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.

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.

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.

The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different   36  about the foods they eat on this  37  day. In Northern China, people   38  eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the   39  and the beginning of time. According to historical   40 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps   41  the areas in Southern China   42  more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly  43  to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day.   44  , the most common foods for the first   45  are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle  46  long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which   47  the hope of improvement in   48  year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of   49   according to the Chinese.

To  50  a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to   51   a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers.   52  , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have   53  new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards.   54  , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into   55  .

1.                A．word          B．habits          C．meanings D．stories

2.                A．usual          B．unforgettable    C．common  D．special

3.                A．seldom         B．usually         C．always    D．hardly

4.                A．end            B．future          C．result    D．effect

5.                A．reasons         B．records         C．notes D．stories

6.                A．as long as       B．though         C．when D．because

7.                A．caused         B．took           C．produced D．brought

8.                A．understood     B．knew           C．made D．began

9.                A．Besides         B．Therefore       C．Consequently  D．Usually

10.               A．subject         B．title           C．program   D．meal

11.               A．symbolizes      B．reveals         C．shows D．indicates

12.               A．transports       B．represents      C．fetches    D．takes

13.               A．health          B．family          C．life   D．work

14.               A．reunion        B．luck           C．happiness  D．harmony

15.               A．do            B．pay            C．get   D．carry

16.               A．express        B．describe        C．establish   D．define

17.               A．Luckily         B．Unfortunately    C．However  D．Besides

18.               A．given away      B．made out       C．got into   D．taken up

19.               A．Instead         B．Fortunately      C．Moreover D．Furthermore

20.               A．fashion         B．effect          C．sight  D．power

The Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different  36 about the foods they eat on this 37 day. In Northern China, people  38 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the  39 and the beginning of time. According to historical  40 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps  41 the areas in Southern China  42  more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly  43  to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day.  44 , the most common foods for the first  45 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle  46  long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which  47  the hope of improvement in  48 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of  49 according to the Chinese.

To  50  a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to   51   a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers.   52  , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have   53  new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards.   54  , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into   55  .

1.                A．word          B．habits          C．meanings D．stories

2.                A．usual          B．unforgettable    C．common  D．special

3.                A．seldom         B．usually         C．always    D．hardly

4.                A．end           B．future          C．result    D．effect

5.                A．reasons        B．records         C．notes D．stories

6.                A．as long as       B．though         C．when D．because

7.                A．caused         B．took           C．produced D．brought

8.                A．understood     B．knew           C．made D．began

9.                A．Besides         B．Therefore       C．Consequently  D．Usually

10.               A．subject         B．title           C．program   D．meal

11.               A．symbolizes      B．reveals         C．shows D．indicates

12.               A．transports      B．represents      C．fetches    D．takes

13.               A．health         B．family          C．life   D．work

14.               A．reunion        B．luck           C．happiness  D．harmony

15.               A．do            B．pay            C．get   D．carry

16.               A．express        B．describe        C．establish   D．define

17.               A．Luckily         B．Unfortunately    C．However  D．Besides

18.               A．given away      B．made out       C．got into   D．taken up

19.               A．Instead         B．Fortunately      C．Moreover D．Furthermore

20.               A．fashion         B．effect          C．sight  D．Power