题目内容：

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A group of frogs were traveling the woods when two of them fell into a deep pit (坑). All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the       frogs that they were as      as dead. The two frogs ignored     words and tried to jump out of the pit with all of their might.     frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.

         , one of the frogs listened to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog      to jump as hard as he could.

   Once again, the crowd of frogs shouted at him to      and wait for death.

He jumped even harder and finally     it out. When he got out, the other frogs asked: “Did you not hear us?”

   To their     , the frog explained to them     he was almost deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the whole time.

   Words have the power of      and death. An encouraging word spoken to someone who is       can lift them up and help them make it through their difficulties.

   A destructive (破坏性的) word to someone     is down can be fatal (致命的). So     be careful of what you say.

1.A. in  B. over  C. through  D. to

2.A. second  B. next  C. two   D. first

3.A. much  B. deep  C. good   D. hard  

4.A. his  B. their     C. its   D. my

5.A. another    B. the other C. other    D. others

6.A. First  B. Finally C. Then   D. Suddenly

7.A. tried  B. continued C. went   D. asked

8.A. put up  B. give up C. stay up  D. jump up

9.A. made  B. got  C. jumped  D. lifted

10.A. surprise B. joy       C. happiness  D. disappointed

11.A. that  B. if   C. when   D. why  

12.A. life  B. alive  C. live   D. lively

13.A. down    B. on  C. up   D. out

14.A. which    B. whom C. who   D. what

15.A. never    B. still  C. always  D. just