完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned 36 the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his 37 was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She 38 to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out 39_ . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested 40 the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the 41 _. Yet he knew that if all else 42 there would be no other alternative.
So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more 43 . Open your hand and stretch your 44 out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “ 45 Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll 46 my penny!”
The boy had had a coin in his hand 47 and was holding it 48 in his little fist(拳头). And he wasn’t 49 to open his hand and lose it. But 50 he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.
The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be 51 to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite 52 to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and 53 earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists 54 and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to 55 hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”
【小题1】A．inB．atC．from D．on【小题2】A．foot B．hair C．hand D．head【小题3】A．tried B．refusedC．pleted D．separated【小题4】A．in fun B．in generalC．with fear D．in pain【小题5】A．throwing B．selling C．burning D．breaking【小题6】A．time B．state C．process D．record【小题7】A．failed B．lost C．impressed D．tried【小题8】A．chance B．choiceC．try D．force【小题9】A．lips B．fingers C．nails D．thumb【小题10】A．But B．And C．Though D．When【小题11】A．touch B．hit C．employ D．lose【小题12】A．all the time B．in time C．at one timeD．for some time【小题13】A．obviously B．tightly C．stupidly D．normally【小题14】A．hesitated B．accepted C．excited D．prepared【小题15】A．yet B．since C．once D．although【小题16】A．seemed B．pared C．looked D．related【小题17】A．difficult B．safe C．easy D．quiet【小题18】A．allow B．admit C．forbid D．make【小题19】A．open B．cleanC．closed D．dirty【小题20】A．bring B．take C．have D．e B【小题1】C【小题1】A【小题1】D【小题1】D
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