a break.It was then that I saw my____sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I____hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their____and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didn’t have the____to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be.___is who you are.”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____life we think we should have and ____the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found____your own heart，soul and mind.It will be found when you____that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____with you everywhere you go.____yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness，you are____there.
A．forgot B．missed C．overcame D．accomplished
A．safe B．steady C．calm D．quiet
A．act B．run C．jump D．walk
A．place B．height C．speed D．time
A．Generally B．Gradually C．Fortunately D．Firstly
A．clearer B．lower C．closer D．smaller
A．settle in B．start off C．stop by D．sit down
A．happiness B．goal C．success D．friendship
A．studied B．fought C．exercised D．worked
A．laughter B．complaints C．stories D．breathing
A．lonely B．tired C．sick D．hungry
A．courage B．chance C．wisdom D．strength
A．Stress B．Relaxation C．Failure D．Pain
A．real B．perfect C．common D．ordinary
A．enjoy B．change C．improve D．create
A．from B．on C．over D．in
A．realize B．believe C．hope D．admit
A．sorrow B．responsibility C．fortune D．joy
A．Carry B．Make C．Push D．Take
A．never B．still C．already D．ever
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Five years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he his small company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive “school” fee. He always his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph.D. degree, to return to the homeland, starting a company. Beforeleaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the made through years of work after school and the scholarships. At the airport he had to accept the customs check. The watch on his wrist was also demanded to betaken down for . Glen knew that carrying thespecific goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying for his watch. So when he was checked, he told a lie that his watch was a fake（假货）. When he was of his “smarts”, immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch, costnearly 100,000, into pieces hearing Glen’s words. Glen was . Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to beexamined . For many times of entry-exit he knew that only those people in the “blacklist” would “enjoy” this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully in the box, and him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if reusing and carrying fakes, he would be according to law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after boardingthe plane for long.
After returning to the homeland, he often told the story to his family, and his employees, too. He said that this made a deep on him, because the additional high “school” fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of , which he wouldremember as the of his success forever.
A．set up B．took up C．went up D．picked up
A．honors B．mentions C．brings D．owes
A．decided B．refused C．objected D．asked
A．books B．things C．savings D．pounds
A．ordinary B．routine C．regular D．common
A．look B．inspection C．test D．experiment
A．one B．it C．them D．these
A．priceless B．useful C．worthless D．valuable
A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．hard
A．that B．what C．as D．which
A．on B．at C．who D．in
A．disappointed B．delighted C．amazed D．satisfied
A．strictly B．quietly C．quickly D．curiously
A．conditions B．experiences C．experiments D．chances
A．stopped B．hoped C．warned D．urged
A．came out B．found out C．sent out D．set out
A．hit B．blamed C．praised D．charged
A．expression B．idea C．thought D．impression
A．honesty B．lies C．goods D．bravery
A．secret B．lesson C．choice D．belief
Mr. West intended to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very busy, so he was never to find time to go to the shops. At last, when it was the week Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he that he could not wait any longer. He worked in an office, and had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate quickly and went out to a big shop near his office during his lunch .The shop was full of women, who were also buying presents during their lunch hour. Mr. West stood politely at the of a crowd of women who were forward to try to get to the people who were necklaces and earrings. He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly him.
After half an hour, he was as far from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been he came in, and his lunch hour was coming to an end, so he decided to change his of doing things: he put his head down, a sudden loud shout and started to push his way towards the of the crowd as hard as he could. The women around him became very when they saw what he was doing, and began to him. “Why can’t you behave like a gentleman?” they shouted. “Ladies,” he them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has done me no , so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”
A．sure B．certain C．able D．possible
A．before B．after C．till D．within
A．promised B．decided C．agreed D．insisted
A．never B．sometimes C．seldom D．usually
A．it B．them C．that D．those
A．hour B．moment C．minute D．second
A．top B．middle C．edge D．stage
A．pulling B．pushing C．gathering D．managing
A．selling B．buying C．choosing D．seizing
A．going B．entering C．fetching D．coming
A．beyond B．past C．over D．through
A．just B．even C．ever D．already
A．where B．until C．when D．even if
A．habit B．way C．act D．sign
A．caught B．attempted C．blew D．gave
A．center B．end C．front D．back
A．patient B．angry C．curious D．nervous
A．pity B．protect C．refuse D．scold
A．hated B．waved C．explained D．answered
A．treasure B．good C．respect D．present
The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.
He had set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just the books in the outside return box. But there was a : it was locked.
He went into the building, only a few minutes closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to Eric.
David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in — the library lights were off. The place was . The doors had been shut. They be opened from the inside, he was trapped(被困) — in a library!
He tried to a telephone call, but was unable to . What’s more, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.
he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. , someone passing by would see it.
He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He settled into a chair and started to .
He knew he had to , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a thing.
A．but B．because C．or D．since
A．ever B．nearly C．never D．often
A．pass B．drop C．carry D．take
A．problem B．mistake C．case D．question
A．during B．after C．over D．before
A．rest B．break C．walk D．stop
A．visit B．meet C．catch D．greet
A．delight B．anger C．surprise D．eagerness
A．lonely B．empty C．noisy D．crowded
A．wouldn’t B．shouldn’t C．couldn’t D．needn’t
A．make B．fix C．use D．pick
A．get on B．get up C．get through D．get in
A．If B．As C．Though D．Until
A．On time B．Now and then C．By the way D．At last
A．Come B．Help C．Hello D．Sorry
A．Surely B．Thankfully C．Truly D．Gradually
A．at most B．after all C．in short D．as usual
A．watch B．play C．read D．write
A．wait B．stand C．sleep D．work
A．bad B．cool C．strange D．nice