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Theotherday,IhappenedtomeetsomeoneIhadn'tseenformanyyears.I

couldn'tbelievethechangeinhim.Infact,hedidn'tevenseemlikethe36person.

WhenIfirstknewBill,backin37,hewasoneofthemostcarefree（无，忧无

虑）peopleIhadever38.Hewasalwaysreadytohaveaparty.Hethought39

ofgoingoutforbeeratthreeo'clockinthemorningordriving50milestoseeanold

40hereallyliked.BillandIwereinthesameclassincollege,and41wasnever

dullwhenhewas42Withhimtherewasonewild43afteranother.

SometimesIwonderhowwe44tostudyforourexams.

LastweekIwasinHoustononbusinessandIranintoBillinthebaratthehotel.

45_,Iwasn'tevensureitwas46.Wasthisshort-hairedbusinessmanreallythe

sameperson?Iwasn'treallysureuntilIcamenearhimbutitindeedwasBill.Nowhe

worksforabank.He47mostoftheeveningabouthisjob,hisnewcarandhis

house.Howhehadchanged!Backwhenwewereincollege,the48thingBill

caredaboutwaspossessions.Nowtheyseemedtobehismain49.AlthoughI

havechangedquiteabitmyself,somehow,Inever50Billchangingsomuch.My

imageofhim51theoneIhadformed52thetimewhenwewerecollege

studentstogether.

Isupposeit's53toexpectpeopletoremainthesame,especially54Ihave

changedsomuchmyself.ButImustsaythatIenjoyedtheoldBillmuchmorethan

thenewBill.Maybehe55thesamewayaboutme.

36.A.properB.sameC.usualD.right

37.A.childhoodB.thearmyC.histhirtiesD.college

38.A.consideredB.supposedC.metD.expected

39.A.nothingB.muchC.mostD.none

40.A.manB.hospitalC.movieD.country

41.A.learningB.lifeC.workD.fun

42.A.inB.outC.awayD.around

43.A.adventureB.mistakeC.chanceD.joke

44.A.decidedB.intendedC.managedD.hoped

45.A.FirstofallB.AtfirstC.NowandthenD.Allthetime

46.A.thatB.usC.thereD.him

47.A.thoughtB.talkedC.arguedD.spent

48.A.firstB.lastC.nextD.only

49.A.interestB.eventC.subjectD.problem

50.A.forgotB.mindedC.likedD.imagined

51.A.remainedB.remindedC.suggestedD.became

52.A.sinceB.fromC.atD.till

53.A.unnecessaryB.foolishC.commonD.unusually

54.A.becauseB.thatC.howD.when

55.A.feltB.actedC.lookedD.discovered

36—40BDCAC41—45BDACB46—50DBBAD51—55ACBDA

Morethanfortythousandreaderstolduswhattheylookedforinclosefriendship,whatthey

expected36friends,whattheywerewillingtogivein37,andhowsatisfiedtheywere

38thequalityoftheirfriendships.The39givelittlecomforttosocialcritics（评论

家）.Friendship40tobeadifferentformof41relationships.Unlikemarriageorthe

tiesthat42parentsandchildren,itisnotexplainedorregulated（制约）by43.Unlike

othersocialrolesthatweareexpectedto44-ascitizens,employees,membersof

professionalsocietiesand45organizations——ithasitsownrule,whichistodevelop46

ofwarmth,trustandlove47twopeople.The48onfriendshipsappearedin

PsychologyTodayinMarch.Thefindings49thattopicsoftrustandbetrayal（背叛）are

50tofriendship.Theyalsosuggestthatourreadersdonot51forfriendsonlyamong

thosewhoare52likethem,butfindmany53differinrace,religion,andbackground.

Arguablythemostimportant54thatappearsinthearticle,_55,isnotsomethingthat

wefound一butwhatwedidnot.

36.A.onB.ofC.toD.for

37.A.additionB.payC.turnD.return

38.A.aboutB.ofC.withD.by

39.A.resultsB.effectsC.expectationsD.ends

40.A.feelsB.leadsC.sundsD•appears

41.A.humanB.mankindC.theirD.civil

42.A.joinB.relateC・controlD.attract

43.A.forceB.lawC.ruleD.order

44.A.keepB.doC.showD.play

45.A.allB.anyC.otherD.those

46.A.friendshipB.interestsC.feelingsD,relations

47.A.betweenB.onC.inD.for

48.A.bookB.articleC.descriptionD.wish

49.A.warnB.believeC.proveD.solve

50.A.trueB.mainC.falseD.central

51.A.askB.callC.careD.look

52.A.mostB.moreC.leastD.less

53.A.peopleB.whoC.whatD.friends

54.A.conclusionB.summaryC.decisionD.demand

55.A.moreoverB.howeverC.stillD.yet

36.B37.D38.C39.A40.D41.A42.A43.B44.D45.C46.C47.A48.B

49.C50.D51.D52.B53.B54.D55.B

HERmoon-shapedheadappearsoneverythingfromschoolbagstofashionablewatches.And

36sheactuallyhasnomouth,herlovelyposes（姿势）havemadeheroneofthemostfamous37

intheworld.

NowHelloKittyiscelebratingher38birthday,andher''parents11,Japanesecharactergoods

makerSanrio,willmakeita39toremember.FromJuly,aseriesof40eventswillbeheld.

And,inkeepingwithher41as"UnitedNationsChildren'sFund（UNICEF）SpecialFriendof

Children',,thecatwilldonate（捐赠）US$150,000totheorganization's42educationprogrammes.

Thereare10millionmoregirlsthanboysoutof43acrosstheworld,andtheseprogrammesare

intendedto44thegap.

Whenshefirstwent45in1974,HelloKittybecameanimmediatehit.Therehavebeenmany

style（风格）changessincethen.In1995,sheappearedinanurse'suniformand,twoyearslater,

theribbons（丝带）inherhairwere46byflowers.Thisstylewasthen47bymillionsof

Japaneseschoolgirls.

"AllIdidwasmakeKittydothesortsofthingsIwantedtodomyself,'1saidYukoYamaguchi,

thecat's48sincetheearly1980s.

Mostpopular49,suchasSnoopyorMickeyMouse,startedlifeincartoonstripsandfilms50

goingontoearnmoneyfromtheirimage.

ThemakersofHelloKittyjuststarted51thecatstraightaway.SanrionowreceivesUS$500

millionayearfromcompanieswho52tousethecat'sfaceontheir53.

"HelloKittyisagood54ofhowcommercially-minded（商业头脑的）theJapaneseare,"

explainedBrianBremnerofBusinessWeekmagazine,"Adaptit,sellit,55itandsellitagain,

hopefullyallwithinthesameweek."

36.A.ifB.becauseC.althoughD.when

37.A.catsB.actressesC.womenD.teachers

38.A.10thB.20thC.30thD.40th

39.A.girlB.partyC.successD.toy

40.A.birthdayB.sportsC.chiefD.political

41.A.characterB.roleC.friendD.child

42.A.collegeB.moralC.girls'D.boys'

43.A.workB.controlC.questionD.school

44.A.makeB.narrowC.enlargeD.gain

45.A.onbusinessB.ondutyC.onsaleD.onholiday

46.A.madeB.offeredC.replacedD.used

47.A.encouragedB.copiedC.changedD.produced

48.A.ownerB.designerC.supporterD.lover

49.A.animalsB.charactersC.actorsD.film-makers

50.A.afterB.whenC.whileD.before

51.A.raisingB.makingC.sellingD.feeding

52.A.payB.haveC.usedD.ought

53.A.gatesB.productsC.clothesD.desks

54.A.ideaB.catC.exampleD.deal

55.A.makeB.improveC.enjoyD.use

36-55CACBABCDBCCBBBDCABCB

WhileIwasstandingatthekitchenwindow,five-year-oldSpencer,myoldest

son,ranintothehouse36,t4Weneedadoctorouthere!Weneedadoctor!Hurry,

Mom!”"What'swrong?^^Iasked.Spenceranxiouslytoldmehehadfoundadeadbird

thatneededadoctor.

Dutifully（顺从地），Iseizedasmallplasticbagfromthecupboardandtook

Spencer'shand-37,that'sthesortofthingmothersdo!Whilemysonledme

outofthedoorand38thebird,Iexplainedthatifthecreaturewasindeeddead,a

doctorcouldnot39.Whenwearrivedatthe40scene,itwasobviousthat

thebabybirdwasdead.SpencerandIcouldseethenesthighupinthetree.Myson

andI41theprobableageofthebabybird,itsinabilitytoflywell,andexactly

howthe42hadcauseditsdeath."Ithinkhismommyanddaddyreally43

Spencerobserved.I44myboy'shandandtriedtoeasehis45by

sayingIwassuretheydid,46theywouldbeokaybecausethelittlebirdhad

gonetoHeaventobewithGodandPoPo（mygrandfatherwhohaddied）.Iassured

Spencerthatthebird'smommyanddaddyknewthattheirlittleonewouldbe47

andloved.ItoldSpencerthatPoPolovedlittlebirds,andI48hewasinHeaven

holdingandplayingwiththebabybird49.Ipickedupthelittlecreature'sbody,

slippeditintomyplasticbagand50placedthebirdintherubbishbin.51was

saidaboutthematterfortherestoftheday.Spencerwentrightbacktoplay52

hehadneverbeeninterrupted,andIreturnedtomyworkinthekitchen.

Atbreakfastthenextmorning,Spencersadlyexplainedtohisfatherthathehad

foundababybirdthedaybeforethathadfallenfromitsnest.

“Itwasdead,Daddy!”

Tryingto53Spencer'sspiritsandremindhimthatthelittlebirdwasreally

54,1askedoursontotellDaddy55thebabybirdwas.Spencer,lookingsolemn

facedathisdad,stated,“IntherubbishbinwithMama'sgranddad,PoPo.”

36.A.sayingB.screamingC.declaringD.telling

37.A.infactB.atleastC.ofcourseD.afterall

38.A.aheadB.towardC.foundD.looked

39.A.comeB.saveC.helpD.support

40.A.accidentB.kitchenC.familiarD.angry

41.A.wonderedB.discussedC.studiedD.looked

42.A.fallB.treeC.motherbirdD.otherbird

43.A.hateB.loseC.missD.love

44.A.pickedupB.turnedtoC.gottoD.reachedfor

45.A.excitementB.regretC.sadnessD.

disappointment

46.A.butthatB.andthatC.soonD.then

47.A.enjoyedB.playedC.treatedD.caredfor

48.A.doubtedB.foundC.wassureD.wasafraid

49.A.rightnowB.rightthenC.fromnowonD.nowand

then

50.A.gentlyB.loudlyC.stronglyD.firmly

51.A.NothingelseB.NobodyelseC.EverythingD.Something

52.A.asusualB.asifC.eventhoughD.though

53.A.breakB.riseC.showD.lift

54.A.woundedB.injuredC.okayD.alive

55.A.whereB.whatC.howD.when

36〜40BDBCA41〜45BACDC46-50ADCBA51-55ABDCA

It'snosecretthatmanychildrenwouldbehealthierandhappierwithadoptiveparents（养父母）

thanwiththeparentsthatnaturedealtthem.That'sespecially36ofchildrenwhoremaininhomes

wherethey'rebadlytreated37thelawblindlyfavoursbiologicalparents.It'salsotrueof

childrenwho38foryearsinfoster（寄养）homesbecauseofparentswhocan'torwon'tcare

forthembut39togiveupcustody（HftF1）rights.

Fourteen-year-oldKimberlyMays40neitherdescription,butherrecentcourtvictorycould41

childrenwhodo.Kimberlyhasbeentheobjectofanangrycustodybattlebetweenthemanwho

42herandherbiologicalparents,withwhomshehasnever43.AFloridajudgedecidedthatthe

teenagercan44withtheonlyfathershe'severknownandthatherbiologicalparentshave“no

legalrighl“onher.

Shortlyafter45inDecember1978,KimberlyMaysandanotherbabyweremistakenlyswitched

andsenthomewiththe46parents.Kimberly'sbiologicalparentsreceivedachildwhodiedofa

heartdiseasein1988.Medicaltests47thatthechildwasn'ttheirowndaughter,butKimwas,thus

leadingtoacustody48withRobertMays.In1989,thetwofamilies49thatMrMayswould

continuetohavecustodywiththebiologicalparentsgetting50rights.Thoserightswereended

whenMrMaysdecidedthatKimberlywasbeing51.

Thedecisionto52KimberlywithMrMayscausedheateddiscussion.Butthejudgemade53

thatKimberlydidhavetherighttosue（起诉）onherownbehalf.Thushemadeclearthatshewas

morethanjusta54possessionofherparents.Biologicalparentagedoesnotmeananabsolute

ownershipthatcancels（取消）allthe55ofchildren.

36.A.terribleB.trueC.sadD.natural

37.A.butB.whenC.becauseD.if

38.A.sufferB.workC.settleD.gather

39.A.haveB.stickC.wantD.refuse

40.A.fitsB.knowsC.likesD.gives

41.A.supportB.helpC.interestD.surprise

42.A.missedB.protectedC.praisedD.raised

43.A.talkedB.dealtC.livedD.cared

44.A.remainB.leaveC.shareD.chat

45.A.birthB.schoolC.operationD.judgment

46.A.ownB.wrongC.kindD.biological

47.A.explainedB.decidedC.showedD.examined

48.A.agreementB.decisionC.battleD.right

49.A.quarreledB.thoughtC.preparedD.agreed

50.A.visitingB.equalC.speakingD.political

51.A.woundedB.hiddenC.forbiddenD.harmed

52.A.giveB.leaveC.meetD.keep

53.A.freeB.happyC.clearD.sure

54.A.publicB.greatC.properD.personal

55.A.joysB.rightsC.opinionsD.ideas

36-40BCADA41-45BDCAA46-50BCCDA51-55DBCDB

AftertheSecondWorldWar,asmallgroupofveterans（老兵）returnedtotheir

villageinFrance.Mostofthemmanagedto_36—fairlywell,butone——Francois

Lebeau,whohadbeenwoundedandneverrecoveredhis_37———wasunableto

workregularly.—38—hebecameverypoor.Yethewastoo_39—toaccept

anythingfromthepeopleinthevillage.

Onceeachyeartheveteransheldareunion（团聚）dinner.Ononeofthese

occasionstheymetinthehomeofJulesGrandin,whohadmade_40—money.

Grandinproduceda_41———alargeoldgoldcoin.Eachman_42_itwith

interestasitpassedaroundthelongtable.All,—43—,haddrunkwinefreelyandthe

roomwasfullofnoisytalk,—44—thegoldpiecewassoonforgotten.Later,when

Grandin_45—itandaskedforit,thecoinwasmissing.

Oneofthemsuggestedeveryonebesearched,—46—allagreed,exceptLebeau.

“You_47_,then?”askedGrandin.Lebeauflushed.t4Yes,^^hesaid,“Icannotallow

it.”

Onebyone,theothersturnedouttheirpocket.Whenthecoin_48—toappear,

attentionwasfocusedonpoorLebeau.Amid（在・..之中）the—49—staresofhis

friends,hewalkedoutwiththehangdogairofaprisonerandreturnedtohishome.

Afewyearslater,Grandinmadesomechangesinhishouse.Aworkmanfoundthe

goldcoin,—50—indirtbetweenplanks（板）ofthefloor.

“Whydidyounotallowyourselftobe_51_?”

"BecauseIwasa_52—Lebeausaidbrokenly."Forweekswehadnothad

enoughtoeatandmypocketswerefullof_53—thatIhadtakenfromthetableto

—54—hometomywifeand_55__children.^^

36.A.getalongB.getbackC.getthroughD.getaround

37.A.powerB.strengthC.energyD.spirit

38.A.AttimesB.AtatimeC.IntimeD.Ontime

39.A.willingB.anxiousC.painfulD.proud

40.A.agooddealofB.alargenumberof

C.agreatmanyofD.abigmassof

41.A.curiosityB.wonderC.funD.surprise

42.A.searchedB.caughtC.examinedD.looked

43.A.evenB.thoughC.otherwiseD.however

44.A.ifB.sothatC.untilD.after

45.A.thoughtB.rememberedC.recognizedD.found

46.A.inwhichB.towhichC.onwhichD.aboutwhich

47.A.refuseB.fearC.allowD.worry

48.A.seemedB.happenedC.failedD.stopped

49.A.relaxedB.comfortingC.pityingD.anxious

50.A.goneB.desertedC.forgottenD.buried

51.A.searchedB.helpedC.watchedD.focused

52.A.veteranB.thiefC.farmerD.husband

53.A.moneyB.coinsC.foodD.dinner

54.A.carryB.sendC.returnD.bring

55.A.angryB.naughtyC.sadD.hungry

36〜40:ABCDA41〜45:ACDBB46〜50:BACCD51〜55:ABCAD

ItwastheendofmyfirstdayaswaitressinabusyNewYorkrestaurant.Mycaphadgoneaway,andmyfeet

36.theloadedplatesIcarried37tobeheavierandheavier.Tiredanddiscouraged.Ididn'tseemabletodo

anything38.AsImadeoutacheckforafamilywithseveralchildrenwhohadchangedtheiricecream39adozen

times,Iwasreadytostop.Thenthefather40atmeashehandedmemytip.i4Welldone,“hesaid,"you've4Jus

reallywell.”Suddenlymytiredness42.1smiledback,andlate,whenthemanageraskedmehowI'dlikemyfirst

day,Isaid,t443Thosefewwordsofpraisehad44everything.Praiseislike45tothehumanspirit;wecannot

flowerandgrowwithoutit.And46,whilemostofusareonlytoo47toapply（应用）toothersthecoldwindof

criticism（批评）,weare48unwillingtogiveourfellowsthewarmsunshineofpraise.Whywhenonewordof

praisecanbringsuch49?

It'sstrangehowchary（吝啬）wearcaboutpraising.Perhapsit's50fewofusknowhowtoacceptit.It's51

rewarding（奖赏）togivepraiseinareasinwhich52generallygoesunnoticedofunmentioned.Anartistgets

complimented（admired）fbragloriouspicture,acookfora53meal.Butdoyouevertellyourlaundrymanager

howpleasedyouarewhentheshirtsare54justright?Infact,togivepraise55thegivenothingbutamoment^

thoughtandamoment'seffort.

36.A.restedB.hurtC.brokeD.slipped

37.A.remainedB.lookedC.seemedD.appeared

38.A.newB.specialC.nervousD.right

39.A.orderB.priceC.materialD.chair

40.A.staredB.smiledC.glancedD.nodded

41.A.calledonB.lookedafterC.passedbyD.thoughtof

42.A.arrivedB.continuedC.disappearedD.developed

43.A.OhB.WellC.FineD.Terrible

44.A.madeB.changedC.foundD.improved

45.A.heatB.warmthC.snowstormD.sunlight

46.A.thenB.thusC.thereforeD.yet

47.A.readyB.doubtfulC.satisfiedD.disappointed

48.A.unableB.unwillingC.likelyD.anxious

49.A.attentionB.choiceC.pleasureD.difficulty

50.A.becauseB.whenC.whatD.where

51.A.finallyB.especiallyC.sillyD.fortunately

52.A.effortB.attemptC.deedD.feeling

53.A.dailyB.lightC.perfectD.poor

54.A.doneB.soldC.chosenD.given

55.A.addsB.leavesC.offersD.costs

36〜40BCDAB41〜45BCCBD46-50DABCA51〜55BACAD

Asmywifegreetedmeoneevening,hervoicecamethroughthedoor,"Guesswhat?"

Ialwaystakeadeep36onthisveryleadingquestion.HWhat?nIasked.

"Ijustwonasalescontestatworkandthe37isdinnerfortwoatthenewfancy

restaurantdownbytheriverfront!"

Shewasso38.Weknewtherestaurantwasextremelygood,"See?Itoldyoutherewould

bea39formetowearmynewspringoutfit/'sheshylyremindedme.

"40canplayatthatgame,'1Iresponded."Iwillwearmygraysuit,myBorsalino

importedstrawhatandanewsilktie.Wewillbewell41.”

Itwasearly42andnearingduskasthewaitertookustoatablebyawindow,witha(n)

43oftheriver.Andthetablewas44set,withasmoke-graytableclothandbrightcolored

napkins(餐巾).

Adeliciousmeal45insuchanatmosphereshouldberememberedalongtime.Asit

46,thiswillprobablyneverbeforgotten.

.Astheshadowslengthened,the47rockingbytheriverbank,Imurmured,“Whynot

takeawalk?"

Handinhand,wewalkedbythestores.Peoplesmiledandnodded.48realizedthere

weresomany49peopleaswehaveseenthisevening,dear,"Iobserved.

''Probablyyournewstrawhatoryour50,、shesaid.

Afterreceivingmanysmiles,we51ourselvesbackattherestaurant,lookingat

ourselvesinthe52.ItwasthenthatIsawthe53forallthesmiles.

Caughtintheflyofmytrousersand54downforalltoseewasabrightred55from

therestaurant!

36.A.sighB.breathC.surpriseD.thought

37.A.chanceB.choiceC.PraiseD.prize

38.A.nervousB.interestedC.excitedD.serious

39.A.restaurantB.placeC.timeD.condition

40.A.TwoB.FourC.EveryoneD.Nobody

41.A.manneredB.builtC.dressedD.fed

42.A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

43.A.appearanceB.expressionC.pictureD.view

44.A.orderlyB.strictlyC.beautifullyD.cleanly

45.A.tastedB.enjoyedC.servedD.prepared

46.A.lurnedoutB.workedoutC.cameoutD.figuredout

47.A.lightsB.chairsC.treesD.boats

48.A.almostB.surelyC.neverD.seldom

49.A.humorousB.jokingC.funnyD.

friendly

50.A.kindnessB.handsomenessC.strangenessD.

carelessness

51.A.foundB.sawC.tookD.slowed

52.A.glassesB.platesC.pictureD.window

53.A.answerB.expressionC.reasonD.effect

54.A.runningB.hangingC.lookingD.falling

55.A.napkinB.tableclothC.cupD.fork

36-40BDCBA41-45CADCB46-50ADCDB51-55ADCBA

Itwasahalf-milewalkfromoursmallhousetothebeachroad,where

the36wouldbewaitingforus.ButthatmorningJanetwasmuchworse.She

couldn'tmake37walk.AndIcouldn'tcarryher.Thepathtothebeachwassteep

andnarrowand38atthewater'sedge.

Iwasastrangerfarfromhome.Ididn'tknow39toturnforhelp.ButIneededit

badly.IhurrieddowntothebeachandIfoundhelp.Fourfishermenwereabouttogooutfortheir

morning40.Itoldthemaboutmysicklittlesister.Couldtheyhelpmegetherdown

the

41?Ihardlygotthewordsoutofmymouth42theydraggedtheirboatback

ontothesand.Theyclimbedthehillwithme.OnelookedatJanetandthey43their

heads.Theytalkedsoftlytooneanother."44sicktositinachair,"onesaid.

"Bettercarryher45inbedsaidanother.

AnironcotOL童床）46alongthecliff!Iwasfrightened.Howcouldtheydoit?

47thementoldmenottoworry."Trulyeasy,truly48"theysaid.

Theytiedaropetoeachlegofthecot.Eachofthemthrewarope49hisshoulder

andheldtheendinonehand.Iunderstoodwhattheymeanttodo.50theycarriedthe

cotdownthepath,theywouldusetheropestokeepthecot51.Butwhatifoneofthe

menslippedandlosthisbalance?Whatwouldhappentohim-totheothers-to52?The

menjustsmiledatmyalarm.44That53willmakeusevenmorecareful.MTheysaid.

Themenwentdownthepath.Every54wasacarefulone.Alwaysthecotwas

level,withneverabump.Whentheyreachedthebeachroad,theyquietlyliftedJanetintothe

taxi.55,theystretchedheroutonthebackseat.

WemadethemorningtrainforTokyo.AndthereanambulancewaswaitingtotakeJanetto

thehospital.ThedoctortoldmethatIhadgotmylittlegirltherejustintime.Janetwouldbeall

rightsoon.

36.A.doctorsB.taxiC.boatD.fishermen

37.A.aB.herC.thisD.that

38.A.onlyB.muchC.rightD.straight

39.A.howB.whatC.whereD.when

40.A.catchB.trainC.exercisesD.help

41.A.roadB.wayC.pathD.drive

42.A.whenB.whileC.afterD.before

43.A.shook