My husband is an engineer. Since we met，he has always been the rock in my life.I knew he had his feet　 __36__　 planted on the ground，and it seemed that no matter what else went　 __37__，he would be the constant one.

Three years of romance and two years of marriage later, I began to feel　 __38__　 of him because he never brought me flowers，he never　 __39__ me，and nothing had changed in our marriage.

After　 __40__， I finally told him I wanted to be　 __41__. He just sat there, speechless and didn't even know __42__　 to say to make me stay. Finally，he spoke, “What can I do to change your __43__？”

“I'll stay if you have a good answer　 __44__　 this question，”I replied coldly. “If I asked for a　 __45__ growing on a cliff, and getting it for me　 __46__　 certain death，would you still do so？”

His face grew troubled. “Can I give you the answer tomorrow morning？” With that, my heart　 __47__. He couldn't even give me an answer　 __48__　 away.

The next morning，I found he was　 __49__. However，I found a note under a warm glass of milk. My eyes　　 __50__　 misty(湿润)as I was reading it.

“Dear，I'll give you my　 __51__.

After you do typing for a long time, I need my　　 __52__　 to do it for you.

Every time you leave the house，you forget your keys. I need my legs to run　 __53__　 and open the door for you.... that's why I cannot pick the flower for you...”

With tears　 __54__　 from my eyes, I opened the door. And there he was, with an extremely worried look on his face, waving the packet he had in his hand in front of me.

Just because someone doesn't love you　 __55__　 you want him to, it doesn't mean that he doesn't love you heart and soul.

36．A.deeply　　 B．firmly　　C．slightly　　　　 D．totally

37．A.different B．crazy C．exciting D．excited

38．A.liked　 　　 B．tried C．fond 　　 D．tired

39．A.frightened 　　　 B．loved 　C．surprised 　　 D．lost

40．A.some time 　　　 B．sometime C．sometimes 　 D．some times

41．A.in　 　 B．up 　C．down 　 D．out

42．A.what　 　　 B．which C．how　 　 D．when

43．A.saying 　　 B．comment C．opinion D．mind

44．A.to 　　 B．of C．for D．about

45．A.tree B．moon 　C．flower 　 D．butterfly

46．A.meant　 　 B．resulted C．caused D．led

47．A.sank B．settled C．rose 　　 D．worried

48．A.soon　 　　 B．straight C．slight 　 D．quickly

49．A.missed 　　 B．missing 　C．losing 　 D．lost

50．A.fell 　 B．changed 　C．grew 　　 D．got

51．A.descriptions 　 B．causes 　C．lists 　　 D．reasons

52．A.heart 　　　 B．fingers C．mind 　　 D．arms

53．A.home　 　　 B．at home C．out D．in

54．A.steaming B．stretching C．streaming 　　 D．spreading

55．A.like it 　　　 B．way C．how　 　 D．the way

A young Scottish lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s 　1.　lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving!” She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to 　2.　. Many years passed by, her father died, her mother grew 　3.　, and the daughter became more and more stubborn in her way of life.

No  4. was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having 　 heard of her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in 　5.　of her daughter. She stopped at 　6.　of the rescue missions(收容所) with a simple speech. “Would you allow me to 　7.　this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten 　8.　at the bottom: “I love you still … come home!”

One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat 　9.　listening to the service, all the while letting her 　10.　wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?

She couldn’t 　11.　until the service was over. She stood and went to look. It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still … come home!”　12.　she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too 　13.　to be true.

It was night, but she was so 　14.　by the message that she started walking home.　15.　the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and 　16.　her way timidly. As she knocked, the door 　17.　open on its own. She thought someone must broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s 　18.　, the young girl ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me! It’s me! I’m home!”

The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s 　19.　. The daughter said, “I was so worried and thought someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been 　20.　.”

In Taiwan, “motorpool “ is commonly known as a place for the maintenance(维修) of official business and government cars. In ­___36___ it is a place for vehicle maintenance.

More than ten years ago, I came to America on business and I __37__advantage of the chance to visit my friend. My friend drove a car to ___38__ me at the airport, and took me to his home__39    the airport. My friend drove his car into the innermost lane, ___40__ had a sign ‘carpool only’ I wondered what “carpool” meant. I wondered ___41____he was going to a motorpool. So I thought myself ____42__ in asking:” Is there anything wrong with the car?” “Nothing.____43___?” said he. “Well then, why are you going to a carpool?” I responded. My friend couldn’t help ___44__ and told me that “ carpool” ___45___to the lane that only the cars with two or more passengers can ____46___. I felt rather embarrassed __47__ that.

After dinner, my friend’s neighbor 　４８　 to ask whether he could carpool the next day. “ ４９ ”, my friend said, “ I will accompany my friend to go shopping tomorrow.” I was puzzled again, 　５０ why he could not “ carpool” with him since we had “ carpooled”　５１.  My friend explained to me again that the “ carpool” with him that ____５2____ used meant they in turn drove the car to work so as to save 　５3　　. The first” carpool” is a noun; ____５4___ the second “carpool” is a verb. It is really difficult for 　　５５　in America to understand it in a short time.

1.                A．common        B．time           C．general   D．short

2.                A．took           B．had            C．used D．found

3.                A．see            B．take           C．meet D．accept

4.                A．In             B．Out of          C．Inside    D．From

5.                A．where         B．which          C．it    D．there

6.                A．what           B．whether        C．which    D．when

7.                A．puzzled         B．foolish          C．interested D．clever

8.                A．which          B．why            C．where    D．what

9.                A．laughing        B．shouting        C．stopping  D．saying

10.               A．means         B．refers          C．is    D．comes

11.               A．pass through    B．go over         C．drive in   D．sit in

12.               A．in saying        B．for doing       C．on hearing D．at listening to

13.               A．went out       B．came over      C．arrived    D．got off

14.               A．Yes            B．I’m afraid      C．Sure . D．No

15.               A．wondering      B．saying          C．suggesting D．hesitating

16.               A．yesterday       B．tomorrow       C．the last day D．today

17.               A．his neighbor     B．his friend       C．he.   D．I

18.               A．time           B．money         C．energy    D．pollution’

19.               A．and           B．while .         C．so    D．or

20.               A．newcomer      B．people         C．Chinese   D．those