II、完形填空：（30分满分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。
Two sisters were having fun on the swings when a new girl joined them. After a few minutes, the girl asked the older sister,“___41__ you are so pretty,” and then to the younger sister, “ and you are so____42____？”
Though the third girl was a complete stranger, her words___43___ the younger sister’s self-esteem, and caused___44___ and comparisons between the two sisters for years to ___45___.
__46___ said “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me” was a total fool! Unkind words can___47___ you. So can other stuff, like ___48___ a test.
What do I ___49___ by self-esteem? Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself. It ___50___ by other names, including self-image, self-confidence, or self-respect. I like the ___51___ self-worth best because it says something the other terms don’t. What is your self-worth? Get it?
And just how much are you worth? More than you can probably imagine. As the Yiddish___52___ goes, “All of us are crazy good in one way or another.”
What you do about your self-worth is one of the most important ___53___ you will ever make as a teen. To be positive, you need to see your best self, build your character and ___54___ , and learn ho like yourself. Of course, you are always___55___ to be negative by listening to the opinions of others, doing___56___ to improve yourself, and being critical of your imperfections.
Having a healthy___57___ of self-worth doesn’t mean you are full of yourself. It simply means you have got___58___self-confidence and that you are OK with who you are.
Low self-esteem is like___59___ through life with your handbrake(闸) on. The good news is: whatever you may think of yourself today, you can build your self-worth simply by thinking and acting a little___60___. It is not that difficult.
41．A．How come B．What if C．What about D．How much
42．A．perfect B．ugly C．mild D．mean
43．A．encouraged B．improved C．protected D．hurt
44．A．campaign B．friendship C．conflict D．understanding
45．A．come B．spend C．find D．live
46．A．Anyone B．Whoever C．The one D．Those who
47．A．help B．adapt C．ruin D．touch
48．A．taking B．failing C．passing D．attending
49．A．stand B．support C．drive D．mean
50．A．goes B．calls C．happens D．owns
51．A．phrase B．way C．idiom D．term
52．A．meeting B．saying C．thinking D．telling
53．A．decisions B．mistakes C．contributions D．sacrifices
54．A．patience B．experience C．competence D．influence
55．A．happy B．able C．afraid D．free
56．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．all
57．A．sense B．idea C．thought D．opinion
58．A．extreme B．ample C．permanent D．temporary
59．A．walking B．running C．jumping D．driving
60．A．carefully B．elegantly C．differently D．regularly