Question

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often   36   that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so   37   with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the   38   of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily occupied in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly   39  . Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along   40   and had to wait   41   in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant   42   on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the   43  night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered. Since Terry was a   44   in this city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be   45  . So he went to the door and opened it   46  . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir. do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door   47  . “What a nuisance (讨厌),” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to   48   things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside.   49   this time she was   50   two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She   51   me here to give you these.” Terry was struck dumb (目瞪口呆) by what he   52  .

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   53   in life. It was his   54   and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was   55   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic (无情的) mind.

36. A. complaining        B. reflecting                 C. praying                    D. pretending

37. A. inspired             B. disappointed             C. thrilled                     D. encouraged

38. A. morning             B. moment                C. afternoon                 D. evening

39. A. went on             B. went down            C. went out                   D. went through

40. A. candles               B. matches                    C. lights                       D. flashlights

41. A. happily               B. patiently                   C. willingly                  D. helplessly

42. A. steps                   B. words                   C. knocks                     D. screams

43. A. dark                   B. quiet                        C. noisy                       D. crowded

44. A. newcomer           B. guest                        C. neighbor                  D. settler

45. A. offered               B. disturbed                  C. embarrassed              D. surprised

46. A. cheerfully           B. confidently               C. impatiently            D. absurdly

47. A. gently                 B. deliberately                  C. slightly                    D. heavily

48. A. lend                   B. sell                          C. purchase                   D. borrow

49. A. And                    B. But                          C. So                           D. For

50. A. holding               B. hiding                   C. fetching                   D. seeking

51. A. suggested            B. forbad                   C. sent                         D. forced

52. A. felt                 B. smelt                      C. heard                    D. saw

53. A. failure                B. success                     C. attempt                    D. determination

54. A. warmth               B. coldness                   C. kindness                   D. influence

55. A. probably             B. hardly                   C. actually                    D. especially

Answer 1

36—40 ABDCA 41—45 DCBAB 46—50 CDDBA 51—55 CDABC