36. BADBC　 41. DCBAD　　 46. BCACD　 51. BADCA

55. A. nearby　　　　　 　B. close　　　　　　 　C. busy　　　　　　　 　D. alive

　 短语keep sb close意思为“陪伴某人”/和某人拉近距离。

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In the summer vacation of 1997 , I was fixed with a job . I worked as a(n) 　　36　 　at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did　 　　37　　 　business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighbourhood , 　　38　　 　he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars . Mr Breen　 　　39　　 　them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up , always　 　　40　 　me to carry it out to their car . They were clearly long-standing customers , and I　 　　41　　 　they must have stayed faithful to him　 　42　　 　he had promised to sell good quality　 　　43　 　. He had a way with them -I had to　 　44　　 　that . He called every woman “madam” for a start , 　　45　　 　those who clearly were not, but when he　 　　46　 　it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded　 　　47　 　in an old-fashioned way . He was a great chatter　 　　48　 　. If he did not know them , he would greet them with a few　 　　49　　 　about the weather , 　　50　 　he did , he would ask about their families or make　 　　51　　 　, always cutting his cloth　 　　52　　 　his customers . Whatever their bills came to , be　 　　53　 　gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite . He never　 　　54　　 　anything away . He was always looking for　 　　55　 　for nothing .

54. A. technical　　　　 　B. different　 　　　　C. difficult　　　　　 　D. valuable

　 看来是很困难的时候。difficult challenge 艰难的挑战。

53. A. driving　　　　 　B. flying　　　　　 　C. running　　　　　 　D. riding

　 从上面的文章可以看出是“骑马”的时候，所发生的意外，所以riding为最佳答案。

52. A. here　　　　　　 　B. there 　　　　　　　C. therefore　　　　　 　D. forward

　 根据文章下面的意思，她要把一份信件告诉大家。本句的含义是“在这里我们向你推荐其中之一”。

50. A. much　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　 　C. even　　　　　　 　D. seldom

　 even“甚至”的意思。别的选项与文章的意思不符。

5l. A. bitterly　　　　　 　B. fairly　　　　　　 　C. weakly　　　　　　 　D. successfully

　 看来上面的这些信件告诉我们他们成功的经验。

49. A. cry　　　　　　　 B. laugh　　　　　　 　C. chat　　　　　　　 　D. sigh

　 从文章上面的funny可以看出，这些信件能够让我们开心快乐。

48. A. encourage　　　　 B. express　　　　　 　C. control　　　　　　 D. treat

　 我们从中可以受到鼓励的。encourage鼓舞，鼓励；express表达；control控制；treat对待。

47. A. effect　　　　　　 B. effort　　　　　　 　C. comfort 　　　　　　D. explanation

　 邮件的目的是为了给我们以安慰(comfort)，扶平我们心灵上的创伤。短语give sb comfort意思为“安慰某人”。

46. A. patients　　　　　 B. a family　　　　 　C. nurses　　　　　　 　D. a group

　 那么只有我们家里的人打开这些信件了。