George selected his food in Value Mart carefully. He estimated he had ___36___ 80 cents today. He was pleased he had got good ___37___ for his money again.
At the exit, the freezing wind ___38___ him of his gloves. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the___39___. He made a search of his pockets. Then he thought they must have been ___40___ somewhere in the store. George had bought the black gloves for ＄35 ten years ago. They were leather, soft and durable. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material that never lasted long. His ___41___ to buy the gloves turned out to be good, which even ___42___ his position on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him ___43___.
George re-entered the store. He followed the same ___44___ he had walked before, ___45___ at the bread counter, to the dairy section, the shelf where salt and sugar were placed. It did not take long to be ___46___ that the gloves were not there. His ___47___ grew heavier.“People have changed”,he ___48___ .“Years ago, if somebody ___49___ something lost, they would give it back.”
Yet he did not give up .This time he focused on the gloves on other shoppers’ ___50___ .Suddenly he ___51___ a lady nearby wearing a black pair of gloves. He said“Hi !”But when the surprised lady returned his ___52___, his eyes dropped to the floor, for the fingers of her gloves were too small for him.
Without gloves, he had to ___53___ his hands into his sleeves. Back home, George was ___54___. He could not do without gloves. George decided to buy another leather pair. But before that, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any ___55___ his gloves hand been returned to the lost and found office. The girl looked into her drawer and took out a pair of men’s leather gloves.“Are they ?” 
“Yes ! Mine !”George shouted with joy.

George selected his food in Value Mart carefully. He estimated he had ___36___ 80 cents today. He was pleased he had got good ___37___ for his money again.

At the exit, the freezing wind ___38___ him of his gloves. He was sure he was wearing them when entering the___39___. He made a search of his pockets. Then he thought they must have been ___40___ somewhere in the store. George had bought the black gloves for ＄35 ten years ago. They were leather, soft and durable. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material that never lasted long. His ___41___ to buy the gloves turned out to be good, which even ___42___ his position on the bus, as poorer passengers stared at him ___43___.

George re-entered the store. He followed the same ___44___ he had walked before, ___45___ at the bread counter, to the dairy section, the shelf where salt and sugar were placed. It did not take long to be ___46___ that the gloves were not there. His ___47___ grew heavier.“People have changed”,he ___48___ .“Years ago, if somebody ___49___ something lost, they would give it back.”

Yet he did not give up .This time he focused on the gloves on other shoppers’ ___50___ .Suddenly he ___51___ a lady nearby wearing a black pair of gloves. He said“Hi !”But when the surprised lady returned his ___52___, his eyes dropped to the floor, for the fingers of her gloves were too small for him.

Without gloves, he had to ___53___ his hands into his sleeves. Back home, George was ___54___. He could not do without gloves. George decided to buy another leather pair. But before that, he stepped into Value Mart again to see if by any ___55___ his gloves hand been returned to the lost and found office. The girl looked into her drawer and took out a pair of men’s leather gloves.“Are they ?” 

“Yes ! Mine !”George shouted with joy.

Kevin was eagerly waiting for his holiday. His mother kept on saying there would be a big   36  for him during the holiday. The exams were just over and summer vacation just started. Now Kevin was   37   like a bird.

       Suddenly the   38   rang. It was his cousin, Max. “Hi!” screamed Max as he jumped on to Kevin’s bed   39   his crayons (蜡笔) during the process. “I’ve come to stay here for the holidays.”

       Kevin never expected his mother’s surprise to be so   40  . After breakfast Kevin   41   to do some painting.   42   Max was not around. When he was doing the finishing touches, Max entered and spilled some juice all over the painting,   43   ruining it.

       The next day was even   44   for him.

       It all   45   when Max put the dirty clothes in the washing machine. After some time Kevin heard some   46   sounds from the machine and he found that Max had put his shoes into the machine. One day, a piece of   47   caught Kevin’s attention. “The world famous collector Dick Brown’s stamps have been   48  .”

       Kevin had a stamp collection and it was with his friend Allan. So, Kevin gave Max the   49   and sent him to get his album back. Max soon came back with the album and Kevin found it was not his album --- it   50   valuable stamps. Actually Max had gone to another   51   whose door was unlocked by mistake and found an album which resembled Kevin’s and brought it back. Kevin   52   that it might be the album belonging to Dick Brown. Kevin called the   53   and told them he had found a valuable album. A week had passed since that incident, and Kevin and Max were   54   for finding Dick Brown’s album.

       “I’ll never be   55   with Max,” Kevin thought.

36. A. challenge            B. surprise            C. chance                  D. worry

37. A. anxious        B. puzzled             C. free                  D. curious

38. A. mobile phone      B. doorbell            C. clock                   D. landline

39. A. breaking              B. seeking             C. removing             D. taking

40. A. hard                   B. small         C. late                     D. bad

41. A. asked                  B. stopped            C. recommended   D. decided

42. A. Simply         B. Frankly             C. Luckily                D. Strangely

43. A. roughly              B. totally               C. gradually          D. eventually

44. A. better                  B. happier              C. longer               D. worse

45. A. started         B. mattered            C. worked               D. changed

46. A. familiar              B. strange             C. lovely                  D. worse

47. A. research             B. advice              C. news                  D. advertisement

48. A. sold                   B. stolen               C. exchanged               D. exhibited

49. A. address        B. number             C. photo                      D. name

50. A. offered        B. showed            C. mentioned         D. contained

51. A. store                  B. office               C. house                  D. club

52. A. expected            B. suspected C. imagined           D. believed

53. A. owner         B. friend               C. cousin                D. police

54. A. rewarded            B. punished    C. found                 D. scolded

55. A. strict                  B. angry               C. honest                D. happy

 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    Kevin was eagerly waiting for his holiday. His mother kept on saying there would be a big   36  for him during the holiday. The exams were just over and summer vacation just started. Now Kevin was   37   like a bird.

       Suddenly the   38   rang. It was his cousin, Max. “Hi!” screamed Max as he jumped on to Kevin’s bed   39   his crayons (蜡笔) during the process. “I’ve come to stay here for the holidays.”

       Kevin never expected his mother’s surprise to be so   40  . After breakfast Kevin   41   to do some painting.   42   Max was not around. When he was doing the finishing touches, Max entered and spilled some juice all over the painting,   43   ruining it.

       The next day was even   44   for him.

       It all   45   when Max put the dirty clothes in the washing machine. After some time Kevin heard some   46   sounds from the machine and he found that Max had put his shoes into the machine. One day, a piece of   47   caught Kevin’s attention. “The world famous collector Dick Brown’s stamps have been   48  .”

       Kevin had a stamp collection and it was with his friend Allan. So, Kevin gave Max the   49   and sent him to get his album back. Max soon came back with the album and Kevin found it was not his album --- it   50   valuable stamps. Actually Max had gone to another   51   whose door was unlocked by mistake and found an album which resembled Kevin’s and brought it back. Kevin   52   that it might be the album belonging to Dick Brown. Kevin called the   53   and told them he had found a valuable album. A week had passed since that incident, and Kevin and Max were   54   for finding Dick Brown’s album.

       “I’ll never be   55   with Max,” Kevin thought.

36. A. challenge            B. surprise            C. chance                  D. worry

37. A. anxious               B. puzzled             C. free               D. curious

38. A. mobile phone      B. doorbell            C. clock                   D. landline

39. A. breaking              B. seeking             C. removing           D. taking

40. A. hard                   B. small                C. late                  D. bad

41. A. asked                  B. stopped            C. recommended   D. decided

42. A. Simply                B. Frankly             C. Luckily             D. Strangely

43. A. roughly              B. totally               C. gradually          D. eventually

44. A. better                  B. happier              C. longer               D. worse

45. A. started                B. mattered            C. worked            D. changed

46. A. familiar              B. strange             C. lovely               D. worse

47. A. research             B. advice              C. news               D. advertisement

48. A. sold                   B. stolen               C. exchanged               D. exhibited

49. A. address               B. number             C. photo                      D. name

50. A. offered               B. showed            C. mentioned         D. contained

51. A. store                  B. office                      C. house               D. club

52. A. expected            B. suspected         C. imagined           D. believed

53. A. owner                B. friend               C. cousin              D. police

54. A. rewarded            B. punished           C. found               D. scolded

55. A. strict                  B. angry                      C. honest              D. happy