When I come across a good article in reading newspapers. I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the ___26___ side is as much interesting. It may be a

discussion of the way to ___27___ in good health, or a ___28___ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to ___29___ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text ___30___ the title. Therefore, the scissors would ___31___ before they start, ___32___ halfway done when I find out the ___33___ result.

Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth you___34___.You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be ___35___ up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预料) - the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left ___36___. Thus you are ___37___ in a difficult position and feel sad. How ___38___ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life ___39___ greatly on you preference of one choice to the other.

In fact that is what ___40___ is like, we are often __41___with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only ___42___ we get into another. The ___43___may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I ___44___remember a philosopher’s remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual(不经意) ___45___ may not be a bad one.

26. A. front　　　　　　　　　　　 B. same　　　　　　　　　　 C. either　　　　　　　　　 D. opposite

27 A. get　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. keep　　　　　　　　　　 C. lead　　　　　　　　　　 D. bring

28. A. advice　　　　　　　　　　 B. news　　　　　　　　　　 C. theory　　　　　　　　　 D. report

29. A. suffer　　　　　　　　　　 B. reduce　　　　　　　　　 C. prevent　　　　　　　　 D. cause

30. A. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　 C. without　　　　　　　　 D. off

31. A. use　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. handle　　　　　　　　　 C. prepare　　　　　　　　 D. stay

32. A. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

33. A. satisfying　　　　　　　 B. regretful　　　　　　　 C. surprising　　　　　　 D. impossible

34. A. courage　　　　　　　　　 B. strength　　　　　　　　 C. attention　　　　　　　 D. patience

35. A. given　　　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　　　　　　 C. made　　　　　　　　　　 D. picked

36. A. near　　　　　　　　　　　 B. alone　　　　　　　　　　 C. about　　　　　　　　　 D. behind

37. A. filled　　　　　　　　　　 B. attracted　　　　　　　 C. caught　　　　　　　　　 D. struck

38. A. dares　　　　　　　　　　 B. comes　　　　　　　　　 C. deals　　　　　　　　　　 D. does

39. A. improves　　　　　　　　 B. changes　　　　　　　　 C. progresses　　　　　　 D. goes

40. A. study　　　　　　　　　　 B. society　　　　　　　　　 C. nature　　　　　　　　　 D. life

41. A. faced　　　　　　　　　　 B. supplied　　　　　　　　 C. connected　　　　　　 D. fixed

42. A. before　　　　　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　　 C. until　　　　　　　　　　 D. as

43. A. following　　　　　　　 B. next　　　　　　　　　　 C. above　　　　　　　　　 D. former

44. A. still　　　　　　　　　　　 B. also　　　　　　　　　　　 C. once　　　　　　　　　　 D. almost

45. A. treatment　　　　　　　 B. action　　　　　　　　　 C. choice　　　　　　　　　 D. remark

25. He has a habit of keeping his arms ______ when talking to others, which I personally think _____impolite to his audience.

　 A. to be folded; it　　 B. being folded; X　　 C. folded; it　　 D. folded; X

24. The fax machine, _______ its attachments, cost only 100 dollars. It is really a good bargain.

　 A. plus　 B. in addition to　 C. apart from　 D. besides

23. I don’t want to have the question of what to furnish our room with _______about any more. We have to make quick decision.

　 A. quarrelling　　 B. to be quarreled　 C. quarreled　　 D. to quarrel

22. Though I didn’t _______ the adventure into the rough countryside in the western part of the province in person, it was an enjoyable experience to listen to the adventurers’ ________ of what they had experienced.

　 A. join; account　　 B. attend; statement　 C. join in; expression　 D. take part in; description

21. Not only do the two brothers look ______but also they walk, talk and think _______. Sometimes, it is hard to tell them apart.

　 A. like; like　 B. like; likely　 C. alike; alike　　 D. like; alike