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As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real . On Christmas Eve, young children find the almost unbearable（难以忍受的）. They are between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to up late so that they will not the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
　　Last Christmas, my wife and I managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would me where that new bike had come from, but he did not see it.
　　On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began stockings. Then I pushed in the I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get sleep that night, for the children were to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room － they were shouting excitedly! I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke up completely. The day had really begun with a bang（巨响）.

A．faced B．met C．filled D．pleased

A．question B．matter C．problem D．business

A．joy B．excitement C．presents D．parents

A．pulled B．divided C．separated D．torn

A．get B．stay C．stand D．wake

A．lose B．break C．miss D．leave

A．awake B．wake C．asleep D．sleep

A．hopefully B．busily C．gladly D．successfully

A．answer B．tell C．ask D．search

A．sadly B．unluckily C．possibly D．fortunately

A．morning B．midnight C．evening D．daybreak

A．filling B．sewing C．mending D．preparing

A．present B．stocking C．bike D．tree

A．1ittle B．some C．enough D．much

A．sorry B．sure C．glad D．eager

A．Before B．After C．Until D．Since

A．running B．laughing C．shouting D．riding

A．walked B．moved C．followed D．jumped

A．with B．on C．over D．by

A．him B．her C．me D．us

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36．A．which       B．where       C．that   D．when
37．A．very B．often C．not always       D．really
38．A．unless       B．since C．because     D．if
39．A．getting along with          B．making apologies to
C．getting away from   D．fleeing from
40．A．reflection B．benefit      C．patience    D．ability
41．A．characteristics B．thoughts   C．consequence   D．differences
42．A．so    B．and   C．but    D．although
43．A．moods      B．habits       C．relationships    D．feelings
44．A．must B．may C．should      D．can
45．A．fortunately       B．easily       C．differently       D．attentively
46．A．Patience   B．Experience       C．Tolerance        D．kindness
47．A．keep in touch   B．keep in mind C．keep up with    D．keep to yourselves
48．A．to treat     B．being treated    C．to be treated    D．to be treating
49．A．attractive B．important        C．desperate D．fantastic
50．A．something       B．anything   C．everything       D．nothing
51．A．change     B．remind     C．promise    D．decide
52．A．convenient       B．respectful        C．negative    D．unselfish
53．A．ignore      B．cancel      C．prevent     D．practice
54．A．diverse    B．same C．individual D．apparent
55．A．no difference B．an effect   C．an apology       D．a difference

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After a long struggle, the battle was   51 . Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval (批准). He looked at it and then    52   something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was    53   to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill    54   her attention. She read these words…
“Paid in (已缴)full with a glass of   55 .”
(Singed) Dr. Howard Kelly Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently: “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”
36. A. search   B. beg     C. wait    D. look
37. A. Because of   B. In front of C. In case of   D. Instead of
38. A. upset    B. thirsty C. hungry       D. sad
39. A. owe      B. cost    C. lend    D. own
40. A. offer    B. pay     C. help    D. thanks
41. A. quicker B. weaker       C. stronger     D. warmer
42. A. stop      B. continue     C. retire D. surrender
43. A. local     B. poor   C. kind    D. cruel
44. A. common      B. ordinary     C. rare    D. scarce
45. A. old       B. famous       C. unknown    D. retired
46. A. from    B. to       C. into    D. for
47. A. stood    B. waited C. fell     D. rose
48. A. on     B. in    C. with D. of
49. A. waiting B. treating      C. information       D. consultation
50. A. interest B. food   C. attention           D. effort
51. A. defeated       B. won    C. lost     D. completed
52. A. changed       B. left     C. crossed       D. wrote
53. A. excited B. afraid C. nervous      D. surprised
54. A. caught B. called C. paid    D. caused
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Once there lived a rich merchant(商人) and a poor shoemaker in the same house. The merchant occupied the second floor,  36  the shoemaker lived and worked in a small room on the first floor. The shoemaker was one of the   37  persons on earth. He worked from morning till night, singing merrily. His heart was filled with   38  , whenever he saw the boots and shoes  39 . Now the merchant upstairs was so rich that he   40   knew how much wealth(财产) he had. He was always  41   over his gold and silver coins far into the night. Even in bed his uneasiness(不安) about his riches kept him 42  . When at last he had been asleep for an hour or two, up came the song of the happy shoemaker, who was an   43  riser. It continued all day and was a(n)  44  to the merchant. Day by day the merchant grew more and more tired through want of    45 . He asked a wise friend of his how he could put an   46  to the shoemaker’s song. “Well, if I were you, I would give the shoemaker a hundred pounds,” answered his friend. “You are rich enough to do that, I suppose. Ask for nothing in  47  . Simply give the money.” The merchant    48   the advice.
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36．A．for    B．therefore   C．but    D．however
37．A．poorest     B．happiest    C．richest      D．shortest
38．A．smile B．sorrow      C．sadness     D．joy
39．A．being repaired B．repair       C．to repair   D．to be repaired
40．A．always      B．completely       C．hardly      D．entirely
41．A．hiding      B．counting   C．calculating       D．figuring
42．A．awake      B．nervous    C．frightened D．asleep
43．A．early B．happy       C．noisy D．late
44．A．threat       B．matter      C．trouble     D．alarm
45．A．sympathy B．understanding   C．sleep D．treatment
46．A．end B．notice       C．information      D．stop
47．A．trouble     B．need C．turn   D．return
48．A．refused     B．agreed      C．asked D．followed
49．A．stole B．opened     C．received    D．closed/carried
50．A．excited     B．amazed     C．ashamed                 D．disappointed
51．A．throw       B．keep C．give D．put
52．A．avoided    B．thanked    C．helped      D．attract
53．A．companion       B．fellow      C．shoemaker       D．merchant
54．A．tend        B．turn   C．attend       D．come
55．A．Wherever B．Whatever C．Whenever D．However

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A recent study shows that gossip（流言蜚语）is more powerful than truth．It suggests people believe what they hear through the grapevine(小道消息)__36__they have evidence to the contrary．
Researchers, __37__students using a computer game, also found gossip played an important role when people __38__ decisions．"We show that gossip has a strong __39__, even when people have __40__ to the original information as well as gossip about the same information．Thus, it is __41__ that gossip has a strong controlling potential," said Ralf Sommerfeld, who led the study．
In the study, the researchers __42__ the students money and allowed them to give it to others in a series of rounds．The students also wrote __43__ about how others played the game that everyone could review．Students tended to give __44__ money to people described as “scrooges (吝啬鬼)” and more to those described as “__45__ players”．“People only believed the gossip, not the past decisions," Sommerfeld said in a telephone interview．
The researchers then took the game a step_46_and showed the students the actual decisions people had made．But they also supplied false gossip that contradicted that __47_．In these cases, the students_48_ their decisions to award money on the gossip, __49__ the hard evidence．
“If you know what the people did, you should care, but they still __50__ what others said,” Sommerfeld said．Researchers have __51__ used similar games to study how people cooperate and the __52__ of gossip in groups．Scientists define gossip __53__ social information spread about a person who is not __54__．In evolutionary terms, gossip can be an important tool for people to __55__ information about others' reputations or find the way through social networks at work and in their everyday lives．
36．A．in case     B．for fear that     C．as if D．even if
37．A．testing     B．checking C．examining       D．experimenting
38．A．draw       B．make       C．reach       D．conclude
39．A．impression      B．difference       C．influence D．function
40．A．access      B．entrance C．charge     D．communication
41．A．curious    B．serious     C．obvious    D．worth
42．A．impressed      B．asked       C．showed    D．gave
43．A．articles    B．notes       C．dairies     D．letters
44．A．less B．more       C．fewer       D．much
45．A．general    B．mean       C．generous D．outgoing
46．A．away       B．forward C．ahead       D．further
47．A．existence B．evidence C．confidence      D．dependence
48．A．based       B．put C．focused    D．passed
49．A．more than       B．less than C．rather than      D．other than
50．A．referred to      B．listened to       C．turned to D．stuck to
51．A．soon        B．presently C．far    D．long
52．A．strength B．energy     C．effect     D．force
53．A．as     B．for C．to     D．by
54．A．absent      B．present     C．gone D．missing
55．A．achieve    B．earn C．acquire    D．win

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If you are human, you can’t help but experience times when everything seems to be going wrong ．You must also 21 as if your life is completely out of control at times．It is during those “down times” that words of encouragement from family, friends, co-workers or 22 strangers can boost (增强) your spirits．It is also during those 23 that destructive words can be devastating (毁灭性的) and sink you deeper and deeper into depression．
For example, consider this story about a group of 24 who were traveling through the woods when 25 of them fell into a deep pit (坑)．All of the other frogs gathered around the 26 ．When they saw how 27 the pit was, they told the two 28 frogs they would never get out．
The two frogs didn’t obey what other frogs said and tried to 29 out of the pit．The other frogs kept telling them not to jump, 30 it was in vain．Finally, one of the frogs followed what the other frogs were saying and simply 31 ．He fell down and 32 ．The other frog continued to jump as   33 as he could．Once again the crowd of frogs shouted at him to 34 the pain．The more they 35 , the harder he jumped and finally he 36 to safety．
When he 37 , the other frogs asked him why he continued to jump when they were all 38 him to simply quit．The frog 39 to them that he was a little bit deaf．He thought they were 40 him all the time．
21．A．think B．experience    C．seem D．feel
22．A．so   B．just   C．even      D．ever
23．A．processes        B．times     C．courses   D．practices
24．A．frogs     B．mice      C．dogs      D．cats
25．A．two   B．three      C．many     D．few
26．A．hole       B．pit     C．water    D．well
27．A．muddy     B．wide        C．deep      D．long
28．A．uncomfortable        B．unpleasant     C．unhappy D．unfortunate
29．A．run B．walk        C．climb       D．jump
30．A．so   B．since        C．because     D．although
31．A．gave out B．gave up C．gave away       D．gave off
32．A．died       B．wounded       C．destroyed        D．damaged
33．A．fast B．hard       C．easily       D．swiftly
34．A．help B．ban       C．stop       D．forbid
35．A．cried       B．spoke       C．shouted     D．read
36．A．get it     B．forget it C．use it       D．made it
37．A．turned out       B．kept out C．got out         D．held out
38．A．talking to      B．shouting at       C．throwing at         D．speaking to
39．A．explained B．announced       C．introduced       D．told
40．A．encouraging B．helping    C．pulling   D．dragging

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