二、完形填空。（每题 1 分，共 10 分）

　　Reading is an activity that people enjoy a lot in their free time. Some like reading newspapers， and    11    enjoy novels or comic books. I like reading about the lives of great people. This always gives me a lot of ideas on    12    to make my own life better.

　　Great people are remembered not because they were handsome or beautiful，    13    because they do not give up when their lives are difficult. They use every chance    14    their lives and make the world better.

　　One good    15    is Orville and Wilbur Wright， the two brothers who invented the airplane. The plane has made the world    16    a small village. Hard work， not good luck， is the reason    17    the Wright Brothers could invent this convenient(便捷的) machine and became great people. Today we    18    remember them when we see planes in the sky.

　　When I feel sad， stories of great people always help    19    feel better. This is why I enjoy reading about great people‘s lives. Reading is also a good way to relax myself. I can get    20    fun in the books. A good book is a good friend to comfort me when I am unhappy. So long as I have a good book at hand， I’ll never feel lonely.

　　(    ) 11. A. other    B. others    C. another    D. the other

　　(    ) 12. A. how    B. what    C. where    D. which

　　(    ) 13. A. so    B. and    C. or    D. but

　　(    ) 14. A. change    B. to change    C. changes    D. changing

　　(    ) 15. A. way    B. idea    C. example    D. answer

　　(    ) 16. A. into    B. from    C. out of    D. of

　　(    ) 17. A. because    B. why    C. that    D. for

　　(    ) 18. A. ever    B. never    C. seldom    D. still

　　(    ) 19. A. I    B. me    C. my    D. mine

　　(    ) 20. A. many    B. a lot    C. a lot of    D. a few