完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Johnny, a lizard*，lived between some rocks in the country, where he liked lying in the sun every morning. One day, he was so _____ that he didn’t notice some boys coming up behind him. The boys caught Johnny. Luckily, he escaped from their hands in the end. But he lost his _____  .

The children watched the tail moving about, but they _____  threw the tail away and left. After a while, Johnny came back to look for his tail, but he couldn't find it. Feeling so sad, he decided to stop doing everything else in his life and spend _____  his time finding his tail. Days and months passed, Johnny kept looking, asking _____  he met if they had seen his tail. However, there was _____ no news about it.

One day, he asked a boy and the boy answered in surprise, “Why do you need _____   tails?”

After hearing this, Johnny _____  and saw that he had grown a new, stronger tail. He suddenly realized that he didn’t need the old tail any more, and he found it silly to  _____  so much time in looking for it. So Johnny stopped and went back home.

_____  the way, he suddenly found his old tail on the road. Although it looked terrible, Johnny was still    _____ to have it back. He picked it up. Just at that moment, an idea hit him that he shouldn’t look at the past and worry about it since it was not useful for _____  any more. Finally, he decided to drop his _____   tail there, leaving all his past worries with it. As he went on his journey, all he took with him were the thoughts of the present and the   _____   of the future

As we know, it’s not good to look at the past, _____ it helps in the future. The past is past, move on and live for the present and the future! Let the past go with wind.

1.A. relaxed    B. interested       C. lonely      D. nervous

2.A. body       B. eyes             C. tail        D. head

3.A. again      B. soon             C. already     D. nearly

4.A. Other     B. both             C. no          D. all

5.A. Someone   B. everyone         C. Anyone    D. no one

6.A. only       B. Also            C. still       D. always

7.A. one        B. two              C. Three      D. four

8.A. turned off B. turned around    C. turned down D. turned back

9.A. waste      B. Use             C. Pay        D. take

10.A. In       B. On               C. By          D. At

11.A. excited  B. sad              C. bored       D. afraid

12.A. he        B. his              C. he’s     D. him

13.A. small     B. Big             C. old         D. strong

14.A. dreams    B. suggestions      C. messages    D. news

15.A. so        B. And             C. Unless      D. because

—I’m planning to take part in the English Speech Contest next month.

— ______! I’m sure you will stand out..

A. Congratulations    B. Good luck

C. My pleasure       D. What a pity

—One ______ easily lose his way when he visits or comes to a new place.

—I agree with you.

A. may  B. need    C.must   D. should

—Excuse me, could you tell me ______?

—Sorry. I’m not sure. Please go to the information desk.

A. that there is a train

B. which train can I take

C. when the train leaves

D. where does the train go

—_______ is your uncle’s home from here?

—It’s about one and a half hours’ ride.

A. How far   B. How often   C.How long  D. How soon

—Shall we drop by Diana’s house after finishing the work?

—Well, it ______ time.

A. belongs to   B.happens to   C. hangs on   D. depends on

Jason is upset because his mother always _______ him with other children.

A. completes  B. compare   C. compares   D. complete

Many people like to buy the newest mobile phones, but in fact, some of the new functions are ______ used.

A. usually  B. hardly   C. widely  D. really

______ Jim ______ his sister wants to go to the cinema because they both like the movie Zootopia.

A. Either… or     B. Both…and

C. Neither …nor   D. Not only…but also

My parents always encourage me to make a ______ and decide for myself.

A. meal  B. choice    C. secret    D. conversation