55. What kind of gift is the best if someone is invited to a Christmas party?

　A. Expensive things　 　　B. Candles　　　 C. Food　　　 D. Money

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　(B)

When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.

　So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.

Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.

Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we' re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying - holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering - can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural - and healthy - emotional response.

54. Which of the following is true?

　A.For a birthday party, the cake is often cut before candles are blown out.

　B.For a birthday party, neither friends nor the family will buy expensive presents.

C. It’s customary to take the hostess a gift when you are invited to a party.

　　 D.If you take a gift to a Christmas party, you’d better take something useful and inexpensive.

53. In southern America , birthday parties are often arranged by _________.

　 A. friends　　 B. oneself　 　　C. family　　　　 D. Both A and C

52. This passage mainly tells us about __________.

　 A. two kinds of parties in the southern United States

　 B. how to arrange a birthday party

　 C. how to arrange a Christmas party

　 D. who will arrange a party

51. On one’s birthday, before blowing out the candles, he or she will______.

　 A. wear beautiful clothes　 　　　　　B. eat birthday cake

　 C. invite friends　　　 　　　　　　D. make a wish

49. A. some　　　　 　　　　 B. any　　　　　　　 　 C. much　　　　　　　 D. no

48. A. before　　　　 　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　 　 C. but　　　　　　　 　 D. and

47. A. tried　　　　 　　　　　 B. hoped　　　　　　 　 C. decided　　　　　 　 D. managed

46. A. cost　　　　　 　　　　 B. spent　　　　　　 C. paid　　　　　　 　 D. took