VI.完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life. He wondered what the most   46   day in our lives was. “Is it the day when we were born or the day we   47  ?” He asked the wise man. “  48  . The most important day in our lives is today.” The wise man replied calmly.

“Why?” The young man felt very   49  . “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?” The wise man shook his head. He continued to ask, “Is it because of my visit?” The wise man answered, “No.   50   nobody visited me today, today is still very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has   51   like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it hasn’t come   52  ; but no matter how common today is, it is under our control.”

The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man   53   him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have   54   a lot of it.” The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

Actually, today is the only   55   we have. So, what we should do now is to forget yesterday and tomorrow and catch the moment of today!

46. A. important    B. necessary   C. comfortable   D. funny

47. A. miss     B. die    C. grow     D. start

48. A. Nothing    B. None    C. No one    D. Neither

49. A. awful     B. pleased   C. surprised    D. excited

50. A. However    B. Although   C. As if     D. Even if

51. A. gone by    B. gone on   C. gone out    D. gone up

52. A. yet               B. either            C. sometimes        D. usually

53. A. helped    B. stopped   C. encouraged   D. ordered

54. A. treasured    B. handed   C. wasted    D. avoided

55. A. excuse     B. way    C. chance    D. plan