In Scandinavian countries it is common ____ for the husband to stay at home to look after the baby.

There was no ______of controlling it once the fire began to spread.

At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were   36   to show that we all have “a body clock”   37    us, which controls the   38   and fall of our body energies,   39   us different from one day one to the next.

The   40   of “a body clock” should not be too   41   since the lives of most living things are controlled   42   the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel   43   and fall asleep at night and become   44   and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is   45   , most people experience unpleasant   46   . For example, people who are not   47   to working at night can find that   48   of sleep causes them to   49   badly at work.

  50   the daily cycle of sleeping and   51  , we also have other cycles which   52   longer than one day. Most of us would   53   that we feel good on some days and not so good on    54   ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they   55   do not exist.

36．A．anxious                  B．able                        C．careful                    D．proud

37．A．inside                     B．around                    C．between                  D．on

38．A．movement                     B．supply                    C．use                         D．rise

39．A．showing                 B．treating                   C．making                   D．changing

40．A．invention                B．opinion                   C．story                      D．idea

41．A．difficult                  B．exciting                  C．surprising               D．interesting

42．A．from                      B．by                          C．over                       D．during

43．A．dull                      B．tired                             C．dreamy                  D．peaceful

44．A．regular                   B．excited                   C．lively                            D．clear

45．A．disturbed                B．shortened                C．reset                       D．troubled

46．A．moments                B．feelings                  C．senses                     D．effects

47．A．prevented               B．allowed                  C．expected                 D．used

48．A．miss                       B．none                       C．lack                        D．need

49．A．perform                  B．show                      C．manage                   D．control

50．A．With                      B．As well as               C．Except                    D．Rather than

51．A．working                 B．moving                   C．living                     D．waking

52．A．repeat                     B．remain                    C．last                         D．happen

53．A．agree                      B．believe                   C．realize                    D．allow

54．A．other                      B．the other                 C．all other                  D．others

55．A．just                        B．only                       C．still                        D．yet

—I have some big news for you. You’ve been accepted as a member of our club.

—_______ That’s great!

   A. Have I ?                     B. Pardon?                   

C. Congratulations!        D. Good idea!

People in the United States honor their parents with two special days: Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June.
Mother’s Day was proclaimed宣告 a day for national observance by President Woodrow Wilson in 1915. Ann Jarvis from Grafton, West Virginia, had started the idea to have a day to honor mothers. She was the one who chose the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of wearing a carnation康乃馨.
In 1909, Mrs. Dodd from Spokane, Washington, thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers. She wanted to honor her own father, William Smart. After her mother died, he had the responsibility of raising a family of five sons and a daughter. In 1910，the first Father’s Day was observed in Spokane. Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to established Father’s Day as a national commemorative纪念的 day in 1972.
These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead．Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery. On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following about the second Sunday in May is not true ?