I spent my last Christmas Day working the whole day!

Due to the nature of my job, I had to go back to my __41___ and spent my whole Christmas Day there. Of course, It __42___ no good! Surely you will get ___43__ when almost all of your friends are either resting at home, watching TV, listening to music, __44___ watching movies in the cinema, and you are the only one that is not __45___. The feeling is really bad. And I really did not feel like __46___ and going to work in the morning. But I __47___ went to work. I am a responsible guy. Since the arrangement was like that, I __48___.

Of course, there is something __49___ about working on Christmas Day and most public __50___. First of all, since I had no plan to go out, or do any __51___ activities on that day, I most likely would __52___ the day at home playing computer games, so why not go to work and ___53__ some extra money? It makes sense to me. Besides, it is a holiday for __54___ the whole world. It __55___ most of my company’s offices in other __56___ would probably not be working, __57___ those in China, Japan and Thailand as Christmas is not a holiday for people there. Less users, less problems, meaning? Less __58___ for us to do. And the best part is, the office is ours! I can __59___ my laptop to the office, watch movies, play games, and at the same time, get my extra __60___! Well, what do you think of working on holidays?

Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp（流浪汉）has passed. This special sign-language is frequently   50   by tramps to inform their    51   whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to   52   them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.

Quite   53   one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be in, old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into pieces.

But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a   54   in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger,    55   a funny turn, laid a small parcel    56   the front gate, and began   57   a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been   58  , for the tramp’s face lit up with satisfaction. He entered the front gate   59   and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him raise his hat   60   couldn’t hear his words. The   61   was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face.

I felt   62   for him as he walked sadly out of the house. But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and shook his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake.   63   deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the existing sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his belongings, pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried   64  , whistling as he went along.

1.                A．employed       B．made          C．taken D．put up

2.                A．coaches        B．classmates       C．fellows   D．friends

3.                A．share          B．save           C．give D．urge

4.                A．in a way        B．by mistake       C．by the way D．by chance

5.                A．success         B．care           C．failure    D．responsibility

6.                A．gave           B．launched        C．set  D．made

7.                A．by             B．to             C．in   D．behind

8.                A．drawing        B．kissing          C．correcting D．studying

9.                A．sad            B．strange         C．funny    D．exciting

10.               A．confidently      B．innocently      C．consequently   D．consciously

11.               A．and           B．but            C．however  D．therefore

12.               A．conversation    B．introduction     C．argument  D．greeting

13.               A．happy          B．frightened      C．capable   D．sorry

14.               A．Digging         B．Stealing        C．Putting    D．Looking

15.               A．step           B．position        C．pace  D．situation

Signs can sometimes be seen at the entrance of a house, expressing that a tramp（流浪汉）has passed. This special sign-language is frequently 　50 　by tramps to inform their 　51 　whether the host of a certain house is friendly or unfriendly, and to 　52 them the trouble of making unnecessary calls.

　　　Quite 　53 　one day, I came across a real tramp. He was such a rare sight these days that I stood some distance away and watched him. He was dressed just as a tramp should be in, old worn trousers, and a jacket many sizes too big for him. On his head there was a battered old hat and his boots were so old and worn; they were almost coming into pieces.

But the man himself looked cheerful as if he had not a 　54　 in the world. He rubbed his nose with his forefinger, 　55　 a funny turn, laid a small parcel 　56 　the front gate, and began 　57　 a sign made by a former caller. Although the sign was meaningless to me, it must have been 　58 , for the tramp’s face lit up with satisfaction. He entered the front gate 　59 　and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him raise his hat 　60 　couldn’t hear his words. The 　61 　was very short indeed, for no sooner had he spoken a few words than the door closed fiercely in his face.

I felt 　62 　for him as he walked sadly out of the house. But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved quickly towards the gate. There he stopped, looked at the sign, and shook his head seriously as if he had made a bad mistake. 　63 　deeply into his pockets, he produced a piece of chalk, rubbed out the existing sign and made a new one in its place. He stared at it for a moment smiling to himself, then gathered his belongings, pushed back his hat and began walking towards the next house at an unhurried 　64 , whistling as he went along.

50. A. employed　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　　　　　　 D. put up

51. A. coaches　　　 　　　 　　　　 B. classmates　　　　　　　 C. fellows　　　　　　　　　　 D. friends

52. A. share　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. save　　　　　　 　C. give　　　　 D. urge

53. A. in a way　　　　B. by mistake　　 　C. by the way　　　　 D. by chance

54. A. success　　　　　 B. care　　　　 　C. failure　　　　　 D. responsibility

55. A. gave　　　　　　　B. launched　　　　　　　　　 C. set　　　　　　D. made

56. A. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. behind

57. A. drawing　　　 B. kissing　　　 　C. correcting　　　　　　　 D. studying

58. A. sad 　　　　B. strange　　　　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　D. exciting

59. A. confidently　　　 B. innocently　 C. consequently　　　　　 D. consciously

60. A. and　　　　　B. but　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　　　　 D. therefore

61. A. conversation　　　　　　 B. introduction 　　　　　 C. argument　　　　　　　　 D. greeting

62. A. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. frightened　　　　　　　　 C. capable　　　　　　　　　 D. sorry

63. A. Digging　　　　B. Stealing　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Putting　　　 D. Looking

64. A. step B. position　　　　　　　　　 C. pace D. situation

I spent my last Christmas Day working the whole day!

Due to the nature of my job, I had to go back to my __41___ and spent my whole Christmas Day there. Of course, It __42___ no good! Surely you will get ___43__ when almost all of your friends are either resting at home, watching TV, listening to music, __44___ watching movies in the cinema, and you are the only one that is not __45___. The feeling is really bad. And I really did not feel like __46___ and going to work in the morning. But I __47___ went to work. I am a responsible guy. Since the arrangement was like that, I __48___.

Of course, there is something __49___ about working on Christmas Day and most public __50___. First of all, since I had no plan to go out, or do any __51___ activities on that day, I most likely would __52___ the day at home playing computer games, so why not go to work and ___53__ some extra money? It makes sense to me. Besides, it is a holiday for __54___ the whole world. It __55___ most of my company’s offices in other __56___ would probably not be working, __57___ those in China, Japan and Thailand as Christmas is not a holiday for people there. Less users, less problems, meaning? Less __58___ for us to do. And the best part is, the office is ours! I can __59___ my laptop to the office, watch movies, play games, and at the same time, get my extra __60___! Well, what do you think of working on holidays?