第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）

I grew up in a small town in Kentucky.My father raised chickens and ran a construction company.I was barely 10 years old  41  my dad gave me the responsibility of  42  the chickens and cleaning up the henhouse. He  43  it was important for me to have those jobs to learn  44  .Then,when I was 22, I found another  45  in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace. I washed dishes and  46  from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and then went on stage and  47  until 2:00 in the morning. It wasn't long  48  I became known as a singing cook. I had been turned down so many times by  49   companies that it was hard not to be  50  .One night, my manager and a woman executive (董事) from a  51  named Warner Brothers Records came to my performance. When the  52  was over, we sat down and talked. After they left, I  53  to myself that it was one more  54  . A few weeks later, however, my  55  received a phone call--Warner Brothers wanted to   56  me to a record deal. Soon after, I released my first record in June 1986. It sold over 2 million copies. My best  57  had gone into every job I ever held. It was the  58  of responsibility that made me feel like a man. Knowing that I had done my best filled me with  59  , I still feel that way today,  60  I have become a well-known singer.

41.A.until       B.while   C.though D.when

42.A.feeding   B.watching     C.selling  D.counting

43.A.promised       B.believed      C.suggested    D.guessed

44.A.skills      B.knowledge   C.hardship      D.responsibility

45.A.chance    B.job      C.position       D.time

46.A.cooked   B.waited  C.served  D.helped

47.A.danced   B.played  C.sang     D.talked

48.A.that B.after    C.before  D.since

49.A.record    B.film     C.restaurant    D.food

50.A.excited   B.surprised     C.discouraged D.interested

51.A.college   B.company     C.association   D.club

52.A.song       B.play     C.meeting       D.show

53.A.pointed   B.led       C.said     D.turned

54.A.success   B.failure  C.try       D.deal

55.A.manager B.mother C.friend  D.company

56.A.offer      B.give     C.lead     D.sign

57.A.wishes    B.efforts  C.results  D.gains

58.A.power    B.duty     C.sense    D.use

59.A.pride      B.hope    C.ease     D.care

60.A.in case    B.now that      C.as if     D.even though