There at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass, my l4-year-old son, John, and I noticed the coat. While the other coats drooped (低垂), this one looked as if it were   41  itself up. The coat was beautifully made, with a Fifth Avenue label and an  42   price of $28, which was popular just then with   43  , but could cost several hundred dollars new. John tried it on and the  44   was perfect.
John  45   the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said,   46   folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a   47  came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作对) and   48   discussion replaced fierce argument. He became more mannerly and  49  , eager to please. He would generously lend his younger brother his tapes and lecture him   50   his behavior. When I mentioned this   51  to his teacher and wondered what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It   52   be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good mark not only because he had earned   53   but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran   54  a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly,   55  John’s new height, appreciating the cut of his coat and holding out his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never   56   a person’s clothes for the real person within them.   57  , there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for   58  what is on the inside with what is on the outside.
For John, it is a time when it is as easy to try on different  59  to life as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape   60  all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

【小题1】
A.turningB.holdingC.showingD.hanging
【小题2】
A.unreasonableB.unbearableC.unbelievableD.unfair
【小题3】
A.teenagersB.adultsC.womenD.men
【小题4】
A.colorB.priceC.styleD.fit
【小题5】
A.sentB.carriedC.broughtD.wore
【小题6】
A.casuallyB.comfortablyC.carefullyD.quickly
【小题7】
A.happinessB.changeC.smileD.matter
【小题8】
A.reasonedB.heatedC.wildD.strong
【小题9】
A.considerateB.handsomeC.hopefulD.curious
【小题10】
A.of B.onC.inD.at
【小题11】
A.incidentB.accidentC.affair D.event
【小题12】
A.canB.mustC.willD.should
【小题13】
A.thisB.themC.itD.one
【小题14】
A.downB.withC.intoD.after
【小题15】
A.looking up at B.looking down on
C.putting up withD.coming up with
【小题16】
A.changeB.mistakeC.tradeD.turn
【小题17】
A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.ThereforeD.Besides
【小题18】
A.attachingB.joiningC.relatingD.matching
【小题19】
A.meanB.methodsC.approachesD.measures
【小题20】
A.whereB.whyC.howD.when

People often say that the Englishman’s home is his castle. In this sense they mean that the home is very important and  21 . Most people in Britain live in houses  22  flats, and many people own their homes. This means that they can make them individual(个人的); they can 23 them and change them in any way they 24 . In a crowded city the individual knows that he or she has a private space which is  25  for himself or herself and for invited friends.

People usually like to  26  their space. Are you sitting now in your home or in a beach or a train? If you are on the beach you may have spread your 27  around you; on the train you may have 28 your coat or small bag on the seat beside you; in a library you may have one corner or chair which is your own.

Once I was traveling on a  29  to London. I was in a section for four people and there was a table between us. The man on the opposite side to me had his briefcase on the table. There was no  30 on my side of the table at all. I was made rather  31 . I thought he thought that he owned the  32  table. I took various papers out of my bag and put them on  33 ! When I did this he stiffened and his eyes nearly popped out of his head. I had  34  his space ! A few minutes later I took my papers off his case in order to read them. He  35 moved his case to his side of the table. ( Of course , it is possible that he just wanted to be helpful to me !

1.

A.helpful

B.personal

C.necessary

D.useful

 

2.

A.rather than

B.as well as

C.as a result of

D.or rather

 

3.

A.buy

B.leave

C.paint

D.offer

 

4.

A.make

B.clear

C.like

D.prepare

 

5.

A.only

B.already

C.ever

D.even

 

6.

A.marked

B.decide

C.choose

D.keep

 

7.

A.towels

B.sands

C.papers

D.flags

 

8.

A.found

B.given

C.put

D.stored

 

9.

A.plane

B.train

C.way

D.street

 

10.

A.matter

B.weight

C.light

D.space

 

11.

A.angry

B.hurt

C.fearful

D.busy

 

12.

A.right

B.only

C.small

D.whole

 

13.

A.the table

B.his case

C.the seat

D.his side

 

14.

A.invaded

B.shut

C.separated

D.shared

 

15.

A.hesitatingly

B.immediately

C.slowly

D.calmly

 

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