第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was past 10:00 pm. I was busy with my schoolwork though I was 21 . Just then my little
brother Michael ran out of his room, 22 a pen in his right hand and a piece of paper in the other.
“Betty, can you help me with my 23 for school? It’s about the seven 24 of the world.” He said.
My eyes were so 25 on the computer screen that my brother had to pull my blouse just to get my 26 .
“Look, not right now! I’m very busy.” I said. “You’re always busy! You’re always like that!” he replied.
I felt a bit guilty（愧疚） 27 I thought about his words, but my work seemed more 28 to me than my brother’s. I sighed a few times and 29 with my own studies.
The next day, I arrived home late. Michael came into my room.
“I know you are 30 , but there’s something I want to show you”, he began. Without saying a word, I 31 the paper from him. I really didn’t 32 what he was saying. All I wanted was to 33 him and finally get to rest.
Suddenly, my eyes widened in 34 . There, he wrote:
The Seven Wonders of the World
1．Love 2．Friendship 3．Peace 4．Joy 5．Wisdom 6．Fun 7．Family
I 35 believe what my brother had written on the paper. I was completely 36 .
How could such an innocent（天真的）little child 37 such things in life?
The most valuable things in life are the ones that we 38 take for granted. These things don’t take the form of big houses or beautiful 39 . The most wonderful things in the world are immaterial（非物质的） 40 they can never be developed by human art, skill or effort.
21．A．tired B．experienced C．talented D．satisfied
22．A．buying B．holding C．playing D．biting
23．A．problem B．mistake C．trouble D．homework
24．A．events B．cities C．wonders D．mysteries
25．A．paid B．attracted C．applied D．fixed
26．A．attention B．care C．love D．concern
27．A．before B．as C．since D．till
28．A．practical B．useful C．important D．interesting
29．A．started B．hated C．forgot D．continued
30．A．busy B．bored C．free D．tiring
31．A．handed B．took C．got D．accepted
32．A．record B．worry C．mind D．share
33．A．get on well with B．keep up with C．make fun of D．get rid of
34．A．surprise B．sadness C．happiness D．disappointment
35．A．shouldn’t B．needn’t C．couldn’t D．mustn’t
36．A．wounded B．lost C．pleased D．puzzled
37．A．understand B．remember C．study D．finish
38．A．ever B．often C．seldom D．never
39．A．voices B．poems C．cars D．music
40．A．if B．when C．but D．and
