Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __36__ through which I learned __37__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __38__ have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __39__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very __40__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to __41__ with my father and to be in deep thought __42__ develop my patience.

Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me __43__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __44__. I wanted to __45__ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __46__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”

At that time, I was too young to understand his __47__. But later after that, I __48__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __49__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as __50__ as crystal.

36. A. conversations      B. emotions                   C. conclusions               D. expressions

37. A. classes                B. tests                         C. lessons                     D. news

38. A. can                     B. may                          C. would                       D. should

39. A. spent                  B. enjoyed                     C. hoped                       D. kept

40. A. busy                   B. lazy                          C. weak                        D. free

41. A. play                   B. work                        C. talk                          D. study

42. A. as much as          B. as soon as                 C. as long as                 D. as well as

43. A. though                B. because                    C. and                          D. but

44. A. legs                    B. ears                          C. eyes                         D. fingers

45. A. put up                B. take up                     C. get up                       D. give up

46. A. after                   B. when                        C. before                      D. since

47. A. stories                 B. words                       C. pictures                    D. lessons

48. A. wanted to            B. tried to                      C. got to                       D. hoped to

49. A. myself                B. himself                     C. yourself                    D. ourselves

50. A. blue                    B. white                        C. clean                        D. clear