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     An " apple polisher"  is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment.  It is not exactly a
bribe(贿赂) ,buc is close to it.
      All sorts of people are apple-polishers,including politicians and people in high offices-just about
everybody. Oliver Cromwell,the great English leader,offered many gifts to win the support of George
Fox and his party,but failed.
        There are other phrases meaning the same thing as " apple-polishing" ," soft-soaping" or
"buttering-up".  A gift is just one way to " soft-soap" somebody,or to "butter him up".  Another that is just
as effective is flattery(讨好,奉承) ,
giving someone high praise-telling him how good he looks,how well he speaks,or how talented and wise
he is.
       Endless are the ways of flattery.  Who does not love to hear it? Only an unusual man can resist (抵
抗) the thrill (兴奋) of being told how wonderful he is.  In truth,flattery is good medicine for most of us,
who get so little of it.
       We need it to be more sure of ourselves.  It can not hurt unless we get carried away by it.  But if we
just take in its good value and nourishment(营养) ,then we can still remain true to ourselves.
       Sometimes,however,flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it.  A good
example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England.  The king got tired
of listening to the endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣) .They overpraised him to the skies,as a
man of limitless power.
       He decided to teach them a lesson.  He took them to the seashore and sat down.  Then he ordered
the waves to stop coming in.  The tide(潮水 ) was too busy to listen to him.  The king was satisfied.
This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery was.

1. Which of the following activities has nothing to do with" apple-polishing" ?

A. A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks.
B. An employee tells his boss how good he is at management.
C. A king is said to be of limitless power by his followers.
D. A teacher praises his students for their talent and wisdom.

2. Which of the following statements about flattery is TRUE according to the writer ?

A. Too much flattery can carry us away.
B. Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people.
C. Flattery can get you nothing but excessive pride.
D. Flattery is too empty to do people any good.

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　　An “apple polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment．It is not exactly a bribe(贿赂), but is close to it．

　　All sorts of people are apple-polishers, including politicians and people in high offices-just about everybody．Oliver Cromwell, the great English leader, offered many gifts to win the support of George Fox and his party, but failed．

　　There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing”－“soft-soaping” or “buttering-up”．A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”．Another that is just as effective is flattery(讨好，奉承), giving someone high praise-telling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how talented and wise he is．

　　Endless are the ways of flattery．Who does not love to hear it?Only an unusual man can resist(抵抗)the thrill(兴奋)of being told how wonderful he is．In truth, flattery is good medicine for most of us, who get so little of it．

　　We need it to be more sure of ourselves．It cannot hurt unless we get carried away by it．But if we just take in its food value and nourishment(营养), then we can still remain true to ourselves．

　　Sometimes, however, flattery will get you nothing from one who has had too much of it．A good example is the famous 12th century legend of King Canute of Denmark and England．The king got tired of listening to the endless sickening flattery of his courtiers(朝臣)．They over praised him to the skies, as a man of limitless power．

　　He decided to teach them a lesson．He took them to the seashore and sat down．Then he ordered the waves to stop coming in．The tide(潮水)was too busy to listen to him．The king was satisfied．This might show his followers how weak his power was and how empty their flattery was．

(1)

Which of the following activities has nothing to do with “apple-polishing”?
[　　]
A．	A boy tells his girlfriend how pretty she looks．
B．	An employee tells her boss how good he is at management．
C．	A king is said to be of limitless power by his followers．
D．	A teacher praises her students for their talent and wisdom．

(2)

Which of the following statements about flattery is true according to the writer?
[　　]
A．	Too much flattery can carry us away．
B．	Flattery is one of the ways to apple-polish people．
C．	Flattery can get you nothing but excessive pride．
D．	Flattery is too empty to do people any good．

(3)

King Canute of Denmark and England took his followers to the seashore because ________．
[　　]
A．	he was sick of his normal life．
B．	he disliked being over praised any more．
C．	he wanted them to realize how wise he was．
D．	he wanted them to see how weak he was as a king．

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I remember my first Christmas party with Grandma．I remember the day when my big sister dropped the bomb: "There is no Santa Claus," she laughed．"Even dummies know that!"

I fled to Grandma because I knew she always told me 36 ．After I told her everything, she said "No Santa Claus? Don't believe it．Now, 37 your coat, and let's go．"

"Go? Go where?" I asked．

"Where" 38 to be the General Store．As we walked through its doors, Grandma 39 me ten dollars．That was a lot in those days．"Take this money and buy something for 40 who needs it．I'll wait for you in the car．"

The store seemed big and 41 , full of people hurrying to finish their Christmas Shopping．For a few moments I just stood there, 42 , holding that bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for．

Suddenly I thought of Bobbie who sat right behind me．I remembered he didn't have a coat．I fingered the bill with growing 43 ．I would buy Bobbie a coat．

"Is this a Christmas present for someone?" the lady behind the 44 asked me kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down．

"Yes," I replied shyly．"It's．．．for Bobbie．"

The nice lady smiled at me．I didn't get any 45 , but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas．

That evening, Grandma helped me 46 the coat and wrote, "To Bobby, From Santa Claus" on it．Then she 47 me over to Bobbie's house．

Grandma parked down the street from Bobbie's house, and she and I crept （爬） 48 and hid in the 49 ．Then Grandma gave me a sign．"All right, Santa Claus, get going．"

I took a deep 50 , dashed for his front door, threw the present down, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety．Together we 51 breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open．Finally it 52 , and there stood Bobbie．

Forty years haven't dimmed （使变暗淡） the thrill （强烈的兴奋） of those 53 spent shivering （颤抖） ,beside my grandma, in Bobbie's bushes． 54 , I realized: Santa was alive and well, and we were 55 his team．

36．A．the reason B．many things C．stories D．the truth

37．A．put on B．put away C．put up D．put down

38．A．used B．turned out C．found out D．turned up

39．A．lent B．took C．paid D．handed

40．A．anyone B．one C．someone D．anybody

41．A．crowded B．varied C．noisy D．convenient

42．A．satisfied B．confused C．curious D．amazed

43．A．worry B．disappointment C．happiness D．excitement

44．A．counter B．desk C．shelf D．goods

45．A．money B．gifts C．change D．encouragement

46．A．make B．wrap C．undo D．design

47．A．drove B．took C．led D．asked

48．A．quickly B．painfully C．nervously D．noiselessly

49．A．bushes B．darkness C．doorway D．car

50．A．courage B．look C．step D．breath

51．A．waited B．whispered C．crept D．stood

52．A．came B．sounded C．did D．appeared

53．A．moments B．days C．time D．people

54．A．Today B．That year C．That night D．Since then

55．A．on B．for C．at D．of

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