VII．完形填空。（共20小题，每小题1.5分；满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
(A)
How can you think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the  51  the football player will pass the ball to his teammates over and over again. So he won’t have to  52  passing the ball in the game, he will just do it.
You can  53  yourself to think in English this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words  54  book or shoe or tree. For example, whenever you  55  a “book” you should think of it in English instead of in your mother language.
After you have learned to think of several words in English, then move on to the next step-- thinking in  56  . Listening and repeating is a very useful  57  to learn a language. Listen first and don’t care too much about  58  you fully understand what you’re hearing. Try to repeat what you hear. The more you listen, the  59  you learn. After you reach a higher level,  60   having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.
(   )51. A.practice          B.break               C.game                D.day
(   )52. A.wait for          B.think about           C.look at              D.give up
(   )53. A.allow            B.tell                 C.train                D.ask
(   )54. A.like             B.in                  C.from                D.about
(   )55. A.see              B.buy                C.keep                D.borrow
(   )56. A.passages         B.sentences            C.classes              D.lessons
(   )57. A.step             B.idea                C.way                D.plan
(   )58. A.whether          B.which              C.why                D.how
(   )59. A.less            B.later                C.harder              D.more
(   )60. A.start           B. remember           C. finish              D.stop
(B)
After his parents’ meeting , Wang Jiaming , 14 , from Beijing knows that he will face invisible（看不见的）“enemies”—“other excellent students”.
“Look at such and such a student . You and he are taught by the same teachers . Why couldn’ t you be as  61  as him ?”his mother would say .
Many students hear  62  words from their parents . After the parents’ meeting , their parents begin to  63  them with other students , especially those who are praised by teachers .
“I want to encourage my child to  64  them ,”explained Li Shulan , a mother of a 14-year-old boy from Xi’an , Shanxi .
However , many children , like Wang , don’ t like it .
“I feel very  65  and sometimes even‘hate’those students ,”Wang said .
Parents have good intentions（意图）, but in fact they could  66  children’s self-esteem（自尊）, said Lin Ying , a psychological（心理的）teacher at Xiamen Hubin Middle School in Fujian . If children feel hurt , they should let parents know it .
“You can choose a relaxing occasion(场合), for example , over the dinner , and tell your parents your feelings ,”Lin said .“Also , some articles online explain  67  it could be bad for children . You may want to show such articles to your parents .”
It’ s not all bad , though . Liu Jiayang , 13 , from Taizhou , Zhejiang said students could take the chance to learn to be open-minded .
“I find the students that my mom talks about really have strong  68  that I don’ t have . I take them as examples and try to  69  with them ,”she said .
“During the process（过程）, always keep in mind that you’ re unique（特别的）. Never  70  heart ,”Lin added .
（    ）61．A．bad   B．right    C．good    D．new
（    ）62．A．important  B．familiar      C．similar   D．same
（    ）63．A．expect  B．encourage      C．compare   D．connect
（    ）64．A．care for  B．learn from   C．agree with   D．turn to
（    ）65．A．amazed  B．annoyed   C．pleased   D.surprised

（    ）66．A．hide   B．show       C．hurt    D．protect
（    ）67．A．when   B．why    C．what    D．how
（    ）68．A．methods  B．rules       C．habits      D．points
（    ）69．A．put up  B．turn up   C．catch up   D．set up
（    ）70．A．meet   B．keep    C．follow   D．lose