题目内容：

Did you ever have a day like this? A man , who was cleaning his cement truck, got __ in the mixer(搅拌机). Suddenly, he found himself going round and round in the mixer with no way to __. All he could do was shout for help. __, another worker came over and shut it off. After a while, the man, who was covered in bruises(挫伤), came out from the __. It __ me of some bad days I’ve had. You know what I mean.

If you feel like you are being knocked down by life, think about the __ bird called the Water Quzel. Strangely enough, the little __ is often found living next to __ waterfalls and fast-rushing rivers. However threatening the weather and however __ the water, the tough and cheerful Water Quzel can be heard __ happily. What’s more, while the voices of most birds , however melodious(悦耳的)in __ weather, fall silent over long winter months, the lovely Water Quzel sings on through all __ and every kind of storm. I have to __ :does this little creature know something that we don’t know?

It seems that the bird knows that every violent storm will __ give way to sunshine; every dark night will finally fade into dawn. And isn’t it true? Even our bleakest (暗淡的) and stormiest times do not __ forever. like the __ man who was buffeted(折磨)about in the cement mixer, there is always an end to the __.

As the famous novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe said, “ When you get in a tight place and everything goes __ you , until it seems as if you could not hold on a minute longer, never __, for that is just the place and time when the tide will turn.” I have had that experience more times than I can___.

Maybe there is one day when you feel as if you are in the cement mixer. If so, would you hold on a little longer?

1.A. delivered    B. beaten    C. caught    D. discovered

2.A. cry    B. watch    C. hide    D. escape

3.A. Fortunately    B. Strangely    C. Exactly    D. Obviously

4.A. office.    B. mixer    C. room    D. hospital

5.A. accuses    B. informs    C. warns    D. reminds

6.A. confusing    B. blind    C. amazing    D. stupid

7.A. creature    B. plant    C. gift    D. fish

8.A. small    B. beautiful    C. violent    D. calm

9.A. dirty    B. cold    C. hot    D. clear

10.A. whispering    B. screaming    C. dancing    D. singing

11.A. warm    B. windy    C. wet    D. rainy

12.A. weeks    B. centuries    C. seasons    D. decades

13.A. believe    B. wonder    C. request    D. conclude

14.A. regularly    B. occasionally    C. constantly    D. eventually

15.A. last    B. move    C. wave    D. cheat

16.A. wise    B. kind    C. poor    D. great

17.A. adventure    B. suffering    C. journey    D. opportunity

18.A. by    B. for    C. with    D. against

19.A. give up    B. break in    C. look back    D. help out

20.A. regret    B. forget    C. remember    D. complete