第二节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

Think half!

Most of us were brought up to finish what was on our plates at dinner before dessert, or finish our homework so we could go to bed. 　11　, nobody likes any job half way done. So when we begin to think about painting a room or cleaning out a closet, we 　12　 to think in terms of the finished product. Nothing 　13　 with that, of course!

The fact, 　14　, is that in today’s world sometimes getting 　15　 and finishing can’t happen in the same Saturday afternoon. Actually a lot of people do have trouble 　16　 things at a time and then find themselves 　17　 by a lot of unfinished stuff.

And nobody likes a job done half way, as we 　18　.

Think half! Yes, I know I just said nobody likes a job half finished, 　19　 this concept can work in a positive way as well as a(n) 　20　 one. For example, instead of eating a whole sandwich at lunch, 　21　 eating just half of it. Fewer 　22　, same satisfaction. If you’ve got a(n) 　23　 you’d love to work on but just don’t have the 　24　, try half — offer to co-work. Half the work, same achievement. Instead of 　25　 the whole closet on one Saturday, go just for the shoes, or just one side, or just the shirts. Instead of the whole room, just half a 　26　. Next week, the other half of the wall. Half the headaches, same result, just a little further down the road.

Think half! The key to 　27　 with this technique is that it doesn’t become a start-stop technique. 　28　 it to help you feel like you finished what you started out to do and see the 　29　, and that will give you the motivation to do it 　30　 next time.

11. A. Strangely B. Eventually C. Certainly     D. Fortunately

12. A. tend B. agree C. begin        D. promise

13. A. familiar B. wrong C. special  D. useful

14. A. indeed B. therefore C. instead  D. however

15. A. delayed B. returned C. started  D. stored

16. A. finishing B. knowing C. holding  D. enjoying

17. A. embarrassed B. encouraged C. caught   D. surrounded

18. A. expected B. remembered C. learned  D. said

19. A. before B. because C. but  D. though

20. A. easy B. narrow C. similar  D. negative

21. A. try B. advise C. discuss  D. imagine

22. A. differences B. calories C. numbers    D. coins

23. A. message B. task C. invitation  D. ticket

24. A. skill B. interest C. time  D. chance

25. A. giving away B. looking after C. moving on  D. cleaning out

26. A. wall B. face C. company  D. car

27. A. health B. success C. patience  D. peace

28. A. Call B. Show C. Use  D. Send

28. A. progress B. information C. safety  D. friendship

30. A. casually B. totally C. curiously  D. alone