第三节完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,满分20分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项。 There is an old man in the village that everybody ___21___ asks him for help whenever they come ____22___ problems.He is named the No 1 ___23___ man in the world. In the village,there is one young man who is also very ___24___ .So he is very unhappy ___25_______ the old man could be more ___26___ than him.One day he ___27___ the old man with a bird in his hand.He asked the old man a ___28___ question: “ Is the bird in my hand dead or alive?” The old man ___29___ at the bird and answered: “Whether the bird is dead or not ___30___ on you.If I say it is alive,you will ___31___ the bird to death.If I say it is dead, you will set it ___32___ .So when things are in your hands, you ___33___ your own fate.” On most occasions, the __34___ of whether success or failure ___35___ our hands.It is your ________36___ whether you want to succeed or not. __37___ you cannot control certain events that ___38___ , you can choose how ___39___ want to react.Exercise your ___40___ of positive thinking.And then you will find you are getting more and more clever, and are able to solve problems much more easily. 21.A.never B.always C.seldom D.often 22.A.over B.with C.across D.to 23.A.wise B.stupid C.brave D.kind 24.A.intelligent B.helpful C.active D.promising 25.A.because B.that C.though D.when 26.A.foolish B.popular C.lovely D.promising 27.A.showed B.provided C.attracted D.approached 28.A.simple B.puzzling C.silly D.familiar 29.A.turned B.called C.looked D.glared 30.A.falls B.depends C.trusts D.stands 31.A.kill B.shoot C.squeeze D.frighten 32.A.up B.down C.about D.free 33.A.decide B.tell C.try D.win 34.A.question B.outcome C.factor D.truth 35.A.puts up B.goes away C.lies in D.takes in 36.A.view B.opinion C.idea D.choice 37.A.Since B.As C.Although D.Whether 38.A.occur B.go C.present D.have 39.A.others B.we C.you D.they 40.A.energy B.power C.force D.strength