第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Dear Seth,

You are only three years old, and at this point in your life you can not read, much less understand what I’m going to tell you in this letter. But I’ve been thinking a lot about the life that you have ____31___ you, about my life so far as I _____32____ on what I’ve learned, and about my role as a dad in trying to prepare you for the __33_____ that you will face in the coming years.

Be thankful. You are at a wonderful ____34___ of life. You still have many wonderful stages of life, but they are not without costs and ____35____. I hope to help you along your path by sharing some of the best of ____36____ I’ve learned. As with any advice, take it with a grain of ____37____. What works for me ___38__ not work for you.

Life can be cruel. There will be people in your life ____39__ won’t be very nice. They’ll laugh at you because you’re different, or for no good ___40_____. They might try to bully you ____41____ hurt you.

There’s not much you can do about these people except ____42____ to deal with them, and learn to choose friends who are kind to you, who ____43_____ care about you and who  make you feel good about yourself. When you find friends like this,___44_____ them, treasure them, spend time with them, be kind to them and love them.

There will be ___45_____ when you meet with disappointment instead of success. Life won’t always ____46____ the way you want. This is just another thing you’ll have to learn to deal with. But instead of letting these things get you down, push on, ____47____ disappointment and learn to persevere and to pursue your dreams __48_____ pitfalls. Learn to turn negatives into positives, and you will do much better in ___49____. You will also face heartbreak and abandonment by those you love. I hope you don’t have to face this too much, but it happens. Again, there is not much you can do but to heal, and to move on with your life. Let these pains become stepping stones to better things in life, and learn to use them to make you ____50____.

31. A. regardless of  B. ahead of  C. at the back of  D. in the form of

32. A. reflect        B. rely          C. depend            D. insist

33. A. errors         B. mistakes      C. truths            D. trails

34. A. crossing       B. house         C. stage             D. office

35. A. challenges     B. troubles      C. difficulties      D. risks

36. A. where          B. which         C. that              D. what 

37. A. rice           B. salt          C. corn              D. wheat

38. A. must      B. can      C. might     D. should

39. A. who       B. whom     C. while     D. whose

40. A. consequence     B. reason       C. result          D. cause

41. A. but             B. though       C. or          D. otherwise

42. A. to learn        B. learn        C. learning        D. learned

43. A. exactly       B. entirely     C. truly         D. absolutely

44. A. tend to         B. hold onto    C. turn to         D. lead to 

45. A. days            B. months       C. time            D. weeks

46. A.  turn out       B. turn up      C. turn on         D. lead to

47. A. avoid           B. reject       C. refuse          D. accept

48. A. against         B. despite      C. within          D. beyond

49. A life             B. study        C. career          D. family

50. A. richer          B. kinder       C. cleverer        D. stronger
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