二,完形填空 I woke up with a painful back this morning. This was not unusual, since my back has given me problems for years, but today no 1 or moving would loosen it up. Still, l had five dogs waiting 2 by the door to go out for their morning walk as usual, so I slowly bent down and started to pull my 3 on. When I did, though, I saw that my shoes, like my body, were showing 4 of wear. From the split in one shoe, I knew that it wouldn’t be too long before I had to 5 this pair. I only wished I could replace my back along with them. Later, after 6 the dogs, watching the sunrise and eating breakfast, I was feeling a lot 7 inside. My back pain had 8 too, and my smile had returned. It was then 9 I remembered a letter a friend had sent me recently. Inside, she had pasted a 10 picture of an old, worn-out pair of work boots, sitting on the ground. Their leather was 11 and their laces were worn, but they still looked 12 , because inside, someone had planted a beautiful bunch of 13 . The flowers had grown tall and strong, in spite of their curious container. This picture reminded me again that 14 my body might have felt like a worn-out pair of shoes at times, inside it was a 15 that continued to grow every day in love, peace and happiness. At some point in your life you need to 16 who you really are. Are you the body that 17 older every day, or are you the soul within it that remains forever 18 ? One day the loving spirit within you will have to 19 out of its worn-out pair of shoes and walk on 20 them. May it bless everyone it meets along the way, heading for its Heavenly Home. 1. A. practicing B. shaking C. jumping D. stretching 2. A. hopefully B. patiently C. stressfully D. thankfully 3. A. shoes B. coat C. clothes D. trousers 4. A. symbols B. signals C. signs D. marks 5. A. replace B. clean C. wash D. repair 6. A. searching B. pulling C. walking D. driving 7. A. tense B. pain C. better D. worse 8. A. faded B. swallowed C. lost D. failed 9. A. when B. that C. until D. if 10. A. strange B. useful C. moving D. delightful 11. A. cracked B. covered C. processed D. decorated 12. A. normal B. useful C. different D. great 13. A. seeds B. crops C. flowers D. vegetables 14. A. where B. while C. which D. since 15. A. soul B. mind C. hope D. wish. 16. A. describe B. decide C. display D. dismiss 17. A. seems B. looks C. grows D. keeps 18. A. young B. mature C strong D. weak 19. A. start B. step C. make D. put 20. A. under B. from C. behind D. without