6．I was an angry adolescent in my first year of college．In my eyes，my father seemed to （41）C me in no way．
One day we had a serious fight．I saw my father as （42）B me and wanted to break free．（43）A，he regarded me as disobedient and tried hard to keep his （44）C on me．We both exploded in （45）B．The situation was so unbearable that I （46）A out of the house and took the bus to school．My mind raced with （47）B thoughts about my father，feeling certain that no one in the world had ever had such a terrible father!
"I am the son of an IDIOT!How dare he interrupt my life and plans!"I wrote these words on a thought card，which served as a communication（48）D as well as the admission ticket to the literature class of Dr．Simon，a unique excellent teacher with （49）C teaching methods．Being ten minutes late，I （50）D handed it to him and dashed into the classroom．
The next day，his comment on the （51）A card struck me as if someone had punched me in the stomach．It read，"Why not stop blaming and be responsible for yourself？"No one had （52）B me to do so!
The （53）D kept coming up over the next few weeks．As I again heard myself blaming my father for this or that，I asked myself，"How long can you （54）A blaming others for YOUR life？"
Gradually，my thinking（55）B．It took over a year （56）C people began to notice that I was taking responsibility for my own actions and feelings．
I was amazed at improvement of my grades and the （57）D of number and quality of my friends．It was （58）C astonishing how much smarter my father seemed．Fights with my father became less and finally disappeared for I learned to think of him as a loving man with good （59）A，who just had no smooth ways to （60）D me．
It all started with a question．
One day we had a serious fight．I saw my father as （42）B me and wanted to break free．（43）A，he regarded me as disobedient and tried hard to keep his （44）C on me．We both exploded in （45）B．The situation was so unbearable that I （46）A out of the house and took the bus to school．My mind raced with （47）B thoughts about my father，feeling certain that no one in the world had ever had such a terrible father!
"I am the son of an IDIOT!How dare he interrupt my life and plans!"I wrote these words on a thought card，which served as a communication（48）D as well as the admission ticket to the literature class of Dr．Simon，a unique excellent teacher with （49）C teaching methods．Being ten minutes late，I （50）D handed it to him and dashed into the classroom．
The next day，his comment on the （51）A card struck me as if someone had punched me in the stomach．It read，"Why not stop blaming and be responsible for yourself？"No one had （52）B me to do so!
The （53）D kept coming up over the next few weeks．As I again heard myself blaming my father for this or that，I asked myself，"How long can you （54）A blaming others for YOUR life？"
Gradually，my thinking（55）B．It took over a year （56）C people began to notice that I was taking responsibility for my own actions and feelings．
I was amazed at improvement of my grades and the （57）D of number and quality of my friends．It was （58）C astonishing how much smarter my father seemed．Fights with my father became less and finally disappeared for I learned to think of him as a loving man with good （59）A，who just had no smooth ways to （60）D me．
It all started with a question．
| 41．A．fear | B．surprise | C．please | D．deny |
| 42．A．motivating | B．controlling | C．betraying | D．teasing |
| 43．A．Meanwhile | B．Indeed | C．Moreover | D．Otherwise |
| 44．A．words | B．beliefs | C．authority | D．sympathy |
| 45．A．courage | B．shouts | C．passion | D．tears |
| 46．A．stormed | B．jumped | C．slipped | D．dropped |
| 47．A．respectful | B．mad | C．remarkable | D．funny |
| 48．A．ability | B．service | C．gift | D．tool |
| 49．A．extreme | B．outdated | C．revolutionary | D．unrealistic |
| 50．A．unwillingly | B．delightedly | C．gratefully | D．hurriedly |
| 51．A．returned | B．spare | C．blank | D．messy |
| 52．A．forced | B．challenged | C．ensured | D．permitted |
| 53．A．description | B．concept | C．quote | D．question |
| 54．A．get away with | B．get along with | C．get ahead of | D．get down on |
| 55．A．remained | B．changed | C．flashed | D．survived |
| 56．A．since | B．after | C．before | D．as |
| 57．A．appearance | B．decline | C．demand | D．increase |
| 58．A．hardly | B．usually | C．equally | D．strangely |
| 59．A．intentions | B．imagination | C．memory | D．suggestions |
| 60．A．accept | B．impress | C．entertain | D．guide． |
5．It is commonly believed that school is where people go to get education．（36）B，it has been said that today children （37）D their education to go to school．The （38）A between schooling and education suggested by this is important．
Education is （39）B，compared with schooling．Education knows no （40）C．It can take place （41）A，whether in the shower or on the job，whether in a kitchen or on a tractor．It includes both the （42）C learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class．（43）D the experience of schooling can be known in advance，education quite often produces （44）B．A chance talk with a （45）C may lead to a person to discover how （46）D he knows of another country．People obtain（获得） education from （47）A on．Education，（48）C，is a very （49）B and unlimited term．It is lifelong experience that starts long （50）Dthe start of school，and one that should be a necessary part of one's entire life．
Schooling，on the other hand，is a （51）A experience，whose style changes．（52）C from one way to the next．Throughout a country，children arrive at school at the same time，take （53）C seats，use similar textbooks，do homework，and （54）A，and so on．Schooling has usually been （55）Bby the edges of the subjects being taught．
Education is （39）B，compared with schooling．Education knows no （40）C．It can take place （41）A，whether in the shower or on the job，whether in a kitchen or on a tractor．It includes both the （42）C learning that takes place in schools and the whole universe of learning out of class．（43）D the experience of schooling can be known in advance，education quite often produces （44）B．A chance talk with a （45）C may lead to a person to discover how （46）D he knows of another country．People obtain（获得） education from （47）A on．Education，（48）C，is a very （49）B and unlimited term．It is lifelong experience that starts long （50）Dthe start of school，and one that should be a necessary part of one's entire life．
Schooling，on the other hand，is a （51）A experience，whose style changes．（52）C from one way to the next．Throughout a country，children arrive at school at the same time，take （53）C seats，use similar textbooks，do homework，and （54）A，and so on．Schooling has usually been （55）Bby the edges of the subjects being taught．
| 36．A．Then | B．However | C．Thus | D．Therefore |
| 37．A．understand | B．need | C．enjoy | D．interrupt |
| 38．A．difference | B．importance | C．use | D．problem |
| 39．A．unexpected | B．endless | C．countless | D．simple |
| 40．A．answers | B．ways | C．edges | D．meanings |
| 41．A．anywhere | B．anywhere else | C．somewhere | D．somewhere else |
| 42．A．part-time | B．public | C．standard | D．strict |
| 43．A．If | B．Because | C．So | D．Though |
| 44．A．pride | B．surprises | C．knowledge | D．progress |
| 45．A．neighbor | B．friend | C．foreigner | D．teacher |
| 46．A．wonderfully | B．well | C．greatly | D．little |
| 47．A．babies | B．grown-ups | C．women | D．men |
| 48．A．still | B．next | C．then | D．yet |
| 49．A．long | B．broad | C．narrow | D．short |
| 50．A．that | B．when | C．after | D．before |
| 51．A．basic | B．strict | C．final | D．irregular |
| 52．A．unusually | B．differently | C．little | D．frequently |
| 53．A．large | B．new | C．fixed | D．small |
| 54．A．take exams | B．hold exams | C．mark papers | D．read papers |
| 55．A．changed | B．limited | C．chosen | D．controlled |
4．One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest-a sparrow．（36）Bthe little bird had flown into our open garage．Then I（37）Athe bird before I saw it．
"What's that？"I asked when I first heard the sound．
"It's coming from the（38）C．"my wife，Anita，said．"Maybe it's one of the little（39）D．"
I looked into the garage．No children at all．But there was that sound again，coming from right up there．And that's（40）AI saw the sparrow．It was flying（41）Bjust inches below the ceiling．It was clearly（42）Cto get out，but couldn't see the way out was not up，but（43）Dand and out through the garage door．So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head（44）Athe ceiling．
I tried to terrify it out，but only succeeded in driving it into the（45）Bopen space between the door and the ceiling．Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet（46）Dit could get outside，but that only seemed to（47）Cit more．
"Why don't we just leave for a few minutes，"Anita（48）A．"I'm sure he'll figure it out eventually．"
We went back into the house，where we（49）Bto hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling．Then suddenly，it was（50）Dand our uninvited guest was gone．
I've（51）Cthat little sparrow through the years，and I've decided that birds are not different much from people．We think we were（52）Cto fly ever upward，and we don't even consider the（53）Bthat something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit．Once we figure out that we can make（54）Awithout banging（碰）our heads against ceilings，we can usually save ourselves much（55）D．
"What's that？"I asked when I first heard the sound．
"It's coming from the（38）C．"my wife，Anita，said．"Maybe it's one of the little（39）D．"
I looked into the garage．No children at all．But there was that sound again，coming from right up there．And that's（40）AI saw the sparrow．It was flying（41）Bjust inches below the ceiling．It was clearly（42）Cto get out，but couldn't see the way out was not up，but（43）Dand and out through the garage door．So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head（44）Athe ceiling．
I tried to terrify it out，but only succeeded in driving it into the（45）Bopen space between the door and the ceiling．Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet（46）Dit could get outside，but that only seemed to（47）Cit more．
"Why don't we just leave for a few minutes，"Anita（48）A．"I'm sure he'll figure it out eventually．"
We went back into the house，where we（49）Bto hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling．Then suddenly，it was（50）Dand our uninvited guest was gone．
I've（51）Cthat little sparrow through the years，and I've decided that birds are not different much from people．We think we were（52）Cto fly ever upward，and we don't even consider the（53）Bthat something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit．Once we figure out that we can make（54）Awithout banging（碰）our heads against ceilings，we can usually save ourselves much（55）D．
| 36．A．Still | B．Somehow | C．Instead | D．Perhaps |
| 37．A．heard | B．caught | C．searched | D．observed |
| 38．A．house | B．backyard | C．garage | D．basement |
| 39．A．birds | B．guests | C．cats | D．kids |
| 40．A．when | B．how | C．why | D．whether |
| 41．A．quickly | B．anxiously | C．cautiously | D．slowly |
| 42．A．deciding | B．hesitating | C．trying | D．choosing |
| 43．A．up | B．backward | C．forward | D．down |
| 44．A．against | B．off | C．along | D．into |
| 45．A．free | B．small | C．wide | D．dark |
| 46．A．in case | B．even if | C．as though | D．so that |
| 47．A．puzzle | B．confuse | C．frighten | D．disturb |
| 48．A．suggested | B．explained | C．insisted | D．demanded |
| 49．A．attempted | B．continued | C．refused | D．failed |
| 50．A．fierce | B．empty | C．safe | D．silent |
| 51．A．looked after | B．worried about | C．thought about | D．brought up |
| 52．A．forced | B．determined | C．born | D．urged |
| 53．A．idea | B．possibility | C．challenge | D．problem |
| 54．A．progress | B．peace | C．decisions | D．efforts |
| 55．A．panic | B．pressure | C．loss | D．trouble |
3．There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world，but（36）Ca few of them are very （37）BEnglish is one of these．Many，many people use it，not only in England and the U．S．A．，but in other parts of the world．About 200，000，000 people speak it as their own language．It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a（38）Blanguage．Many millions are（39）Cto do so．
Is it easy or difficult to learn English？Different people may have different（40）DHave you ever（41）Cadvertisements of this kind in the newspapers or magazines？"Learn English in six weeks，or your（42）Cback"，Easy and funny!Our records and tapes（43）Byou master your English in a month（44）Athe first day your（45）Dwill be excellent．"Of course，it never（46）Aquite like this．
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue．We should（47）Bthat we all learned our own language well when we were（48）B．If we could learn English in the same way，it would not seem so difficult．（49）Dwhat a small child does．He listens to what people say．He tries（50）Bwhat he hears．When he is using the language，he is talking in it all the time．Just imagine how much（51）Dthat he gets!
So we can say that learning English is（52）Abecause a good command （掌握） of English
（53）Aupon a lot of practice，and practice needs great effort and（54）Bmuch time．Good teachers，records，tapes，books，and dictionaries will55，（55）Cbut they cannot do the student's work for him．
Is it easy or difficult to learn English？Different people may have different（40）DHave you ever（41）Cadvertisements of this kind in the newspapers or magazines？"Learn English in six weeks，or your（42）Cback"，Easy and funny!Our records and tapes（43）Byou master your English in a month（44）Athe first day your（45）Dwill be excellent．"Of course，it never（46）Aquite like this．
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue．We should（47）Bthat we all learned our own language well when we were（48）B．If we could learn English in the same way，it would not seem so difficult．（49）Dwhat a small child does．He listens to what people say．He tries（50）Bwhat he hears．When he is using the language，he is talking in it all the time．Just imagine how much（51）Dthat he gets!
So we can say that learning English is（52）Abecause a good command （掌握） of English
（53）Aupon a lot of practice，and practice needs great effort and（54）Bmuch time．Good teachers，records，tapes，books，and dictionaries will55，（55）Cbut they cannot do the student's work for him．
| 36．A．not | B．quite | C．only | D．very |
| 37．A．difficult | B．important | C．necessary | D．easy |
| 38．A．native | B．foreign | C．useful | D．mother |
| 39．A．learning | B．enjoying | C．trying | D．liking |
| 40 A．questions | B．problems | C．ideas | D．answers |
| 41 A．found | B．watched | C．noticed | D．known |
| 42．A．knowledge | B．time | C．money | D．English |
| 43 A．make | B．help | C．let | D．allow |
| 44．A．From | B．On | C．Since | D．After |
| 45．A．spelling | B．grammar | C．English | D．pronunciation |
| 46 A．happened | B．looked | C．seemed | D．felt |
| 47 A．know | B．remember | C．understand | D．think |
| 48．A．students | B．children | C．babies | D．grown-ups |
| 49 A．Act | B．Mind | C．Do | D．Think of |
| 50 A．talking | B．thinking | C．trying | D．practicing |
| 51．A．time | B．money | C．language | D．practice |
| 52．A．hard | B．easy | C．funny | D．difficult |
| 53．A．depends | B．tries | C．has | D．takes |
| 54 A．uses | B．takes | C．gets | D．expects |
| 55 A．do | B．work | C．help | D．master |
2．Accept Your Problems
Everybody thinks his or her problem is big and unique in the world．Many of us keep on thinking，worrying，and hurting ourselves （23）A some problems arise in our life because we try to simply escape away from the pain．
There was once a（n） （24）B who took on a project for solving problems （25）D the human kind．It was a very （26）B angel and wanted to score 100percent，so it （27）C all the people who were thinking a lot about their （28）C and gave them a piece of paper．The angel （29）A the people to write their problems down but not to write down their names．
（30）D wrote their problems in detail and folded the paper in half．Then they were told to put their paper in a common box placed before the angel．
"Now，"the angel said，"those who want to （31）C your problems，please come forward．Pick one and your problem will be exchanged with the one on your chosen paper．"
There were all sorts of people there：poor，rich，smart，disabled．Every kind of person you can imagine．They all started picking and （32）A the other person's problem．To the angel's and everyone's （33）D，their remarks and reactions were the same．
"Let me remain with my （34）C problem．I can manage it．Oh God，I didn't know this type of problem was also here in the world，"they exclaimed．They all now knew the extremity of the problems faced by others．
The （35）B is simple．Just don't worry about the problems．Problems are like wounds．They have their time and then they disappear．The more we think about them，the longer they remain．
（36）D leave your worries （37）A and live happily forever．
Everybody thinks his or her problem is big and unique in the world．Many of us keep on thinking，worrying，and hurting ourselves （23）A some problems arise in our life because we try to simply escape away from the pain．
There was once a（n） （24）B who took on a project for solving problems （25）D the human kind．It was a very （26）B angel and wanted to score 100percent，so it （27）C all the people who were thinking a lot about their （28）C and gave them a piece of paper．The angel （29）A the people to write their problems down but not to write down their names．
（30）D wrote their problems in detail and folded the paper in half．Then they were told to put their paper in a common box placed before the angel．
"Now，"the angel said，"those who want to （31）C your problems，please come forward．Pick one and your problem will be exchanged with the one on your chosen paper．"
There were all sorts of people there：poor，rich，smart，disabled．Every kind of person you can imagine．They all started picking and （32）A the other person's problem．To the angel's and everyone's （33）D，their remarks and reactions were the same．
"Let me remain with my （34）C problem．I can manage it．Oh God，I didn't know this type of problem was also here in the world，"they exclaimed．They all now knew the extremity of the problems faced by others．
The （35）B is simple．Just don't worry about the problems．Problems are like wounds．They have their time and then they disappear．The more we think about them，the longer they remain．
（36）D leave your worries （37）A and live happily forever．
| 23．A．when | B．before | C．till | D．since |
| 24．A．businessman | B．angel | C．minister | D．barber |
| 25．A．beside | B．around | C．by | D．of |
| 26．A．sensitive | B．intelligent | C．merciful | D．genuine |
| 27．A．admired | B．benefited | C．invited | D．impressed |
| 28．A．tricks | B．faults | C．problems | D．questions |
| 29．A．instructed | B．challenged | C．begged | D．ordered |
| 30．A．Anybody | B．Somebody | C．Nobody | D．Everybody |
| 31．A．solve | B．seek | C．exchange | D．gain |
| 32．A．reading | B．selecting | C．confirming | D．spotting |
| 33．A．disappointment | B．anger | C．happiness | D．surprise |
| 34．A．following | B．unexpected | C．existing | D．limited |
| 35．A．response | B．conclusion | C．phrase | D．tradition |
| 36．A．But | B．For | C．While | D．So |
| 37．A．behind | B．off | C．out | D．on |
1．Five years later，Michael left teaching to develop one of the first luxury rental buildings on the Lower East Side，on property owned by Leslie's family．He fell in love with the rich cultural and social mix of the （36）B，where waves of immigrants had settled since the early 19th century．At the time，Tompkins Square Park，across the street，was filled with （37）C people living in temporary huts．When Leslie spotted a flock of pigeons （38）A in an area of the tall apartments that Michael said would be their master bedroom，she thought her husband had （39）B his mind．
When the family （40）D in，Ripton，adopted as an infant，was six．Morgan，also adopted，joined the family two years later．Soon the park was closed，to be a（n） （41）A showplace of playgrounds and green space．Michael made significant money in the real estate and Leslie joined a gym practice．The family enjoyed （42）D vacations in the winter and summers on Shelter Island．
The five boys who came to play video games changed everything．"In the （43）D，it was just a lot of kids swarming all over the place，"says Michael．When the Rosens （44）D Carlos wasn't attending school because he didn't have suitable clothes，they bought him some．Then one night，they took the group to a （45）C after a Chinese dinner and realized there were other needs．"The boys had no interest in books at all，"Michael says．Back at the penthouse，he （46）C they sit down to read aloud．"Their vocabularies were limited，"he says．"But my concept of what is smart and what is not changed that night because these kids were all smart （47）C just uneducated．"
The boys still slept at their homes，though they spent after-school hours，most weekends and summer nights at the penthouse．There，a half-hour reading period before video games or television started．The kitchen timer was set，and everyone had to （48）A the words they didn't know．One summer，Michael took all the boys to the library； each got a card and picked a （49）Bto study．Will，Michael remembers，chose bodybuilding．A poet friend of the Rosens'suggested buying copies of Moby Dick and reading it together around the dining-room table．"Well，it was （50）A，"admits Michael．"That book is not written in a language these kids speak．But we kept pushing and pushing．"
（51）C the big boys became a complete part of the Rosen household，even helping to light the candles at Hanukkah．Chores were assigned，including cleaning and （52）B Mr．Jenkins，the family dog．
The boys'own families were （53）A by what was happening．"My mom didn't believe me when I told her about the penthouse．She thought I was involved with something （54）D．"Juan Carlos's mother，Esther Ruiz，wondered，"Why would the Rosens be doing this？"But as time went on，she noticed （55）B in her son．"It wasn't just the streets anymore．He was getting responsible．Michael and Leslie are the best．"
When the family （40）D in，Ripton，adopted as an infant，was six．Morgan，also adopted，joined the family two years later．Soon the park was closed，to be a（n） （41）A showplace of playgrounds and green space．Michael made significant money in the real estate and Leslie joined a gym practice．The family enjoyed （42）D vacations in the winter and summers on Shelter Island．
The five boys who came to play video games changed everything．"In the （43）D，it was just a lot of kids swarming all over the place，"says Michael．When the Rosens （44）D Carlos wasn't attending school because he didn't have suitable clothes，they bought him some．Then one night，they took the group to a （45）C after a Chinese dinner and realized there were other needs．"The boys had no interest in books at all，"Michael says．Back at the penthouse，he （46）C they sit down to read aloud．"Their vocabularies were limited，"he says．"But my concept of what is smart and what is not changed that night because these kids were all smart （47）C just uneducated．"
The boys still slept at their homes，though they spent after-school hours，most weekends and summer nights at the penthouse．There，a half-hour reading period before video games or television started．The kitchen timer was set，and everyone had to （48）A the words they didn't know．One summer，Michael took all the boys to the library； each got a card and picked a （49）Bto study．Will，Michael remembers，chose bodybuilding．A poet friend of the Rosens'suggested buying copies of Moby Dick and reading it together around the dining-room table．"Well，it was （50）A，"admits Michael．"That book is not written in a language these kids speak．But we kept pushing and pushing．"
（51）C the big boys became a complete part of the Rosen household，even helping to light the candles at Hanukkah．Chores were assigned，including cleaning and （52）B Mr．Jenkins，the family dog．
The boys'own families were （53）A by what was happening．"My mom didn't believe me when I told her about the penthouse．She thought I was involved with something （54）D．"Juan Carlos's mother，Esther Ruiz，wondered，"Why would the Rosens be doing this？"But as time went on，she noticed （55）B in her son．"It wasn't just the streets anymore．He was getting responsible．Michael and Leslie are the best．"
| 36．A．surroundings | B．neighborhood | C．building | D．city |
| 37．A．rich | B．business | C．homeless | D．town |
| 38．A．nesting | B．singing | C．living | D．flying |
| 39．A．made up | B．lost | C．opened | D．fixed |
| 40．A．rushed | B．came | C．hurried | D．moved |
| 41．A．urban | B．countryside | C．building | D．park |
| 42．A．swimming | B．shopping | C．sightseeing | D．ski |
| 43．A．end | B．video | C．game | D．beginning |
| 44．A．saw | B．noticed | C．imagined | D．realized |
| 45．A．video shop | B．supermarket | C．bookstore | D．cinema |
| 46．A．hoped | B．wished | C．insisted | D．wanted |
| 47．A．and | B．or | C．but | D．besides |
| 48．A．circle | B．write | C．read | D．copy |
| 49．A．book | B．subject | C．course | D．school |
| 50．A．a nightmare | B．great fun | C．relaxing | D．interesting |
| 51．A．Quickly | B．Soon | C．Slowly | D．Luckily |
| 52．A．visiting | B．walking | C．accompanying | D．chasing |
| 53．A．puzzled | B．shocked | C．frightened | D．irritated |
| 54．A．boring | B．meaningless | C．helpless | D．bad |
| 55．A．secrets | B．changes | C．mysteries | D．improvements |
18．As science develops rapidly in the direction of technology，it supplies man with a better and more comfortable（41）C．Men will be working shorter and shorter hours，（42）Bhousewives will also be able to have more free time．Can you（43）Ddoing housework without a housewife？Scientists believe this will（44）C true in not a very long time，and perhaps during your lifetime house-robots will take the（45）Dof housewives．
When I（46）A this kind of machine with housewives，some 90 percent of them asked（47）B，"How soon can I buy one？"The other 10 percent said，"I would be terrified to see it（48）A about my house．"But when I explained to them that it could be turned（49）Dor stopped，they quickly realized that it is a（50）Bobject．
In my own（51）A，we have found that the washing-up machine is regarded as a good（52）Cin the room．There is no greater（53）Bthan to go to bed in the evening and（54）Athat the washing-up is being done downstairs while we are（55）D．
Some families would（56）Dto have their robot slaves（57）Call the downstairs housework while they were in bed（58）B at night，while others would have it done in the morning．But this would be（59）D a matter of（60）A．
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When I（46）A this kind of machine with housewives，some 90 percent of them asked（47）B，"How soon can I buy one？"The other 10 percent said，"I would be terrified to see it（48）A about my house．"But when I explained to them that it could be turned（49）Dor stopped，they quickly realized that it is a（50）Bobject．
In my own（51）A，we have found that the washing-up machine is regarded as a good（52）Cin the room．There is no greater（53）Bthan to go to bed in the evening and（54）Athat the washing-up is being done downstairs while we are（55）D．
Some families would（56）Dto have their robot slaves（57）Call the downstairs housework while they were in bed（58）B at night，while others would have it done in the morning．But this would be（59）D a matter of（60）A．
| 41．A．machine | B．house | C．life | D．job |
| 42．A．if | B．while | C．however | D．though |
| 43．A．think | B．guess | C．consider | D．imagine |
| 44．A．grow | B．turn | C．come | D．realize |
| 45．A．role | B．space | C．room | D．place |
| 46．A．discussed | B．talked | C．told | D．said |
| 47．A．coldly | B．immediately | C．politely | D．slowly |
| 48．A．moving | B．lying | C．sleeping | D．playing |
| 49．A．in | B．out | C．over | D．off |
| 50．A．terrible | B．useful | C．expensive | D．cheap |
| 51．A．home | B．matter | C．future | D．idea |
| 52．A．furniture | B．pet | C．hand | D．person |
| 53．A．machine | B．pleasure | C．name | D．object |
| 54．A．know | B．watch | C．notice | D．find |
| 55．A．around | B．away | C．out | D．asleep |
| 56．A．use | B．remain | C．hate | D．like |
| 57．A．purchasing | B．ensuring | C．doing | D．washing |
| 58．A．downstairs | B．upstairs | C．outdoors | D．indoors |
| 59．A．mentally | B．absolutely | C．nearly | D．only |
| 60．A．choice | B．practice | C．idea | D．work |