Ⅱ. 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置上。
Terry, who failed again and again in career (事业), often complained that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city 16 he had to leave.
It was the evening of 17 weekend when they moved to another city. Terry and his wife 18 (tidy) up their new home busily when the light suddenly went out. Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along candles and had to wait 19 (help) in a low mood. Just then he heard knocks on his door. Wondering who 20 was, Terry, a newcomer to this city, went to the door and opened it impatiently. 21 the door was a little girl, shyly asking whether he had candles. “No” Terry answered in anger and shut the door violently.
After a while, the girl knocked again. 22 this time she was holding two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbour downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.” Terry was very surprised by 23 he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his 24 (repeat) failure in life. The person who had cheated him in life was really nobody else but 25 .
