He walked up and down the room for half an hour, _______ behind him.

1. A.
   with his hands clasping
2. B.
   his hands clasped
3. C.
   his hands were clasped
4. D.
   as his hands clasped

He walked up and down the room for half an hour, _______ behind him.

         A. with his hands clasping                     B. his hands clasped

         C. his hands were clasped                          D. as his hands clasped

Once upon a time, there were two men staying in the same hospital room, both seriously ill. One man was allowed to __36__ in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was __37__ the room's only window. The other man had to __38__ all his time flat on his back. Every afternoon when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by   __39__ to his roommate all the things he could see outside the__40__.

According to his words, the window__41__ a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water. Young lovers walked arm__42__ arm among flowers. Old trees made the scenery very beautiful, and a fine __43_ of the city could be seen clearly. As the man by the window described all this, the man on the other side of the room__44__ close his eyes and __45__the nice pictures.

Days and weeks __46__. One morning, the nurse arrived and found the man by the window had died __47__ in his sleep. As soon as the room seemed tidy again, the other man asked if he could __48__next to the window. The nurse agreed. Slowly, he__49__himself up to take his first look at the world outside. To his__50__, he could see nothing but a blank wall. Later the nurse told him that his roommate was__51__ and could not even see the wall.      

There is great__52__ in making others happy. Shared pain is half the pain, but happiness, when shared, is __53__. If you want to feel rich, just __54__ all of the things you have. “ Today is a gift. That's__55__ it is called the present.” 

36. A. sit down          B．sleep down              C．stand up                D．sit up

37. A. behind          B．next to              C．under                    D．in front of

38. A. kill         B．spend                     C．take               D．cost

39. A. describing           B．talking                 C．speaking                D．saying

40. A. room            B．hospital                   C．window            D．park

41. A. overlooked         B．appeared                 C．viewed             D．headed

42. A. in                      B．by                         C．to                          D．with

43. A. scenery        B．sight                       C．view                      D．state

44. A. should           B．could                      C．might               D．would

45. A. think             B．imagine                   C．recall             D．remind

46. A. went by                 B．went on                C．went up                D．went away

47. A. suddenly             B．quietly                  C．peacefully              D．silently

48. A. move               B．start                   C．remain           D．continue

49. A. raised           B．put                         C．set                        D．held

50. A. disappointment  B．surprise                C. embarrassment     D．excitement

51. A. blind             B．deaf                        C．poor                      D．rich

52. A. point               B．importance            C．influence                D．happiness

53. A. developed          B．improved             C．increased               D．doubled

54. A. remember        B．value                C．insist             D．concern

55. A. why             B．because              C．what             D．how