Unit 1 Festivals around the world using language课时作业

第一节 完型填空 (共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Not long before, my daughter's shoes were scratched(划破) with a knife. She burst into tears. I took them to the shoemaker's.

The young apprentice (学徒) glanced at the _1_and said, "Nothing I can do except _2_ the upper. "

His master looked at them and said, "If you _3_ me, I will add more scratches on both the shoes. "

I was _4_ and asked why.

He explained, "As if the opening were made _5_ for a special style. "

I didn't fully understand him, _6_I decided to leave the shoes.

Two days later I dropped by from work to _7_ the shoes. I found more scratches on each shoe; all the openings were patched(缝补) by soft red leather; the stitches(针脚) were twisted with the appearance looking more _8_ and interesting than ever. I couldn't help praising the master's _9_.

Another time, my sister's blouse was torn, leaving a large opening. My wife checked it _10_ ，and then said, "Let me take it home and _11_ it. "

Three days later, seeing it again, I was greatly _12_： all the torn parts took on a look of ice crystal(水晶); attached to it was a snowman made of flowery rags. I sighed with _13_，"It's amazing！"

"I was _14_ by that shoemaker. Patches are supposed to be _15_，but a skillful craftsman(工匠) can make it take on a kind of _16_，"replied my wife.

Her words inspired me more: perfection is impossible to achieve in _17_； patches appear in the _18_of injury, disability or disease. Since you can't change the existence of wound, you should not _19_ people's sympathy by disclosing the wound, which is meaningless. Just sew the _20_by patches and produce a most beautiful flower on it, and that is the significance of life.