39．A．after　　　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　　 C．unless　　　　　　　　 D．until

38．A．played 　　　　　　　 B．studied　　　　　　　　 C．traveled　　　　　　　 D．worked

37．A．polite　　　　　　　　　 B．similar　　　　　　　　 C．special　　　　　　　　 D．private

36．A．hope　　　　　　　　　 B．advice　　　　　　　　 C．support　　　　　　　 D．courage

55. A. member　　　　　　　　　　 B.person　　　　　　　　 C.relative　　　　　　　　　　 D.impanion

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

Passage 17

(05·北京)

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love　 would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you 　36 .

I wanted to do something very 　37　 　for my fifteen – year – old son, who has always been the perfect child. He 　38　 　all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it 　39　 　it looked almost new. I was so 　40　 　of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.

I could 　41　 　wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon awakening. I went to the kitchen to 　42　 　the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a 　43　 : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so 　44　 . It had been a long – standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could 　45　 　lessons. “L earn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s 　46 .

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could 　47　 　this expensive gift.

Of course, the 　48　 　awoke, and my son was thrilled(激动的)with my reaction. Many kisses were 　49　 , and I immediately wanted him to 　50　 　my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not 　51　 　what I was expecting. Then I 　52　 　that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother 　53　 　on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still 　54　 　and lives even in the ever–changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to 　55　 　this story.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

54. A. hardly　　　　　　　　 B.certainly　　　　　　 C.probably　　　　　　 D.merely

53. A. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.to　　　　　　　　　　　 C.with　　　　 　　 D. at

52. A. meaning　　　　　　 B.nature　　　　　　　　 C.result　　　　　　　 D.important

51. A. possible　　　　　　　 B.great　　　　　　　　 C.prople　　　　　　 D.strange

50. A. found　　　　　　　　 B.noticed　　　　　　 C.watched　　　 D.realised