Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　35　 . She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She 　36　 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk 　37 she was surprised to find a large bunch of flowers on it. They were 　38 . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried joyfully. She then 　39 for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 　40 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.

The day passed very 　41　 and Nancy did everything 　42 great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 43　 herself in her work.

Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　44　.

On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 　45　 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk 　46 his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 　47 with “Records of managers' meetings”, and 　48 the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company 　　　49　 that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”

Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.

35. A. depressed　　 　　 B. excited　　 　　　 C. encouraged　　　 　　 D. surprised

36. A. pushed　　　　　 　 B. forced 　　 　　　　C. turned　 　　　 　　　 D. knocked

37. A. that　　 　　　　　　 B. which 　　　　　 　　　 C. there　 　　　 　　　　 D. where

38. A. old　 　　　　　　 　 B. fresh 　　 　　　 C. good 　 　　　 　　　　 D. sweet

39. A. looked up　　 B. looked at　　 　 C. looked around 　　　　　　 D. looked down

40. A. happy　 　　　　　　 　　　 B. very 　　　　　　　 　　　 C. funny　 　　　 　　　　 D. quite

41. A. slowly 　　　　　　 B. normally　 　　　　　　　 C. quickly　　　　 　　　　　 D. hardly

42. A. at　　 　　　 　　　 B. in　　 　　　　　 　 C. for　 　　　　 　　　　 D. with

43. A. devoted B. focused C. buried D. made

44. A. sender 　　　　　　 B. receiver　 　　　　　　　 C. manager　　　 　　　　　 D. waiter

45. A. send for　　　　　　 　　 B. hand out　 　　　　　　　 C. try out 　　　 　　　　　 D. hand in

46. A. asking for　 　　　　　　　 B. waiting for 　　　 C. looking for 　 　　　　 D. searching for

47. A. marked 　　　　　　 　　　 B. given　　 　　　　　 C. used　　　 　　 　　　　　 D. signed

48. A. glanced at 　 　　 B. stared at 　　　　　　　　 C. glared at　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. looked at

49. A. has ordered B. has said C. has decided D. has demanded

A. glanced at　　 B. stared at　　　　   C. watched　　    D. noticed.

As I waited for Joho to arrive, I　　    the clock and saw that he was late.

A. glanced at　　 B. stared at　　　　   C. watched　　    D. noticed.

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My son Joey was born with clubfeet （畸形足）. The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally   36   would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in   37  . By the time he was eight, you   38   he had a problem when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would

  39  and play, too. We   40   told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to   41   as wall as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country  42  . Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others perhaps he   43  that the abilities that seemed to come   44   to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the  45

team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential （可能性）to    46  points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never   47   the team, so he didn’t know.

He   48   to run four to five miles a day, every day even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was   49  , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, “  50  ,” he said．He had two more miles to go. The sweat   51     his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he   52    straight ahead and kept running.. We never told him he couldn’t run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn’t know.

Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were    53   . Joey was number six on the  list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh the other six team members were all   54  .

We never told him he shouldn’t   55   to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it, so he didn’t know. He just did it.

36．A．however         B．or    C．but         D．though 

37．A．attention        B．development  C．circulation      D．treatment

38．A．wouldn’t know B．didn’t imagine       C．shouldn’t find        D．couldn’t identify

39．A．keep just out  B．jump right in         C．stand only behind    D．sit still away

40．A．never      B．generally        C．often       D．sincerely

41．A．live        B．jump       C．run         D．hope

42．A．competition    B．class       C．game      D．team

43．A．meant     B．sensed     C．showed  D．noticed

44．A．eventually      B．suddenly        C．safely      D．naturally

45．A．entire      B．same       C．other       D．all

46．A．score      B．collect     C．pay         D．catch

47．A．join        B．enter       C．make      D．keep

48．A．liked       B．continued       C．hoped     D．aimed

49．A．moved    B．excited    C．encouraged     D．worried

50．A．Never mind    B．Okay      C．Don’t worry  D．Sorry

51．A．ran down       B．came from      C．dropped off    D．came down

52．A．stood      B．looked    C．faced      D．glanced

53．A．made      B．called      C．designed         D．checked

54．A．sixth-graders         B．seventh-graders      C．eighth-graders        D．fifth-graders

55．A．expect     B．fight       C．avoid      D．refuse

Nancy had just got a secretary’s job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　35   . She got up very early and arrived at the office at twenty to eight. She   36　 the door open and found nobody there. “I am the first to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk   37  she was surprised to find a large bunch of flowers on it. They were   38  . She picked up the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh, how lovely!” Nancy cried joyfully. She then   39  for a vase to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the   40  first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very   41　 and Nancy did everything   42  great interest and enthusiasm. For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she __ 43　 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk, she was overjoyed to see a new bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones. The same thing happened again the next Monday. Nancy felt it strange and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　44　.
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to   45　a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk   46  his directives. She happened to see on the desk a big notebook 　47  with “Records of managers' meetings”, and   48  the half-opened pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words, “In order to keep the secretaries in high spirits, the company       49   that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a wise man with the Bachelor of Psychology in Business.