Cloze 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。

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I planted two seeds side by side in the soil in my backyard. The first said， “I want to grow！ I want to send my roots     1     into the soil， and try to     2     . I want to feel the     3     of the sun on my face！” And it grew. The second seed said， “I am     4     . If I send my roots into the ground below， I don't know what I will meet in the     5     . If I push my way through the hard soil， I may 6     my small sprouts （芽）. What if a small child may     7     me up from the ground. No， it is much better for me to wait until     8     .” A hen walking around for     9     found the waiting seed and immediately ate it.

I sometimes     10     myself—What if I stop focusing on the worst and go for the     11    ？ Most people can do     12     things if they have the confidence to take the     13     ， yet most people don't. There are lots of people     14     on the sofa saying， “I'm going...” They will do it when they are rich and when they get     15     and their children are perfectly grown.

The     16     is that your life can never be     17     . Part of it might be， though. Step away from the sofa sitters who are     18     a single perfect day to begin     19     their dreams.

Believe in yourself and know that you can do anything！ However， those who     20     to risk get controlled by life finally.

1. A. highB. wideC. shortD. deep

2. A. get upB. stand outC. go outD. come up

3. A. warmthB. beautyC. strengthD. coolness

4. A. happyB. afraidC. wrongD. excited

5. A. skyB. airC. darkD. light

6. A. damageB. cutC. helpD. touch

7. A. pickB. holdC. pullD. lift

8. A. wetB. clearC. cleanD. safe

9. A. funB. restC. waterD. food

10. A. supportB. askC. doubtD. control

11. A. easiestB. smallestC. bestD. farthest

12. A. unusualB. humorousC. boringD. useless

13. A. suggestionsB. measuresC. riskD. invitation

14. A. walkingB. jumpingC. sittingD. standing

15. A. marriedB. richC. oldD. organized

16. A. questionB. truthC. dreamD. advantage

17. A. niceB. interestingC. shinyD. perfect

18. A. spendingB. thinkingC. wastingD. waiting

19. A. realizingB. reachingC. sharingD. having

20. A. startB. preferC. refuseD. fail

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I was on vacation with my husband， my brother， and his wife and daughter. We were not     1     with the area and got on a bus， thinking it would be a nice way to see the downtown's old town area. Well， until     2     with the bus driver， we didn't find that we were on the neighborhood route which     3     school children and delivers people to various     4     places. That was a route of over about two hours. That was a surprise and a concern because we had     5     our vehicle （汽车） in a timed parking area and it was going to     6     .

We shared this with the bus driver only to let her know we were not from the area and     7     for getting on her bus by mistake. Then she surprised us by     8     saying， “I get off shift （换班） after a few more blocks， and if you don't     9     taking my company car， I'd be happy to take you 10     to your vehicle before the time end.” The bus driver received permission from her     11    ， so we thankfully said yes to her     12     .

She went out of her way to take us back to our vehicle after her shift was     13     and it wasn't on her route home， either. We were     14     and grateful for her kindness.     15     ， because she shared some of her     16     about the school-age children she sometimes had on the bus route， I offered her a few     17     on how to quiet the children with a skill that would make the ride     18     for them as well as for her. She was so     19     . It was a wonderful     20     of kindness！