get hold of; tell. . . apart; over and over again; come to light; as a matter of fact; similar to; astonish; splendid; It is apparent to us that; the+比较级，the+比较级

1. The twins are so much alike that their mother can hardly ____them_____.

2. _____________________ he hasn’t done his work properly.

3. The whole truth _________ after a thorough investigation.

4. _____________we stand, ___________we will see.

5. I considered it______________, and finally decided to go to the USA.

6. ______________the rope or you will fall.

7. This handbag is very beautiful. Well, ________________, it is a fake.

8. Her new car is ____________ mine, but hers is more expensive.

9. Mary ____________ me with her excellent swimming skill.

10. I had a ____________ holiday in Hawaii and forgot all sadness.

Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing.  36  she was very scared，she went with her  37  to a cliff. She took hold of the rope and started   38   the face of that rock. She got to a place where she could take a breath. As she was  39  there，the safety  rope suddenly struck Brenda's eye and   40  out her contact lens（隐形镜片).

Well, here she was, on a rock face，with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet  41  her. She was desperate and began to get  42  , so she prayed to the Lord to help her to  43  it.

When she got to the top，a friend  44  her eye and her clothing for the lens，but there was no contact lens to be found. She  45  across the mountains，thinking of that verse（诗句）that says, “The  46 of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth. ” She thought，“Lord，you can see all these mountains. You know every  47  and leaf，and you know  48  where my contact lens is. Please help me.”

Finally，they  49  down the trail to the bottom. At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out，“Hey，you guys! Anybody  50  a contact lens?”

Well，that would be  51  enough，but you know  52  the climber saw it? An ant was moving  53   across the face of the rock，carrying it on it's back.

Brenda told her father about the story of the  54  ，the prayer，and the contact lens. He then drew a picture of an ant carrying that contact lens with the words，“Lord，I don't know why you want me to do this. I can't eat it，and it's awfully   55 . But if this is what you want me to do，I'll carry it for you. ”

36. A. Although     B. As           C. Because          D. Except

37. A. friend           B. group        C. guide             D. leader

38. A. down        B. off              C. on              D. up

39. A. taking off       B. hanging on       C. getting along       D. putting up

40. A. pulled           B. carried          C. left               D. knocked

41. A、over             B. across           C. beyond          D. above

42. A. hopeful          B. upset            C. eager                D. proud

43. A. search           B. dream         C. find                D. imagine

44. A. watched          B. tested           C. treated              D. examined

45. A. looked up        B. looked on        C. looked out           D. looked for

46. A. eyes             B. arms          C. hands               D. legs

47. A. person           B. stone            C. tree            D. bird

48. A. exactly          B. simply           C. generally            D. totally

49. A. walked           B. climbed          C. ran             D. flew

50. A. find             B. own              C. buy             D. lose

51. A. annoying         B. surprising       C. disappointing        D. frightening

52. A. which            B. why         C when             D. whether

53. A. quickly          B. happily          C. slowly               D. sadly

54. A. rock             B. rope             C. ant              D. Lord

55. A. heavy        B. light          C. valuable           D. dirty

Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing． 36  she was very scared，she went with her  37  to a cliff．She took hold of the rope and started   38   the face of that rock．She got to a place where she could take a breath．As she was  39  there，the safety  rope suddenly struck Brenda's eye and   40  out her contact lens(隐形镜片)．

Well, here she was, on a rock face，with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet  41  her．She was desperate and began to get  42  , so she prayed to the Lord to help her to  43  it．

When she got to the top，a friend  44  her eye and her clothing for the lens，but there was no contact lens to be found．She  45  across the mountains，thinking of that verse(诗句) that says,“The  46 of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth．” She thought，“Lord，you can see all these mountains．You know every  47  and leaf，and you know  48  where my contact lens is．Please help me．”

Finally，they  49  down the trail to the bottom．At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff．One of them shouted out，“Hey，you guys! Anybody  50  a contact lens?”

Well，that would be  51  enough，but you know  52  the climber saw it? An ant was moving  53   across the face of the rock，carrying it on it's back．

Brenda told her father about the story of the  54  ，the prayer，and the contact lens．He then drew a picture of an ant carrying that contact lens with the words，“Lord，I don't know why you want me to do this．I can't eat it，and it's awfully   55  ．But if this is what you want me to do，I'll carry it for you．”

Brenda was invited to go rock-climbing．Although she was very __1__，she went with her group to a huge cliff．__2__ her fear，she still took hold of the rope and started up the __3__ of that rock．She reached a ledge where she could take a break．As she was __4__ on there，the safety rope knocked out her contact lens（隐形眼镜）．

Over there she looked and looked，hoping it had _5__ on the ledge，but it just wasn't there．She was __6__，so she _7__ to the Lord to help her to find it．

When she got to the top，a friend _8__ her eye and her clothing for the lens，but there was no contact lens to be found．She sat down，disappointed，waiting for the rest of the __9__ to __10__ it up the face of the cliff．

She looked out across range after range of mountains，__11__ of that verse which says，“The eyes of the Lord run to and fro __12__ the whole earth．” She thought，“Lord，You know every stone and leaf，and You know __13__ where my contact lens is．Please help me．”

Finally，they walked down the trail to the __14__．At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just __15__ up the face of the cliff．One of them shouted out，“Hey，you guys! Anybody __16__ a contact lens?”

My God，do you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across the face of the rock，carrying it on its __17__．

When Brenda told her father，a cartoonist，the _18__ story，he drew a picture of an ant carrying that contact lens with the words，“Lord，I don’t know why You want me to carry this thing．I can't eat it，and it's __19_ heavy．But if this is __20__ You want me to do，I'll carry it for You．”

1．A．thrilled                B．upset                   C．scared                   D．confident

2．A．Despite                  B．Without               C．Alongside               D．Except

3．A．edge                      B．face                     C．foot                       D．ground

4．A．lying                     B．standing               C．flying                     D．hanging

5．A．crashed                 B．attached               C．relied                     D．landed

6．A．desperate               B．innocent               C．proud                    D．angry

7．A．swore                B．consulted             C．prayed                   D．saluted

8．A．tested                 B．examined             C．looked                   D．watched

9．A．chorus                      B．party                   C．audience                D．colleagues

10．A．catch                   B．give                     C．make                     D．get

11．A．thinking               B．speaking              C．telling                    D．talking

12．A．over                    B．through                C．beneath                  D．throughout

13．A．partly                  B．casually               C．exactly                   D．approximately

14．A．floor                    B．bottom                 C．range                     D．end

15．A．starting                B．ending                 C．pausing                  D．slowing

16．A．find                     B．possess                C．use                        D．lose

17．A．head                    B．back                    C．forehead                D．side

18．A．incredible             B．imaginary             C．ambiguous             D．changeable

19．A．basically              B．typically               C．awfully                  D．slightly

20．A．how                    B．why                    C．when                     D．what

My friend Jim and I finally decided to spend our 14 days off in the eastern country.We were arranged to stay with a local family, which made it possible for us to share a real life experience with the locals and in return bring ourselves a richer experience of the native culture and tradition.
In the company of one of our well-informed local tour leaders, we started one of the trips to the nearby town . As we were passing elephants, we stopped , confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by a small rope tied to their front legs . No chains, no cages. It was obvious that these elephants could, at any time, break away from the ropes they were tied to but for some reason, they did not . My friend went up to the trainer and asked why these beautiful animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,”he said , “When they were young and much smaller we used the same size rope to tie them and at that age, it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are accustomed to believing that they can not break away. They believe that the rope can hold them, so they never try to break free. We were amazed . These animals could at any time break away from their ropes but just because they believed they couldn’t, they were stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we can not do something , simply because we failed at it once before ? How many of us are being held by outdated belief that no longer serves us ? How many of us have avoided trying something new because of a limited belief? Worse still , how many of us are being held back by someone else’s limiting beliefs? Your attempt may fail but never fail to make an attempt.
【小题1】What was the author most interested in during his visit?