21. A. builders　　 　　B. neighbors　　　 　C. architects　　　 D. advisers

55. A. remembered B. understood C. touched　　　 D. respected

答案：36-40 ACBAD　　 41-45 BDCBA　 46-50 CBDDA　 51-55 CADCB

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When people show their houses to others, they proudly show off the different rooms, the nice furniture and how well-built the house is, but they never talk about the__21___who worked so hard to place the bricks, one upon the other, to make house what it is today.

When parents talk about their__22__children, they often talk about their jobs, their social and economic situations and their degrees. Parents__23__talk about the teachers who taught those_24__to make them what they are today.

Being a__25__of English for more than five years, I have_ 26___one thing: if I am successful today, it is__27___the work of all my English teachers who have taught me_28___to love the ABCs and how to be patient with students.

Being grateful_29__being thankful to be_30__of all the teachers who have encouraged you and pushed your_31___ahead across the oceans of life.

My teachers,　 both good and bad, have_32__a lot of good things to me, to my mind and to my heart. Today it is easy to remember all those_33__teachers and_34__ how harsh (苛刻的) they were, but it is better to_35___that I do not have to be like them.

Today, thinking about and remembering all the good teachers who have taught me_36__me feel the great responsibility I should_37__. I hope I can be_38__than them because I want my students to see me as a(n)__39_so that they can follow suit.

Parents_40__to remember that if their kids are successful today, it is because their personality skyscraper(摩天大楼) is built upon the shoulders of their teachers.

54. A. condition　　 B. pain　　 C. courage　　　　 D. trouble

53. A. if　 B. because　　　 C. until　 D. though

52. A. family　 B. children　　 C. function　　 D. experience

51. A. For　　　 B. On　　　 C. By　　　 D. Of

50. A. preferred　　 B. managed　　 C. used　　 D. agreed

49. A. quickly B. naturally　　 C. happily　　　 D. right

48. A. How　　 B. What　 C. When　 D. Where

47. A. noticed B. felt　　 C. heard　 D. imagined