完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one rainy evening．The overhead light outside my door was
1 and I had difficulty finding the keyhole．When I finally
2 to open the door, I
3 around the wall for a light switch．I found a
4 where a switch was once installed．．．but no switch．
No discouraged easily, I remembered seeing a
5 by the bed when I put away my luggage
6 in the day．I found the bed in the dark and felt around until I found the lamp, but when I switched it on,
7 happened! Now what?
Though I knew that it was dark outside my window
8 the outdoor light was burned out, I thought that
9 if I opened the curtains I might be able to use the light from the
10 to find another lamp．So I
11 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and．．．no draw-string!
I finally stumbled （跌跌撞撞） around until I found a desk lamp that actually
12 ! That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world can be and how necessary
13 is．
But even more necessary than
14 light is the light that shines from people—the light of
love, sympathy and
15 ．Because, for many people, the world is a dark and
16 place．
It is the shining that is important, for someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or fear and in
17 of some light．
So let your light shine．Whatever light you
18 may be a beacon （灯塔） of hope and encouragement in someone’s darkness．And if you feel that your light is
19 a candle in a forest, remember this—there isn’t enough darkness in the world to
20 the light of one small candle．
| 小题1: | | A．broken | B．burning | C．shining | D．smooth |
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| 小题2: | | A．managed | B．attempted | C．succeeded | D．meant |
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| 小题3: | | A．touched | B．felt | C．turned | D．looked |
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| 小题4: | | A．light | B．plate | C．lamp | D．signal |
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| 小题5: | | A．lamp | B．switch | C．desk | D．window |
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| 小题6: | | A．later | B．earlier | C．sooner | D．first |
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| 小题7: | | A．something | B．everything | C．nothing | D．anything |
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| 小题8: | | A．since | B．unless | C．when | D．although |
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| 小题9: | | A．certainly | B．surely | C．absolutely | D．perhaps |
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| 小题10: | | A．stars | B．room | C．street | D．shop |
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| 小题11: | | A．forced | B．made | C．struggled | D．pushed |
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| 小题12: | | A．closed | B．failed | C．did | D．worked |
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| 小题13: | | A．love | B．thinking | C．dream | D．light |
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| 小题14: | | A．spiritual | B．physical | C．mental | D．inner |
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| 小题15: | | A．faith | B．soul | C．mind | D．attention |
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| 小题16: | | A．mixed | B．fancy | C．lonely | D．complicated |
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| 小题17: | | A．lack | B．favor | C．need | D．face |
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| 小题18: | | A．offer | B．receive | C．devote | D．throw |
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| 小题20: | | A．give out | B．leave out | C．take out | D．put out |
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