二．完形填空：(20×1.5=30分)
A Blind Boy
A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a __21__ which said: “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few _22_  in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his _ 23___ and dropped them into the hat. He _24__ took the sign, turned it around and wrote some words. He __25__ the sign __26__ everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to __27_. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had __28__ the sign came to see __29_ things were. The boy __30__ his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said in a different way, __31_.” What he had written was: “Today is a(n) __32_  day and I cannot see it.”
Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
__33__ both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so __34__ that they were not blind.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more __35__ ?
Be thankful for what you have. __36_ life gives you 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to __37_. Face your past without regret. __38__ your present with confidence. Prepare for the __39_ without fear. Keep the faith and __40_ the fear.
21. A. cover           B. sign                         C. board                D. note
22. A. cashes          B. treasures                   C. pennies             D. coins
23. A. pocket         B. can                       C. backpack           D. case
24. A. still             B. then                      C. already              D. yet
25. A. put on         B. put out                        C. put off                 D. put back
26. A. in case         B. now that                C. so that           D. as though
27. A. mix up        B. show up                C. fill up           D. make up
28. A. changed              B. prepared                C. supported          D. reached
29. A. what            B. why                     C. where           D. how
30. A. realized              B. recognized            C. felt               D. discovered
31. A. though         B. but                          C. yet                D. still
32. A. average        B. successful             C. harmonious       D. beautiful
33. A. After all              B. In the long term     C. Of course          D. Although
34. A. happy     B. disappointed             C. lucky             D. strange
35. A. effective      B. brave                       C. surprising       D. scientific
36. A. Once      B. If                               C. While           D. Because
37. A. smile      B. exist                   C. survive           D. prove
38. A. Look into     B. Search for            C. Deal with       D. Depend on
39. A. tomorrow    B. adventure            C. future           D. sunrise
40. A. accuse         B. charge                  C. skip               D. drop