二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
Five-year-old Lek rushed to his parents' restaurant. Out of 1 , he reached for some banana leaves without a break (休息). Tonight was Loy Krathong (水灯节). People would send out tiny boats with lighted candles so that last year's problems could sail away，leaving 2 for the new year.
This week，Lek practised launching (使下水) krathongs because his sister，Dao，was sick. Perhaps a wish would 3 her illness. "It won't be enough to make Dao better," Lek's grandma said sadly. But Lek didn't 4 . He believed many krathongs could at least help something.
"Don't waste your efforts. We must get ready for customers in the restaurant," said Grandma.
With customers arriving，Lek helped in the kitchen. Finally，the night fell. Lek pushed 5 the crowd (人群) until he came near the river，lowering krathongs into the water with his pole (竿). Lek lit the candle and made a wish. Suddenly，his body shook and the krathong 6 . It remained on the surface of the water for a moment and then disappeared (消失).
What a terrible sign! Tears flooded Lek's eyes. Lek tried to save his krathong but it was too 7 . When seeing it turned upside down，his tears dropped into the river.
At that time，a girl handed him a boat with sweet white flowers. Lek got another chance to launch the krathong! He sent it down with the pole 8 and made his own silent wish. The candle light moved slowly on the river. With each krathong sent away，he made the 9 wish over and over—May Dao get well soon.
"Do you suppose there are a thousand krathongs tonight?"
"There must be at least ten thousand!" answered the girl. Lek smiled. He hoped the river could hear the ten thousand wishes sailing from his 10 for his sister that night.
()1. A. shape
B. danger
C. breath
D. trouble
()2. A. jokes
B. reasons
C. gifts
D. hopes
()3. A. take away
B. wake up
C. lead to
D. depend on
()4. A. require
B. stop
C. move
D. understand
()5. A. over
B. through
C. across
D. towards
()6. A. swam
B. dropped
C. burnt
D. appeared
()7. A. late
B. early
C. low
D. high
()8. A. heavily
B. simply
C. luckily
D. carefully
()9. A. sweet
B. same
C. real
D. valuable
()10. A. restaurant
B. home
C. dream
D. heart