2010年高考二轮复习完形填空模拟训练

原创（一）
It is not so much what happens to each of us that determines our quality of life, but rather our reaction to what happens. Though we may have no     36    in unexpected events that happen to us, we most certainly have choice in   37  we interpret what happens, and in whatwe choose to do about it. These choices make all the   38   in how we experience our world and very much determine our   39    of life.
Neither does what we own    40   a major role in quality of life. One person with all the money and possessions in the world may have a  41  life, while another in the lowest income classes may    42  love their life. It is what we do with what we own that   43  our level of satisfaction and joy in life. It's not what you   44   or what happens to you in life that    45   , but rather what you do with it.
Every    46   something is happening in our lives. And every moment we    47   or a judgment about what happens. By choosing to become more  48  of how we react to what happens, we can   49  towards what we really want in our lives.   50   following habitual, reactive patterns which   51  more of the same, we can recognize and  52  our old habits to move powerfully in the  53  of creating the life we really want. Yet to do this, we must first find the    54  to look at some of the disempowering, often unconscious   55  which get in the way and don't serve to increase our quality of life. But by continually reminding ourselves of our intention to be creators, we can transform our life.
36．A．need               B．courage           C．choice             D．necessity
37．A．what              B．whether           C．that                 D．how
38．A．difference       B．troubles           C．decisions          D．measures
39．A．type               B．quality             C．amount            D．level
40．A．take               B．play                C．make               D．get
41．A．miserable        B．accessible         C．acceptable        D．adaptable 
42．A．practically              B．privately          C．absolutely        D．adequately
43．A．creates            B．investigates      C．affects             D．handles
44．A．lack               B．need                C．reserve            D．possess 
45．A．means            B．exists               C．works              D．matters
46．A．time               B．period             C．date                 D．moment
47．A．make a mistake                                   B．make a discovery
C．make a decision                            D．make a fortune
48．A．conscious        B．sensitive          C．reasonable        D．active
49．A．alter               B．shift                C．differ                     D．distinguish
50．A．Other than             B．Rather than      C．As well as        D．According to
51．A．lead to            B．lie in               C．call for            D．appeal to/ equal to
52．A．transplant        B．transform         C．transport          D． transmit
53．A．edge               B．way                 C．direction          D．center
54．A．hope              B．interest            C．chance             D．courage
55．A．patterns          B．frames             C．landscape         D．examples

原创（二）
Who has deprived the children's happiness of learning???
Children are born with a natural desire of learning. They are curios and concerned about   36  around them. They are   37  to learn anything that amazes them. They have so many   38   that they keep on asking. They can bore the   39  all day long with many   40  questions which they will never feel bored with. Why? This is because learning is their   41   , perhaps an instinct of human beings. They just can't help. But   42   , they feel bored with learning, especially when learning becomes a boring   43   for them, especially after school has become a    44  of their life, especially when they have to   45   teachers who tell them again and again to   46    to recite and memorize things they don't want to learn, and especially  47    they realize school is not what they once    48   to be but something that, according to their parents, they must rely on in order to   49  a good fame or a good job or a good future. That is to say, learning has become a   50  , which they are forced or   51   to face. So it is the teachers and parents who have thrown the heavy   52  on the children. And meanwhile, the competitive society is also to blame. The children have been   53   of their pleasure and happiness that they could have enjoyed from the natural learning.
Therefore, my   54  to the students’ learning is that they   55   enjoy learning, enjoy the pleasure that they could feel from learning itself. Find back the long lost desire and curiosity of learning in their childhood.
36．A．nothing                 B．anything                 C．everything             D．something
37．A．curious                 B．proud                    C．nervous                  D．eager
38．A．questions                 B．reactions                 C．problems                D．troubles
39．A．students            B．adults                   C．parents                   D．teachers
40．A．funny                     B．boring                  C．bored                     D．practical
41．A．ability                   B．excuse                    C．characteristic           D．nature
42．A．gradually                 B．eventually               C．however                 D．therefore
43．A．duty                         B．exercise                 C．task                      D．remark
44．A．pleasure                 B．part                      C．occasion                 D．success
45．A．face                  B．follow                    C．escape                    D．imitate
46．A．repeat                   B．copy                       C．report                     D．reply
47．A．before                   B．since                      C．after                       D．when
48．A．forbidden          B．attracted                C．intended                 D．expected
49．A．require                  B．achieve                 C．earn                       D．indicate
50．A．promise                B．service                   C．must                     D．choice
51．A．pleased                  B．recommended         C．obliged                 D．experienced
52．A．burden                  B．confidence              C．difficulty                D．challenge
53．A．informed                 B．deprived              C．accused                  D．approved
54．A．encouragement   B．persuation              C．suggestion             D．decision
55．A．must                 B．should                  C．might                     D．could

原创（三）
Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor,   36   the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the   37  persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with   38  , whenever he saw the boots and shoes    39   . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he   40   knew how much wealth he had. He was always   41   over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him  42 . When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an   43  riser. It continued all day and was a (n)   44   to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of    45  . He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an   46  to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in    47   . Simply give the money.” The merchant    48   the advice.
When the shoemaker    49  the bag that had been sent by the merchant, he was   50    to find shining coins. “I must hide this from the eyes of my neighbors. If they see it, they will think that I have stolen it,” he thought. “I will   51  it away even from my wife.” So he hid the bag of money under the floor. From then on he    52   his neighbors as much as he could. His wife who had been the best  53    to him, became troublesome. Now his mind was too much set on the money bag to   54  to his work with diligence(勤劳). He could not sing merrily now.   55   he thought of the money bag, he became uneasy and unhappy.
36．A．for                 B．therefore          C．but                  D．however
37．A．poorest           B．happiest           C．richest             D．shortest
38．A．smile              B．sorrow             C．sadness            D．joy
39．A．being repaired B．repair                     C．to repair          D．to be repaired
40．A．always            B．completely       C．hardly             D．entirely
41．A．hiding            B．counting          C．calculating       D．figuring
42．A．awake             B．nervous           C．frightened        D．asleep
43．A．early               B．happy              C．noisy               D．late
44．A．threat                    B．matter             C．trouble            D．alarm
45．A．sympathy        B．understanding   C．sleep               D．treatment
46．A．end                B．notice              C．information      D．stop
47．A．trouble           B．need                C．turn                 D．return
48．A．refused           B．agreed             C．asked               D．followed
49．A．stole               B．opened            C．received           D．closed/carried
50．A．excited           B．amazed           C．ashamed            D．disappointed
51．A．throw             B．keep                C．give                D．put
52．A．avoided           B．thanked           C．helped             D．attract
53．A．companion       B．fellow             C．shoemaker              D．merchant
54．A．tend                     B．turn                 C．attend              D．come
55．A．Wherever       B．Whatever         C．Whenever        D．However

原创（四）
It is universally known that friendship is one of the permanent themes in the literature of all languages. Friends are people who willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show   36  for us when we are in misery. This is   37   human beings were born to need the warmth and laughter of friends. Some of us like    38  friends, while others different friends. Personally,I prefer both.
It goes without saying that having similar friends has many    39  , We can feel a renewed sense of    40  when we have a group of old friends who would    41    our sufferings and happiness.   42  ,  old friends always  know  how to   43  mutual trust（互信）and how to avoid    44   conflicts. I always feel    45   when I meet an old friend after a long   46  . Immediately, hearty laughter    47   the atmosphere.
Nevertheless I believe that a mixture of friends is    48  advantageous. One can ___49___ various sorts of friends in three aspects. First, frequent    50   with different friends broadens my world   51   ．Just as various kinds of nutriments keep you healthy, making a   52   of friends keeps you lively. Secondly , I have found that the   53  friends cannot only    54  new adventures but alse show me new   55  to success in life. Thirdly, they can help me with whatever difficulties I encounter in life.
To conclude, I prefer to have both types of friends and as many as possible. Of course, I will not forget friends wisely.
36．A．direction         B．respect                    C．sympathy         D．anxiety
37．A．because          B．why                       C．how                D．What
38．A．true                B．right                       C．same               D．similar
39．A．problems        B．advantages             C．disadvantages   D．duties
40．A．tension           B．challenge                C．strength          D．oppression
41．A．share             B．convey                   C．guarantee         D．cause
42．A．Therefore       B．Otherwise               C．However          D．Moreover
43．A．lack               B．abandon                  C．bear                D．maintain
44．A．obvious          B．impossible                 C．impressive              D．hidden
45．A．stressed          B．worried                  C．delighted         D．confused
46．A．experience      B．departure                C．work               D．discussion
47．A．fills               B．weakens                  C．ruins               D．buries
48．A．eagerly           B．equally                  C．bitterly            D．rarely
49．A．make with             B．benefit from            C．result from       D．appeal to
50．A．quarrel           B．contact                   C．argument               D．view
51．A．attitude           B．position                  C．outlook         D．ambition
52．A．range                     B．series                      C．quantity           D．variety
53．A．strange           B．doubtful                 C．available          D．different
54．A．result from     B．stick to                   C．attend to          D．lead to
55．A．avenues         B．appeal                    C．benefit             D．attitude

原创（五）
Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice.
The book    36   many types of selections on a wide   37    of topics. These selections provide practice on    38   different reading skills to get the   39   of the writer. They also give students   40   in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for   41  comprehension, and critical reading.
Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is   42  when you are trying to decide  43  careful reading is desirable or when there is not    44    to read something carefully.
Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading.    45   , in this case the search is more    46    .To scan is to readquickly in order to    47    specific information. When you read to find a    48   date, or number you are scanning.
Reading for thorough comprehension is   49    reading in order to understand the total   50   of the passage.   51  this level of comprehension the reader is   52   to summarize the author’s ideas but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas.
Critical reading demands that a reader   53   judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reedit    54    posting and answering questions such as “Does my own experience support that of the author?”, “Do I   55   the author’s point of view?” And “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?
36.A.contains                B.uses                   C.put                    D.writes
37.A.sense                    B.variety               C.kind                   D.subject
38.A.making                 B.understanding     C.speaking             D.employing
39.A.message                B.secret                 C.content               D.nature
40.A.power                  B.point                  C.practice              D.opinion
41.A.better                   B.basic                  C.general               D.thorough
42.A.suttable                B.interesting          C.wrong                D.true
43.A.that                      B.if                       C.when                 D.why
44.A.interest                 B.habit                  C.time                   D.desire
45.A.Moreover             B.Anyway            C.However            D.Therefore
46.A.funny                   B.concentrated       C.perfect               D.important
47.A.deal with                     B.get in                 C.go over                     D.find out
48.A.common               B.different             C.fine                   D.particular
49.A.carefully               B.slowly                C.quickly                     D.perfectly
50.A.design                  B.explanation        C.meaning             D.feeling
51.A.To                    B.On                     C.At                            D.In
52.A.impossible            B.able                   C.difficult             D.simple
53.A.makes                  B.finds                  C.puts                   D.offers
54.A.lacks                    B.requires              C.demands             D.affords
55.A.tell                       B.express               C.share                  D.argue

原创（六）
Laugh and Smile Your Way to Health
How much do you laugh and smile during the day? Do you take your life and your illness or injury so   36    that there is no room for joy to fill you? Want a totally free, simple way to increase your    37    and your health with no medicine needed? Then laughing and smiling is   38  to you
So laugh your way to happiness.   39    it takes to put a smile on your face is what you should be doing.
Research shows that laughing can increase the immune system,   40    the body to stay disease free and fight colds and the flu.
If you are facing an illness , having a positive life opinion and a   41    of humor will keep your body open to healing. If you are healthy, laughing will help to make sure you stay that way, and can    42    enjoyment to your work and home life and   43  your daily stress.
Certainly, it can be   44   to keep a positive opinion of life all the time. Simply taking the time to   45  on the positive and treat for the good things    46   in your life can help   47   , but if you are struggling with negative emotions that you just can’t seem to    48   , there are tools that can help.
There are so many things out there to smile about and   49  you have to do is find   50  . Practice looking for the bright   51   of every situation. Avoid the negative：don't   52   yourself with your own problems—or    53   others for their "shortcomings." And don’t pay no attention to the joy in everyday things. Create your own "Laugh for Health"   54    —anything to add to your collection and to give you fresh materials that   55   to you.
36.A. proudly               B.seriously                   C.carefully                   D.freely
37. A.burdens               B.spirits                       C.loads                         D.values
38. A.beneficial             B.changeable                C.suitable                     D.harmful
39. A.However              B.Whenever                  C.Whatever                  D.Whichever
40.A.helping             B.making                            C.letting                       D.causing
41. A.taste                    B.sense                         C.knowledge                 D.joy
42. A.adjust                  B.adapt                        C.apply                        D.add
43. A.improve           B.arise                         C.cancel                       D.reduce
44. A.hard                    B.awful                        C.energetic                   D.helpful
45. A.concentrate          B.put                           C.focus                        D.interview
46. A.carefully                B.thankfully                 C.particularly                D.differently
47..A.remarkably          B.accidentally               C.frequently                 D.purposefully
48.A.seek                     B.stress                        C.accept                       D. overcome
49. A.all                       B.that                           C.how                          D.why
50. A.it                       B.that                           C.this                           D.one
51. A.side                        B.plan                          C.aspect                   D.future
52.A.depend                 B.abandon                    C.load                          D.ban
53.A.praise                   B.miss                          C.approve                     D. blame
54. A.ambition                 B.summary                   C.message                    D.collection
55.A. appeal                 B.apply                        C.center                       D.assume

原创（七）
Alcohol is often taken as a symbol of a special celebration or as a sign of friendship．So it is    36   to see people toasting with a large glass of alcohol to the health or fortune.   37  , every year, alcohol also ruins thousands of lives and destroys many happy families .
Some people drink alcohol to   38    their tension or pain. They   39    think that through drinking, they can   40    from their problems and worries. But it is never a   41  ．During those hours of drinking, alcohol only numbs（麻木）their senses and makes them forget their worries.   42   , when they wake up, their problems are still unsolved .
A   43   alcohol drinker is running the great   44   of getting heart diseases and liver（肝脏）failure. Too much alcohol taken into the body system, death will    45   occur. Alcohol also affects unborn babies    46  . Those pregnant mothers with    47    alcohol in their blood system risk    48   their unborn babies to suffer from defects（缺陷）at birth.     49  , babies are innocent victims due to their mothers’ mistake. Therefore they should be extremely cautious  of any alcohol and it is better to    50  all drinking during pregnancy(怀孕期).
Drunken driving is one of the worst   51   of alcohol abuse. Every year, many lives are lost due to   52   driving on roads and highways. A drunk driver cannot see and judge the distance   clearly and will find it difficult to control his vision and   53    on the road，so he    54    control over his reflexes. That is    55    accidents occur. Not only does he hurt himself but also other innocent road users.
36.A.normal                 B.common             C.ideal                  D. regular
37.A.Accidently            B. Fortunately        C.Excitedly           D. Unfortunately
38. A. relieve                      B.increase              C.create                 D.produce
39. A.usually                B.surely            C. mistakenly           D. aimlessly
40. A.differ                  B. solve                 C. cancel              D. escape
41. A. success               B. solution            C. fact                  D. decision
42. A. However             B. Meanwhile        C. So                   D. Besides
43. A. social                 B. heavy            C. addicted           D.light
44. A.advantages           B.possessions         C.risks                  D.measures
45. A. eventually           B. probably           C.hardly                D.strongly
46. A.anxiously            B. Disastrously    C. extensively        D.differently
47. A. proper                B.little                  C. excessive           D.no
48. A. causing              B.making                     C. having              D.protecting
49. A.Above all             B.First of all          C.All in all           D. After all
50.A. run out                      B.leave out            C. cut out             D.carry out
51.A. reasons                      B. causes              C. effects              D. examples
52. A. drunken             B.normal               C.careless              D. dangerous
53.A. patience              B.emotion             C. judgement         D.imagination
54.A.manages to           B.tries to               C.refuses to           D.fails to
55.A.when                    B.what                  C.where         D. how

原创（八）
How to Release Anger the Right Way
Anger is a feeling that many of us know all too well. Some of us experience it daily,   1  others hold on to it for years at a time. As you likely know, angry is not a healthy   2   . Over time it can become self-destructive,   3  relationships and even your health.
This is not to say that anger is always a   4   thing—anger is a natural part of living；it is a   5    that something is wrong. If anger is not a   6   normal and natural human emotion, it is   7  important to learn and understand how to   8   anger the right way.
You can release anger the right or the wrong way.    9    whether you have an anger problem yourself or not, it is   10    for everyone to understand what the right   11   of releasing anger are. Transforming anger is a powerful   12 to take that will create positive changes in our relationships. One of the best ways to   13  anger is to give yourself the   14  to express anger. In fact, it is quite   15   to express your anger as long as you do it   16   .
Remember that anger management   17  both on mental and physical effort. Although mental therapy alone will help you   18    for releasing your anger, it can only take you so far. The same   19  for exercise too. However, if you   20  both mental therapy and exercising, you will then have   21   to an unbelievable positive solution. Do a particular physical activity   22   the mental intention of releasing your anger.
It might be   23  but the most important things of all to   24   is to never hurt others when you release your anger. Make sure you give yourself the   25  to express safely your anger, without hurting anyone else .
1．A．when                      B．while                     C．but                 D．However
2．A．life                        B．feeling            C．happiness        D．emotion
3．A．reflecting                B．ruining           C．limiting           D．satisfying
4．A．bad                         B．good               C．ordinary         D．especial
5．A．appearance           B．mark              C．signal              D．gesture
6．A．unbelievable           B．completely      C．incompletely   D．carefully
7．A．whatever                 B．how                C．much              D．however
8．A．release                    B．relax               C．obsorb            D．influence
9．A．Instead of                B．Except for       C．Regardless of D．As a consequence of
10．A．important              B．common          C．hard               D．easy
11．A．answers                 B．messages         C．ways              D．actions
12．A．step                   B．right               C．attitude          D．chance
13．A．shift                         B．change            C．transfer          D．transform
14．A．permission            B．application     C．affection         D．admission
15．A．painful                  B．happy             C．healthy          D．succeeful
16．A．confidently            B．correctly          C．gradually        D．separately
17．A．requires                 B．relies              C．lacks               D．decline
18．A．attentively                 B．specially          C．absolutely       D．tremendously
19．A．arranges                B．reaches           C．prepares         D．applies
20．A．control                  B．join                C．separate          D．combine
21．A．access                   B．approach        C．admission    D．contact 
22．A．in conflict with      B．rather than     C．along with      D．in place of
23．A．simple                    B．obvious          C．unrealistic       D．appropriate
24．A．answer                  B．remember       C．repeat             D．listen
25．A．opportunity           B．necessity         C．probability     D．reality

原创（九）
宽容是人世间最好的良药。对于一些无可挽回的悲剧或过失，过多的指责没有任何意义，因为悲剧或过失是任何人都不希望发生的。这时惟有以一种宽容的心态来对待身边的人或事，看待得与失。
Human Relations
----- By Marion Williams
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and you can imagine how excited they were. Certainly the boy was   1  as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, the husband saw a medicine bottle   2  ．As he was late for work, he asked his wife to cap the bottle and ___3____. The mother, who was busy in the kitchen,   4   the matter. The boy playfully went to the medicine bottle, was    5    with its color,and drank it all. It   6   to be a poisonous medicine    7   adults in small dosages. When the child showed   signs of poisoning, the mother took him to the hospital,  8   he died. The mother was stunned（使昏迷）.She was too   9   to face her husband. When the  10   father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he   11   his wife and uttered just four words.
The husband just said “   12   ”
The husaband was indeed   13   in human relationships.The child was dead. He could   14   be brought back to life. There was no   15   in finding fault with the mother.   16  , if only he had taken time to keep the bottle in the cupboard or other place, this would not have happened. No one is   17   . She had also lost her only child .What she needed at that moment was consolation(安慰，慰藉) and   18  from the husband. That was what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective（观点）, there would be much fewer  problems in the world. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is   19    or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we   20  some warmth in human relationship .
1．A．treated             B．thought                 C．ignored                  D．abandoned
2．A．shut                 B．close                      C．bare                       D．open
3．A．put it aside        B．set it aside              C．put it away            D．leave it alone
4．A．completely forgetting                               B．wholly terrified
C．totally forgot                                      D．absolutely remembered
5．A．satisfied           B．fascinated             C．puzzled                  D．calmed
6．A．happened         B．seemed                   C．appeared               D．uttered
7．A．stood for          B．made for                C．meant for              D．called for
8．. A．when               B．then                       C．but                        D．where
9．A．ashamed           B．frightened             C．annoyed                 D．worried
10．A．awful              B．angry                     C．distraught             D．patient
11．A．looked at     B．stared at                C．glared at                D．amazed at
12．A．I hate you, now.                                 B．How do you do?
C．How did this happen?                        D．I love you, Darling.
13．A．a idiot            B．a genius                C．a success                D．a evil
14．A．never             B．seldom                   C．even                       D．once
15．A．wonder           B．point                     C．pleasure                 D．worry
16．A．Therefore        B．Otherwise              C．Besides                  D．However
17．A．to blame        B．to be blamed          C．to be accused         D．to be noticed
18．A．explanation      B．courage                  C．excuse                    D．sympathy
19．A．suitable          B．believeable             C．accessible               D．responsible
20．A．make out        B．look out                 C．stand out               D．miss out

原创（十）【原创精品】
During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was   36  some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily   37   a full basket of   38   green peas. Then I was  39  to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas   for just a marble (弹球).
Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby,   40  and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things  41  he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself,   42   by this man.
Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼),  43   three young men . They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on,   44  their eyes.
Our 45  came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned 46   she had told me about the 47 . She told me,“Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me   48  they appreciated the things Jim‘traded’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“We’ve 49  had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she added, “but right now, Jim would consider himself to be the  50   man.”
Then she gently lifted the   51   fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.
At that time I realized that we would not be  52   by our words, but by our kind  53  . It is said that it takes a minute to find a    54  person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to  55  him.
James Barry
36.A.buying                 B. selling                      C.borrowing                 D. hunting
37.A.glaring at              B. glanced at                 C. staring at                  D.watched at
38. A. picking fresh      B.freshly picked            C. picked freshly           D.fresh dried
39. A. astonished          B. amazed                   C. annoyed                   D.worried
40.A.turned over           B.going over                 C. came over                D.coming over
41.A.but                       B. otherwise                 C. or                               D. although
42.A.suspected              B.impressed                  C.regretted                   D.embarrassed
43.A.saw                      B.discovering                C.finding                  D.seeing
44.A.closing                 B.wiped                       C.cleaning                    D.wiping
45.A. time                   B. chance                       C. turn                         D. decision
46.A. the story                 B. the proverb           C. the legend                D. the joke
47.A. marbles               B. men                         C. debt                         D. life
48.A.why                        B. how                         C. when                       D. what
49.A. ever                    B. always                       C. never                       D.seldom
50.A. honest                 B. happiest                   C. coldest                        D. richest
51.A. lifeless                B. regretless                  C. useless                        D. hopeless
52.A. thought               B. touched                    C. remembered             D. affected
53.A.deeds                   B. things                      C. remarks                    D.rewards
54.A. strict                   B. honest                      C. special                            D. learned
55.A.ignore                  B. forget                      C. recognize                 D.remind

原创（十一）
Childish Voice
When I was a young child, my parents often told me that it was time to teach a man everything. I didn’t understand and wondered why   36  had such a big influence   37   a person. I thought I could grow up quickly to find it out as an adult．But now,   38  I come to knock at the door of adulthood, I feel   39   to express my own   40   on this saying. I know that I’m just a high school student with very   41  experiences. There are still many things   42   me in the future, yet I would like to express myself in a childish voice.
I once read this sentence: “To make this world a happy place to live, you’d better   43  youreself and your heart , instead of the whole world.” I was shocked. It made me think about life   44   . There are so many things around us that    45   our will. We can’t force life    46   our wishes.The earth won’t stop turning no matter whether we   47   it or not. What we can do is just to make ourselves  48  the world. I think we should learn to accept   49  life gives us, no matter whether it’s the spring sunlight or the winter snowfall, and try to be happy.
Deeply moved by the pop song Grandmother (by Jay Chou), I always try to   50   every pleasant thing in my life, but now I see I don’t catch most of the pleasant moments. It is more   51  that they slip by and leave you feeling   52  . I realize that I’m not just living   53   myself and that there are the others around me I should think of .They all pay attention to my growing up, even if it’s just a little progress.
Everyone has his or her own attitude towards life, be it positive or   54   . It doesn’t matter, I think. There is one   55   that should be obeyed—and that’s to make this world better.
36．A．man               B．time                       C．thing                            D．parent
37．A．about                 B．with                       C．on                          D．in
38．A．before            B．after                      C．as                          D．when
39．A．anxious          B．worried                  C．tired                      D．glad
40．A．beliefs            B．opinions                 C．confidences            D．expressions
41．A．a few                    B．little                      C．few                        D．a little
42．A．waiting for      B．sticking with          C．dealing with           D．doing with
43．A．ask                 B．change                   C．exchange                D．force
44．A．myself            B．itself                      C．oneself                   D．themselves
45．A．go with          B．go along                 C．go ahead                D．go against
46．A．being followed B．to be followed        C．to be following              D．to follow
47．A．receive           B．accept                    C．refuse                    D．approve
48．A．fit                  B．suit                        C．beat                       D．match
49．A．what               B．whatever                C．which                    D．why
50．A．miss               B．catch                            C．escape                    D．lose
51．A．probably         B．likely                     C．possibly                 D．unlikely
52．A．regretful        B．awful                     C．successful               D．terrible
53．A．for                 B．by                          C．on                          D．with
54．A．wrong            B．false                       C．negative                 D．true
55．A．point               B．rule                       C．thing                            D．word

原创（十二）
In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some   36   it highly, believing that it is   37   for social progress and prosperity. Others say that   38  is bad, that it sets one person against another; that it   39  unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the   40  that their self-worth relied on how well they   41    at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and –death affairs.  In their single-minded   42  of success, the development of many other human qualities is   43  forgotten.
44   , while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take a(n)   45  attitude. In a culture valuing only the winner and   46  to the ordinary players, they strongly   47   competition. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or   48  success.  By not trying, they always have a(n)   49 ：“I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter   50  I really didn’t try.”   51    , this belief is the same as    52  of the true competitors trying to prove themselves. Both are based on the   53  belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in    54   with others.  Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve（缓解）  55   a new meaning in competition.
36．A．benefit                  B．influences                     C．value                     D．impress
37．A．cheerful                 B．meaningful            C．comfortable           D．responsible
38．A．competition           B．ability                   C．knowledge             D．challenge
39．A．runs into           B．leads to                 C．comes from            D．begins with
40．A．promise              B．belief                   C．dream                   D．task
41．A．planned                B．performed             C．delivered              D．practiced
42．A．pursuit                  B．memory                 C．behalf                   D．search
43．A．shyly                    B．cheerfully              C．sadly                     D．faithfully
44．A．Therefore              B．Meanwhile            C．However                  D．Afterwards
45．A．proper                   B．suitable                  C．confident              D．opposite
46．A．paying no attention        B．pays less attention        C．paid more attention D．pays no attention
47．A．excuse                  B．blame                    C．charge                   D．trust
48．A．enjoy                     B．apply                     C．receive                 D．achieve
49．A．opinion                  B．explanation          C．excuse                   D．reason
50．A．unless                    B．so                         C．while                    D．because
51．A．Firmly                   B．Naturally              C．Unfortunately      D．Clearly
52．A．that                      B．one                        C．it                           D．this
53．A．mistaken           B．different                C．single                    D．common
54．A．consequence          B．comparison           C．connection            D．common
55．A．we can discover       B．can we discover     C．can discover           D．we discover

【选改类】
改编(十三)
Our family finally managed to get together, but in a few days we scattered again to the ends of the earth, and I will begin my new job in a new city. My family has never been ___1 _  in this way . When I think about the    2    future, my heart felt grayish.
When I    3    in the morning, it was raining outside and the sky was as    4   as my mood. My daughter    5    the new skirt that her uncle bought and she flew around the departure hall in the    6    and drew a small and beautiful picture in the dim crowd.
The airplane had a good   7    of newspapers, magazines, television programs, food and drinks. The meal even   8    a serving of Haagen-Dazs ice cream. This small present brightened me up   9   . The gentle smile of the stewardess（空姐）was as beautiful as the   10    after the rain.
When I    11    the airport, the language that entered my   12    was completely different from what I was   13   three hours ago. Although the street lights were as   14   as Allentown’s, the different clothes and expressions of the people    15     me that I am in a new world. I stood in the busy streets like Alice    16   the world in a fairy tale. My heart was    17    with puzzlement about the uncertain future and longing for the new life. When I   18   being able to do what I like once more, that I will make new    19  and that I can enjoy the fun of exploration. I could not   20  to think about starting my new life.
1.A.separated               B.gather                C.divided                     D.surprised
2.A.bright                    B.exciting              C.uncertain            D.unusual
3.A.stood up                 B.got up                C.stayed up            D.woke up
4.A.clear                      B.high                   C.dark                   D.gray
5.A.dressed                   B.wore                  C.liked                  D.had
6.A.station                    B.airport               C.port                   D.house
7.A.offer                      B.number                     C.supply                D.amount
8.A.included                 B.contained           C.followed            D.matched
9.A.successfully            B.especially           C.eventually          D.fortunately
10.A.rainbow                B.ground               C.sky                    D.flower
11.A.got on                  B.got off               C.left away            D.took off
12.A.mouth                 B.eyes                   C.mind                  D.ears
13.A.finding                 B.learning             C.hearing                     D.listening
14.A.long                     B.well                   C.brilliant              D.mamy
15.A.told                      B.reminded            C.suggested           D.explained
16.A.visiting                 B.traveling            C.wandering          D.exploring
17.A.full                      B.filled                 C.satisfied             D.pleased
18.A.set about               B.set out                C.thought over              D.thought about
19.A.friends                 B.enemies              C.mistakes             D.progress
20.A.wait                            B.help                   C.decide                D.afford

改编（十四）
You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place   36  you socialize and learn to get along with people. But this is   37  easy. What can you do   38  you just don’t like one of your classmates?
If you discover that you have problems  39  your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the  40  to recognize and respect the  41  in others. We cannot change the way that other people act,  42  it is important to learn to live happily with them.  
Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better    43   with each other. Getting to know someone   44    help you understand why they do things   45  from you. It is important to remember that just because something is different does not mean that it is bad.   46  teaches us to keep an even temper and open mind.
One thing to  47  is the old saying, “Treat others how you want  48  ”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is   49   to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate   50   it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to   51   who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you will be   52   of the differences in others and not try to make them change.
It is important to  53   tolerance because it will make everyone’s lives easier.  Learn to  54  people for their different abilities and interests. The world is a very  55  , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make    56  .
36．A．which                    B．where                    C．that                 D．when
37．A．very                      B．no                          C．not always              D．really
38．A．unless                    B．since                      C．because            D．if
39．A．getting along with  B．making apologies to C．getting away from   D．fleeing from
40．A．chance/ reflection    B．benefit                    C．appeal/patience D．ability
41．A．imaginations          B．thoughts                 C．consequence    D．differences
42．A．so                        B．and                        C．but                  D．although
43．A．moods                   B．habits                     C．relationships D．feelings
44．A．must                     B．may                     C．should             D．can
45．A．fortunately             B．easily                     C．differently     D．attentively
46．A．Patience                B．Experience              C．Tolerance      D．kindness
47．A．keep in touch         B．keep in mind        C．keep up with    D．keep to yourselves
48．A．to treat                  B．being treated          C．to be treated   D．to be treating
49．A．attractive               B．important            C．desperate         D．fantastic
50．A．something             B．anything                 C．everything              D．nothing
51．A．change                  B．remind                   C．promise           D．decide
52．A．convenient             B．respectful             C．negative           D．unselfish/ considerable
53．A．ignore                   B．cancell                   C．prevent            D．practice
54．A．accept                   B．abandon/receive       C．thank               D．remember
55．A．diverse              B． same                 C．individual        D．apparent
56．A．no difference          B．an effect                 C．an apology       D．a difference．

改编（十五）
My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a ___1___ life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any ___2___. The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John 3me: “You should go and beg, not live with rich folks like us!” After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I ___4___ for hours crying.
Things ___5___ the same until a tall gentleman called Mr Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school ___6___ by the gentleman. “Train her to be useful and humble,” said Aunt. Two days later I ___7___ my home.
At first my ___8___ at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made ___9___ and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners ___10___ the school and life improved. Six years later I ___11___ a teacher and was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a ___12___.
Before I left Lowood, I was ___13___ by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come ___14___ me but left again to go abroad. “He looked like quite a gentleman,” said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.
My new life ___15___ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ___16___ a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He ___17___ stayed at Thornfield and ___18___ my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something ___19___ about my new home. Often I heard odd(奇怪的) sounds ___20___ from the top floor of the house.
1. A. happy             B. long          C. sad           D. comfortable
2. A. food               B. love              C. method        D. schooling
3. A. shouted at         B. cried over      C. found out              D. talked with
4. A. lived               B. stayed         C. studied          D. beat
5. A. appeared          B. worked         C. seemed        D. remained
6. A. built                B. designed       C. owned         D. opened
7. A. built                   B. reached        C. left                   D. sold
8. A. food              B. life              C. book          D. study
9. A. noise              B. friends        C. mistakes       D. faces
10. A. took over           B. took up       C. took off       D. took away
11. A. turned             B. met            C. became        D. found
12. A. school            B. home          C. library       D. country
13. A. taught             B. visited         C. brought       D. required
14. A. looking for     B. looking after  C. looking into         D. looking at
15. A. stopped           B. continued      C. started        D. remained
16. A. showing           B. teaching       C. searching     D. wanting
17. A. often               B. hardly        C. happily        D. quietly
18. A. yet                B. so                       C. still          D. though
19. A. interesting      B. good         C. instructive    D. strange
20. A. come             B. drop          C. fall          D. Go

选编（十六）
Dorothy Brown was very happy as she sat in the theatre listening to the music. Today her little daughter Lauren was giving her ___1___ concert. She had been waiting for this ___2___ for years and years. “Now it is here at last,” she thought. “How beautiful her ___3___ is.”
The song made her ___4___ to the days when she was Lauren’s ___5___. As a young ___6___, Dorothy wanted to be a concert singer. She studied ___7___ in France, Italy and in the United States. “You can become a fine ___8___ in the future,” her teachers told her. “But you must be ___9___ to study hard and work for many years. There will be ___10___ time for anything but music in your life.”
Dorothy was ___11___ at that time and she was ___12___ that music was all she wanted or needed to ___13___ her life. For almost a year Dorothy ___14___ of nothing else. Then she ___15___ David, a young engineer travelling Europe. They soon fell in ___16___. David asked her to be his ___17___. Dorothy also wanted to marry David. But she loved ___18___, too. She didn’t know what to do. David was against her being a singer. He said, “If you want to be a singer, you must forget about getting married. You can’t ___19___ do both.” Thus her days were gone and would never return.
Now Lauren became a singer instead of her, which was her ___20___.
1. A. sorry              B. successful           C. first         D. wonderful
2. A. dance              B. moment             C. show          D. party
3. A. voice              B. face                  C. dress          D. life
4. A. think of                  B. bring back           C. go back         D. come back
5. A. age                    B. friend               C. mother                D. teacher
6. A. musician                 B. pop star               C. lady                  D. girl
7. A. French            B. music                C. piano            D. dance
8. A. actress              B. student               C. singer         D. dancer
9. A. prepared           B. learning             C. driven         D. waiting
10. A. some              B. any                    C. no            D. enough
11. A. eight              B. eighteen              C. eighty         D. eighty-eight
12. A. lucky             B. sure                  C. afraid        D. fond
13. A. fill                     B. live                   C. lead          D. take
14. A. heard               B. knew                C. talked          D. thought
15. A. saw off           B. learned from       C. heard of      D. met with
16. A. love              B. feeling               C. music        D. touch
17. A. assistant         B. teacher               C. wife          D. student
18. A. him              B. engineering         C. herself       D. music
19. A. certainly          B. possibly              C. only          D. mainly
20. A. thought         B. hope                C. purpose      D. will

选编（十七）
Several years ago, while attending a communication course, I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list ___1___ in our past that we felt ___2___ of, regretted, or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.
This seemed like a very ___3___ process, but there’ s always some ___4___soul in the crowd who will volunteer. The instructor then ___5___ that we find ways to ___6___ people, or take some action to right any wrong doings. I was seriously wondering how this could ever ___7___ my communication.
Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story: “Making my ___8___, I remembered an incident from high school. I grew up in a small town. There was a Sheriff ___9___ of us kids liked. One night, my two buddies and I decided to play a ___10___ on him.
After drinking a few beers, we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town, and wrote on the tank in bright red paint: Sheriff Brown is a s.o.b.(畜生). The next day, almost the whole town saw our glorious ___11___. Within two hours, Sheriff Brown had us in his office. My friends told the truth but I lied. No one ___12___ found out.”
“Nearly 20 years later, Sheriff Brown’s name ___13___ on my list. I didn’t even know if he was still ___14___. Last weekend, I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed. I tried his number. After a few ___15___, I heard, “Hello?” I said, “Sheriff Brown?” Paused. “Yes.” “Well, this is Jimmy Calkins.”
“And I want you to know that I did it？”Paused. “I knew it!” he yelled back. We had a good laugh and a ___16___ discussion. His closing words were: “Jimmy, I always felt bad for you ___17___ your buddies got it off their chest, but you were carrying it ___18___ all these years. I want to thank you for calling me...for your sake.”
Jimmy inspired me to ___19___ all 101 items on my list within two years, and I always remember what I learned from the course: It’s never too late to ___20___the past wrongdoings.
1. A. something        B. anything          C. somebody        D. anybody
2. A. ashamed         B. afraid            C. sure             D. proud
3. A. private          B. secret             C. interesting        D. funny
4. A. foolish         B. polite            C. simple           D. brave
5. A. expected          B. suggested          C. ordered           D. demanded
6. A. connect with      B. depend on        C. make apologize to   D. get along with
7. A. improve         B. continue          C. realize            D. keep
8. A. notes                    B. list                    C. plan                   D. stories
9. A. any               B. most             C. none             D. all
10. A. part                    B. game             C. trick             D. record
11. A. view           B. sign             C. attention          D. remark
12. A. also               B. even              C. still              D. ever
13. A. appears         B. considers          C. presents           D. remembers
14. A. angry         B. happy            C. doubtful         D. alive
15. A. words           B. rings             C. repeats           D. calls
16. A. cold                B. plain             C. nervous          D. lively
17. A. in case         B. so long as        C. unless             D. because
18. A. around           B. out                          C. on               D. away
19. A. build up        B. make up          C. clear up          D. give up
20. A. regret           B. forgive          C. right            D. punish

选编（十八）
While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had  1  finding the keyhole. When I  2  to open the door, I  3  around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was  4  installed... but no switch! 
Not discouraged easily, I remembered  5  a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage  6  in the day. I found the bed in the  7  and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing  8 ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the  9  to find another lamp. So I  10  my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around  11  I found a desk lamp which actually  12 !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world  13  be and how   necessary light is! But even more necessary than  14  light is the light that shines from people --the light of  15  and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and  16  place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in  17   of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you  18  may be a beacon of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is  19  a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to  20  the light of one small candle.
1. A. confidence     B. respect            C. adimiration     D. difficulty
2. A. managed            B. failed             C. wished            D. meant
3. A. touched              B. felt                 C. sensed            D. looked
4. A. already                 B. never              C. still                D. once
5. A. equiping            B. producing       C. spotting          D. removing
6. A. later                  B. earlier            C. lower             D. upper
7. A. light             B. dark              C. room              D. corner
8. A. happened          B. operated         C. fired                D. developed
9. A. machine             B. street              C. room             D. car
10. A. wound             B. forced            C. made              D. lost
11. A. after                  B. until                  C. while                      D. since
12. A. helped              B. affected                C. worked           D. inspired
13. A. can                  B. shall                  C. will               D. must
14. A. mental             B. psychological     C. electrical        D. physical
15. A. existence          B. love                      C. truth                D. wisdom
16. A. lonely                B. colourful          C. friendly            D. complex
17. A. short                B. favour           C. face                D. need
18. A. make                      B. offer                 C. take                D. contribute
19. A. not more than   B. other than       C. no more than   D. rather than
20. A. put out             B. give out          C. get over                D. set up

选编（十九）
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to   1  , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t   2  , as I knew, but all the time   3  his foot against mine.
My   4  raced back more than thirty years to the   5   days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The   6  was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
7  wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to   8   each other very well. Frank West   9  me because he wasn’t   10 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had   11   of a mind than a baby has. His “  12 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and   13  more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank   14   on her entirely. He needed all the   15  of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She   16  nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the   17  ones. So before we   18   that morning, I stood beside Frank and   19  my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his   20  to me was always the same.
(   )1. A. work             B. stay       C. live            D. expect
(   )2. A. answer      B. speak     C. smile         D. laugh
(   )3. A. covering          B. moving      C. fighting         D. pressing
(   )4. A. minds       B. memories   C. thoughts        D. brains
(   )5. A. better       B. dark       C. younger           D. old
(   )6. A. cave              B. place      C. sight                 D. scene
(   )7. A. Discussing           B. Solving      C. Sharing              D. Suffering
(   )8. A. learn from          B. talk to     C. help            D. know
(   )9. A. needed        B. recognized  C. interested         D. encouraged
(   )10. A. normal      B. common     C. unusual         D. quick
(   )11. A. more         B. worse     C. fewer           D. less
(   )12. A. word         B. speech     C . sentence         D. language
(   )13. A. not              B. no         C. something        D. nothing
(   )14. A. fed              B. kept       C. lived           D. depended
(   )15. A. attention    B. control          C. treatment         D. management
(   )16. A. lost              B. needed          C. destroyed         D. left
(   )17. A. troublesome  B. unlucky    C. angry                D. unpopular
(   )18. A. separated          B. went      C. reunited              D. returned
(   )19. A. pushed      B. tried      C. showed        D. measured
(   )20. A. nodding           B. greeting     C. meeting           D. acting

选编（二十）
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is not capable (有能力的) of it. A child may think he is __1__ because he doesn’t understand how to make the __2__ of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their __ 3__.
A person who believe that he is incapable will not make a real __4__ because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with confidence necessary for __5__ , and he won’t  work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is __6__ likely to fail, and the failure will __7__ his belief in his competence (才能) .
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had __8__ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor __9__ in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not __10__ too much of him. In this way, they two __11__ the idea. He accepted __12__ mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to __13__ and was very poor at maths, __14__ as they expected.
One day he worked at a problem which __15__ of the other students had been able to solve.
Alder __16__ in solving the problem. This gave him confidence (信心). He now __17__ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at __18__. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned __19__ in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may __20__ himself as well as others by his ability.
1. A. clever                   B. shy                   C. useless                    D. stupid
2. A. biggest                 B. most                 C. highest                   D. deepest
3. A. ability                  B. age                  C. brain                      D. knowledge
4. A. decision                B. success              C. effort                            D. trouble
5. A. work                    B. study                C. improvement          D. success
6. A. truly                       B. really                C. however                 D. therefore
7. A. lead to                 B. strengthen         C. increase                  D. add to
8. A. an experience        B. an example        C. a thought                D. a story
9. A. state                        B. mind                 C. start                       D. ending
10. A. blame                 B. expect               C. get                         D. win
11. A. developed           B. organized          C. discovered                     D. found
12. A. his                     B. her                   C. its                          D. their
13. A. manage               B. succeed             C. try                         D. act
14. A. only                   B. almost               C. just                        D. then
15. A. none                   B. no                    C. no one                    D. nobody
16. A. gave                   B. succeeded          C. failed                            D. believed
17. A. lived                  B. worked             C. played                    D. graduated
18. A. lessons                  B. medicine           C. subjects                  D. maths
19. A. early                  B. deeply               C. late                        D. simply
20. A. encourage           B. love                  C. astonish                  D. disappoint