Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, have you ever wanted to show ___36___ at a party and found the song you’d practiced so many times suddenly__37_ more difficult? I’ve had both these__38___. As a senior student, I have to ___39__ many exams. Each time, I think, “ I__40___ fail this time,’’ but I get a low mark. Don’t be surprised---it’s not __41___ I don’t try, do enough preparation, __42__ take it seriously. On the contrary, it is because I give it too _43__ attention. The thought “ I must pass” makes me taste the terrible flavor of failure.

　 I often___44___ to my friends, “ Don’t be too hard ___45____ yourself.” However, when I __46___ my own goals, I do not listen to my own advice. So why not ___47__ this crazy thought of achieving the best? Just face the problem__48____before you with a calm mind, work and you will succeed.

　 In my opinion, __49___ a calm state of mind is a skill for life. People__50__ want to succeed realizing this is of __51______ importance. So __52___ time you’re trying to draw a straight line or ___53___ a performance, tell yourself, “ If I can just do it _54___ than last time, it’s a success.” Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy __55____you succeed or fail.

36. A. around　　　　 　 B.　 off　　　　 　 C. out　　　　 　　 　　D. in

37. A. became　　　 　　 B.　 become　　 C. becoming　　 　　　 D. becomes

38. A. experiences　　 　 B.　 experience　 C. times　　　 　　　 　　D. difficulties

39. A. enter　　　　 　 B.　 make 　　　C. take　　　　 　　　 　　D. join

40. A. won’t　　　　 B.　 can　　　　 　 C. need　　　　 　 　　D. needn’t

41. A. because of　　 　 B.　 /　　　　　 C. therefore　　 　 D. because

42. A. and　　 　　　　　　　 B. or　 　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　 　　 D. nor

43.A. many　 　　　　　　 B. few　 　　　　　　 C. little　　　　 　　 　　D. much　

44. A. say　　 　　　　　　 B. advise　 　　　　　　 C. tell　 　　　　 　　　 D. encourage

45.A. off　　 　　　　　　 B. on　 　　　　　　　 C. to　　 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. for

46. A. give　 　　　　　　 B. hold　 　　　　　　　 C. build　 　　　 　　　 D. set

47. A. throw away　 　　 B. get away　 　　　　 C. take up　 　 　　　 D push off

48. A. lie　　 　　　　　　　 B. lies　 　　　　　　　 C. lying　 　　　 　　　 D. laying

49. A. keeping　 　　　　　 B. staying　 　　　　 C. remaining　　 　 D. making

50. A. whom　　 　　　　 B. which　　 　　　 C. who　　　　 　　 D. /

51. A no　　　 　　　　　 B. little　　 　　 　　C. very　　　　 　　 D. great

52. A. last　　　 　　　　 B. the last 　　　　　　 C. next　 　　　 　　　 D. the next

53. A. put on　　 　　　　　 B play on　　 　　　　 C. give on　 　 　　　 D show on

54. A. best　　 　　　　　 B. better　　 　　　　　　　 C. good　 　　 　　　 D. well

55. A. if　　　 　　　　　 B. either　　 　　　　 C. neither　 　 　　D. whether

35. ____ her joy, her son was __________ Being University.

　 　　 A. To ;　 admitted in　　　　　 B. To ;　 admitted to

　 　　 C. With ; admitted to 　　　　　D. With;　 admitted in

34. –You seem to show interest in cooking.

　 --What? _____, I’m getting tired of it.

　 　 A. On the contrary　　　　　 　　B. What’s more　

C. On the other hand　　　　 　D Not at all

33. Because Turandot is drunk ____ power, she ______ try and _____ her father, who has promised to allow her to choose her own husband.

　 　 A. with ; dare to ; exercise control over

　 　 B. with; dares to ; exercises control over　

　 　 C. by ; dare ; exercises control over

D. in ; dares to　 ; exercise control over　

32. While he has got high marks in the college entrance examination, he thinks that it is ______________ satisfactory.

　 　　 A. out of　　　 B. due to　　　 C. far from　　　 D. free from

31. _______he was laid off last year ______ how serious the economic crisis was.

　 　　 A. Not until…he realized 　　　　　　 　　

B. It was not until… when he realized

　 　　 C. It is not until …that did he realize　 　　　　

D. It was not until …that he realized

30..- Our holiday cost a lot of money.

　　　 - Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter 　　　　　you enjoyed yourselves.

　　　 A. as long as　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　　　　　 C. as soon as　　　　　　　　 D. though

29. Though he is ____ resigning, ___he still has _________ the company.

　　 A. bent in; but ; a place in　 B. bent on; / ; a place in

　 　　 C. bent to; / ; the place on　 D. bent on; but ; a place in

28. We all ______ the summer vocation _____ a time for study, but she has a different idea.

　　　 A. view…as　 　B. see… as　 　C. regard … as　 D. all of above

27. We welcome good employees, ______ their age or sex.

　 　　 A. thanks to　　 B regardless of　　 C. because of　　 D. due to