—Who are those with the flags?

—A group 　　 itself the League for Peace.

A. called　　　 B. calls　　 C. calling　　　 D. is called

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 　31　 was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of 　32　 as a result of exhausted battery (无电) . Nothing could be done but to 　33　 in cold wilderness (荒野). It was eight hours later that day broke, and then 　34　 of the rescue (援救).

　 It is almost 　35　 that he could stand （忍受）the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 　36　 : “First of all, I checked up my 　37　　 conditions and found myself not in mortal (致命的) danger. As there was no 　38　 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 　39　 . In this way I dozed (瞌睡) off.”

　 His story put an end to my regret (遗憾) for the 　40　 of an exploration adventure (探险) that happened last year. A group of young men 　41　 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 　42　 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 　43　 . Finally they felt dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 　44 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 　45　 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 　46　 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

Don’t you think you can compare it with 　47　 itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 　48　 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 　49 . It seems to be a negative （消极）attitude, 　50　 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight (远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.

31. A. hopeless　 　　　B. worst 　　　　　　C. more 　　　　　 D. best

32. A. service　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　　C. control 　　　　 D. work

33. A. cry　 　　　　　B. lie 　　　　　　　 C. wait 　　　　　 D. sleep

34. A. delay 　　　　 B. success 　　　　　 C. team 　　　　　 D. arrival

35. A. untrue　 　　　B. unimaginable 　　　 C. true 　　　　　　D. useless

36. A. plan　 　　　　B. decision 　　　　　C. explanation 　　　 D. excuse

37. A. physical　 　　 B. mental　 　　　　 C. working　 　　　 D. medical

38. A. energy　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　 C. tools 　　　　　　D. strength

39. A. rotting　 　　　 B. spreading　 　　　　 C. hurting　 　　　 D. bleeding

40. A. loss　 　　　　 B. failure　 　　　　　C. disappointment 　D. sadness

41. A. had　 　　　　 B. managed 　　　　　C. tried　 　　　　　D. meant

42. A. Willing　 　　　B. Unable　 　　　　　C. Determined　 　　D. Deciding

43. A. hearing　 　　　B. sight　 　　　　　 C. feeling 　　　　　D. direction

44. A. rescue　 　　　 B. village 　　　　　　C. local 　　　　　 D. brave

45. A. end　 　　　　 B. top　 　　　　　　C. opening　　　　 　D. side

46. A. save　 　　　　 B. help　 　　　　　　C. stop 　　　　　 D. calm

47. A. adventure 　　 B. work　 　　　　　　C. life　 　　　　　 D. mankind

48. A. Mind　 　　　 B. Watch　 　　　　　　C. Imagine 　　　　D. Warn

49. A. really　 　　　 B. immediately 　　　　 C. carefully 　　　 D. hopefully

50. A. and　 　　　　 B. so　 　　　　　　　 C. but　 　　　　　D. while

There at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass, my l4-year-old son, John, and I noticed the coat. While the other coats drooped（低垂）, this one looked as if it were　 41　 itself up. The coat was beautifully made, with a Fifth Avenue label and an　 42　 price of $28, which was popular just then with　 43　 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. John tried it on and the　 44　 was perfect.

John 45　 the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, 　 46　 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a　 47　 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness（作对）and　 48　 discussion replaced fierce argument. He became more mannerly and　 49　 , eager to please. He would generously lend his younger brother his tapes and lecture him　 50　 his behavior.

When I mentioned this　 51　 to his teacher and wondered what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It　 52　 be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good mark not only because he had earned　 53　 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran　

54　 a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, 　 55　 John’s new height, appreciating the cut of his coat and holding out his hand, one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never　 56　 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. 　57　 , there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 　58　 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.

For John, it is a time when it is as easy to try on different　 59　 to life as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape　 60　 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

There at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass, my l4-year-old son, John, and I noticed the coat. While the other coats drooped（低垂）, this one looked as if it were　 41　 itself up. The coat was beautifully made, with a Fifth Avenue label and an　 42　 price of $28, which was popular just then with　 43　 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. John tried it on and the　 44　 was perfect.

John 45　 the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, 　 46　 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a　 47　 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness（作对）and　 48　 discussion replaced fierce argument. He became more mannerly and　 49　 , eager to please. He would generously lend his younger brother his tapes and lecture him　 50　 his behavior.

When I mentioned this　 51　 to his teacher and wondered what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It　 52　 be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good mark not only because he had earned　 53　 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran　

54　 a friend. “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, 　 55　 John’s new height, appreciating the cut of his coat and holding out his hand, one gentleman to another.

John and I both know we should never　 56　 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. 　 57　 , there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 　58　 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.

For John, it is a time when it is as easy to try on different　 59　 to life as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape　 60　 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.

A friend of mine met with an accident driving in darkness. His legs were so hurt that he couldn’t move. What was the 　31　 was that he found himself unable to ask for help—his mobile phone went out of 　32　 as a result of exhausted battery (无电) . Nothing could be done but to 　33　 in cold wilderness (荒野). It was eight hours later that day broke, and then 　34　 of the rescue (援救).

　 It is almost 　35　 that he could stand （忍受）the horror in the darkness for so long. Even more surprising was his 　36　 : “First of all, I checked up my 　37　　 conditions and found myself not in mortal (致命的) danger. As there was no 　38　 to call for help, I leaned back in my seat trying my best to keep the wound from 　39　 . In this way I dozed (瞌睡) off.”

　 His story put an end to my regret (遗憾) for the 　40　 of an exploration adventure (探险) that happened last year. A group of young men 　41　 to explore a mountain cave and got lost. 　42　 to find a way out in the dark cave they were frightened and ran anxiously without a sense of 　43　 . Finally they felt dead in fear and exhaustion. According to the 　44 people that found them, the place where they got lost was only about 10 meters away from the 　45　 of the cave. If they stayed on the spot when they lost their way and tried to 　46　 themselves, they would probably sense a faint light glimmering (闪烁) not far away.

Don’t you think you can compare it with 　47　 itself? When you meet with difficulty in life and work, you are lost in darkness. 　48　 you it’s unclear yet and you needn’t put up struggle 　49 . It seems to be a negative （消极）attitude, 　50　 a person who can afford to do so must have foresight (远见) as well as a great courage in the first place.

31. A. hopeless　 　　　B. worst 　　　　　　C. more 　　　　　 D. best

32. A. service　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　　C. control 　　　　 D. work

33. A. cry　 　　　　　B. lie 　　　　　　　 C. wait 　　　　　 D. sleep

34. A. delay 　　　　 B. success 　　　　　 C. team 　　　　　 D. arrival

35. A. untrue　 　　　B. unimaginable 　　　 C. true 　　　　　　D. useless

36. A. plan　 　　　　B. decision 　　　　　C. explanation 　　　 D. excuse

37. A. physical　 　　 B. mental　 　　　　 C. working　 　　　 D. medical

38. A. energy　 　　　 B. way　 　　　　　 C. tools 　　　　　　D. strength

39. A. rotting　 　　　 B. spreading　 　　　　 C. hurting　 　　　 D. bleeding

40. A. loss　 　　　　 B. failure　 　　　　　C. disappointment 　D. sadness

41. A. had　 　　　　 B. managed 　　　　　C. tried　 　　　　　D. meant

42. A. Willing　 　　　B. Unable　 　　　　　C. Determined　 　　D. Deciding

43. A. hearing　 　　　B. sight　 　　　　　 C. feeling 　　　　　D. direction

44. A. rescue　 　　　 B. village 　　　　　　C. local 　　　　　 D. brave

45. A. end　 　　　　 B. top　 　　　　　　C. opening　　　　 　D. side

46. A. save　 　　　　 B. help　 　　　　　　C. stop 　　　　　 D. calm

47. A. adventure 　　 B. work　 　　　　　　C. life　 　　　　　 D. mankind

48. A. Mind　 　　　 B. Watch　 　　　　　　C. Imagine 　　　　D. Warn

49. A. really　 　　　 B. immediately 　　　　 C. carefully 　　　 D. hopefully

50. A. and　 　　　　 B. so　 　　　　　　　 C. but　 　　　　　D. while