24．A．serious　　　　　　　　　　 B．difficult　　　　　　　　　　 C．regular　　　　　　　　　 D．convenient

23．A．a question　　　　　　　 B．a reason　　　　　　　　　 C．an opinion　　　　　　 D．an idea

22．A．angry　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．hungry　　　　　　　　　　　 C．frightened　　　　　　 D．thirsty

21．A．proudly　　　　　　　　　　 B．respectfully　　　　　　 C．patiently　　　　　　　　 D．curiously

55．A．lock down on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．look back on

C．look forward to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．look up to

答案　 36.B　 37.D　 38.C　 39.C　 40.D　 41.C　 42.B　 43.A　 44.B　 45.D　 46.C　 47.A　 48.A　 49.B　 50.A　 51.C　 52.C　 53.A　 54.D　 55.B

Passage 7

(06·浙江)

One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited　 21　 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became　 22　 .When he saw a photograph 　　24　　 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that　 25　　 even him.

He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 　　26　　 behind the desk in the booth. “　　 27　　 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression . obviously 　　28 someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then 　　29　　 his office in Morrison Building, 　　30　 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 　　31　　 ! He sat down with a smile.

His wife 　　32　　 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married …

How are you with 　　33　　 ?One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are 　　34　　 .We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. we wait for someone to change his or her mind.

Patience is an important 　　35　　 of a happy and rewarding life. 　　36　　 ,some things are worth waiting for.　　 37　　 presents many opportunities for wait training.

We can hate waiting, 　　38　　 it or even get good at it ! But one thing is 　　39　　 -we cannot avoid it. How is your 　　40　　 coming along?

54．A．opens　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．appeals

C．goes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．happens

53．A．serves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．means

C．aims　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．attempts

52．A．unnecessary　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．necessary

C．impossible　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．possible

51．A．pass by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．come across

C．get through　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．run over

50．A．what　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．who

C．where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．which