Ⅱ.完形填空 [建议用时15]
(2014·东北三省四市第一次联考)
For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I__1__certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and__2__would win the race.At other times I would__3__like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous __4__hoping to reach that banner a little faster.__5__，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any__6__.I finally decided to__7__and take a break.It was then that I saw my__8__sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I__9__hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their__10__and even when I was __11__with my wife at my side looking after me.It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner.I just didn’t have the__12__to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be.__13__is who you are.”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the__14__life we think we should have and __15__the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found__16__your own heart，soul and mind.It will be found when you__17__that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness.Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of__18__with you everywhere you go.__19__yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness，you are__20__there.
1.A.forgot B.missed
C.overcame D.accomplished
2.A.safe B.steady
C.calm D.quiet
3.A.act B.run
C.jump D.walk
4.A.place B.height
C.speed D.time
5.A.Generally B.Gradually
C.Fortunately D.Firstly
6.A.clearer B.lower
C.closer D.smaller
7.A.settle in B.start off
C.stop by D.sit down
8.A.happiness B.goal
C.success D.friendship
9.A.studied B.fought
C.exercised D.worked
10.A.laughter B.complaints
C.stories D.breathing
11.A.lonely B.tired
C.sick D.hungry
12.A.courage B.chance
C.wisdom D.strength
13.A.Stress B.Relaxation
C.Failure D.Pain
14.A.real B.perfect
C.common D.ordinary
15.A.enjoy B.change
C.improve D.create
16.A.from B.on
C.over D.in
17.A.realize B.believe
C.hope D.admit
18.A.sorrow B.responsibility
C.fortune D.joy
19.A.Carry B.Make
C.Push D.Take
20.A.never B.still
C.already D.ever
