72. “According to my research, neither your restaurant nor mine offers a b_______ diet.” said Wang Peng.

71. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the a_______ of Christopher Columbus in the new land.

　　 Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good___ 36 　of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.

　　 I am one of those __37__ people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get ___38___on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete __39__the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was __40___ for.

　　 I am no longer too _41____ to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to _42__that they didn’t know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way,_43__ they do not know it; others, who are anxious to __44__ that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly_45___ and still other do not seem to be able to_46__ between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the_47__ direction to that in which you should be going.

　　 If anyone ever __48___ me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to __49___ giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing(令人困窘的)results.

　　 Once I was on my way _50___when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my_51___ reply, but I had not walked on a few steps__52____ I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decided it was too lat to turn back and _53___ him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting.

　　 　_54__ my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions to my office and his _55___ when he recognized as the person he had asked.

36.A. feeling　 　　B. idea　　 　　　　C. experience　　 D. sense

37.A. lucky　　　 　B. unfortunate　　　 `C. foolish　　　 D. different

38.A. puzzled　　　 B. unfamiliar　　　 C. lost　　　　 　D. missed

39.A. passers-by 　　B. strangers 　　　　C. locals　 　　　D. residents

40.A. leading　 　　　B. heading　 　　　C. looking　 　　D. going

41.A. frightened　 　B. nervous　 　　　　C. worried　 　　　D. shy

42.A. admit　 　　　B. agree　 　　　　　C. apologize　 　　D. adapt

43.A. even if　 　　　B. as if　 　　　　　C. what if　 　　　D. if only

44.A. say　 　　　　B. prove　 　　　　　C. express 　　　D. explain

45.A. understand　 　B. remember 　　　C. imagine　 　　　D. find

46.A. tell　　 　　　B. say　 　　　　　C. judge　 　　　　D. show

47.A. various　 　　B. very　 　　　　　C. opposite　 　　D. same

48.A. directs　 　　　B. asks　 　　　　　C. shows　 　　　D. draws

49.A. avoid　 　　　　B. miss　 　　　　C. escape　 　　　D. refuse

50.A. work　 　　　　B. home　 　　　　C. to school　　 　　D. to work

51.A. usual　 　　　B. ordinary　 　　　C. common　 　　　D. disappointing

52.A. then　 　　　　B. when　 　　　　C. while　 　　　　D. as

53.A. search for　 　　B. search　 　　　　C. pick out　 　　　D. in search of

54.A. Suppose　　 　　B. Imagine　　 　　　C. Realize　 　　　D. Consider

55.A. anger　　　　 B. misunderstanding　 C. excitement　　 D. amazement

35．He quickly ran home, looking ______there was something wrong with him.

　A. If only　　 B. as though　 C. even though　 D. because

34.The problem we _______at the meeting is now still being discussed. but soon it will be solved. 　　A. came up　　 B. brought up　 C. put up　 D. pick up

33.It was the promise _______ his father would buy him an mps if he succeed in passing the exam______ kept him awake for a whole night.

　A. that, that　 B. which, that　 C. which, which　 D. that, which