第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
It was my first day of high school, and I was late．My next class, German, scared me．I just could not speak that _21__．As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom．
At the door, a hand reached out and  _22_ mine firmly．I looked up．A man with large glasses smiled．He _23__himself as Tony, which means teacher in German．_24_, his warm smile and __25_ words eased my fears．That year, I __26_ his classes a great deal because I learned __27__just German．
I admit I only speak a little German．__28_ I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Tony．
Every day Tony stood  _29_ his classroom before and after class to give his “hand hug”．After school his room was always filled with students and he would _30_ to and chat with them—_31_  those not in his class．He taught me that every person is _32_ your time．
One time, I was rejected by my friends．Tony told me, “Linda, life gives you _33．But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels．” Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles   _34_  and not to fear any difficulty．
In my senior year, I _35_ president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very__36_．Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch．He served me by giving me his food as well as advice．He __37__ out what he taught us to do: __38_ others．
The author William Arthur Ward _39_: “The mediocre（平庸的） teacher tells．The good teacher explains．The superior teacher demonstrates．The great teacher _40_．” Thank you Tony, for inspiring me．
21．A．country    B．language   C．nation       D．word
22．A．hit       B．beat   C．shook       D．patted
23．A．introduced       B．regarded   C．treated      D．considered
24．A．Once again      B．In addition       C．For once   D．Right away
25．A．exciting    B．welcoming       C．disappointing   D．boring
26．A．escaped    B．heard C．enjoyed    D．preferred
27．A．more than B．other than C．less than   D．rather than
28．A．And  B．So     C．But   D．Therefore
29．A．within      B．outside     C．beyond     D．ahead
30．A．say    B．listen C．talk   D．speak
31．A．ever  B．yet    C．still   D．even
32．A．worth       B．worthy     C．full of      D．filled with
33．A．troubles    B．lessons      C．ashes D．jewels
34．A．frequently B．similarly   C．hopefully  D．differently
35．A．made B．became     C．took  D．held
36．A．proud       B．capable     C．busy  D．free
37．A．proved     B．picked      C．put    D．lived
38  A．serve B．offer C．give  D．teach
39．A．read  B．put    C．told   D．wrote
40．A．inspires    B．encourages       C．praises      D．excuses