Let's show our love when we can, and when people need us. That is something I learnt from a(an) 36 in Bhopal.

　　 I saw a little boy daily. 37　 the Hanuman temple, always in a white T-shirt and black pants, with a small Hanuman pendant (挂饰) around his neck. He sat with a basket of fresh floral garlands (花环). Be it at six in the morning 38 nine at night, he would try his very best to 39 his wares.

　　 I was a 40 temple-goer and each time the boy would beg me 41　 to buy a garland. But somehow I never did. Even when I came out, he would 42 me to my car, begging me to buy one at least. Other boys sold flowers too, but none as persistently as he.

　　　 I went back to the 43　 recently after a gap of some months. The boy was there, seated exactly as before. ! tried to 44　 his look, assuming that he would follow me. But he did not 45 . I went into the temple and came back. But the boy made no 46　 to sell his garlands. I thought he was angry or just 47 his own self-respect. I suddenly missed the communication I always had with this 48　 boy and went to him. He looked at me but did not speak.

　　 This was 49 . I gathered courage and asked, "My boy, why are you not asking me to buy your garlands?" He said, "Why should I ask? You are rich but you can't 　50　 five rupees on my garlands. Anyway now I am not so desperate. My sister was 51　 cancer and I had to work for her medicines. My father had left us. My mother makes the garlands and I sell them. We used the 52　 for my sister's medicines. She passed away two months ago. You can now take one for 53 ."I bought them all. But I felt so 54 . I still regret that I did not respond then when he tried so 55.

36. A. business　　　　 B. event　　　　　　 C. matter　　　　　 D. incident

37. A. in　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　 C. near　　　　　　 D. beyond

38. A. yet　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　 D. but

39. A. sell　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　 C. count　　　　　 D. clean

40. A. famous　　　　　 B. rich　　 　　　　　C. frequent　　　　 D. generous

41. A. earnestly　　　　 B. nervously　　　　 C. surprisingly　　　 D. effectively

42. A. see　　　　　　 B. follow　　　　　　 C. assist　　　　　 D. hold

43. A. street　　　　　 B. shop　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　 D. temple

44. A. change　　　　　 B. escape　　　　　　 C. avoid　　　　　 D. replace

45. A. look　　　　　 B. move　　　　　　 C. answer　　　　 D. walk

46. A. use　　　　　　 B. pain　　　　　　 C. effort D. sense

47. A. imaging　　　　 B. wasting　　　　　 C. performing　　　 D. showing

48. A. clever　　　　　 B. unknown　　　　 C. unhappy　　　　 D. lovely

49. A. ordinary　　　　 B. common　　　　 C. impossible　　　 D. strange

50. A. spend　　　　　 B. pay 　　　　　　 C. contribute　　　　 D. rely

51. A. looking through'　 B. suffering from　　 C. handing over　　 D. showing up

52. A. garland　　　　 B. service　　　　　 C. money　　　　　 D. experience

53. A. free　　　　　　 B. charge　　　　　 C. use　　　　　　 D. decoration

54. A. proud　　　　　 B. special　　　　　 C. useless　　　　 D. small

55. A. badly　　　　　 B. patiently　　　　 C. hard　　　　 　 D. well

Maxim Gorky was born of a worker’s family. At the age of five,

he lost his father. He s　　 his childhood mainly in his grandfather’s　　　 　 1. ________

home. When he was ten, his mother died _____ illness. His grandfather　　 2. ________

made him look for a job by h________. For ten years, young Gorky 　　　　 3. ________

wandered about（流浪）. He did whatever kind of jobs he could f　 . He lived 4. ____

such a wandering 　　 not because he liked it, but because he wanted　　 5. ________

to see the great land w　 he lived and people around him. The life　　　　 6. ________

in those years made him _____（深深地）understand the pains on the　　 7. ________

working people and hate the old Russian ______（社会）. During　　　　 8. ________

the period he read all k　　 of books with great interest, which　　　　　　 9. _______

provided him with　 （丰富的）materials to write his books later on. 　　 10. ________

拓展与应用

　　The President of the United States has one of the toughest jobs in the world. Hardly anyone else is watched so closely by so many people. Reporters follow the President relentlessly, eager for his opinion on everything from nuclear warheads to the outcome of the Super Bowl. The President must be careful at all times that his answers to reporters' questions reflect his policies. In addition, wherever the President may go, he never for a moment escapes the responsibilities of his office. The evening news may show him on a working vacation, but the word is always with him.

　　Then why have so many people wanted to be President? One reason may be that the Presidency is also one of the most powerful jobs in the world. As President John F. Kennedy said, “All the needs and aspirations of all parts of the country, all departments of government, all nations of the world” are focused on him.

　　Who Can Be President?

　　The job seems to demand a person of outstanding ability, so you might think the U.S. Constitution would contain a long list of job qualifications. However, it lists only three. Article Ⅱ, Section 1 of the Constitution states that the President must

　　1．be a natural-born citizen of the United States;

　　2．be at least 35 years old;

　　3．have been a resident of the United States for 14 years.

　　Though the qualifications for Vice President are not stated in the constitution, they are the same as the qualifications for President, since the Vice President might have to replace the President.

　　While the Constitution lists only three qualifications for the Presidency, the voters certainly consider many others. Among these are intelligence, good health, experience in government, ability to lead others, knowledge of national and world affairs, personality, ability to speak well, and persuasiveness.

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