Temperature is part of my married romance.   36  to New York from Baltimore——where there is just one small snowstorm each year——I was seated by a fireplace in my new home, with fires   37  all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding.
My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario(加拿大的安大略省), where winter   38  from September to May and cold wind is   39 . “When Canadians have -30℃, they   40  it bravely,” he says, “Cold wind is for crybabies.(爱哭的人)”
So to marry this man I had to learn to   41  for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me   42  jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots——comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a   43  meaning getting serious.
That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d   44 . My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could   45  tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional   46  to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on   47   days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build   48 .
49 , having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I   50  went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who   51  that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am   52  , in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater.
The word comfortable did not   53  refer to being satisfied. It’s from Latin, comfortare, meaning to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter;not to make us comfortable, but to make us   54  . We   55  not be warm but we are indeed comforted.

【小题1】
A.ComingB. Having been coming
C. To comeD. Came
【小题2】
A.lightningB. burningC. goingD. flashing
【小题3】
A.appearsB. startsC. keepsD. runs
【小题4】
A.somethingB. everythingC. nothingD. none
【小题5】
A.suggest B. faceC. neglectD. love
【小题6】
A.drink B. receiveC. dressD. ride
【小题7】
A.under B. overC. insideD. with
【小题8】
A.remarkB. signC. commentD. show
【小题9】
A. sleep B. forget
C. dieD.continue
【小题10】
A. hardly B. easilyC. tightlyD. loosely
【小题11】
A.health B. reaction
C. feelingsD. adaptation
【小题12】
A.rainy B. freezingC. sunnyD. happy
【小题13】
A.characterB. love
C. hopeD. hardship
【小题14】
A.MeanwhileB. However
C. ThereforeD. Besides
【小题15】
A.merelyB. everC. neverD. just
【小题16】
A.wonders B. knowsC. statesD. decides
【小题17】
A.unableB. accustomed
C. interestedD. willing
【小题18】
A.originallyB. exactlyC. actuallyD. namely
【小题19】
A.wildB. coldC. strongD. warm
【小题20】
A.willB. mustC. canD. may


Switzerland is famous for its watches. However, this country didn’t  26  the
watch.   It was the British   27  did it.Here is a story of  28  the
watch was  29  to Switzerland.
Many years ago, an Englishman was  30   to Italy   31   his way he stopped in a small town in south Switzerland. This Englishman travelled in a      carriage inside    32  there was a carriage watch. This was the  33  kind of  watch. A native shop assistant   34  to see the watch. He  35  what it was  and asked the Englishman   36  it.“Itis a carriage watch. ”said the man. “ This  machine    37  the time but now it
isn’t working.”
At once the shop assistant    38   to try to repair it. So the traveller  39  him the watch. The assistant was a very wise man. So it  was not  40  that he managed to repair it. He  41  remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveller had  42  on his journey, he made a watch of  43  the same type.
  44  the watch-making was   45  in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold in stores all over the world.

【小题1】
A.makeB.inventC.produceD.develop
【小题2】
A.whichB.whoC.whereD.they
【小题3】
A.whyB.thatC.howD.when
【小题4】
A.carriedB.soldC.sailedD.brought
【小题5】
A.travellingB.ridingC.walkingD.running
【小题6】
A.OnB.InC.AtD.From
【小题7】
A.whichB.thatC.itD.whom
【小题8】
A.properB.smallestC.earliestD.biggest
【小题9】
A.wantedB.seemedC.happenedD.discovered
【小题10】
A.wonderedB.thoughtC.understoodD.discovered
【小题11】
A.onB.aboutC.ofD.with
【小题12】
A.givesB.tellsC.strikesD.counts
【小题13】
A.failedB.helpedC.insistedD.offered
【小题14】
A.servedB.sharedC.showedD.handed
【小题15】
A.surpriseB.surprisedC.surprisingD.surprises
【小题16】
A.howeverB.besidesC.butD.even
【小题17】
A.goneB.doneC.comeD.spent
【小题18】
A.correctlyB.speciallyC.exactlyD.naturally
【小题19】
A.ThusB.SoC.OtherwiseD.However
【小题20】
A.openedB.startedC.doneD.returned

Cheating happens a lot in our city. It can be hard to know who is really in   1  and who is trying to take advantage of other people's    2  .
Recently, I was finishing my work at home    3  the dog barked letting me know that   4  was at the gate. I rushed to see who it was and there I saw a   5  weak woman in her late fifties. I said to her, "May I ask you what you   6 ?" She   7  , "Hello, my name is Mary. My husband and I live in the slum nearby. We earn our living   8  working at construction sites. A few days ago my   9  tripped on the stairs while
  10  a heavy load. He is   11  hurt and hasn't been able to  12 for the past five days, so we have no food. Now he is at home in bed with a high fever. Please help me! I need to take my husband to a doctor!"
"Oh!" I said. "Please  13  here." I went into the room. I felt really bad about her  14  but--- Was she telling me the   15  or trying to cheat me out of my money?
Finally, I   16 to help her. But first I said a simple prayer, "Dear Lord, you know  17  I earn my pennies, so please make sure that my hard earned money helps those who  18 need it. Amen." I went out with a fifty note and
  19 it to her. The moment she got the money she broke down in tears. She took my hand and said, "May god bless you, my dear! Thank you so much!"
I was so   20 , and turned back to my work smiling.

【小题1】
A.needB.caseC.useD.Control
【小题2】A. braveness      B. kindness      C. interest         D envy
【小题3】
A.sinceB.untilC.whenD.after
【小题4】
A.somebodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.nobody
【小题5】
A.popularB.proudC.poorD.busy
【小题6】
A.wantB.noticeC.enjoyD.recognise
【小题7】
A.refusedB.expressedC.showedD.replied
【小题8】
A.byB.toC.inD.for
【小题9】
A.sonB.fatherC.brotherD.husband
【小题10】
A.gatheringB.droppingC.carryingD.choosing
【小题11】
A.hardlyB.badlyC.probablyD.actually
【小题12】
A.workB.driveC.removeD.operate
【小题13】
A.stopB.restC.comeD.wait
【小题14】
A.solutionB.situationC.actionD.position
【小题15】
A.hopeB.newsC.truthD.result
【小题16】
A.decidedB.agreedC.tried D.expected
【小题17】
A.whenB.whetherC.howD.what
【小题18】
A.onlyB.naturallyC.reallyD.formally
【小题19】
A.handedB.putC.remindedD.ordered
【小题20】
A.worriedB.movedC.tiredD.frightened

Mr. Smith liked his job. He liked his town, and he didn’t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but his wife   51  telling him that his pay was not enough to   52     the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a new job in Boston,  53  he had been offered a job in a factory, and the pay was far   54 .
Henry Manley, boss of Mr. Smith, was the   55  of a small company   56 computers. The company was in   57  trouble, because among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very   58  prices. As a result, Manley had to   59    his own price and profits (利益) as well, otherwise he would not   60  any orders at all. Even so, orders were   61  not coming in fast enough,   62  there was no money for raises for his workers. Somehow, he had to   63  along and keep his   64  workers as well. He sighed (叹气) .    65  then the telephone rang.
His secretary told him that Mr. Smith wanted to   66  him as soon as possible. Manley   67  again. He could   68  what it was about. Mr. Smith was a very young engineer. The company had no   69  unless it could attract men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead: his   70  seemed endless.
【小题1】.

A.consideredB.advisedC.beganD.kept
【小题2】.
A.meetB.imagineC.bringD.tell
【小题3】.
A.thereB.whereC.hereD.somewhere
【小题4】.
A.lowerB.moreC.higherD.less
【小题5】.
A.secretaryB.managerC.customerD.engineer
【小题6】.
A.makingB.to makeC.madeD.was making
【小题7】.
A.littleB.itsC.noD.few
【小题8】.
A.tallB.highC.lowD.short
【小题9】.
A.raiseB.cutC.keepD.hold
【小题10】.
A.placeB.getC.give D.carry out
【小题11】.
A.alreadyB.obviouslyC.stillD.undoubtedly
【小题12】.
A.becauseB.even ifC.so thatD.even
【小题13】.
A.walkB.struggleC.comeD.give in
【小题14】.
A.bestB.strongestC.youngestD.kindest
【小题15】.
A.EvenB.JustC.SuddenlyD.Immediately
【小题16】.
A.warnB.leaveC.helpD.see
【小题17】.
A.waitedB.set backC.sighedD.telephoned
【小题18】.
A.thinkB.knowC.expectD.understand
【小题19】.
A.futureB.moneyC.computersD.people
【小题20】.
A.companyB.headacheC.problemD.question

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