It was the day before Christmas, but I had to work. The only thing that brightened my 　　28　 　was a gift sent to me - a dozen beautiful 　　29　　 .

As I was cleaning my office, a lady in the front office urgently needed to talk to me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, 　　　30　　 　woman with a baby in her arms. 　　31　　 , she explained that her husband, a prisoner, was my next patient. She told me she wasn’t 　　32　　 　to visit her husband in prison, and that he had 　　33　　 　seen his son. She wished to 　　34　　 　the boy’s father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible 　　　35　　 　I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule (日程安排) wasn’t full, I agreed. 　　　36　　 , it was Christmas Eve.

A short time later, her husband arrived. The woman’s tired face 　　37　　 　when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept peeking (偷看) out to watch them laugh and cry , and 　　38　　 　their child.

After almost an hour, I 　　39　　 　the prisoner to the office. The patient seemed like a gentle and humble(恭顺的)man. I tried to make him as 　　40　　 　as possible.

At last, I 　　41　　 　him a Merry Christmas - a difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He thanked me. He also said he felt 　　42　　 　by the fact that he hadn’t been able to give his wife anything for Christmas. 　　43　　 　hearing this, I came up with a wonderful 　　44　　 　…

I’ll never forget the 　　45　　 　on both their faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful red roses. I am not 　　46　　 　who experienced the most joy --- the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special 　　47　　 .

27. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly __________ my friend.

　 A. turn out　　　　　　 B. bring out　　　　　 C. call out　　　　　 D. pick out

26. None of these actions is either good or bad. They are simply the ways _______cultures have developed.

A. in that　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　 C. in which　　　　　 D. where

25. It is you as well as your wife that __________for your son’s bad performance at school.

A. are to blame 　　　　B. is going to blame 　　C. are to be blamed 　　D. is to be blamed

24. “As long as you pay_________ we won’t charge for delivery,” the shopkeeper said to the customer.

　 A. in general　　　　　 　B. in case　　　　　　 C. in fact　　　　　　 D. in advance

23. The doctor suggested that the wounded soldiers _________ to hospital immediately.

A. were sent　　　　　　 B. send　　　　　　 C. be sent　　　　　　 D. should send

22. These wild flowers are so special that I would do ________ I can to save them.

　 A. that　　　　　　　　 B. whatever 　　　　　C. which　　　　　 　D. whichever

21. Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and ____________.

　 A. I was neither　　　　 B. neither was I　　　 C. I was either　　　　 D. either was I

20. The teacher’s encouragement has __________ Mary a lot, so she works harder than ever before.

　 A. astonished　　　　　 B. confused　　　　　 C. inspired　　　　　 D. entertained

19. --- Are you satisfied with the result of this competition?

　 --- No. We can’t have __________.

　 A. a worse one　　　　 B. a nicer one　　　　 C. a bad one　　　　 D. a nice one