Question

Jim and his brother lived on the 80th level . When coming home one day to their 　36the　lifts were not working and they had to 　37 　the stairs.　

After reaching the 20th level , breathless and tired , they decided to 38 　 their bags and come back for them the next day . They climbed　 39 . When they got to the 40th level , Jim’s brother started to　 40 . However , they 　41 to climb the flights of steps, arguing all the way to the 60th floor.

They then　 42　 that they only had 20 levels more to climb and decided to stop arguing and

continue climbing 　43 . They reached their home at long last . Each stood calmly before the door and waited for the other to 　44　 the door. And they realized that the 　45 　were in their bags which were left on the 20th floor.

This story is a reflection（映） of our life. When 　46 , many of us are asked to do as our

parents and teachers expect. We　 47 　get to do the things that we really like and love and are under too much pressure 　48　 by the age of 20 , we get tired and decide to 　49　 this load（负担） .

Once 　50　 the pressure , we work harder to realize our dreams . But by the time we reach 40 years old , we find it 　51 　to realize them and begin to feel unsatisfied and complain , and　 52 them . Reaching 60 , we realize that we have 53 　cause for complaint any more and we begin to walk the final stage with　 54 　.

So follow your dreams and　 55　 for them carefully , never complain and lose your key , and your dreams will come true one day.

36. A. shame	B. surprise	C. happiness	D. disappointment
37. A. clean	B. replace	C. fix	D. climb
38. A. pack	B. leave	C. carry	D. find
39. A. over	B. down	C. on	D. out
40. A. rest	B. complain	C. work	D. explain
41. A. continued	B. refused	C. forgot	D. demanded
42. A. realized	B. advised	C. hoped	D. agreed
43. A. in order	B. in peace	C. in turn	D. in time
44. A. lock	B. answer	C. close	D. open
45. A. tickets	B. books	C. keys	D. phones
46. A. lonely	B. sick	C. successful	D. young
47. A. always	B. rarely	C. again	D. finally
48. A. only if	B. so that	C. even if	D. as if
49. A. take up	B. set up	C. give up	D. put up
50. A. free of	B. tired of	C. worried about	D. concerned about
51. A. hard	B. interesting	C. strange	D. easy
52. A. accept	B. avoid	C. share	D. lose
53. A. much	B. all	C. little	D. some
54. A. regret	B. pleasure	C. fear	D. danger
55. A. look	B. ask	C. wait	D. prepare

Answer 1

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