One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a hug feather, Several times, it 36    several obstacles(障碍物)in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make me necessary detour(绕道)．    37    one point，the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wide Aner some    38   thoughts，the ant laid the feather over the crack，walked   39   it and picked the feather up on the other side，then continued on its way．I was   40   by the cleverness of this ant．It was only a small insect，lacking in  41  yet equipped with a brain to reason，explore，discover and overcome．    42   this ant，like the other two-legged creatures 43_on the earth，also shares human failings。

    After some time the ant  44   reached its destination―a flower bed and a small hole that was me entrance to its  45  home．It was there that the ant met its  46 . How could that 1arge feather possibly    47    such a small hole? Of course，it couldn’t .So me ant，after all this    48    and using great brightness，overcoming problems all a1l along the way ,just gave up the  49    and went home．The ant had not thought the problem through   50  it began its journey and in the end the feather was    51    more than a burden．Isn’t our  52   like that?

    We worry about our families；we worry about the    53    of money；and we worry about all kinds of  things．These are all burdens―the things we pick up along life’s path，and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring，only to  54  that at the destination they are  55  and we can’t take them with us?

The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over￥120，000，       the very rich．

A．by the way    B．as a result    C．in other words   D．as a manner of   

一Which of the three optional courses did you like best，Joe?

一To tell you the truth，I didn’t like     of them．

     A．either      B．both       C．any     D．neither

Kate       on her now novel，which is supposed to come out next month．

    A．has been working     B．had worked       C．will be working     D．was working

－Why didn’t Tom give you one of his paintings?

－I didn’t want one，but he would have given me one if I       

    A．did      B．would      C．will      D．had

一When did you learn the news that Obama made a trip to Canada as President?

一        was on my return．

    A．That       B．It       C．There      D．This

Joined by their Mends，Troy and Gabriella staged a musical      heir experiences，hopes and fears about the future．

    A  reflecting       B．reflected    C．being reflected     D．having reflected

You       late for yesterday’s class meeting，as it was so important．

    A．couldn’t be                    B．shouldn’t be

    C．mustn’t have been          D．oughtn’t to have been

Why do we have to        Joan’s selfish behaviour? She should learn to care for others．

    A. keep up with    B．catch up with  C．put up with  D．come up with

By the end of last year, another new theme park          completed in that area．

    A．was being    B．would be    C．has been     D．had been