Ⅱ. 完形填空

　　It is widely believed that inner beauty is the most impressive in the world.

　　On the outskirts of a town in England lies a nice cottage with a large garden where there lives an old and aged man. The old man is 　1　 pruning(修剪), watering or fertilizing his flowers all the time. The garden 　2　 bees and butterflies dance and colorful flowers blossom all year round is so well-tended(被照顾得好)that every passer-by cannot but stop for a 　3　 with admiration.

　　One day a young 　4　 went by the old man's garden. He stopped and gazed at the splendid garden and the special cottage, totally 　5　 the admiration at the beauty of these sceneries, 　6　 how happy he could be 　7　 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, all of a sudden he found the old gardener was 　8　.

　　Greatly shocked, the young painter 　9　 that old man, asking "why are you busy 　10　 these flowers every day which you can't see? " The blind gardener gave a wide smile, explaining "First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I 　11　 like this job. Second, while I can't see these flowers I can 　12　 them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. 　13　 the last one, that's you. "

　　"Me? But you don't know me. " responded the young painter.

　　"Yeah. But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and would never 　14　. I know a great many people who show 　15　 for life would stop by and the beauty of my garden will get them into a good 　16　. In the meantime, it also gives a 　17　 to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us. "

　　The old man can't see the beauty he's created. 　18　, every flower has eyes 　19　 which they can see the beauty and kindness of the old man's heart and the sweetness of his soul.

　　The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Failing the sight of the beauty of blossoming, he surely can 　20　 the voice of it, I suppose.

1. A. left　 B. kept　 C. seen D. made

2. A. where B. which　 C. that D. what

3. A. chat B. return C. discussion D. glance

4. A. painter B. neighbor C. photographer D. traveler

5. A. faced with B. lost in C. devoted to D. moved by

6. A. thinking　 B. wondering C. picturing　 D. believing

7. A. when B. if C. even if D. since

8. A. particular B. special C. blind D. energetic

9. A. approached B. reached C. watched D. prevented

10. A. planting B. watering C. fertilizing D. tending

11. A. easily B. really C. accidentally D. eventually

12. A. get rid of　 B. give a touch to C. come up with　 D. have fun with

13. A. Without B. In spite of C. And for D. Even so

14. A. pick them up　 B. turn them down C. let them down D. give them up

15. A. enthusiasm B. calmness C. kindness D. caution

16. A. mood　 B. condition　 C. place　 D. life

17. A. way B. time C. chance D. hand

18. A. Therefore B. Anyway C. However D. Besides

19. A. for B. in C. from D. with

20. A. change B. hear C. remind D. accept

Ⅲ. 语法填空

　　阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Dutch are used to living in a country which is always exposed to dangers of deadly floods. A country with a half of its land below sea level cannot afford 1. ________(ignore)the problem of rising sea level, and Holland, which already has spent about U. S. $2. 5 trillion on flood 2. ________(prevent), plans to invest more over the next century. Life in these challenging 3. ________(circumstance) has inspired the