Each year this organization of men came to the Children's Home. The men would take us in groups of five to downtown to do some ___16___shopping.

I __17__ going with this gentleman three years in a row. He would ___18___ us shopping , then he would ask us if we wanted to go to the __19__. As he pulled his wallet out to pay for our tickets I watched him __20__. He looked over at me and just __21__ with his great big smile. During the movie he bought us all the popcorn and candy. I remember thinking how __22__ it was that someone would __23__ their own money on me. I remember thinking that he was like Santa Claus.

We all laughed at the __24__movie and had a good laugh about it. The man would laugh really hard and __25__ over and touch my hair to comfort me. I would just look at him, and he would just __26__ smiling with his great big wonderful smile. My nerve completely disappeared.

That trip to the movies was the first time in my life that I ever __27__as if someone really cared about me. It was a wonderful feeling which I have never forgotten, even to this day, __28__ later. I don't know if that man felt sorry for me, ___29___ I do know this: If I ever __30__ the big lottery, that man will find out that he carried a million-dollar smile.

This is ___31___I believe it is so important that the organizations __32__ to reach out and help the children who are less fortunate. __33__my particular case, it was this man's personal act of __34__ that will be remembered. Just one little act of kindness. 

I thank you, kind Sir, for a(n) __35__ which I now share with my children and grandchildren fifty years later.   

16. A. organization     B. season      C. weekend             D. Christmas  

17. A. appreciate              B. admit           C. remember  D.consider    

18. A. accompany             B. permit      C. take           D. bring

19. A.supermarket    B.airport            C. club               D. movies

20. A. closely                 B. nervously             C. delightedly         D. patiently

21. A. spoke             B. laughed                 C. smiled           D. answered

22. A. stupid                  B. strange            C. rare                   D. wonderful  

23. A. cost                    B. spend                C. contribute             D. pay

24. A. funny                   B. moving             C. boring           D. sad

25. A. glance                 B. run                          C. jump                  D. reach 

26. A. keep                        B. last                    C.start                        D. stop

27. A. seemed             B.acted             C. felt             D. thought       

28. A. months                B. weeks         C. decades      D. days 

29. A. and                      B. but               C. though                     D. so

30. A. lose                      B. buy               C. catch           D. win

31. A. when              B. because           C. why              D. how 

32. A. try               B. continue                C. intend           D. prepare

33. A. At             B. Under            C. In                 D. On

34. A. manners                  B. generosity       C. pleasure           D. kindness     

35. A. movie         B. memory              C. fortune                 D. smile 

One of today's hottest topics among women （and to an extent among men too now） is anti aging and how to reverse the signs of age．The beauty industry has responded to this by offering a wide collection of anti aging creams and other anti aging products aimed at all pocketbooks，ranging from economical to highly priced．

And the question is “do any of these often much-vaunted （被过度吹嘘的） anti aging creams actually work?” And if they do，how precisely do they perform their miracles?

Well the appropriate response to that is that they do work - after a fashion．There certainly are anti aging creams available for a relatively modest price that will reduce the appearance of wrinkles in a comparatively short period of regular application．But this really is the limit of their powers: they won't actually undo skin damage or eradicate （根除） all signs of age；they will simply modify them，some more effectively than others．

The way they work is like so: they remove upper layers of dead skin cells and make deeper layers absorb water，serving to plump them up and make them look fuller and healthier．But since such anti aging creams only go skin deep，as it were，skin damage will reappear once you stop using the anti aging wrinkle cream．

This means fairly heavy regular use，which might be costly depending on your choice of product．However，if you can afford it or think it's worth the cost，it won't be such an issue．After all，what woman wants to look older than her years when looking good is so tied up with many women's self-esteem and sense of identity．

A compromise （折中） solution for those on a tighter budget is to use the cheaper creams．In addition，it's always wise to be a little experimental to make sure you end up with the one that suits your skin best．

So，to sum up: an anti wrinkle face cream will work within limits，depending on your objective．                        

71．This passage mainly tells us something about __________.

A．anti aging creams                                      B．anti aging foods

C．anti wrinkle face                                       D．anti wrinkle skin

72．According to the author，we can infer __________.

A．anti aging creams must reverse the signs of age

B．skin damage must not reappear after using creams

C．anti aging creams should be properly used

D．skin damage will disappear forever after using creams

73．The benefits from anti aging creams are the following except that __________.

A．they remove upper layers of dead skin cells

B．they make deeper layers absorb water

C．they make layers look fuller and healthier.

D．they make wrinkle faces rough

74．The meaning of the underlined phrase “on a tighter budget” is __________.

A．having a larger amount of money                     

B．having a smaller amount of money

C．having no money at all                              

D．having a lot of money

75．Fairly heavy regular use will make you __________.

A．spend much money on your choice of product

B．easily afford your choice of product

C．think your choice of product wrong

D．believe your choice of product right

       Bobby was getting cold in his backyard in the snow with no boots. The   36   sneakers he wore had a few holes in them and they did a poor job of keeping   37   the cold. Bobby had been in his backyard for about an hour already.

       And, try   38   he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift. He shook his head as he thought, “This is   39  ; even if I do come up with an idea, I don’t have any money to   40  .”

       It was starting to get dark and Bobby   41   turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes 42   the glimmer (闪光) of the   43   sun’s rays reflecting off something along the roadside. He reached down and discovered a shiny dime (一角硬币).

       Never before has anyone felt so   44   as Bobby felt at that moment. As he held his new found treasure, a   45   spread throughout his entire body and he walked into the first store he saw.

       His excitement quickly turned   46   after being told that he couldn’t buy anything with only a dime. He saw a flower shop and went inside. Bobby   47   the dime and asked if he could buy one flower for his mother’s Christmas gift. The shop owner looked at Bobby and his ten-cent   48  . Then he said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.” As Bobby waited, he looked at the beautiful flowers and even though he was a boy, he could see why mothers and girls   49   flowers.

       The sound of the door closing as the last customer left, turned Bobby back to   50  . All alone in the shop, Bobby began to feel alone and afraid.

       Suddenly the shop owner came out. There, before Bobby’s eyes,   51   twelve red roses, with leaves of green and tiny white flowers all tied together with a big silver bow. “That will be ten cents, young man.” The shop owner said reaching out his hand for the dime.

       Could this be true? No one else would give him a thing for his dime!

         52   the boy’s hesitation, the shop owner   53  , “I just   54   to have some roses on sale for ten cents a dozen. Would you like them?”

       This time Bobby did not   55  , and when the man placed the bunch of roses into his hands, he knew it was true. Walking out of the door, Bobby heard the shop owner say, “Merry Christmas, son.”

36.   A. general      B. thin    C. super  D. comfortable

37.   A. out     B. on      C. up      D. back

38.   A. as       B. when  C. because      D. while

39.   A. reasonable  B. acceptable  C. useless       D. urgent

40.   A. save    B. take    C. cost    D. spend

41.   A. unwillingly       B. temporarily       C. seriously    D. anxiously

42.   A. observed    B. caught C. kept    D. glared

43.   A. rising  B. baking       C. setting D. burning

44.   A. ridiculous   B. confident    C. wealthy      D. annoyed

45.   A. sadness      B. confusion   C. warmth      D. sympathy

46.   A. wild   B. high    C. pale    D. cold

47.   A. presented   B. participated       C. persuaded   D. purchased

48.   A. offering     B. supplying   C. providing   D. spending

49.   A. produced    B. enjoyed      C. bought       D. envied

50.   A. normal       B. home  C. present       D. reality

51.   A. lay     B. displayed    C. placed D. laid

52.   A. Approving  B. Believing   C. Proving      D. Sensing

53.   A. remarked   B. argued       C. pointed      D. added

54.   A. hoped B. happened    C. occurred     D. provided

55.   A. misunderstand   B. hesitate      C. request       D. prohibit