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19．While waiting to pick up a friend at the airport in Portland，Oregon，I noticed a man coming toward me carrying two light bags．He stopped right next to me to（31）Dhis family．First he moved to his younger son as he laid down his bags．They gave each other a long，loving hug．（32）Athey separated，I heard the father say，"It's so good to see you，son．I missed you so much!"His son smiled somewhat shyly and replied softly，"Me，too，Dad!"Then the man stood up，gazed in the（33）Bof his older son and said，"You're already quite the young man．I love you very much，Zach!"They too hugged a most loving，tender hug．After several（34）C，he turned to his wife and declared，"I've saved the best for last!"and（35）Ato give his wife the longest，most passionate kiss I ever remember（36）C．
For an instant they（37）Dme of a newly-married couple，but I knew by the age of their kids that they couldn't possibly be．I puzzled about it for a moment and gathered my（38）Bto nervously ask，"Wow!How long have you been married？""Almost twelve years．"he replied，（39）Cbreaking his gaze from his lovely wife's face．"Well then，how long have you been away？"I asked．The man（40）Bturned and looked at me，"Two whole days．"
Two days？I was（41）D．By the intensity of the greeting，I had（42）Ahe'd been gone for at least several weeks-if not months．I know my expression（43）Cme．Hoping to stop our conversation politely and continue with my（44）B for my friend，I said almost immediately，"I hope my（45）Ais still that passionate after twelve years!"
The man suddenly（46）Dsmiling．He looked at me straight in the eye，and with power that burned right into my soul．He told me something that left me a （47）Aperson．He told me，"Don't（48）C，friend …decide!"Then with a wonderful smile，he and his family turned and left together．
I was still watching that special family walk just out of sight when my friend （49）C
to me and asked，"What are you looking at？"Without（50）A，and with a curious sense of certainty，I replied，"My future!"
| 31．A．appreciate | B．watch | C．comfort | D．greet |
| 32．A．As | B．After | C．Because | D．Since |
| 33．A．mind | B．eyes | C．heart | D．head |
| 34．A．months | B．hours | C．moments | D．weeks |
| 35．A．proceeded | B．inspired | C．pretended | D．promised |
| 36．A．dreaming | B．studying | C．seeing | D．sensing |
| 37．A．thought | B．exposed | C．warned | D．reminded |
| 38．A．confidence | B．courage | C．imagination | D．patience |
| 39．A．on | B．after | C．without | D．by |
| 40．A．directly | B．finally | C．cautiously | D．deliberately |
| 41．A．discouraged | B．frightened | C．delighted | D．shocked |
| 42．A．assumed | B．planned | C．realized | D．decided |
| 43．A．discovered | B．overlooked | C．betrayed | D．withdrew |
| 44．A．research | B．search | C．control | D．touch |
| 45．A．marriage | B．relatives | C．family | D．friends |
| 46．A．continued | B．kept | C．tried | D．stopped |
| 47．A．different | B．reliable | C．wonderful | D．perfect |
| 48．A．remark | B．imagine | C．hope | D．quit |
| 49．A．called on | B．dropped in | C．came up | D．waved at |
| 50．A．hesitation | B．decision | C．difficulty | D．intention |
分析 "我"去机场接朋友，看到一位男子下飞机后与家人相聚，他们才分开两天但见面时的热烈场景让"我"以为是分开了好长时间．原来这就是他们二十多年幸福婚姻的秘诀．"我"希望十多年后"我"的婚姻也是这样，而男子告诉"我"说，不要希望而是要去做．
解答 DABCA CDBCB DACBA DACCA
31．D．考查动词辨析．男子下飞机后与家人相聚，相互问候（greet）．拥抱；comfort安慰；appreciate欣赏，感激；故选D．
32．A．考查连词辨析．当（as）他们拥抱完分开的时候，我听到父亲说…．B在…之前；C因为；D因为，自从．所以答案选A．
33．B．考查名词辨析．男子站起来，盯着大儿子的眼睛（eyes）说…A思想；C心；D头．跟人说话的时候都应该正视对方的眼睛，所以答案选B．
34．C．考查名词辨析．过了一会（moment）他转向妻子…
35．A．考查动词辨析．说完后开始吻他的妻子．proceed to do"开始干某事"四个选项都可以与to do连用．B成功做某事；C假装做某事；D承诺做某事．
36．C．考查副词辨析．根据句意为这是我曾经见过的最长最热烈的吻；故选C．
37．D．考查动词辨析．他们立马让我想起了（remind）新婚夫妇．A 记得；Binform sb of"通知某人某事；C warn sb of"敬告某人某事"；Dremind sb of"使…想起"；故选D．
38．B．考查副词辨析．因为相互不认识，所以作者即使鼓足勇气来问也是会感到很紧张（nervously）．A奇怪地；C 随意地，随便地；D兴奋；故选B．
39．C．考查介词辨析．下文40空后面提到turned and looked at me，说明这时男子跟我说话时依然看着妻子的脸，没有回头．所以用介词without；故选C．
40．B．考查副词辨析．男子最后终于（finally）转身看着我说"两天"．A直接地；C 小心地，谨慎地；D故意地；故选B．
41．D．考查形容词辨析．男子一说两天，我感到很震惊（shocked）．所以答案选D．
42．A．考查动词辨析．看着他们相互问候对方的那种热情劲，我还以为（assume）他至少走了几个星期了．A假想，认为；B计划；C意识到；D决定；故选A．
43．C．考查动词辨析．我的惊讶肯定在脸上显现出来了，所以此处是指即使假装镇静，脸上的表情也出卖（betray）了我．A发现；B忽视；D收回．所以答案选C．
44．B．考查名词辨析．想礼貌地结束我们的谈话，继续在人群中找（search）我的朋友．A控制；B 调查，研究；C搜寻，寻找；D 到达，够到．所以答案选B．
45．A．考查名词辨析．我希望我的婚姻（marriage）也能在十二年之后依然如此热烈；故选A．
46．D．考查动词辨析．男子听到我的话后，觉得不正确，所以这时应该是，"男子突然不笑了（stop smiling）"故选D．
47．A．考查形容词辨析．带着一种刺激到我的灵魂的力量，他跟我说了一些话，这会让我成为一个与众不同的人（different person）A不同的；B 可信赖的；C 精彩的；D完美的．所以答案选A．
48．C．考查句意理解．上文提到我说，I hope…"我希望…"，所以此处男子向我指出"不能希望（hope），而是要决定去做；故选C．
49．C．考查动词短语辨析．当朋友走过来的时候，我一直看着这个特别的家庭走出我的视线．A呼吁，号召；B拜访；C come up to sb"走到某人跟前"D招手． 故选C．
50．A．考查名词辨析．朋友问我在看什么，我毫不犹豫地告诉他，我在看我的未来．without hesitation"毫不犹豫"；故选A．
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力，在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．此类的填空题一定要联系上下文，根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解，再作出正确的判断．
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10．An ordinary teacher named Pan Shanji has moved China by devoting the past 34years as an educator who has been （31）A his knowledge to children with few other
（32）A for schooling．Pan Shanji has （33）B about 200students over his 34-year teaching （34）D，and although not one of them （35）C it to college，he is very proud of all of them．"My students are the first group of people from three local villages who have dared to leave the mountains to look for jobs，"Pan，53，says （36）A．
Pan，a member of the Mulam ethnic group（么佬族），is the only teacher for 12students （37）C from 6to 9years old in the mountainous Dayandong village of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region．He teaches many subjects，（38）B Chinese，math，sports，painting and music．
As far as the three villages are concerned，they are the most（39）C in Guzhai town．In the 1940s，their ancestors（40）C to the mountains to avoid the Japanese invasion（侵略） and （41）B there．The average annual income per family is less than 1，000yuan （﹩159）．They plant some crops on the farmland in valleys and （42）D a self-sufficient life．
Pan is the first high school （43）A in Dayandong village，which makes him feel （44）B for helping the illiterate villagers．
"I have four younger sisters who （45）C their only chance of schooling for me．My father lost his chance to（46）B the army because of illiteracy（文盲） in the 1950s．In the early 1970s，when he worked as a temporary worker at a local railway construction site，he often cried at night （47）D，because he missed home but could not （48）A home for three years and he was too shy to ask for help．So I tried my best at school and realized that writing is （49）A for us．"Pan told the media that he will stay in the village and do（50）B he can to help the children because they are the future of the village．
（32）A for schooling．Pan Shanji has （33）B about 200students over his 34-year teaching （34）D，and although not one of them （35）C it to college，he is very proud of all of them．"My students are the first group of people from three local villages who have dared to leave the mountains to look for jobs，"Pan，53，says （36）A．
Pan，a member of the Mulam ethnic group（么佬族），is the only teacher for 12students （37）C from 6to 9years old in the mountainous Dayandong village of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region．He teaches many subjects，（38）B Chinese，math，sports，painting and music．
As far as the three villages are concerned，they are the most（39）C in Guzhai town．In the 1940s，their ancestors（40）C to the mountains to avoid the Japanese invasion（侵略） and （41）B there．The average annual income per family is less than 1，000yuan （﹩159）．They plant some crops on the farmland in valleys and （42）D a self-sufficient life．
Pan is the first high school （43）A in Dayandong village，which makes him feel （44）B for helping the illiterate villagers．
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| 31．A．passing on | B．deciding on | C．fixing on | D．relying on |
| 32．A．opportunities | B．equipment | C．patterns | D．technique |
| 33．A．discussed | B．taught | C．learned | D．chatted |
| 34．A．project | B．choice | C．work | D．career |
| 35．A．took | B．appreciated | C．made | D．managed |
| 36．A．proudly | B．sharply | C．slowly | D．sadly |
| 37．A．choosing | B．seeking | C．ranging | D．growing |
| 38．A．appointing | B．including | C．consisting | D．attracting |
| 39．A．clean | B．fancy | C．remote | D．quiet |
| 40．A．led | B．hid | C．fled | D．forced |
| 41．A．slid | B．settled | C．improved | D．constructed |
| 42．A．earn | B．act | C．perform | D．live |
| 43．A．graduate | B．driver | C．coach | D．director |
| 44．A．generous | B．responsible | C．professional | D．funny |
| 45．A．gave off | B．gave out | C．gave up | D．gave in |
| 46．A．attend | B．join | C．fight | D．devote |
| 47．A．firmly | B．happily | C．surprisingly | D．silently |
| 48．A．write | B．support | C．visit | D．raise |
| 49．A．essential | B．creative | C．typical | D．careful |
| 50．A．wherever | B．whatever | C．whenever | D．whichever |
7．Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a （31）B leg．I didn't think there be any （32）A in getting it mended，as there are a whole lot of antique shops near my home．So I left home one morning （33）Dthe chair with me．I went into the first shop expecting a friendly （34）B．I was quite wrong．The man wouldn't even （35）C at my chair．
The second shop，though （36）Dmore polite，was just the （37）Csame，and the third and the fourth-so I decided that my （38）Amust be wrong．
I enter the fifth shop with a（n） （39）Bin my mind．I pulled the chair on the floor and said to the （40）D"Would you like to （41）C a chair？"He look it over carefully and said，"Yes，not a （42）Achair．How much do you want for it，sir？""Twenty pounds．"I replied．"OK．"he said．"I will （43）D you twenty pounds．""It's got a slightly broken leg，"I said，"Yes，I saw that，It's nothing．"
（44）B was going according to the plan and I was getting excited．"（45）D will you do with it？"I asked．"Oh，It will be easy to sell （46）C the repair is done．""I will buy it．"I said．""What do you mean？You've just sold it to me．"he said．"Yes．I know，but I've （47）Amy mind．I am sorry，I will give you twenty-seven pounds for it．""You must be （48）C，"he said．Then suddenly the penny dropped．"I know what you want．You want me to repair your chair．""You are right，"I said．"And what would you have done if I had walked in and said‘Would you mend this chair for me？'""I wouldn't have （49）Bof doing it．"he said，"We don't do repairs，not enough money in it and too much trouble．But I will mend this for you，shall we say for a fiver？"He was a very （50）Cman and was greatly amused by the whole thing．
The second shop，though （36）Dmore polite，was just the （37）Csame，and the third and the fourth-so I decided that my （38）Amust be wrong．
I enter the fifth shop with a（n） （39）Bin my mind．I pulled the chair on the floor and said to the （40）D"Would you like to （41）C a chair？"He look it over carefully and said，"Yes，not a （42）Achair．How much do you want for it，sir？""Twenty pounds．"I replied．"OK．"he said．"I will （43）D you twenty pounds．""It's got a slightly broken leg，"I said，"Yes，I saw that，It's nothing．"
（44）B was going according to the plan and I was getting excited．"（45）D will you do with it？"I asked．"Oh，It will be easy to sell （46）C the repair is done．""I will buy it．"I said．""What do you mean？You've just sold it to me．"he said．"Yes．I know，but I've （47）Amy mind．I am sorry，I will give you twenty-seven pounds for it．""You must be （48）C，"he said．Then suddenly the penny dropped．"I know what you want．You want me to repair your chair．""You are right，"I said．"And what would you have done if I had walked in and said‘Would you mend this chair for me？'""I wouldn't have （49）Bof doing it．"he said，"We don't do repairs，not enough money in it and too much trouble．But I will mend this for you，shall we say for a fiver？"He was a very （50）Cman and was greatly amused by the whole thing．
| 31．A．artificial | B．broken | C．tough | D．flexible |
| 32．A．difficulty | B．possibility | C．equipment | D．potential |
| 33．A．conveying | B．equipping | C．loading | D．carrying |
| 34．A．exhibition | B．reception | C．appreciation | D．reputation |
| 35．A．see | B．glare | C．glance | D．stare |
| 36．A．actually | B．mildly | C．roughly | D．slightly |
| 37．A．different | B．similar | C．same | D．previous |
| 38．A．approach | B．judgement | C．prejudice | D．impression |
| 39．A．idea | B．plan | C．trick | D．aim |
| 40．A．manager | B．mender | C．assistant | D．shopkeeper |
| 41．A．sell | B．repair | C．buy | D．possess |
| 42．A．bad | B．tough | C．good | D．awkward |
| 43．A．show | B．charge | C．provide | D．give |
| 44．A．Nothing | B．Everything | C．Something | D．Anything |
| 45．A．How | B．When | C．Why | D．What |
| 46．A．though | B．unless | C．once | D．while |
| 47．A．changed | B．made | C．devoted | D．focused |
| 48．A．embarrassed | B．ridiculous | C．crazy | D．guilty |
| 49．A．agreed | B．approved | C．subscribed | D．promised |
| 50．A．greedy | B．mean | C．nice | D．cold |
14．One evening，while I was resting in a café in a pair of newly bought white leather shoes，a boy came to me．
He was about eleven and in an old but clean shirt，which was obviously too large for him．No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the （31）Cin his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing．He （32）Bdown，took off my leather shoes，and began to shine them．He was busy doing his work （33）Aheavy rain began to pour down．People rushed to the café （34）Cfrom the rain．More and more people crowded （35）Cand gradually （36）D the boy from me．
Hours passed，and it turned （37）A．I had no shoes on my feet，and began to （38）Bwhere the boy had been．I thought he would not （39）Cmy shoes，and I would have to go home on my bare feet．（光脚）
When it was near midnight the （40）Astopped，and there were fewer and fewer people in the café．As the café was to be （41）D，I had to move to the door，with my head （42）B． （43）B，I found that a boy of about eleven，looking very familiar，was sleeping at the （44）B with his head leaning against the wall and his upper body being （45）B．He held a package wrapped by his shirt tightly in his arms．I shook him slightly and woke him up．He （46）Cup and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me．Then he opened the package （47）D，gave me my leather shoes，and apologized to me shyly．I （48）Chim and wrapped him with his （49）D shirt，which had wrapped my leather shoes．On my way home，the （50）Cof the boy still stayed in my mind．
He was about eleven and in an old but clean shirt，which was obviously too large for him．No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the （31）Cin his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing．He （32）Bdown，took off my leather shoes，and began to shine them．He was busy doing his work （33）Aheavy rain began to pour down．People rushed to the café （34）Cfrom the rain．More and more people crowded （35）Cand gradually （36）D the boy from me．
Hours passed，and it turned （37）A．I had no shoes on my feet，and began to （38）Bwhere the boy had been．I thought he would not （39）Cmy shoes，and I would have to go home on my bare feet．（光脚）
When it was near midnight the （40）Astopped，and there were fewer and fewer people in the café．As the café was to be （41）D，I had to move to the door，with my head （42）B． （43）B，I found that a boy of about eleven，looking very familiar，was sleeping at the （44）B with his head leaning against the wall and his upper body being （45）B．He held a package wrapped by his shirt tightly in his arms．I shook him slightly and woke him up．He （46）Cup and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me．Then he opened the package （47）D，gave me my leather shoes，and apologized to me shyly．I （48）Chim and wrapped him with his （49）D shirt，which had wrapped my leather shoes．On my way home，the （50）Cof the boy still stayed in my mind．
| 31．A．bag | B．package | C．box | D．suitcase |
| 32．A．seated | B．bent | C．put | D．turned |
| 33．A．when | B．after | C．because | D．since |
| 34．A．protecting | B．resting | C．hiding | D．=preparing |
| 35．A．out | B．away | C．in | D．off |
| 36．A．pushed | B．stopped | C．guarded | D．separated |
| 37．A．dark | B．light | C．black | D．bright |
| 38．A．ask | B．wonder | C．watch | D．talk |
| 39．A．shine | B．keep | C．return | D．carry |
| 40．A．rain | B．coffee | C．time | D．work |
| 41．A．opened | B．locked | C．stopped | D．closed |
| 42．A．crashed | B．dropped | C．raised | D．held |
| 43．A．shortly | B．surprisedly | C．sadly | D．immediately |
| 44．A．table | B．door | C．bed | D．café |
| 45．A．wet | B．bare | C．pale | D．cold |
| 46．A．stayed | B．say | C．jumped | D．got |
| 47．A．finally | B．suddenly | C．unfriendly | D．hurriedly |
| 48．A．recognized | B．forgave | C．appreciated | D．inspired |
| 49．A．dirty | B．new | C．small | D．unfit |
| 50．A．feature | B．shirt | C．image | D．form |
4．Of all the men who ever like fresh air，no one liked it more than James Wilson did．He （41）D slept with his window open even when snow was falling outside．
One winter，he went to Finland on business．When he （42）Chis room in the hotel，he found that the windows were closed to （43）B the icy air out．He did his best to open one but failed．The bed was really（44）B，but Wilson couldn′t sleep．He wasn′t able to （45）Bthe closed windows．No fresh air!It was （46）D to think of．
At about one o′clock in the morning，he was （47）Dawake．Worrying about the air in the room，he became very angry．Where was the（48）C？He could see something that looked like（49）Bover there．He threw a shoe at it through the darkness with all the force of his strong right arm．A terrible sound of breaking glass （50）Cthe room，but to Wilson′s sad heart，it seemed like the sound of（51）Cmusic．
When daylight came through the window，he （52）Band lay with his eyes closed．There was（53）Cto worry about．（54）Awas it？Oh，the broken window!Yes，indeed．He would have to pay （55）Dthat．He opened his eyes to look．Suddenly he sat up in （56）B．The window was not broken at all．The （57）Cwas all in one piece，just as good as it had been the night before．（58）Bfresh air was entering the room through the window!
He then turned his eyes to the（59）Cand saw a broken picture（60）Bon the wall．There was a shoe on the floor below it，and a lot of broken glasses around the shoe．
One winter，he went to Finland on business．When he （42）Chis room in the hotel，he found that the windows were closed to （43）B the icy air out．He did his best to open one but failed．The bed was really（44）B，but Wilson couldn′t sleep．He wasn′t able to （45）Bthe closed windows．No fresh air!It was （46）D to think of．
At about one o′clock in the morning，he was （47）Dawake．Worrying about the air in the room，he became very angry．Where was the（48）C？He could see something that looked like（49）Bover there．He threw a shoe at it through the darkness with all the force of his strong right arm．A terrible sound of breaking glass （50）Cthe room，but to Wilson′s sad heart，it seemed like the sound of（51）Cmusic．
When daylight came through the window，he （52）Band lay with his eyes closed．There was（53）Cto worry about．（54）Awas it？Oh，the broken window!Yes，indeed．He would have to pay （55）Dthat．He opened his eyes to look．Suddenly he sat up in （56）B．The window was not broken at all．The （57）Cwas all in one piece，just as good as it had been the night before．（58）Bfresh air was entering the room through the window!
He then turned his eyes to the（59）Cand saw a broken picture（60）Bon the wall．There was a shoe on the floor below it，and a lot of broken glasses around the shoe．
| 41．A．seldom | B．sometime | C．sometimes | D．always |
| 42．A．left | B．cleaned | C．entered | D．examined |
| 43．A．prevent | B．keep | C．stop | D．send |
| 44．A．cold | B．comfortable | C．bad | D．terrible |
| 45．A．remember | B．forget | C．remind | D．think |
| 46．A．unlucky | B．worried | C．difficult | D．terrible |
| 47．A．already | B．nearly | C．hardly | D．still |
| 48．A．waiter | B．manager | C．window | D．light |
| 49．A．paper | B．glass | C．picture | D．man |
| 50．A．destroyed | B．covered | C．filled | D．entered |
| 51．A．funny | B．strange | C．beautiful | D．famous |
| 52．A．got up | B．woke up | C．came into | D．came down |
| 53．A．nothing | B．anyone | C．something | D．someone |
| 54．A．What | B．How | C．Where | D．Who |
| 55．A．to | B．with | C．from | D．for |
| 56．A．silence | B．surprise | C．trouble | D．pain |
| 57．A．window | B．picture | C．glass | D．shoe |
| 58．A．Much | B．No | C．Still | D．Yet |
| 59．A．outside | B．top | C．side | D．bottom |
| 60．A．lying | B．hanging | C．falling | D．standing |
11．I had reached the airport about 30 minutes ago．It was a very（36）Bthree days for me with lots of meetings．So I was glad to have the（37）Dtime to make my notes on what I（38）Cto do the following day．But then came the（39）Athat my flight had to be（40）Dbecause there was a problem with the plane．
When I sat waiting for my（41）Ato be called，I thought about my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable（42）Bwith an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling the good times（43）Cexperiencing what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had（44）Dtogether．At the end of our time together，we both said how much we had（45）Bit and that we must do it again．
It was great to have this additional （另外的） time to replay in my（46）Dall that we had talked about．I（47）Chow important it was to regularly recall the good times in our life．I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short（48）Dand share the good things that had happened in my life over 12 years．
It was a little like looking at an old photo album（49）Ain a cupboard in your house．Before your eyes，there are lots of wonderful（50）Bthat take you back to times and places，and most importantly to those people who are in the（51）D．
My flight home was finally（52）Cthree hours later．I smiled as I（53）Bthe plane and realized that I was not at all（54）Aabout the delay in the flight，as I had been able to spend the time（55）Cthe good times from days gone by．
When I sat waiting for my（41）Ato be called，I thought about my last meeting of the day．It was not a business meeting but rather a very enjoyable（42）Bwith an old business friend I had not seen for over 12 years．Our lunch was spent recalling the good times（43）Cexperiencing what had happened in our lives over the last 12 years．We both laughed and smiled as we recalled the good times and the great experiences we had（44）Dtogether．At the end of our time together，we both said how much we had（45）Bit and that we must do it again．
It was great to have this additional （另外的） time to replay in my（46）Dall that we had talked about．I（47）Chow important it was to regularly recall the good times in our life．I was lucky enough to have had the chance to take a short（48）Dand share the good things that had happened in my life over 12 years．
It was a little like looking at an old photo album（49）Ain a cupboard in your house．Before your eyes，there are lots of wonderful（50）Bthat take you back to times and places，and most importantly to those people who are in the（51）D．
My flight home was finally（52）Cthree hours later．I smiled as I（53）Bthe plane and realized that I was not at all（54）Aabout the delay in the flight，as I had been able to spend the time（55）Cthe good times from days gone by．
| 36．A．important | B．busy | C．quick | D．useful |
| 37．A．pleasant | B．satisfying | C．happy | D．extra |
| 38．A．had | B．failed | C．needed | D．asked |
| 39．A．announcement | B．radio | C．opening | D．speech |
| 40．A．waited | B．cancelled | C．taken | D．delayed |
| 41．A．flight | B．turn | C．name | D．order |
| 42．A．agenda | B．lunch | C．party | D．discussion |
| 43．A．as far as | B．as long as | C．as well as | D．as good as |
| 44．A．spent | B．met | C．managed | D．shared |
| 45．A．got | B．enjoyed | C．made | D．paid |
| 46．A．thought | B．spirit | C．flight | D．mind |
| 47．A．decided | B．enjoyed | C．realized | D．expected |
| 48．A．way | B．cut | C．method | D．break |
| 49．A．stored | B．included | C．set | D．lain |
| 50．A．celebrations | B．memories | C．awards | D．presents |
| 51．A．cupboard | B．books | C．childhood | D．photos |
| 52．A．shouted | B．phoned | C．called | D．sent |
| 53．A．left | B．boarded | C．jumped | D．reached |
| 54．A．upset | B．happy | C．crazy | D．surprised |
| 55．A．passing | B．killing | C．recalling | D．picking |