完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to  1  her. One day, he went to the farmer to  2  his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  3  . I’m going to release (释放)  4  bulls, one at a time. If you can  5  the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
  6 , the young man got out and stood in the field,  7   the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   8    and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   9    that one of the next bulls had to be a better   10   than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   11   .
A few   12    later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   13   and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   14  and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   15   was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A   16    came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   17    to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   18    at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   19   , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities.    20  catch the first one.

Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to   36   her. One day, he went to the farmer to   37   his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that  38   . I’m going to release (释放)  39  bulls, one at a time. If you can   40   the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”

41  , the young man got out and stood in the field,   42    the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door   43     and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He   44     that one of the next bulls had to be a better   45     than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull   46    .

A few   47     later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so   48     and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the   49   and eyeing the young man. “ What the next   50    was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.

The door opened a third time. A   51     came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he   52     to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and   53     at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his   54    , the bull had no tail.

Life is full of opportunities.   55    catch the first one.

1.                A．call            B．recognize       C．respect   D．marry

2.                A．remember      B．copy           C．ask  D．answer

3.                A．field           B．forest          C．river     D．building

4.                A．two            B．three          C．four D．five

5.                A．see            B．cut            C．catch D．discover

6.                A．Immediately     B．Quietly         C．Finally    D．Proudly

7.                A．talking about     B．thinking of       C．looking for D．waiting for

8.                A．moved         B．opened         C．broke    D．closed

9.                A．decided        B．noticed         C．suggested D．learned

10.               A．rule           B．help           C．choice    D．reason

11.               A．get up         B．go back         C．fall down  D．pass through

12.               A．seconds        B．days           C．hours D．months

13.               A．famous         B．big            C．short D．beautiful

14.               A．house          B．wall           C．ground    D．door

15.               A．fish            B．horse          C．bird D．bull

16.               A．pity           B．shame         C．smile D．tear

17.               A．explained       B．said           C．sang D．flew

18.               A．jumped        B．escaped        C．stopped   D．shouted

19.               A．anger          B．surprise        C．joy   D．excitement

20.               A．Never          B．Often          C．Seldom    D．Always

  It is really surprising that the girl ______ so early.

　 A. has married 　 B. had married C. marry 　 D. will marry

My uncle___________ until he was forty-five.

A.married                      B. didn’t marry

C.was not marrying              D. would marry

 Who do you know Dora is going to _____ ?