42. A. unhappy　　　 B. quality　　　　　　　　　　 C. quantity　　　　　　 D. sad

41. A. off work　　　 B. at home　　　　　　 C. at work　　　　　　 D. on business

40. A. supplied　　　 B. provided　　 　　 C. combined　　　　　 D. filled

39. A. doubt　　　　　 B. disappointment　 C. sadness　　　　　　　 D. surprise

38. A. coming　　　　 B. recent　　　　　　　 C. following　　　　　 D. later

37. A. begged 　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　　 C. doubted　　　　　　 D. wondered

36. A. old　　　　　　　 　　 B. poor　　　　　 　　 C. busy　　　　　 　　 D. miserable

55.A.unnamed 　　　 B. unforgettable　　　 C. unbelievable　　　 D. unreal

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

Passage 19

(辽宁省沈阳二中2008届第四次模拟考试)

Life is like potato salad; when it’s shared it becomes a picnic.

　 When my three children were young, my husband，Roy ，and I were very 　36　 .

　 “Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky 　37 　. “Please.”

　 I had said no so many times in the 　38　 　months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores (日常工作) could wait. To her 　39 　, I agreed.

　 I prepared a few sandwiches and 　40　 a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy 　41　 . My eleven-year-old twin sons put the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 　42 　time together as a family.

　 About the time I got the lunch 　43　 out on the table, Roy arrived on the 　44　 .

　 That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together. The meal was filled with 　45　 . We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school 　46　 for so many months. Roy and the boys 　47　 rocks into the lake. Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly on the picnic table, 　48 　God for blessing me with such a wonderful family.

　 That night as our 　49　 　went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and realized what a wonderful life I had.

　 As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 　50　 　could become a picnic when it’s shared with the ones you 　51　 .

　 Even though the kids have now grown up and 　52　 from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table.

　 Maybe today would be a good( time to 　53 　potato salad, call all of my grown kids, feed some hungry 　54　 and skipped a few rocks into the lake. Since life is like potato salad, let’s make it a 　55　 .

54.A.keeping 　　　　 B. changing　　　　　　 C. passing　　　　　　　 D. mentioning

53.A.Because　　　　 B. If　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Although　　　　　 D. However