I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost when I was a child. These fears were very real and often caused me some uncomfortable moments.

Perhaps it was the strange _36_ things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that _37_ me so much. There was never complete _38_, but a streetlight or passing car lights _39_ clothes hung over a chair take on the _40_ of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my _41_, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no _42_. A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My _43_ would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would _44_ very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.

Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, _45_ on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no 46_. After school, _47_, when all the buses were _48_ up along the street, I was afraid that I’d get in the wrong one and be taken to some _49_ neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t _50_ the leaders out of my sight.

Perhaps one of the worst fears _51_ all I had as a child was that of not being liked or _52_ by others. Being popular was so important to me _53_, and the fear of not being liked was a _54_ one.

One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to _55_ and overcome our

fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children help us achieve greater success later in life.

36.　 A.　 time　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 way　　　　　　　 C.　　 place　　　　　　　　 D.　 reason

37.　 A.　 wounded B.　　 frightened　　　 C.　　 surprised D.　 destroyed

38.　 A.　 darkness B.　　 loneliness　　　　 C.　　 emptiness D.　 quietness

39.　 A.　 made　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 forced　　　　　　 C.　　 got　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 caused

40.　 A.　 height　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 spirit　　　　　　　 C.　　 shape　　　　　　　　 D.　 body

41.　 A.　 eye　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 window　　　　　 C.　　 mouth　　　　　　　 D.　 door

42.　 A.　 breath　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 rest　　　　　　　　 C.　　 air　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 wind

43.　 A.　 belief B.　　 emotion　　　　　 C.　　 doubt D.　 imagination

44.　 A.　 lie　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 hide　　　　　　　 C.　　 laid　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 lay

45.　 A.　 directly　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 specially　　　　 C.　　 probably　　　　　　 D.　 especially

46.　 A.　 wonder　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 question　　　　 C.　　 problem　　　　　　 D.　 matter

47.　 A.　 though　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 yet　　　　　　　　 C.　　 although　　　　　　 D.　 still

48.　 A.　 named　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 lined　　　　　　　 C.　　 backed　　　　　　　 D.　 packed

49.　 A.　 unfamiliar　　　　　　　 B.　　 crowded　　　　 C.　　 poor　　　　　　　　　 D.　 rich

50.　 A.　 leaves　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 let　　　　　　　　　 C.　　 left　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 send

51.　 A.　 above　　　　　　　　　　 B.　　 of　　　　　　　　　 C.　　 in　　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 at

52.　 A.　 protected B.　　 guided　　　　　　 C.　　 reminded D.　 accepted

53.　 A.　 thus B.　　 then　　　　　　　 C.　　 there D.　 therefore

54.　 A.　 thankful　　　　　　　　 B.　　 powerful　　　　 C.　　 colorful　　　　　　 D.　 careful

55.　 A.　 recognize　　　　　　　 B.　　 remember　　　 C.　　 realize　　　　　　　　 D.　 recover

　　　 The _ 31_ teacher, Mr. Litmus, had asked his students to study some special animal. They would write a short report, and tell the rest of the class their conclusions(结论). Some talked about dogs, others about horses, and some chose fish. But the most interesting _32_ of all was made by little Sophie.

　　　 “I found that _33_ are terribly ill- tempered（脾气坏的）,” she said, very sure of herself.

　　　 Everyone smiled, waiting for her to _34_. Then Sophie explained, “I spent hours in my house, watching flies. When they flied _35_, everything was OK, but when they found a _36_ they would really be noisy. I had always thought they made that _37_ with their wings, but they don’t. With my daddy’s telescope I watched the flies really closely, and saw that what they were really _38_ was shouting and protesting. They were so hysterical (歇斯底里的) that they couldn’t fly out of the window, and they would just _39_ their heads against the glass again and again. If only they had _40_ the butterfly that passed by, they would have seen that the top of the window was _41_. The butterfly tried to tell them, but it had no _42_ at all. The flies just kept on shouting and complaining.”

　　　 Mr. Litmus was _43_, and explained to the class that that form of fly’s behavior had nothing to do with _44_. Instead, it was an example of animals having different _45_ of intelligence .

　　　 And this was what _46_ a big disorder in the science class. Many parents had to come and complain because their children had _47_ their parents among the least intelligent of creatures! This, said the children, was because the parents did nothing but complain, and they _48_ listened to anyone.

　　　 Mr. Litmus had to do a lot of explaining, and quite a few parents _49_. It helped some of them realized that, although they weren’t _50_, they often behaved not terribly intelligently.

31.　 A. geography　　　　　　 B.　 head　　　　　　　 　 C.　 physics　　　　 　 D.　 science

32.　 A.　 discovery B.　 invention C.　 activity D.　 direction

33.　 A.　 insects B.　 flies C.　 butterflies D.　 bats

34.　 A.　 cheer B.　 begin C.　 discuss D.　 continue

35.　 A.　 quickly B.　 repeatedly C.　 normally D.　 directly

36.　 A.　 door　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 window　　　　　　　　 C.　 light　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 wall

37.　 A.　 force　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 wind　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 result　　　　　　　　　 D.　 noise

38.　 A.　 finding B.　 hating C.　 doing D.　 imagining

39.　 A.　 shook B.　 leaned C.　 beat D.　 turned

40.　 A.　 watched　　　　　　　 B.　 obeyed　　　　　　　　 C.　 caught　　　　　　　　　 D. heard

41.　 A.　 shut B.　 windy C.　 open D.　 clean

42.　 A.　 effect B.　 wonder　　　　　　　　 C.　 doubt D.　 reason

43.　 A.　 worried B.　 amused　　　　　　　　 C.　 encouraged D.　 learned

44.　 A.　 pleasure B.　 excitement　　　　　　 C.　 joy D.　 anger

45.　 A.　 levels　　　　　　　　　 B.　 areas　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 senses　　　　　　　　　 D.　 fields

46.　 A.　 removed B.　 caused　　　　　　　　 C.　 reduced D.　 solved

47.　 A.　 respected B.　 listed C.　 separate D.　 admitted

48.　 A.　 never B.　 always C.　 almost D.　 already

49.　 A.　 turned up B.　 gone back C.　 calmed down　　　　 D.　 held on

50.　 A.　 poor B.　 busy C.　 serious　　　　　　　　 D.　 stupid