阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案.

　　In a room four men were seated at large table. After asking me 1 about my place of birth and my Royal Air Force experience, they began to 2 me carefully on telecommunications. Now I was confident, at ease with a 3 subject. The years of study and work began to 4 , and I know I was doing well. I was 5 enjoying it. When it was over, one of them said, “Well, now, we are completely 6 with your replies and we feel sure that you are well suited to the 7 we have in mind．But we are faced with a certain 8 If we 9 you, it means we must 10 you in a position of authority 11 a number of our English employees. Many of them have been with us for a long time, and we feel 12 that your appointment would upset good relations within the firm. We could not offer that post and we 13 not ask you to accept one or two other positions of a different 14 . They exist, but they are not 15 for someone like you. 16 , I'm afraid, we will not able to offer you the job．”

　　I felt suddenly 17 , and I was quite unable to think. Yet somehow I 18 to leave that office, 19 that I had either forgotten or completely ignored ---- during the exciting years of the 20  my own black skin.

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　　In a room four men were seated at large table. After asking me 1 about my place of birth and my Royal Air Force experience, they began to 2 me carefully on telecommunications. Now I was confident, at ease with a 3 subject. The years of study and work began to 4 , and I know I was doing well. I was 5 enjoying it. When it was over, one of them said, “Well, now, we are completely 6 with your replies and we feel sure that you are well suited to the 7 we have in mind．But we are faced with a certain 8 If we 9 you, it means we must 10 you in a position of authority 11 a number of our English employees. Many of them have been with us for a long time, and we feel 12 that your appointment would upset good relations within the firm. We could not offer that post and we 13 not ask you to accept one or two other positions of a different 14 . They exist, but they are not 15 for someone like you. 16 , I'm afraid, we will not able to offer you the job．”

　　I felt suddenly 17 , and I was quite unable to think. Yet somehow I 18 to leave that office, 19 that I had either forgotten or completely ignored ---- during the exciting years of the 20  my own black skin.

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You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t believe how ___41__ time has passed.

If you are ___42___ with this scene, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and __43__ when you are bored. Now scientists have ___44___ a reason why this is the case.

Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain ___45___ according to how we focus on a task. When we are ___46___ ,we concentrate more on how time is passing. And ____47___ makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.

In an experiment ____48___ by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image ___49___ researchers monitored their brain activity.

The volunteers were told to __50____ concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then ____51___ the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration（持续时间，期间） and color. The results showed that ___52__ was more active when the volunteers paid attention to ___53__ subjects.

It is thought __54____ if the brain is focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to    ___55__ its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. ____56__, time passes without us really __57___it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its ___58____ energies on monitoring the passing of time. __59__, time seems to drag.

Next time you feel bored __60___, perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!

41. A. slowly     B. quickly     C. terribly     D. foolishly

42. A. disappointed     B. satisfied     C. familiar       D. similar

43. A. drags       B. stops       C. goes       D. backs

44. A. thought over    B. made up   C. suggested with    D. come up with

45. A. change    B. develop     C. grow     D. slow

46. A. sleepy    B. bored    C. excited    D. active

47. A. which       B. we      C. this    D. what

48. A. produced    B. carried out    C. tried     D. did

49. A. where      B. when      C. while        D. as

50. A. partly        B. quickly       C. how      D. first

51. A. familiar with     B. focus on    C. make out    D. tell apart

52. A. the researchers     B. the experiment      C. the clock      D. the brain

53. A. no             B. less       C. some         D. more

54. A. when           B. which      C. that         D. where

55. A. fix            B. gather     C. reach        D. spread

56. A. However    B. Furthermore     C. Therefore      D. Finally

57. A. recognizing    B. watching    C. noticing     D. counting

58. A. enough      B. full       C. right      D. proper

59. A. In fact     B. As a result    C. For example    D. Instead

60. A. in class    B. with work    C. in mind     D. of lessons

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice. “Mom, come here! There’s a lady here my size!”

The mother rushed to her son, then she turned to me to   21  .

I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then I   22   the boy, “Hi, I’m Darryl Kramer. How are you?”

He studied me   23  , and asked, “Are you a little mommy?”

“Yes, I have a son,” I answered.

“   24   are you so little?” he asked in curiosity.

“It’s   25   I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any   26  .” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand and left.

My life as a little person is   27   with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look   28   from their parents.

It takes only one glance to see my   29  . I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was a born dwarf (侏儒).   30   this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.

I didn’t realize how short I was   31   I started school.   32   kids picked on me, calling me names (嘲笑我). Then I knew, I began to   33   the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to   34   the school bus stairs.

But I learned to smile and accept the   35   that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness and advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I make up for in   36  .

It’s the children’s questions that make my life   37  . I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will   38   them to accept their peers （同龄人） whatever   39   and shape they come in, and treat them   40  .