I paid 30 yuan for a watermelon the other day. When I ate it at home I found it more bitter than sweet. I was 36    to throw it away for it cost me money 37   . But to eat it was a 38   thing no better than tasting goldthread(黄连)

    Things like this  39  occur in our daily life. For example, last week when going on a tour we failed to find the  40  we had been seeking.  41  we were so uncomfortable as if on pins and needles(如坐针毡).In such a case we had better  42  home immediately, but most of us tourists still chose to  43  our way until we finished visiting all the scenic spots,  44  actually we did not quite enjoy them.

    If we   45   , we’ll get nothing; we would have spent money  46   .If we don’t give up, what we’ve got is something to cause suffering or pain, or    47   disaster. Since that’s the case, why are we still unwilling to  48  with it? The only 49 _ is: it means money.

    Then what 50 __does money contain? Its importance lies in none 51 __the following two aspects: (1) it can be used for our living;(2) it can be used for daily life. When a sum of money that should be able to obtain joy or enjoyment is certain to 52 the purpose, isn’t it wise to give it up? Isn’t it a sort of 53 for money-spending or even for enjoying ourselves?

   To abandon and forget a sum of money that is to be of no value or to produce   54   values can be counted as   55  value of money. Isn’t it so?

1.A. unwilling      B. ready        C. uncertain       D. anxious

2..A. above all      B. after all    C. in all          D. for all

3.. A. pleasant      B. painful      C. dangerous       D. special   

4.. A. regularly     B. recently     C. hardly          D. frequently

5.. A. friendship    B. memory       C. pleasure        D. experience

6.. A. On the whole  B. In this way  C. In other words  D. On the contrary

7.. A. call          B. leave        C. arrive          D. return

8.. A. feel          B. continue     C. stop            D. make

9.. A. because       B. since        C. although        D. unless

10.. A. give away     B. give up      C. give out        D. give in

11.. A, in relief     B. in fact      C. in reality      D. in vain

12.. A. even          B. still        C. ever            D. more

13.. A. stay          B. part         C. take            D. break

14.. A. excuse        B. reason       C. topic           D. ambition

15.. A. value         B. message      C. secret          D. surprise

16.. A. less than     B. better than  C. rather than     D. other than

17.. A. ignore        B. serve        C. fail            D. meet

18.. A. possibility   B. mistake      C. wisdom          D. choice

19.. A. proper        B. negative     C. wonderful       D. various

20.. A. little        B. whole        C. other           D. another

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was in middle school, I was one of the smaller players on the basketball team. In our first game of the season, we were   31   to face a good team, all of whom were tall guys. Naturally, at my   32  , it would have been easy to be   33   by our competitors.

  On game day, my basketball coach called me over to him. He was a strong and tough coach, and in his   34   rough manner said, “Joel, you’re not that   35  , but let me tell you that size doesn’t matter. Don’t be afraid. What   36   is right down in here.” He pointed his finger at his   37   as he continued, “Joel, you’ve got a big heart, and you’re to   38   it this year.”

    When I heard the coach’s   39   , I stood taller than usual! I thought to myself: The coach believes in me! My confidence   40   and I played better that year than I’d ever done before.

It’s   41   what we can achieve when we know somebody really believes in us. That coach took a little time to make a big   42   . He took time to make me confident in myself. If we’re going to   43   the best in people, we need to sow seeds of   44   .

    As the saying goes, “Love looks for a way of being constructive.”   45   , love looks for ways to help improve somebody else’s life.

    When people are   46   us, they should leave better off than they were before. People should feel   47   and inspired after spending any time with you and me   48   feeling discouraged or defeated.

    Remember, there’s   49   greater investment（投资）in life than in being a people builder. Relationships   50   much more to us than our achievements.

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was in middle school, I was one of the smaller players on the basketball team. In our first game of the season, we were   31  to face a good team, all of whom were tall guys. Naturally, at my   32 , it would have been easy to be   33  by our competitors.

On game day, my basketball coach called me over to him. He was a strong and tough coach, and in his   34  rough manner said, “Joel, you’re not that   35 , but let me tell you that size doesn’t matter. Don’t be afraid. What   36  is right down in here.” He pointed his finger at his  37  as he continued, “Joel, you’ve got a big heart, and you’re to   38  it this year.”

When I heard the coach’s   39  , I stood taller than usual! I thought to myself: The coach believes in me! My confidence   40  and I played better that year than I’d ever done before.

It’s   41  what we can achieve when we know somebody really believes in us. That coach took a little time to make a big   42   . He took time to make me confident in myself. If we’re going to   43  the best in people, we need to sow seeds of   44  .

As the saying goes, “Love looks for a way of being constructive.”   45  , love looks for ways to help improve somebody else’s life.

When people are   46  us, they should leave better off than they were before. People should feel   47  and inspired after spending any time with you and me  48  feeling discouraged or defeated.

Remember, there’s   49  greater investment（投资）in life than in being a people builder. Relationships   50  much more to us than our achievements.

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I paid 30 yuan for a watermelon the other day. When I ate it at home I found it more bitter than sweet. I was 36   to throw it away for it cost me money 37  . But to eat it was a 38  thing no better than tasting goldthread(黄连)
Things like this  39  occur in our daily life. For example, last week when going on a tour we failed to find the  40  we had been seeking.  41  we were so uncomfortable as if on pins and needles(如坐针毡).In such a case we had better  42  home immediately, but most of us tourists still chose to  43  our way until we finished visiting all the scenic spots,  44  actually we did not quite enjoy them.
If we   45   , we’ll get nothing; we would have spent money  46  .If we don’t give up, what we’ve got is something to cause suffering or pain, or    47  disaster. Since that’s the case, why are we still unwilling to  48 with it? The only 49 _ is: it means money.
Then what 50 __does money contain? Its importance lies in none 51 __the following two aspects: (1) it can be used for our living;(2) it can be used for daily life. When a sum of money that should be able to obtain joy or enjoyment is certain to 52 the purpose, isn’t it wise to give it up? Isn’t it a sort of 53 for money-spending or even for enjoying ourselves?
To abandon and forget a sum of money that is to be of no value or to produce   54  values can be counted as   55 value of money. Isn’t it so?