题目内容：

完形填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分，满分15 分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最

佳选项。

Many books have been written about“the art of giving”. And we also know that it’s hard to give people a gift, 1.a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 2.

As is often the case, some little kids think they don’t get enough gifts 3.some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 4. For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very 5.

Gift giving is different in different 6.Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 7.because many people have enough things and don’t want 8. gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember 9.In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don’t need to 10.too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough.

To make things 11.some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however,12.money can make people uncomfortable.“When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they’re being lazy,”says John Wilson.“In England, we have a saying: It’s the thought that 13.When someone gives me money, I feel they don’t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift 14.has some thought behind it.”

Different people have very different thoughts 15.this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think? 

16.A. specially     B. especially      C. commonly     D. usually

17.A. displays      B. disadvantages   C. disagreements   D. dislikes

18.A. while         B. when         C. as             D. if

19.A. same         B. similar        C. small          D. huge

20.A. lonely        B. happy         C. sad            D. angry

21.A. cities         B. towns         C. provinces       D. countries

22.A. else          B. other          C. another         D. else’s

23.A. too much      B. much too      C. too many        D. many too

24.A. a child        B. a person       C. a guide          D. a chef

25.A. spend        B. take          C. cost            D. make

26.A. more difficult  B. easy          C. difficult        D. easier

27.A. using         B. giving        C. receiving       D. fetching

28.A. counts         B. discovers     C. finds          D. invents

29.A. who          B. what         C. where          D. that

30.A. to            B. on          C. up             D. in