When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（酿酒人）. He’d　 36　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37  were his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me　 38　 near a vat （酿酒用的桶）of beer.
　　So I did as he asked. I got good　 39　 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that　 40　 me to study law and business at the same time.
　　In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d　 41　 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.　 42　 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to　 44　 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I　 45　 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid　 46　 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for　 47　 ? I thought.
　　I decided to give up my job to become　 48　. When I told Dad, he was　 49　 , but in the end he　 50　 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,　 51　 the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party.　 52　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get 53　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My 54　to the young is simple: Life is very　 55　 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

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

It was two days after the seventh Harry Potter book came out. I was halfway through 　　36　 it, and I certainly didn’t want to be 　　37　 .But the phone kept ringing, so I 　 38　 　it.

　　　　 Patty from my church said, “Rachel, we are 　 39　 　at the soup kitchen (施粥所) at the Methodist church this afternoon and need 　　40　 　right now. Are you 　 41　　 ?”

　　　 I wanted to have an entire day to read the book, 　 42　 my mouth answered, “Sue, I will be there at 5:15.”

　　　 When I 　 43　　 , other volunteers were already at work. I glanced through the door and saw people already lining up outside.

　　　 At 5:30, the 　 44 　 　began to move. A family with two kids in wheelchairs came through first. The mother and father each carried two plates and 　　45 a wheelchair.

　　　　 Then two older men came over. “No watermelon,” one said.

　　　　 “Are you kidding?” I asked 　 46 　. “You don’t want watermelon?”

　　　　 He grinned (咧着嘴笑). “I am kidding. Give me one of those.”

　　　　 A family of five came through the line. The son 　　47　 　his plate for watermelon and bread. “Is that all you want?” I asked. He nodded. “I’m not 　48　 .”

　　　　 Five minutes later, he was back. “Can I have some more? I’m only hungry for watermelon.” I 　 49 　and served him another slice (片).

　　 One 　 50　 came through holding hands and smiling at each other. “We have been married 49 years, and I love her like I did when we just got married!” the man told me 　　51　 .

　　　　 Although the people 　　　52　　 　food, they gave me more than I gave them. They told me about their 　 53　 —how one’s daughter was getting married, and another’s son was learning to read.

　　　　 I kept watching them eating, happy or sad, talking excitedly with friends or eating 　 54 　　 in the corner, each with a story to tell.

　　　　 Although I love to read Harry Potter, I’m still 　 55　 I went to the soup kitchen that afternoon.

36. A. writing　　 　　　　　　 B. reading　　 　　　　　 C. publishing　 　　　　 D. buying

37. A. fired　 　　　　　 B. hurt　　 　　　　 C. disturbed　 　　　　　 D. protected

38. A. used　 　　　　　 B. ignored　 　　　　　　 C. answered　　 　　　　 D. replaced

39. A. helping　 　　　　 B. relaxing　 　　　　　　 C. watching　 　　　　　 D. playing

40. A. cooks　 　　　　 B. fans　　 　　　 C. friends　 　　　　　　 D. volunteers

41. A. busy　 　　　　　 B. sure　 　　　　　 C. free　　 　　　　 D. awake

42. A. and　 　　　 B. so　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. though　 　　　　　　 D. but

43. A. returned　 　　　 B. left　 　　　　　　 C. stopped　 　　　　　　 D. arrived

44. A. group　　 　　　　 B. line　　 　　　　　 C. car　 　　　　　　　　　 D. wheelchair

45. A. pushed　 　　　　 B. roe　 　　　　　　 C. brought　 　　　　　　 D. took

46. A. angrily　 　　　　 B. doubtfully　 　　　　 C. excitedly　　 　　　　 D. anxiously

47. A. gave up 　　　　 B. broke up　 　　　　　 C. covered up　 　　　 D. held up

48. A. fine　 　　　　　　 B. hot　　 　　　　 C. sick　 　　　　　　 D. hungry　　

49. A. apologized　 　 B. shouted　 　　　　　　 C. laughed　 　　　　　　 D. sighed

50. A. man　 　　　　　　 B. child　 　　　　 C. couple　 　　　 D. team

51. A. eagerly　 　　　　 B. happily 　　　　　　　 C. bravely　 　　　　　　 D. calmly

52. A. sold　 　　　　　　 B. accepted　　 　　　　 C. borrowed　　 　　　 D. saved

53. A. families　 B. jobs　　 　　　　 C. dreams　 　　　　　　 D. plans

54. A. lightly　　 　　　 B. freely　　 　　　　　　 C. alone　　 　　　 D. well

55. A. worried　 　　　 B. ashamed　　 　　　　 C. tired　　 　　　　 D. glad