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5．-Now，tell me about the man who stole your neighbor's car．What did he look like？
-Well，sir．He was tall…
•（61）B
•Oh yes，and he was younger than you-only about thirty，I'd say．
•Well!And what colour was his hair？
•It was brown and short …it was similar to yours，actually．
•（62）D
•No，he was clean-shaven
•OK．Now have a look at these photos-can you see him？
•（63）F
•But that's Frankie Farnbam-he's got a beard，and he's very short!
•Hm，well…（64）G
•Yes，the strangest thing was that he appeared to be a gentleman-he was wearing a suit …
•Not like a thief at all．
•Hm．Like this photo？
•Yes．that's him!
•That's Bill Mahony：he's in prison！Are you sure you saw the thief？
•（65）E

A．No，I can't
B．Taller than me？
C．How tall was he？
D．Did he have a beard？
E．Well，er，it very dark…
F．Oh yes．he looked exactly like this one here．
G．Do you remember anything else about the man？

4．I was successful at my job．I worked very hard，but it （21）B me and my family a fabulous（极好的） lifestyle．I'd worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director．（22）D，one afternoon last May，I was called to the office，and it was（23）B  explained to me that they were letting me go．I just sat there（24）C they talked on and all I could think was，"I've（25）A．"I'd been so well respected；（26）A I was of no value．
For six weeks，I was in a very （27）D place．I wandered around my house like a zombie（僵尸）．I could （28）A  things needed doing，but would not do anything．My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive（积极的） in everything （29）C me．
Then．in late June，my youngest son's football team made the city cup final．The year before，he'd been very sad when I （30）B  the same final，so he was（31）D  when I told him I'd go．Not only did they win，but the look on his face as he saw me （32）A him on was unbelievable．From then on，I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions（激情）．I attended match after match and performances of my elder son's ban-I （33）B  went to another city to watch him play．These moments were so（34）B．My life had been so much devoted to （35）A for so long．and I felt （36）C  that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world．
（37）D，being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose-I was someone's mun!Ifelt a sense of being （38）C again．Now I feel more positive about my professional （39）D  and I'm getting on better with my family than I ever have．Losing my job made me realize just how （40）A   it is to achieve real balance in life．

21．A．Promised	B．afforded	C．showed	D．left
22．A．Therefore	B．Anyhow	C．Otherwise	D．However
23．A．quickly	B．gently	C．partly	D．easily
24．A．until	B．after	C．as	D．so
25．A．failed	B．finished	C．tried	D．changed
26．A．suddenly	B．finally	C．immediately	D．shortly
27．A．secret	B．quiet	C．lonely	D．dark
28．A．see	B．get	C．suggest	D．understand
29．A．defended	B．directed	C．deserted	D．disturbed
30．A．watched	B．missed	C．lost	D．won
31．A．disappointed	B．worried	C．honoured	D．delighted
32．A．cheering	B．taking	C．leading	D．passing
33．A．just	B．even	C．still	D．almost
34．A．hopeful	B．meaningful	C．difficult	D．strange
35．A．work	B．family	C．matches	D．performances
36．A．successful	B．thoughtful	C．thankful	D．peaceful
37．A．Naturally	B．Doubtfully	C．Disagreeably	D．Unexpectedly
38．A．employed	B．comforted	C．valued	D．encouraged
39．A．education	B．experience	C．relationship	D．future
40．A important	B．interesting	C．simple	D．surprising