第二节完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
For long, a question disturbed a little boy. He couldn’t understand why his next-desk-pal(同伴)could rank lst whenever he wanted to , while he himself   21   to .
At home, he asked his Mom, “Mom, am I more   22  than others? I feel I study as hard as him, but why do I  23  fall behind?” Staring at him, she went   24  , not knowing how to explain.
She felt an impulse (冲动)to say , “you are too   25  .You are not really as hard-working as others…”but she stopped   26   she knew her son was suffering from the pains of   27   grades and rankings. She thought it   28  to add any additional burden to his son and was trying to find out a(n)   29   answer.
Time went by quickly, the son finished primary school.   30   studying harder and harder, he was still unable to   31   his pal. To show her pride of him, Mom decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she   32   to give out an answer.
Now, the son no longer   33   his rankings, because, with the lst ranking, he was   34   by Harvard University .
Back home in winter vacation, he was invited to   35   the students and parents in high school. In the speech, he mentioned a(n)  36   experience in his childhood:…When my mother and I were lying on the beach, she pointed to the front and said ,“Do you see the seabirds fiying for food over there? When the   37   comes near, little birds can escape quickly   38   ‘clumsy’ seagulls (笨拙的海鸥)would take more time to complete the   39  . However, have you noticed birds that   40   fly across the endless ocean are none other than ‘clumsy’seagulls?”
21.A.refused                        B.decided                     C.failed                        D.afforded
22.A.troublesome                 B.stupid                       C.naughty                     D.careless
23.A.always                        B.never                        C.hardly                       D.even
24.A.wrong                         B.worried                     C.crazy                        D.wordless
25.A.young                         B.lazy                  C.clever               D.old
26.A.although             B.before              C.beacuse              D.unless
27.A.worrying                        B.surprising            C.doubting                   D.unsatisfying
28.A.cruel                B.unnecessary          C.important             D.impossible
29.A.natural             B.harmonious          C.perfect              D.ordinary
30.A.Besides              B.Despite             C.Beyond               D.Without
31.A.get through         B.come across          C.compare with         D.keep up with
32.A.managed            B.hesitated            C.determined        D.remembered
33.A.cares about         B.doubts about         C.wonders about     D.worries about
34.A.invited                       B.accepted                    C.welcomed                  D.dismissed
35.A.visit                               B.contact                 C.address              D.meet
36.A.private                        B.valuable                    C.interesting                 D.unexpected
37.A.wave                           B.food                         C.wind                         D.time
38.A.and                         B.since                         C.until                         D.while
39.A.game                          B.fun                           C.match                       D.process
40.A.suddenly                  B.immediately             C.finally                       D.gradually