五、完形大练兵
Once there was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was cheap but it was very 22 to him because it was a gift from his father.
After 23 the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for 24 from a group of children playing nearby.
He 25 them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn 26. They searched everywhere but still could not find the 27. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another 28.
The farmer looked at him and thought. “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer 29 the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he 30 while the rest had failed.
The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.”
This story shows us that sometimes a 31 mind can think better than an excited one.

22. A 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. C 31. C