完形填空
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。
A white-bearded ancient man was walking over the hills and valleys of the world. On his back he carried a bag which moved uneasily as if something was trying to escape from it, but he ________   it between his shoulders and walked on.
He was Father Time, travelling forever, and the bag he  ________   was filled with Tomorrows, all struggling to get out.
Each  ________   at twelve o’clock, he opened the bag and  ________outa Tomorrow, just one, with its wings of________, and its shining feathers rose with hope. All the rest were kept ________  by Time’s strong hands and pushed________ in the bag.
Down flew the Tomorrow  ________  its lovely feathers, but as it touched the ________ , off fell its blue wings and it changed to a(n)  ________ white bird which could not fly. It had become a Today. Everyone knows that Today isn’t as  ________   as Tomorrow , for Today can be held in one’s________, accepted, unloved, but Tomorrow is full of mystery and beauty. It is ________ by all the world. Even those with   ________  hope sigh, “Tomorrow may bring a(n)  ________ . Tomorrow’s life will be different.”
Everybody tried to   ________ the Tomorrow before it fell to the ground. They thought if they  ________ beforehand what the Tomorrow carries, they could  ________ for it. So they put great nets on the trees, seeking to catch one  ________  it changed his feather. Yet although they tried every means, the birds ________ and flew to the ground as Todays.

A．settled B．relaxed C．excited D．worried

A．laid B．lifted C．placed D．bore

A．night B．morning C．afternoon D．dawn

A．fetched B．got C．flew D．took

A．pink B．white C．black D．blue

A．off B．back C．out D．away

A．deep B．far C．over D．along

A．striking B．beating C．moving D．shaking

A．grass B．tree C．earth D．floor

A．especial B．beautiful C．lovely D．ordinary

A．familiar B．common C．wonderful D．bad

A．heart B．head C．mind D．hands

A．desired B．forgotten C．noticed D．seen

A．much B．little C．few D．some

A．change B．advice C．shock D．suggestion

A．hold B．keep C．catch D．protect

A．watched B．guessed C．knew D．expected

A．look B．prepare C．wait D．long

A．after B．before C．when D．as

A．struggled B．refused C．fought D．escaped