请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
On a dark night, a man came to a lonely village. When he walked slowly, a yellow light suddenly
1 at the end of the road. There was a man carrying a lantern. A(n)
2 near him said, “Here comes Blind Sun.”
“Blind?” the man said. “That’s too
3. A blind man has no idea of day and night, can’t
4 the beauty of nature, or even doesn’t know what the light is. Isn’t he funny to carry a lantern?”
As the lantern was coming near, the yellow light moved slowly to the man. The man asked, “
5, may I ask you if you’re really blind?”
The blind man answered, “Yes. When I came to the world, I couldn’t see
6.”
The man asked, “
7 do you carry a lantern?”
The blind man smiled, “At night all the people without lanterns are just as
8 as me, so I light a lantern.”
The man said, “I see. You light for others.”
But the blind man said, “No, I do it for
9.”
“For yourself? But there is no
10 for you to do that.” The man felt surprised.
The blind man explained, “Did others ever knock into you
11 the darkness?”
The man nodded, “Yes, sometimes.”
The blind man said proudly, “Believe it or not, I
12 knocked into anyone. Although I’m blind, I carry the lantern, not only to light for others, but also to let others see me,
13 they won’t knock into me.”
After hearing that, the man was lost in thought.
In fact, everyone has a lantern in himself. Light it actively not only for others, but also for yourself! Never put yourself in a dark
14. When you feel left out and find it hard to
15 well with others, are you ready to light your lantern?
(
A
) 1. A. appeared
B. fell
C. went
D. closed
(
B
) 2. A. worker
B. villager
C. engineer
D. student
(
D
) 3. A. easy
B. clear
C. useful
D. strange
(
B
) 4. A. hear
B. enjoy
C. touch
D. play
(
A
) 5. A. Excuse me
B. Come on
C. I’m sorry
D. Never mind
(
D
) 6. A. something
B. nothing
C. everything
D. anything
(
B
) 7. A. How
B. Why
C. Where
D. Which
(
A
) 8. A. blind
B. kind
C. lucky
D. free
(
C
) 9. A. yourself
B. himself
C. myself
D. ourselves
(
B
)10. A. time
B. need
C. way
D. problem
(
C
)11. A. such as
B. instead of
C. because of
D. as for
(
B
)12. A. always
B. never
C. often
D. usually
(
B
)13. A. after
B. so
C. if
D. because
(
A
)14. A. situation
B. village
C. dream
D. country
(
D
)15. A. turn on
B. hold on
C. put on
D. get on
