While attending a conference，I returned to my hotel room late one evening．The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had 21 finding the keyhole．When I 22 to open the door，I 23 around the wall for a light switch．I found a plate where a switch was 24 installed(安装)…but no switch!
Not discouraged easily，l remembered 25 a lamp by the bed when I put down my luggage 26 in the day.I found the bed in the27 and then the lamp，but when I switched it on，nothing 28 !I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light came in from the 29 to find another lamp．So I 30 my way slowly across the room to the curtains and…no drawstring(拉绳)!I finally stumbled(跌跌撞撞地走)around 31 I found a desk lamp which actually 32 !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world 33 be and how necessary light is!But even more necessary than 34 light is the light that shines from people—the light of 35 and faith．Because，for many people，the world is a dark and 36 place．For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in 37 of some light．So let your light shine．Whatever light you 38 ，it may be a beacon (灯塔)of hope and encouragement．And if you feel that your light is 39 a candle in a forest， remember there isn’t enough darkness in all the world that can 40 the light of one small candle．
21．A．confidence B．respect C．admiration D difficulty
22．A．managed B．failed C．wished D．meant
23．A．touched B．felt C．sensed D．looked
24．A．already B．never C．still D．once
25．A．equipping B．producing C．sporing D.removing
26．A．later B．earlier C．lower D．upper
27．A．1ight B．dark C．room D．corner
28．A．happened B．operated C．fired D．developed
29．A．machine B．street C．room D．car
30．A．wound B.forced C．made D．1ost
31．A．after B．until C．while D．since
32．A．helped B．affected C．worked D．inspired
33．A．can B．shall C．will D．must
34．A．mental B．psychological C．chemical D．physical
35．A．existence B．love C．truth D．wisdom
36．A．1onely B．colourful C．friendly D．complex
37．A．short B．favor C．face D．need
38．A．make B．offer C．take D．contribute
39．A．not more than B．other than C．no more than D．rather than
40．A．put out B．give out C．get over D．set up