Recently I had completely changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being  31  , he was happy and   32  that it was because of something he saw in Thailand.

A few years ago he was  33 feeling sad and was touring Thailand. He said right in front of his very eyes, he saw a mother 34  her child's right hand with a knife. The helpless  35 in the mother's eyes and the scream of the 36  four-year-old child still remained in his mind.

The 37 mother made the child handicapped (disabled)  38   he could go out on the streets to beg.   39 by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating.

And almost at once, several children  40   around this small piece of bread covered with sand, 41  bits from one another. It was the 42   reaction of hunger. He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread.   43  he gave out the bread to the children (mostly handicapped), he  44    cheers and bows from these  45  children. For the first time in his life, he understood  46  people could give up their 47  for a loaf of bread. He came to  48 how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to  49  about food that didn't taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him   50  dreamed of having. Perhaps life wasn't bad at all.

1.                A．in poor health    B．on a diet        C．in debt   D．out of work

2.                A．mentioned      B．recalled        C．explained D．insisted

3.                A．certainly        B．absolutely       C．seriously  D．really

4.                A．took off        B．cut off          C．put out   D．put off

5.                A．impression      B．appearance      C．expression    D．anger

6.                A．unbelievable    B．troublesome     C．terrified  D．painful

7.                A．angry          B．upset          C．crazy D．hopeless

8.                A．unless          B．in case         C．so that   D．because

9.                A．Puzzled         B．Shocked        C．Wondered D．Attracted

10.               A．turned         B．looked         C．sat   D．gathered

11.               A．offering        B．taking          C．sharing    D．giving

12.               A．natural         B．physical        C．mental    D．emotional

13.               A．Since          B．Until           C．As   D．If

14.               A．accepted       B．received        C．heard D．rejected

15.               A．unfortunate     B．polite          C．energetic  D．greedy

16.               A．whom          B．what           C．when D．how

17.               A．honor          B．identity         C．dignity    D．belief

18.               A．think of        B．conclude       C．realize    D．recognize

19.               A．argue          B．comment       C．complain  D．decide

20.               A．even          B．never          C．ever  D．hardly

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 16 for her father.
She 17 that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was 18 satisfied with perfume(香水). 19, shopping at this time of the year was not a most 20 job. People 21 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 22 you over in their hurry in order to 23 something cheap ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on 24. "They are 25 silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 26 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 27 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 28 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the 29 were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father 30 smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 31 to please him.
When she got home, with her small but 32 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already 33 table. Her mother was in great 34. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so 35 that she could not say a single word.

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas 16 for her father.

She 17 that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was 18 satisfied with perfume(香水). 19, shopping at this time of the year was not a most 20 job. People 21 on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost 22 you over in their hurry in order to 23 something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on 24. "They are 25 silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to 26 her to buy one. But Edith knew from past 27 that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, 28 where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the 29 were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father 30 smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was 31 to please him.

When she got home, with her small but 32 present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already 33 table. Her mother was in great 34. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so 35 that she could not say a single word.

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.

She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was __3__satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides, shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People stepped on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost __4__ you over in their hurry in order to __5__ something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on __6__. "They are __7__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __8__her to buy one. But Edith knew from past __9__that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the __10__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(犹豫) for long, although her father __11__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __12__ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but __13__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already at table. Her mother was in great __14__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so __15__that she could not say a single word.

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Yesterday I totally changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being  36  , he was happy and   37   that it was because of something he saw in India．

       A few years ago he was  38  feeling sad and was touring India．He said right in front of his very eyes, he saw an Indian mother 39 her child's right hand with a knife．The helpless  40  in the mother's eyes and the painful scream of the 41 four-year-old child still remained in his mind．

       The 42 mother made the child handicapped （disabled）  43  he could go out on the streets to beg．  44  by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating．And almost at once, several children  45  around this small piece of bread covered with sand,   46 bits from one another．It was the 47  reaction of hunger．He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread．  48   he gave out the bread to the children （mostly handicapped）, he  49   cheers and bows from these  50   children．For the first time in his life, he understood  51  people could give up their  52  for a loaf of bread．He came to   53   how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to  54   about food that didn't taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him   55   dreamed of having．Perhaps life wasn't bad at all．

A．in poor health       B．on a diet      C．in debt               D．out of work

A．explained          B．recalled     C．mentioned           D．insisted

A．certainly          B．really       C．seriously              D．absolutely

A．took off           B．carved from  C．scratched on          D．cut off

A．expression         B．despair      C．impression            D．anger

A．guilty            B．tiresome     C．innocent              D．numb

A．merciless          B．upset        C．desperate             D．crazy

A．unless             B．so that       C．in case               D．because

A．Puzzled           B．Attracted     C．Disgusted            D．Shocked

A．gathered          B．looked       C．sat                 D．turned

A．sharing            B．taking           C．offering            D．giving

A．mental             B．physical      C．natural              D．emotional

A．Since              B．Until          C．If                  D．As

A．received           B．accepted       C．heard               D．rejected

A．polite             B．unfortunate   C．energetic            D．greedy

A．whom             B．what           C．how                D．when

A．honor            B．identity      C．morals              D．dignity

A．acknowledge       B．realize         C．conclude            D．recognize

A．complain           B．comment       C．argue               D．decide

A．even              B．ever            C．never               D．hardly