The _ 31_ teacher, Mr. Litmus, had asked his students to study some special animal. They would write a short report, and tell the rest of the class their conclusions(结论). Some talked about dogs, others about horses, and some chose fish. But the most interesting _32_ of all was made by little Sophie.

　　　 “I found that _33_ are terribly ill- tempered（脾气坏的）,” she said, very sure of herself.

　　　 Everyone smiled, waiting for her to _34_. Then Sophie explained, “I spent hours in my house, watching flies. When they flied _35_, everything was OK, but when they found a _36_ they would really be noisy. I had always thought they made that _37_ with their wings, but they don’t. With my daddy’s telescope I watched the flies really closely, and saw that what they were really _38_ was shouting and protesting. They were so hysterical (歇斯底里的) that they couldn’t fly out of the window, and they would just _39_ their heads against the glass again and again. If only they had _40_ the butterfly that passed by, they would have seen that the top of the window was _41_. The butterfly tried to tell them, but it had no _42_ at all. The flies just kept on shouting and complaining.”

　　　 Mr. Litmus was _43_, and explained to the class that that form of fly’s behavior had nothing to do with _44_. Instead, it was an example of animals having different _45_ of intelligence .

　　　 And this was what _46_ a big disorder in the science class. Many parents had to come and complain because their children had _47_ their parents among the least intelligent of creatures! This, said the children, was because the parents did nothing but complain, and they _48_ listened to anyone.

　　　 Mr. Litmus had to do a lot of explaining, and quite a few parents _49_. It helped some of them realized that, although they weren’t _50_, they often behaved not terribly intelligently.

31.　 A. geography　　　　　　 B.　 head　　　　　　　 　 C.　 physics　　　　 　 D.　 science

32.　 A.　 discovery B.　 invention C.　 activity D.　 direction

33.　 A.　 insects B.　 flies C.　 butterflies D.　 bats

34.　 A.　 cheer B.　 begin C.　 discuss D.　 continue

35.　 A.　 quickly B.　 repeatedly C.　 normally D.　 directly

36.　 A.　 door　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 window　　　　　　　　 C.　 light　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 wall

37.　 A.　 force　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 wind　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 result　　　　　　　　　 D.　 noise

38.　 A.　 finding B.　 hating C.　 doing D.　 imagining

39.　 A.　 shook B.　 leaned C.　 beat D.　 turned

40.　 A.　 watched　　　　　　　 B.　 obeyed　　　　　　　　 C.　 caught　　　　　　　　　 D. heard

41.　 A.　 shut B.　 windy C.　 open D.　 clean

42.　 A.　 effect B.　 wonder　　　　　　　　 C.　 doubt D.　 reason

43.　 A.　 worried B.　 amused　　　　　　　　 C.　 encouraged D.　 learned

44.　 A.　 pleasure B.　 excitement　　　　　　 C.　 joy D.　 anger

45.　 A.　 levels　　　　　　　　　 B.　 areas　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 senses　　　　　　　　　 D.　 fields

46.　 A.　 removed B.　 caused　　　　　　　　 C.　 reduced D.　 solved

47.　 A.　 respected B.　 listed C.　 separate D.　 admitted

48.　 A.　 never B.　 always C.　 almost D.　 already

49.　 A.　 turned up B.　 gone back C.　 calmed down　　　　 D.　 held on

50.　 A.　 poor B.　 busy C.　 serious　　　　　　　　 D.　 stupid

It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, but I had to stay to tidy the office. The only thing that __36__ my day was the beautifully decorated _37__ in our waiting room and a　__38__ sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen long-stemmed red roses.
　 Suddenly, our receptionist came and said there was a lady outside that urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young __39__woman with a baby in her arms standing there. __40__, she explained that her husband—a prisoner in a nearby prison—was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t _41_to visit her husband in prison and _42_he had never seen his son. So she _43_ me to let her wait here ahead of time. I agreed. _44_, it was Christmas Eve.
　 A short time later, her husband arrived—with chains on his feet, cuffs on his hands, and two armed guards __45__ him. The woman’s tired face __46__when her husband took a seat beside her. I watched them laugh, cry, and share their__47__. He seemed like a gentle and honest man.
　 At the end of the __48__, the man had to go back and I__49__him a Merry Christmas. He smiled and thanked me and said he felt saddened by the __50__that he hadn’t been able to get his wife __51__for Christmas. On hearing this, I was __52__with a wonderful idea.
　 I’ll never forget the __53__on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed red roses. I’m not sure who __54__the most joy—the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this __55__moment.

36　 A.　 enjoyed　　　　　　　　　 B　 presented　　　　　 C　 relaxed D　 brightened

37　 A　 office　　　　　　　　　　 B　 Christmas Father C Christmas tree　　 D furniture

38　 A　 gift　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 regards　　　　　　 C　 message　　　　　　　 D　 package

39　 A ordinary-looking B good-looking C tired-looking　　　　 D frightened-looking

40　 A　 Happily　　　　　　　　　 B　 Quietly　　　　　　 C　 Excitedly　　　　　　 D　 Nervously

41　 A　 going　　　　　　　　　　 B　 determined　　　　 C　 expected　　　　　　　 D　 allowed

42　 A　 why　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 how　　　　　　　　 C　 that　　　　　　　　　　 D　 when

43　 A　 persuaded　　　　　　　 B　 demanded　　　　 C　 begged　　　　　　　　 D　 pleased

44　 A　 Above all　　　　　　　　 B　 In all　　　　　　　　 C　 All in　all　　　　　　 D　 After all

45　 A　 near　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 around　　　　　　 C　 behind　　　　　　　　 D　 before

46　 A　 turned pale B　 went red　　　　　 C　 lit up D　 turned away

47　 A　 child　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 tears　　　　　　　　 C　 joy　　　　　　　　　　　 D　 sorrows

48　 A　 meeting B　 appointment　　　 C　 discussion D　 conversation

49　 A　 said　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 showed　　　　　　 C　 wished　　　　　　　　 D　 hoped

50　 A　 fact　　　　　　　　　　　　 B　 words　　　　　　　 C　 idea　　　　　　　　　　 D　 scene

51　 A　 something B　 nothing　　　　　　 C　 anything D　 everything

52　 A　 encouraged　　　　　　 B　 struck　　　　　　　 C　 provided　　　　　　　 D　 inspired

53　 A　 sadness　　　　　　　　　 B　 happiness　　　　 C　 look　　　　　　　　　　 D　 smiles

54　 A　 experienced　　　　　　 B　 received　　　　　 C　 gave　　　　　　　　　　 D　 accepted

55　 A sad B　　 unforgettable　　　C happy　　　　D　　　　 special

As we rolled five-year-old Mary into the MRI(核磁共振成像) room, we all wondered how Mary would react. She had suffered a stroke that left half of her body paralyzed(瘫痪), 36 had recently lost her father, mother and home.

She was pushed into the MRI machine without the slightest protest(反抗), and we began the 37 . The patient was required to remain perfectly 38 for about five minutes. This would have been 39 for a five-year-old child. We were taking a picture of her 40 , so any movement of her face, including talking, would 41

picture distortion(扭曲).

We noticed that Mary’s 42 was moving about two minutes later. We 43 the exam and gently reminded Mary not to talk. She was smiling and promised not to　 　44 .

We reset the machine and started over. Once again we 45 her facial movement. What she was 46 wasn’t clear. Everyone was becoming a little 47 .

The doctor said, “Mary, you were talking again, and that caused unclear 48 .

Mary smiled, “I wasn’t talking. I was 49 . You said no talking.”

“What were you singing?” someone asked.

“The World Loves me,” she replied. “I always sing this song when I’m 50 .”

Everyone in the room was 51 . How could this little girl who had 52 so much be so happy?

Many times since that day, when feeling stressed, unhappy or dissatisfied with 53 , I would think of Mary and feel inspired. Her 54 made me see that happiness is a wonderful gift-----free to anyone who will 55 it.

36. A. or　　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　 C. and　　　　　　　 D. so

37. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 exam　　　　　　　　 B.　 discovery　　 C.　 research D.　 experiment

38. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 quiet　　　　　　　　 B.　 calm　　　　　　 C.　 active　　 D.　 still

39. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 easy B.　　　　　　　 hard C.　　　　　　　　 interesting　　　 D.　 surprising

40. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 mind　　　　　　　　 B.　 heart　　　　　　 C.　 head D.　 hair

41. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 give out　　　　　　 B.　 put out　　　　 C.　 lead to　　 D.　 bring in

42. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 mouth　　　　　　　 B.　 eye　　　　　　　 C.　 ear　 D.　 nose

43. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 continued　　　　　 B.　 repeated　　　 C.　 started　　 D.　 stopped

44. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 talk 　　　　　　　　 B.　 laugh　　　　　 C.　 move　　　 D.　 sleep

45. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 solved　　　　　　　 B.　 missed　　　　 C.　 saw D.　 felt

46. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 saying　　　　　　　 B.　 doing　　　　　 C.　 eating　　 D.　 thinking

47. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 excited　　　　　　　 B.　 nervous　　　　 C.　 certain　　 D.　 impatient

48. 　　　 A. damages B.　 pictures C.　 movements D.　 expressions

49. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 calling　　　　　　　 B.　 exercising　　 C.　 reading　 D.　 singing

50. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 happy　　　　　　　 B.　 sad　　　　　　　 C.　 afraid　　 D.　 alone

51. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 worried　　　　　　 B.　 tired　　　　　　 C.　 touched　 D.　 frightened

52. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 earned　　　　　　　 B.　 suffered　　　 C.　 worked　 D.　 had

53. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 health　　　　　　　　 B.　 life　　　　　　　 C.　 weather　 D.　 others

54. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 courage　　　　　　 B.　 dream　　　　　 C.　 example　 D.　 illness

55. 　　　 A.　　　　　　 receive　　　　　　　 B.　 refuse　　　　　 C.　 give D.　 accept

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　　　 One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. Unfortunately in the crowded store. I had my pocket 　1 and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost 　2 of myself. What could I do? We were not very wealthy. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would 　3 our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

　　　 I felt very sad and even 　4 for losing the money when I got home. To make up for　 my 　5 mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and　　 then 　6 a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to 　7 her.

　　　 When she came home, I forced a smile to greet her. She was 　8 to see the neat house and the 　9 meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story 　10 . She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.

　　　 “I’ve 　11 my salary,” I murmured to her again.

　　　 “I see,” she did not shout at me as I had 　12 . She didn't lose her temper. So I was afraid she was trying hard to hide her anger.

　　　 A moment later, my wife was still 　13 and seemed to be enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help asking, “I’ve lost my money. Why not shout at me?” She 　14 her eyes, looking at me and said, “Oh, on the contray, I’m thinking about how to comfort you. It’s　　　 the 　15 who is to blame.”

1.　 A.　 robbed　　　　　　　　 B.　 stolen　　　　　　　　　 C.　 picked　　　　　　　　　 D.　 gone

2.　 A.　 control　　　　　　　　 B.　 heart C.　 interest D.　 face

3.　 A.　 enrich　　　　　　　　　 B.　 improve　　　　　　　　 C.　 affect D.　 simplify

4.　 A.　 guilty　　　　　　　　　 B.　 ashamed　　　　　　　 C.　 frightened D.　 worried

5.　 A.　 unchangeable　　　　 B.　 unforgivable　　　　　 C.　 unforgettable D.　 unbelievable

6.　 A.　 prepared　　　　　　　 B.　 served　　　　　　　　　 C.　 provided　　　　　　　 D.　 chose

7.　 A.　 comfort　　　　　　　　 B.　 meet　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 surprise D.　 please

8.　 A.　 satisfied　　　　　　　　 B.　 surprised　　　　　　　 C.　 pleased D.　 interested

9.　 A.　 delicious　　　　　　　 B.　 excellent　　　　　　　 C.　 cool D.　 attractive

10.　 A.　 gladly　　　　　　　　　 B.　 calmly　　　　　　　　　 C.　 excitedly D.　 nervously

11.　 A.　 spent　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 wasted　　　　　　　　 C.　 donated　　　　　　　　 D.　 lost

12.　 A.　 hoped　　　　　　　　　 B.　 desired　　　　　　　　 C.　 expected D.　 wished

13.　 A.　 upset　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 silent　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 worried D.　 surprised

14.　 A.　 moved　　　　　　　　　 B.　 shut　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 raised D.　 opened

15.　 A.　 store　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 policeman　　　　　　 C.　 society D.　 thief