Butterfly’s wings

One day a small opening appeared on a cocoon（茧）, a man sat and watched for the butterfly for several hours as it was struggling to 36 its body through that little hole．Then it seemed to stop making any progress．It appeared as if it had gotten 37 it could and it could go no further．So the man decided to 38 the butterfly: he took a pair of scissors and 39 the remaining part of the cocoon．The butterfly then 40 easily．

But it has a swollen（肿胀的） body and 41 wings．The man continued to 42 the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the 43 would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body, which would 44 in time．Neither happened! 45, the butterfly spent the rest of its life 46 around with a swollen body and small, shriveled（褶皱的） wings．It 47 was able to fly．What the man did in his 48 and haste（匆忙）did no good to the butterfly．He didn’t know the 49 cocoon and the struggle 50 for the butterfly to get through the tiny 51 were the natural way of forcing fluid from the body of the butterfly into its wings 52 it would be ready for flight once it achieved its 53 from the cocoon．

Sometimes the 54 is exactly what we need in our life．If we are allowed to go through our life without any 55 , it would not be a good thing to us．We would not be as strong as what we could have been．

36　 　 A．build　　　　　　　　　　 B．force　　　　　　　　　　 C．form D．destroy

37　 　 A．as far as　　　　　　　 B．as long as C．as soon as D．as quick as

38　 　 A．seize　　　　　　　　　　 B．leave　　　　　　　　　　 C．bring　　　　　　　　　　 D．help

39　 　 A．took off　　　　　　　 B．made up　　　　　　　　 C．cut off D．picked up

40　 　 A．spread over　　　　 B．came out　　　　　　　 C．stayed in D．flew away

41　 　 A．hard　　　　　　　　　　 B．strong　　　　　　　　　　 C．small　　　　　　　　　　 D．large

42　 　 A．watch　　　　　　　　　 B．look for　　　　　　　　　 C．look after　　　　　　　 D．follow

43　 　 A．butterfly　　　　　　　 B．wings　　　　　　　　　　 C．cocoon D．scissors

44　 　 A．disappear　　　　　　 B．enlarge　　　　　　　　　 C．lose D．contract

45　 　 A．Luckily　　　　　　　　 B．Probably　　　　　　　　 C．In all　　　　　　　　　　　 D．In fact

46　 　 A．crawling　　　　　　　 B．approaching　　　　　 C．running D．wandering

47　 　 A．ever　　　　　　　　　　 B．seldom　　　　　　　　　 C．always　　　　　　　　　 D．never

48　 　 A．fear　　　　　　　　　　　 B．kindness　　　　　　　　 C．evil D．confidence

49　 　 A．restricting　　　　　 B．loose　　　　　　　　　　 C．soft　　　　　　　　　　　 D．little

50　 　 A．prepared　　　　　　　 B．wanted　　　　　　　　　 C．allowed D．required

51　 　 A．place　　　　　　　　　　 B．room　　　　　　　　　　　 C．opening　　　　　　　　 D．space

52　 　 A．even if　　　　　　　　 B．otherwise　　　　　　　 C．when　　　　　　　　　　 D．so that

53　 　 A．life　　　　　　　　　　　 B．success　　　　　　　　　 C．progress D．freedom

54　 　 A．courage　　　　　　　 B．struggle　　　　　　　　 C．wisdom D．strength

55　　　 A．fun　　　　　　　　　　　 B．friends　　　　　　　　　 C．obstacles D．achievement

　I guess I should look upon it as a sweet proof of my tastes. My 17- year-old son, Alyosha, who had for so long 　31 my choice of clothing，now 　32 searches through my closet．Wasn’t it only yesterday that he had turned up his 33 at my clothes? When Alyosha was in middle school and 　34 beginning to look at his 35 as a creature from outer space，I had once 36 to suggest buying a pair of chinos(斜纹棉布裤)while we were 37 . He said nothing but selected a pair of Jeans. He 　38 　it on. “Too 　39 　,” I pronounced. “Just right，” was his reply, 40 he admired himself mirror, completely 41 with the image．I think that set the tone(基调)for the next four years. When it 　42 to clothing，the disagreement seemed 　43 . I was chinos，he was large jeans; I was neatly pressed shirts, he was loose T-shirts.
　 　44 began to change about a year ago．I remember the 　45 day．I had gone to my 46 in search of a favorite T-shirt．I couldn't find it, 　47 it appeared later in the day when Alyosha returned home from school．“That’s my shirt，”I said．“Yeah，I know，”said Alyosha as he 48 for the fridge．Since that time，he often—and 　49 warning—searched for the new and different in my closet．I asked Alyosha why he wore my clothes. “I like some of them, ” he smiled．Warmed by his words，I 　50 my tongue as he slipped into a pair of my trousers．
31. A. concentrated on 　　　　　 B. based on 　　　 C. looked down on 　 D. decided on

32. A. hurriedly　　　　　 　 B. interestedly　　　　　 C. unwillingly 　　　　　　 D. disappointedly
33. A. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 B. eyes 　　　　　　　 C. head 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nose
34. A. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　 　　　　　 C. just 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. almost
35. A. companion 　　　　　　　　　 B. fellow 　　　　　　 C. father 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mother
36. A. managed　　　　　　　　 B. attempted 　　　　　 C. longed 　　　　　　　　　 D. demanded
37. A. reading 　　　　　　　　 B. walking 　　　　 C. shopping 　　　　　　　 D. wandering
38. A. put 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had 　　　　　　 C．tried 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wore
39. A. big 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tight 　　　　　　　　　　 C. cheap 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. expensive
40. A. before 　　　　　　　　　 　　B. after　　　　 　 C. until 　　　　　　　　　　 D. as
41. A. worried 　　　　　　　　 B. proud　　　　　　　 C. nervous　　　　　　　　 D. satisfied
42. A. came 　　　　　　　　　　 B. occurred 　　　 C. hit 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. happened
43. A. opposite 　　　　　　　 B. obvious 　　　　 C. unexpected 　　　　 D. unthinkable
44. A. Things 　　　　　　　　　 B. Times 　　　　　　 C. Manners 　　　　　　　 D. Means
45. A. concise 　　　　　　　　 B. exact　　　　　　　 C. blank　　　　　　　　　　　 D. single
46. A. suitcase　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. store　　　　　　　 C. closet　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. room
47. A. and 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but 　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so
48. A. looked　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. headed 　　　　 C. searched 　　　　　　　 D. walked
49. A. about 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with 　　　　　　　 C. beyond 　　　　　　　　 D. without
50. A. took 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　　 C. held 　　　　　　　　　 D. moved

One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn't face my 　1 apartment.

Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the 　2 between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the 　3 every time she leaned over to talk to him, 　4 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans display (展示) such 5 in a public place?

I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 　6 it turned out, it was an Italian movie.

7　 about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and 8　 on my popcorn. I've never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 　 9　 . After a while I heard 　10 more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 11 of the popcorn crunching (咀嚼) between my teeth. My thought started to 12　 . I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 　13 to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me, 　14 I saw him again in New York speaking 15 English instead of perfect Korean. He didn't even have a Korean accent and I 　 16 like I had been betrayed(欺骗). When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　17 we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very　 18　 and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to 19 a difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English but it　 20　 out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decid-ed to forget it! We've been speaking Korean at home ever since.

1. A. warm　　　 B. hot　　　　 C. heated　　　 D. cool

2. A. opening　　 B. blank　　　 C. break　　　 D. middle

3. A. side　　　　 B. view　　　　 C. space　　　 D. angle

4. A. while　　　 B. whenever　 C. or　　　　　 D. and

5. A. attraction　　 B. attention　　 C. feeling　　　 D. motion

6. A. since　　　 B. when　　　 C. what　　　　 D. as

7. A. Within　 　 B. After　　　 C. For　　　　 D. Over

8. A. concentrate　 B. swallow　　 C. fix　　　　 D. taste

9. A. too　　　　 B. still　　　　 C. though　　　 D. certainly

10. A. much　　　 B. any　　　　 C. no　　　　 D. few

11. A. voice　　　 B. sound　　　 C. noise　　　 D. smell

12. A. wonder　　 B. wander　　　 C. imagine　　 D. depart

13. A. tied　　　　 B. happened　　 C. turned　　　 D. used

14. A. until　　　 B. because　　　 C. then　　　　 D. therefore

15. A. broken　　 B. informal 　　C. perfect　　　 D. practical

16. A. felt　　　 B. looked　　　 C. seemed　　　 D. appeared

17. A. While　　 B. If　　　　　 C. Before　　　 D. Once

18. A. empty　　 B. quiet　　　　 C. happy　　　 D. calm

19. A. telling　　 B. giving　　　 C. saying　　　 D. speaking

20. A. worked　 B. got　　　　　 C. came　　　　 D. made

One summer night, on my way home from work I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my  1  apartment. Sitting in the theatre I had to look through the  2  between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the  3  every time she leaned over to talk to him,   4  he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans   5  such feelings in a public place?

I thought the movie would be good for my English, but  6  it turned out, it was an Italian movie.   7  about an hour I decided to give up on the movie and eat my popcorn(爆玉米花). I’ve never  8  why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good,   9  . After a while I heard  10  more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the  11  of the popcorn crunching(咀嚼)between my teeth. My thought started to  12  . I remembered when I was in South Korea, I  13  to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean—I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me,   14  I saw him again in New York speaking  15  English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I  16  like I had been betrayed(出卖).

When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English.   17  we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested we all speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very  18  and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence,   19  that to speaking in a different language. Mother tried to say something in English but it  20  out all wrong and we all burst into laughter and decided to forget it! We’ve been speaking Korean at home ever since.

1. A. warm　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. hot　　　　　　　　        C. heated　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. cool

2. A. hole　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. break　　　　　　　　　　   C. way　　　　　　　　　　  D. opening

3. A. space　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. direction　　　　　　　　   C. angle　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. sight

4. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. while　　　　　　　　　　    C. and　　　　　　　　　　   D. whenever

5. A. appear　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. express　　　　　　　　    C. uncover　　　　　　　　 D. play

6. A. since　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. when　　　　　　　　　　   C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. as

7. A. Within　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. After　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. Over

8. A. thought　　　　　　　　　　    B. realized　　　　　　　　　　 C. understood　　　　　　　　   D. known

9. A. though　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. too　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. still　　　　　　　　　　   D. certainly

10. A. much　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. few　　　　　　　　　　   D. no

11. A. voice　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. sound　　　　　　　　　　   C. tone　　　　　　　　　　  D. noise

12. A. wonder　　　　　　　　　　  B. imagine　　　　　　　　    C. wander　　　　　　　　  D. dream

13. A. enjoyed　　　　　　　　　　  B. happened　　　　　　　　  C. turned　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. used

14. A. until　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. because　　　　　　　　    C. then　　　　　　　　　　  D. therefore

15. A. oral　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. informal　　　　　　　　   C. perfect　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. practical

16. A. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. looked　　　　　　   　　   C. seemed　　　　　　　　    D. appeared

17. A. While　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Before　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Once

18. A. empty　　　　　　　　　　    B. quiet　　　　　　　　　　    C. calm　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. serious

19. A. connecting　　　　　　　　 B. speaking　　　　　　　　   C. comparing　　　　　　　　    D. preferring

20. A. worked　　　　　　　　　　  B. got　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. came　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. made