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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

Mr Adamson enjoys playing the violin in his spare time. He is often pleased with his own  21 . But it is a  22  time for his neighbors when Mr Adamson plays the violin, as he  23  so badly.

One day Mr Adamson sat by a  24  and began to play the violin as usual. Mr Adamson seemed to be making  25  instead of music, but he was so  26  that he almost forgot what he was doing. Just  27 , some stones were thrown out of the windows under  28  Mr Adamson was sitting,  29  he did not pay any attention to it. The “music”  30 . After a little while, an empty bottle and a worn-out shoe were thrown out of the window,  31 . Only then did Mr Adamson know this was not the place for him to play in. Mr Adamson was very  32 . He thought, “ 33  no living people can understand my music, I should go to a place where people may appreciate（欣赏）my works.” So he  34  to go to a graveyard（墓地）.

He came to a graveyard where there was no other  35  except the church bell. Mr Adamson sat at a grave and thought  36 , “I must do my best to  37  that my music is outstanding（出色的）.” The more he thought, the more inspired（激动）he was, and  38  he began to play his violin. Suddenly a barefoot（赤脚） stretched（伸）out from the graveyard and gave him a heavy  39  which sent him flying. His violin also dropped from his hand. Mr Adamson felt very sad  40  his works were not accepted by anyone, not even the dead.

21. A. voice  B. music  C. noise   D. sound

22. A. terrible      B. useless       C. wonderful  D. long

23. A. sings   B. shouts C. dances D. plays

24. A. house  B. door   C. window      D. wall

25. A. sound B. something  C. noises D. voice

26. A. angry  B. excited       C. lovely D. disappointed

27. A. that    B. right   C. now    D. then

28. A. which B. it C. that     D. where

29. A. and     B. but     C. so       D. for

30. A. stopped      B. began  C. played D. continued

31. A. together     B. slowly C. too     D. again

32. A. happy B. sad     C. glad    D. pleased

33. A. Unless       B. As if   C. As      D. Before

34. A. decided      B. said    C. thought      D. knew

35. A. voice  B. building     C. thing   D. sound

36. A. anything    B. his music    C. a lot    D. hardly

37. A. prove  B. tell     C. explain       D. mean

38. A. first    B. second       C. finally D. third

39. A. kick    B. boxing       C. push   D. shoe

40. A. until   B. and     C. because      D. so