My brother，Mark，died in a traffic accident four years ago. He was my big brother and 　 36　 looked after me. I am 　 37　 today for all of the special times we had as running partners，and times 　 38　 driving to different races，where we had so many 　 39　 about life in general. I 　 40　 these talks terribly at this time of the year.

　 41　 ，I am so happy he shared with me the 　 42　 of his faith. He was always so 　 43　 to people，and I had been with him many times 　 44　 we pulled over to help someone in need，　 45　 a smile and helping them get back on the road. So I was not 　 46　 when he told me of the time when he was 　 47　 in college. It was the end of the month. To make matters worse，it was Friday and he had no 　 48　 in his pocket for the weekend. Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to 　 49　 my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others 　 50　 helping yourself.

On his way home from classes that day，as he was driving along，he noticed a guy ahead of him 　 51　 his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner. Mark 　 52　 right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck. The guy was so thankful and 　 53　 his hand to Mark，and in it was one hundred dollars. Mark couldn’t believe his 　 54　 . He told him that was unnecessary but the man 　　55　 and off he drove.

I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was.

21.　　 A. hardly　 　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　 C. sometimes　 D. always

22.　　 A. successful　 　 　　　 B. thankful　　　　　　 C. cheerful　　 D. hopeful

23.　　 A. spared　　 　 　　　 B. wasted　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　 D. saved

24.　　 A. questions　 　 　　　 B. arguments　　　　 C. differences　 D. conversations

25.　　 A. miss　　　 　 　　　 B. remember　　　　 C. keep　　　　 D. fear

26.　　 A. However　 　 　　　 B. So　　　　　　　　　 C. Then　　　　 D. If

27.　　 A. record　　 　 　　　 B. belief　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　 D. secret

28.　　 A. careful　　 　　 　　　 B. helpful　　　 C. powerful　　 D. grateful

29.　　 A. because　　 　 　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　 C. until　　 　　 D. when

30.　　 A. sharing　 　　　 　　　 B. forcing　　　　　　 C. recognizing　 D. understanding

31.　　 A. pleased　　 　　 　　　 B. worried　　　　　　 C. surprised　　 D. excited

32.　　 A. never　　 　　　 　　　 B. yet　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　 　 D. still

33.　　 A. food　　 　　　 　　　 B. money　　　 C. paper　　　 D. key

34.　　 A. change　 　　　 　　　 B. attend　　　　　　　 C. see　　　　 D. persuade

35.　　 A. means　　 　　 　　　 B. follows　　　　　　 C. explains　　 D. agrees

36.　　 A. carry　　 　　 　　　 B. lose　　　　　　　　　 C. arrange　　　 D. place

37.　　 A. pushed　　 　　 　　　 B. moved　　　 C. pulled　　　 　 D. walked

38.　　 A. raised　　 　　 　　　 B. held　　　　　　　　 C. offered　　　 D. shook

39.　　 A. eyes　　　 　　 　　　 B. ears　　　　　　　　 C. mind　　　 　 D. feeling

40.　　 A. complained　 　 　　　 B. apologized　　　　 C. regretted　　 　 D. insisted

　 “Helping survivors (生还者) of the earthquake and killer waves in the Indian Ocean last week is a race against time” says Kofi Annan , the United Nations secretary-general .

  The concern about offers of international aid is based on history. Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our aim to give and receive support from one another under stressful surroundings. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.

   Those of us with strong support systems appear betterable to deal with major life changes and daily problems. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people prevent illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.

    Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we are popular with others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to notice and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移...注意力)us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support: a financial aid, material resources, and needed services -- that reduces stress by helping us deal with our problems.

59. Research shows that people's physical and mental health _______.

A. depends on the social welfare (福利)systems which support them

B. has much to do with the amount of support they get from others

C. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

D. is closely related to their strength for dealing with major changes in their lives

60. The underlined word" cushions" in Para.3 means _______.

A. adds up to                                    B. does away with

C. reduce the effect of                 D. depends on

61. Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of _______.

A. instrumental support                       B. informational support

C. social companionship               D. the strengthening of self-respect

62. Social companionship is very important because _______.

A. it helps strengthen our ties with relatives

B. it enables us to get rid of our faults and mistakes

C. it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyable

D. it draws our attention away from our worries and troubles