When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My　 36　 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 37　 . All day, I　 38 on the sands with strange　 39　 children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide (潮水) destroy them. When the tide went out, we　 41　 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.

　　 In those days the　 42 seemed to shine always brightly 43 the water was always warm. Sometimes our family　 44　　 the beach and walked in the country, exploring (探索) ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 45 in one's pockets or good places where one could 46　 ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.

　 Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 47　 is much the same as it was. I　 48　 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 49　 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 50 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets, either. 51 , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.

　　 Sometimes I 52　 what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am 53　 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about　 54　 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 55 on too many ices.

36.A.teacher B.parents C.nurse D.classmates

37.A.sea B.lake C.mountain D.river

38.A.played B.thought C.sat D.stood

39.A.moved B.excited C.anxious D.nervous

40.A.felt B.brought C.watched D.heard

41.A.rolled B.jumped C.turned D.climbed

42.A.light B.sun C.moon D.lamp

43 A.and B.yet C.but D.or

44.A.stayed B.arrived C.left D.came

45.A.sweets B.sands C.ice-creams D.stones

46.A.make B.sell C.buy D.offer

47.A.house B.holiday C.garden D.tide

48.A.hardly B.almost C.still D.perhaps

49.A.waves B.sands C.hands D.feet

50.A.take B.fix C.use D.build

51.A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides

52.A.wonder B.feel C.understand D.believe

53.A.strong B.weak C.young D.old

54.A.children B.boys C.girls D.grown-ups

55.A.worried B.tired C. sad D.sick

I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   36   to look at each other． But we soon lost the   37    and started playing with each other． In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was   38   family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people．”   39   of my new friends liked her as much as I did   40   they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would   41   sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．
It was last year when I   42   the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and   43   did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．
She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very   44   at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in   45  ． I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend   46  deserted her, when people were calling her   47  , but I knew I still   48   her like a sister．
Yesterday she came   49   me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   50   I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   51  ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   52   me． I   53   you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   54   me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   55   your friends．

I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   36  to look at each other． But we soon lost the   37   and started playing with each other． In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was going through family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”.   38  of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would   39  sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．
It was last year when I noticed the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and   40  did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．
She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very   41_  at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend   42  deserted her. When people were calling her   43 , I knew I still   44  her like a sister．
Yesterday she came   45  me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   46  I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting,  the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   47  ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   48  me． I owe you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   49  me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   50  your friends．

I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   36  to look at each other． But we soon lost the   37   and started playing with each other． In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was going through family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people”.   38  of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would   39  sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．

It was last year when I noticed the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and   40  did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．

She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very   41_  at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in touch. I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend   42  deserted her. When people were calling her   43 , I knew I still   44  her like a sister．

Yesterday she came   45  me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   46  I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting,  the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   47  ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   48  me． I owe you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   49  me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   50  your friends．

1.                A．pleased         B．excited         C．scared   D．disappointed

2.                A．happiness       B．kindness        C．shyness   D．sadness

3.                A．All            B．None           C．No  D．Every

4.                A．hardly          B．seldom         C．just  D．always

5.                A．neither         B．so             C．too  D．also

6.                A．mad           B．careless        C．hopeful   D．upset

7.                A．luckily          B．successfully      C．actually   D．calmly

8.                A．selfish          B．crazy           C．brave    D．lonely

9.                A．believed in      B．waited for       C．cared about   D．replied to

10.               A．with           B．after           C．upon D．to

11.               A．until           B．when          C．since D．if

12.               A．mistakes        B．parents         C．friends    D．problems

13.               A．visited         B．encouraged     C．called D．prevented

14.               A．helping         B．reminding       C．cheating   D．praising

15.               A．give up         B．look back at     C．drop in at  D．look down on

I can still remember the first day when I met my best friend． I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother,   36   to look at each other． But we soon lost the   37    and started playing with each other． In the 7^th grade, I first lost touch with her． She was   38   family problems and I deserted her to be with the “cooler people．”   39   of my new friends liked her as much as I did   40   they knew she had “problems”． However, every summer we would   41   sit at each other’s home and watch soap operas and talk about everything we liked．

It was last year when I   42   the problem． I guess I was just too busy in high school to realize she needed someone there for her． Well, she made a new “best friend” and   43   did I． Then I didn’t know why, but she started cutting herself．

She was diagnosed with clinical depression(抑郁症)． I was very   44   at first, but with the late night calls, we still stayed in   45  ． I wanted to be there for her since her new best friend   46  deserted her, when people were calling her   47  , but I knew I still   48   her like a sister．

Yesterday she came   49   me and said this,” I never knew what a best friend was   50   I found you were the only person that would stop me from cutting, the only person that ever made me feel better about myself and my   51  ． You don’t know this but I was trying to kill myself one night when you   52   me． I   53   you so much, and you didn’t even know you were   54   me．” We both cried． And I guess a kind of lesson from my life so far is to never   55   your friends．