In the middle of town lived an old man. One day he __1__ his watch in his own store. It was __2__ to him because it was from his wife. After searching __3__ in the store for a long while, he __4__ to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He __5__ them that the person who found it would be rewarded. __6__ this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the __7__ store, but still could not find the watch.
Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to __8__. A little boy went up to him and asked for another __9__. The man looked at him and thought, “Why not? __10__， this kid looks sincere enough.” __11__ the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy __12__ with the watch in his hand! The man was very __13__， and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had __14__. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sat on the ground and __15__. Then I heard the ticking (滴答声) of the watch and just looked for it in that __16__.”
We usually think about our own needs, which can't bring peace into our mind. __17__ we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a __18__ result. So allow a few minutes of __19__ to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make __20__ as you expect to!
语篇解读：本文是夹叙夹议文。作者通过找表这样一个小故事告诉我们给自己的大脑片刻宁静非常重要。
1．A.lost B．broke
C．hid D．fixed
解析：选A 由该段的“searching, found, still could not find the watch”可知，他把表弄“丢(lost)”了。
2．A.close B．strange
C．similar D．important
解析：选D 由该空后的“because it was from his wife”可知，这块表对他来说非常“重要(important)”。
3．A.young and old B．heavy and light
C．high and low D．black and white
解析：选C 这位老人在店里“上上下下(high and low)”找了个遍。
4．A.forgot B．decided
C．agreed D．learned
解析：选B 由下文孩子们进店找表的行为可知，他“决定(decided)”让在店外玩耍的孩子们进来帮忙。
5．A.warned B．taught
C．worried D．promised
解析：选D 由该空后的“the person who found it would be rewarded”可知，他向孩子们“承诺(promised)”：谁找到了表，就有奖赏。
6．A.Hearing B．Seeing
C．Wearing D．Feeling
解析：选A “听到(Hearing)”他的承诺，孩子们冲进了店里。
7．A.big B．dirty
C．whole D．busy
解析：选C 孩子们为了找到表，搜遍了“整个(whole)”店。
8．A.set off B．give up
C．calm down D．show off
解析：选B 由该空前的“the man felt hopeless”可知，他想要“放弃(give up)”了。
9．A.date B．reason
C．meeting D．chance
解析：选D 由下文的“the man sent him back in the store”可知，一个小男孩请老人再给他一次“机会(chance)”。
10．A.After all B．So far
C．At first D．As usual
解析：选A 由该空前后内容可知，这里是说：为什么不呢？“毕竟(After all)”这个孩子看上去十分真诚。
11．A.But B．Or
C．So D．Unless
解析：选C 老人认为这个孩子真诚，因此又让他进了店，前后是因果关系，故填So。
12．A.ran away B．came out
C．fell down D．went back
解析：选B 由上文的“the man sent him back in the store”可知，过了一会儿，小男孩手里握着表“出来(came out)”了。
13．A.angry B．proud
C．nervous D．surprised
解析：选D 看到自己的表被找到了，这位老人十分“惊喜(surprised)”。
14．A.failed B．finished
C．regretted D．doubted
解析：选A 由上文内容可知，其他孩子都没有找到表而这个小男孩成功了，故填failed。
15．A.played B．waited
C．listened D．watched
解析：选C 由该空后的“Then I heard the ticking (滴答声) of the watch”可知，这个小男孩坐在地上开始仔细地“听(listened)”。
16．A.station B．direction
C．situation D．darkness
解析：选B 听到手表的滴答声，然后朝着那个“方向(direction)”找去。
17．A.Luckily B．Possibly
C．Besides D．Instead
解析：选D 我们往往只考虑自己的需求，这样就无法让我们的心平静下来。“相反(Instead)”，我们应该从自身的角度去想一想，这样才会带来“好的(good)”结果。
18．A.clear B．good
C．direct D．natural
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
19．A.silence B．exercise
C．pleasure D．conversation
解析：选A 由上文的“keep peaceful for a while”可知，这里是说给自己的大脑片刻“宁静(silence)”。
20．A.noises B．sense
C．progress D．mistakes
解析：选C 由该空前的“helps you deal with your work”和该空后的“as you expect to”可知，这里是说取得“进步(progress)”。
