Ⅱ、完形填空。(每小题1.5分，共15分)

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Ma ny artists    21  . The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose   22   them.

One picture was of a  23   lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture   24   it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had   25  , too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful   26  . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush   27   in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush(灌木丛) a mother bird had built her nest. She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures   28   , he choose the second picture   29   explained. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situation, you can still be calm in your   30  . That is the real meaning of peace.

(   )21. A. argued      B. invited      C. tried      D. invented

(   )22. A. between     B. except      C. within     D. through

(   )23. A. calm        B. round      C. small      D. deep

(   )24. A. announced   B. thought     C. doubted    D. promised

(   )25. A. lakes        B. clouds      C. mirror     D. mountains

(   )26. A. at all        B. at last       C. at once    D. at present

(   )27. A. lying        B. growing     C. dying     D. moving

(   )28. A. actively      B. carefully    C. angrily    D. widely

(   )29. A. so          B. but         C. or        D. and

(   )30. A. voice       B. world        C. heart     D. view