第三节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1．5分，共30分）（变式题）*
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（Ａ．Ｂ．Ｃ．Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There is a wonderful fable about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her．One day, feeling sad and 26 , she was walking through a meadow （草地） when she noticed a small 27 caught in a thorn （荆棘）bush．The more the butterfly 28 to free itself, the deeper the thorns cut into its body．The young girl carefully released the butterfly 29 the thorns． 30 flying away , the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy ．The young girl rubbed （搓） her eyes in 31 ．
“For your wonderful kindness,” the good fairy said to the girl, “I will grant（准予，实现） you any word you 32 like．”
The little girl thought 33 and then replied, “I want to be happy!”
The fairy said, “Very well,” and leaned toward her and 34 in her ear．Then the good fairy suddenly disappeared．
As the little girl 35 , there was no one in the land as 36 as she．Everyone asked her the 37 of her happiness．She would only smile and answer, “The reason for my happiness is 38 I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl．”
When she was very old and on her deathbed, the 39 all came together around her, being 40 that the fabulous （传说的） secret of happiness would 41 her．“Tell us, please,” they begged．“Tell us what the good fairy said．”
The lovely old woman 42 smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, 43 old or young, rich or poor they seemed, had 44 of me．”
Happiness is the most precious thing in the world, which can be obtained in different ways．And happiness is also the simplest thing if you just do what you should do．It’s 45 that if you love and help others you’ll get it．
26．A．alone B．lonely C．hopeless D．helpful
27．A．bird B．ant C．worm D．butterfly
28．A．struggled B．stuck C．struck D．stretched
29．A．of B．from C．away D．off
30．A．In spite of B．In place of C．Instead of D．In short of
31．A．disbelieve B．disbelief C．belief D．believe
32．A．had B．will C．would D．should
33．A．for a moment B．in a moment C．at the moment D．over the moment
34．A．said B．told C．whispered D．talked
35．A．turned up B．brought up C．came up D．grew up
36．A．rich B．beautiful C．happy D．elegant
37．A．key B．secret C．resource D．way
38．A．that B．because C．why D．for
39．A．families B．friends C．neighbors D．guests
40．A．afraid B．frightened C．concerning D．glad
41．A．die off B．die out C．die away D．die with
42．A．simply B．justly C．rightly D．quitely
43．A．how B．however C．whenever D．when
44．A．need B．request C．require D．demand
45．A．sure B．certain C．possible D．impossible