. 二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） I had an interesting experience playing ping-pong last year. I was playing against a 16 opponent(对手). The score was 20 to 17 in her 17 . I won the next three points which made the score 20 to 20. I 18 my paddle on the table and thanked my opponent and began to walk away. She called me 19 and said we had to continue until one of us 20 . “Look,”I said, “if we 21 , one of two s will take place, either you or I will win.If you win, I will begin to 22 my skill. If I win, you will be unhappy. Isn’t it better to know that we both played 23 , that we enjoyed the competition, and that we played an even(相等) score?” This was a 24 ending for my opponent and for the persons watching this contest. It made 25 to me to leave with a tie(不分胜负) , an impasse(僵局): no winner, no 26 . So, my friends, here is the problem 27 me. Our present technology makes it possible for nations to 28 other nations for retaliatory(报复) strikes. In such a nuclear time, there 29 be no winners, only losers. Under these conditions, the only choice to 30 global destruction is glogal impasse. This would be a 31 “tie ” where no nation wins and no nation loses. An impasse reached through compromise(妥协). This is because compromise becomes the only means of 32 . We cannot destroy this beautiful planet by holding on to 33 understanding of victory. The 34 victory is in achieving a desirable impasse. No one wins, 35 no one loses either. 16.A.tiring B.poor C.fine D.brave 17.A.favor B.side C.lead D.place 18.A.threw B.placed C.stuck D.dropped 19.A.up B.over C.on D.back 20.A.lost B.won C.gave up D.tired out 21.A.perform B.stop C.continue D.leave 22.A.doubt B.hate C.practise D.desert 23.A.hard B.fair C.poorly D.well 24.A.close B.surprising C.satisfying D.reasonable 25.A.progress B.room C.sense D.time 26.A.loser B.fighter C.success D.player 27.A.encouraging B.frightening C.shocking D.troubling 28.A.destroy B.attack C.seize D.rule 29.A.may B.should C.can D.must 30.A.escape B.flee C.accept D.avoid 31.A.different B.small C.huge D.familiar 32.A.surviving B.living C.staying D.pleasing 33.A.an old B.an unusual C.the same D.a complete 34.A.great B.only C.same D.equal 35.A.where B.but C.as D.since