31．—Mysonisaddictedtodrugs．Hei

One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley. 36 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy.The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his 40   in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He 41 .There before him stood a tall, white 42 . An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 43 . “Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47   back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to   51 him. “we have been 52 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53 .”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I 54 my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
36. A.Something B.Everything               C.Anything                 D.Nothing
37.A.dropped       B.fell                  C.rolled                      D.covered
38.A.Suddenly     B.Strongly           C.Quickly            D.Hardly
39.A.beating               B.blinding           C.burning            D.touching
40.A.nose            B.hair                  C.neck                 D.head
41.A.looked up    B.woke up            C.lay down          D.sat down
42.A.tiger            B.horse                C.lion                  D.elephant
43.A.lazily           B.angrily             C.coldly                     D.slowly
44.A.natural         B.common           C.strange             D.bad
45.A.around         B.beside              C.through            D.above
46.A.yet              B.for                   C.so                    D.or
47.A.walking              B.leading             C.heading            D.returning
48.A.them           B.themselves        C.him                  D.himself
49.A.shook          B.waved              C.held                 D.took
50.A.gone            B.left                  C.followed           D.lost
51.A.see              B.meet                C.beat                 D.ask
52.A.waited         B.thought            C.worried            D.excited
53.A.yard            B.wind                C.grass                D.rain
54.A.believe               B.consider           C.doubt                      D.forget
55.A.defeated       B.caught              C.damaged           D.struck

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While I studied at school，I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very 36 in using a dictionary，and   37  it most difficult，while to other boys it seemed no 38  .
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and 39 read Latin as easily as English .My friend for his part was almost as 40 troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 41 these Latin words. We agreed together that he should   42   me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement   43     wonderfully . The headmaster seemed quite 44 with my work，and I had more time to myself in the morning .On the other hand，once a week   45  I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty  46 ，but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon，the headmaster 47 my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this   48  you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me   49   you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 50 for some time to fear of my friend. However the headmaster，not wishing to 51 an occasion of praise into 52 of fault-finding，finally 53 him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow 54 and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my 55 .
36. A. quick         B. slow                C. hard                D. good
37. A .made            B. got                  C. found              D. left
38. A. trouble       B. difference               C. labor                      D. worry
39. A. might         B. would             C. should             D. could
40. A. very                 B. little                C. much              D. few
41. A. for            B. by                   C. in                   D. to
42. A. change       B. take                C. forgive            D. tell
43. A. worked      B. tried                C. happened         D. developed
44. A. angry         B. satisfied           C. frightened        D. sad
45. A. or so                 B. or else             C. as usual           D. as far
46. A. became      B. seemed            C. lay                  D. appeared
47. A. called        B. taught             C. arranged                 D. sent
48. A. aim           B. goal                C. point               D. opinion
49. A. why           B. how                C. which              D. what
50. A. excitement          B. way                C. meaning                 D. disappointment
51. A. turn           B. leave               C. grow               D. become
52. A. none                 B. one                        C. either              D. some
53. A. ordered      B. asked              C. took                D. let
54. A. surprise      B. escape             C. hope               D. chance
55. A. reading      B. writing            C. translations      D. essays

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I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria ,after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.
Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored.She said, “Here’re the car keys.Go and buy some fruit.” 36  ,I jumped into the car and speeded off.
Seeing me or rather my 37  ,a boy sprang up(跳起来). 38   to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira.Peanut 200 naira! ”
Looking at his black-striped bananas,I 39   to 200 total for the fruit and nuts.He 40   .I handed him a 500 naira note.He didn’t have 41  .So I told him not to worry.He was 42  and smiled a row of petfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I 43  this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian soeicty.I should 44   this country as the son of a 45  .But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 46  to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.
“What’s up?”I asked. He answered in 47  English, “I…I no get money to buy book. ”I took out two 500 naira notes.He looked around 48   before sticking his hand into the car   49 the bills.One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 50  only 50,000 each year.
The next morning,security officers told me, “In this place,when you give a little,people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会).”
51   it’s right,but this happens everywhere in the world.I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 52   .
After six months’work in northern Nigeria,I returned and saw him again standing on the road.
Are you in school now?”
He nodded.
A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 53   what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “ Take this.”
He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 54   hurt.
“It’s a gift. ”I said.
Shaking his head again,he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts, “I’ve been waiting to 55  these to you.”
36.A.Encouraged                B.Disappointed            C.Delighted         D.Confused
37.A.car                            B.mother                    C.driver               D.keys
38.A.willing               B.afraid                      C.eager                       D.ashamed
39.A.got down            B.bargained down        C.put down          D.took down
40.A.explained            B.promised                        C.agreed              D.admitted
41.A.change                B.notes                       C.checks              D.bills
42.A.troubled              B.regretful                         C.comfortable      D.grateful
43.A.ran after             B.ran into                          C.ran over           D.ran to
44.A.proteet                B.enjoy                      C.help                 D.support
45.A.minister              B.headmaster                     C.manager                  D.president
46.A.lucky                  B.amazing                         C.funny               D.common
47.A.old                            B.broken                    C.traditional          D.modern
48.A.proudly              B.madly                     C.curiously             D.nervously
49.A.for                            B.with                        C.at                     D.upon
50.A.spends                B.pays                        C.makes                     D.affords
51.A.Possibly              B.Actually                         C.Certainly                 D.Fortunately
52.A.joys                           B.nuts                               C.books               D.bananas
53.A.asked                  B.imagined                        C.reminded            D.realized
54.A.when                  B.as if                        C.even if             D.after
55.A.send                   B.provide                          C.sell                  D.give

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In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 38 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room,Mummy 39 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."
Atsuko 40 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world.'"People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 ," she said. "I felt very alone."
One of her hardest 43 was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were   44 it, but I wasn't."
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to   45  the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46 the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed.
A young man on her team 48 What she was going through." He walked up to me and 49 , 'Come on. You can do that'".
"You will never understand how those words of 50 made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 51 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have 52 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness   53 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 54 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55 words: You can do that.
36. A. learned                     B. spoke                      C. dreamed                  D. heard
37. A. way                         B. life                              C. education              D. spirit
38. A. photo                      B. painting                        C. picture                          D. drawing
39. A. baking                    B. frying                          C. steaming                       D. boiling
40. A. hoped                     B. arranged                       C. liked                            D. attempted
41. A. described                 B. imagined              C. created                 D. discovered
42. A. tense                       B. cheerful                        C. relaxed                         D. deserted
43. A. times                      B. question                        C. classes                          D. projects.
44. A. curious about     B. good at                 C. slow at                        D. nervous about
45. A. kick                      B. pass                        C. carry                           D. hit
46. A. through                  B. into                             C. over                          D. past
47. A. after                      B. if                                C. because                    D. until
48. A. believed          B. considered                 C. wondered           D. sensed
49. A. warned                    B. sighed                  C. ordered                        D. whispered
50. A. excitement        B. encouragement        C. persuasion             D. suggestion
51. A. interested        B. doubtful                        C. puzzled                        D. sure
52. A. never                   B. already                 C. seldom                 D. almost
53. A. happened         B. applied                 C. seemed                 D. meant
54. A. continue          B. stay                             C. exist                     D. live
55. A. merciful          B. bitter                    C. simple                  D. easy

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One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited   21 for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became   22 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had   23 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not   24  in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that  25  even him.
He wrote his wife’ s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a 26  behind the desk in the booth. “   27  you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously   28  someone, would you please give her this?”he said. He then   29  his office in Morrison Building,   30  that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good   31  ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife   32  those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married
How are you with   33  ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are    34 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important   35  of a happy and rewarding life.   36  , some things are worth waiting for.   37  presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting,   38  it or even get good at it! But one thing is   39 ——we cannot avoid it. How is your   40  coming along?
21. A. proudly             B. respectfully             C. patiently                        D. curiously
22. A. angry                B. hungry                   C. frightened                      D. thirsty
23. A. a question                B. a reason                  C. an opinion                     D. an idea
24. A. serious              B. difficult           C. regular                          D. convenient
25. A. hurt                  B. encouraged        C. attracted                        D. shocked
26. A. clerk                 B. secretary                 C. passer-by                       D. friend
27. A. Since                B. Before                    C. As                          D. If
28. A. looking for               B. working for         C. sending for                 D. paying for
29. A. called up           B. returned to       C. visited                    D. left
30. A. worried             B. disappointed      C. satisfied                  D. surprised
31. A. description               B. preparation        C. excuse                         D. lecture
32. A. tore                  B. saved                     C. developed               D. destroyed
33. A. your wife                 B. your family            C. patience                  D. determination
34. A. hoping for                B. waiting for             C. ready for                       D. fit for
35. A. lesson               B. experience          C. purpose                       D. quality
36. A. For example      B. After all                 C. Right now                     D. So far
37. A. Every age                B. Every shop               C. Every day                      D. Every office
38. A. accept               B. control                   C. change                          D. improve
39. A. certain              B. interesting          C. precious                       D. easy
40. A. photo taking       B. job hunting        C. decision making        D. wait training

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