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涂黑。
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