One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather．Several times, it 36 obstacles（障碍物in its path．And after a pause it made the necessary detour. At one point, the ant had to 37　 a crack(裂缝) about 10 mm wide．After some brief thoughts, the ant laid the 38 over the crack, walked across it and 39 up the feather on the other side, then continued on its way．I was 40 by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect, lacking in 41 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome. 42　 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 43 on the earth, also shares human feelings．

After some time the ant finally reached its 44 – a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its　 45 home．It was there that the ant met its 46 . How could that large feather possibly　 47 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t．So the ant, after all this trouble and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just 　48 the feather and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 　49 it began its journey and in the end the feather was　 50 more than a burden. Isn’t our 　51　 like this?

We worry about our families; we worry about our money or the　 52 of it; and we worry about all kinds of things．These are all 53 —the things we pick up all the life, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to　 54 that at the destination they are　 55　 and we can’t take them with us．

36．A. brought about　 　　　　　 B. got over　 　　　　　 C. came across 　　　　 D. dealt with

37．A. move　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. cross　　　 　　　　 C. crawl　　　 　　　　　 D. suffer

38.　 A. feather　　　　 　　　　　 B. flower　　　 　　　 C. grass　　　 　　　　　 D. flick

39．A. made　　　　 　　　　　　 B. took　　　　 　　　　　　 C. picked　　 　　　　　 D .set

40．A. frightened　　 　　　　　　 B. interested　　 　　　 C. annoyed　 　　　　　 D. attracted

41. A. size　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. height　　　 　　　　 C. depth　　　 　　　　 D. length

42．A. Therefore　　 　　　　　　 B. But　　　　 　　　　 C. So　　　　 　　　　 D. Otherwise

43．A. working　　　 　　　　　 B. sleeping　　 　　　　　 C. walking　　 　　　　 D. living

44．A. habitat　　 　　　　　　　　 B. background　　　 C. battle　　　 　 　　 D.destination

45. A. underground　 　　　　　　 B. comfortable　　 　　 C. underwater　 　　　 D. distinctive

46．A. game　　　　 　　　　　　 B. sport　　　 　　　　 C. trouble　　　　 　　 D. focus

47．A. fit　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. fix　　　　　 　　 C. suit　　　　　 　　　 D. lay

48．A. gave in　　　 　　　　　　 B. gave up　　 　　　　 C. gave away　　　 D. gave out

49．A. after　　　　 　　　　　　 B. while　　　　 　　　 C. before　　　 　　　 D. once

50. A. nothing　　　 　　　　　　 B. anything　　　 　　　 C. something　　 　　　 D．everything

51．A. study　　 　　　　　　　　 B. aim　　　　 　　　　 C. life　　 　　　　　　　　 D. dream

52．A. waste　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. lack　　　　　 　　 C. worth　　　 　　　　 D. danger

53. A. presents　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. questions　　　 　 C. pleasure　　 　　　　 D. burdens

54．A. think　　　　 　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　 　　 C. wonder　　 　　　　 D. attempt

55. A. helpless　　　 　　　　　　 B. powerful　　　　 　 C. meaningful　　 　　　 D. useless

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　　My name's Jim Shelley and I'm an addict（有瘾的人）...”

　　With these words I began to __1__ the problem, the problem of my telephone addiction. I used to call people __2__, from the moment I woke up to the time I went to sleep. I __3__ to be phoned. I wanted to phone. Just one more call.

　　It started socially--a few calls each day. It seemed __4__, just a quick chat. Gradually though, the __5__ got worse, soon it was __6__ use, until, finally, addiction.

　　And it began to affect（影响）my __7__. During the day I would disappear for __8__ call. If I couldn't make a call, I spent the whole time waiting for the phone to ring. Getting more and more __9__, in the end, I would ring someone, then someone else, __10__ myself just one more call.

　　I was phoning people and __11__ messages to make sure __12__ calls would see me through the day. I used to arrive at friends, homes and before the door was closed, go straight for the phone with the __13__“Is it OK if I just use the phone...? At work, I became __14__ when my fellow workers tried to __15__ me from using the phone. And one day I hit my boss (with the phone). Finally the police caught me __16__ a phone box that had taken my last one pound coin, and I was __17__ to see a psychiatrist（心理医生）.

　　I haven't __18__ a phone in the house for three weeks now, and it's several days __19__ I used a phone box. I try not to watch TV because there are __20__ people on it making phone calls. My name is Jim Shelley and I am an addict.

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