II 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As you move through life, you meet problems of all shapes and sizes. Some are hardly __21__ mentioning; while others are life-threatening or earth-shattering. Yet, they all have one thing in __22__. Each problem is merely the __23__ that hides a gift which has been custom designed to your specifications.
If you choose to __24__ yourself in your life with the wrapping paper, the bow, and the box, that's perfectly all right. You can cuss them and discuss them. You can admire all the subtleties(精妙) of their __25__. But, if you are worried by the problem — that is, the wrappings — you will never be able to receive the __26__that was prepared __27__ for you.
No matter what the problem is, the gift it __28__ has a peculiar quality. It cannot be delivered __29__ into your consciousness or your awareness. You must actively choose to __30__ it and to accept it as your own. Only you can remove the wrapping, and only you can remove the gift from the box.
21. A. busy B. worth C. valuable D. worthy
22. A. common B. general C. ordinary D. brief
23. A. box B. tiger C. wrapping D. opportunity
24. A. teach B. enjoy C. entertain D. hurt
25. A. appearance B. wrapping C. problem D. design
26. A. gift B. box C. bow D. paper
27. A. especially B. perfectly C. politely D. previously
28. A. gets B. carries C. takes D. includes
29. A. happily B. easily C. freely D. directly
30. A. understand B. realize C. acknowledge D. approach
