II. 完形填空（20分）

Have you heard the story？ A well-known speaker started   1   his lecture by holding up a $20 bill.  In the hall of 2000, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?  "Hands started   2  .  He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you - but first, let me do this."

He began to crumple（弄皱） the 20 dollar   3  . He then asked. "Who still wants it?  "Still the hands were up    4   the air. "Well," he replied, "    5  I do this?  "  He    6   it on the ground and started to grind(磨, 碾) it into the floor with his   7  .  He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?  "    8   the hands went up.

"My friends, you have all     9    a very valuable lesson.    10   I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not    11    in value. It was still worth $20. 

Many times in our     12   , we are dropped, crumpled, and ground（grind的过去式） into the dirt by

the   13   we make and the circumstances(环境)that come our way. We feel   14   we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what     15      happen, you will never lose your

16  .  

Dirty or   17   , crumpled or finely creased, you are still   18   to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in   19   we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE. 

You are   20  --- don't ever forget it！

1.  A  up            B  for        C  off           D  over

2.  A  going up       B  lifting up    C  pulling up     D  coming up

3.  A  note           B  paper       C  money       D  coin

4.  A  on            B  in          C  into          D  by

5.  A  even if         B  as if        C  only if       D  what if

6.  A  placed         B  put         C  laid         D  dropped

7.  A  head          B  hand        C  foot         D  shoe

8.  A  However       B  Still        C  So          D  Because

9.  A  had           B  took        C  learned      D  held

10.  A  Whatever     B  However    C  Whichever    D  Wherever

11.  A  lose          B  decrease    C  increase      D  exist

12.  A  world        B  lives        C  heart        D  brain

13  A  decisions     B  mistakes     C  comments    D  money

14.A  as for        B  as though    C  as well       D  as a result

15.A  will          B  can        C  would        D  could

16.A  life          B  money      C  value         D  confidence

17.A  muddy       B  mean        C  foul         D  clean

18.A  valueless      B  worthless    C  priceless     D  helpless

19.A  that          B  where       C  which       D  what

20.A  common      B  special      C  helpful      D  unforgettable