Mark liked talking. I had to  36 him that talking in class was not acceptable. 37  impressed me was that he responded with such sincerity. “Thank you for correcting me, Sister!” I didn’t know what to make of it at 38  , but soon I got used to 39  it many times a day.

One morning my  40   was growing thin when Mark talked once again. I said, “If you say one more word, I’ll tape your mouth  41  !”

It wasn’t ten seconds  42  when one boy shouted, “Mark is talking again.” I had to keep my  43  . I took out some tape from my desk and covered it 44  Mark’s mouth. Later as I walked back to remove the tape, his first words were “Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”

One afternoon, the students got noisy and started to call each other 45 .

I had to do 46 . I asked each student to prepare 34 small pieces of paper, saying they should write the name of a classmate on each piece and, under that, say something 47  about the person. Then I collected the slips of paper and gave them  48  later. Everyone smiled. Their classmates had  49  such nice things about them!

Nobody ever mentioned the paper again. I never knew if they discussed them after class, but it didn’t matter. The students were  50  with themselves.

Several years later, after I had returned  51  a vacation, my parents met me at the airport. On our way back, my father  52  his throat, as he usually did before saying something  53 .

“The Eklunds called yesterday,” he began. “Really?” I said. “I haven’t heard from them in years. I 54  how Mark is.” Dad responded quietly. “Mark was killed in Vietnam,” he said. “The funeral is tomorrow .”

At the funeral Mark’s father came up and took some slips of paper from his wallet to show me. I knew the slips were the ones on which Mark’s classmates had listed all the nice things about him.

“Thank you so much,” Mark’s mother said. “  55 you can see, Mark treasured those pieces of paper.”

36.A. order              B. remind            C. mind              D. suggest

37. A. Which               B. That                    C. What              D. How

38. A. first                 B. last              C. once              D. next

39. A. speaking           B. taking            C. talking             D. hearing

40. A. patience            B. strength                 C. energy           D. power

41. A. close               B. shut             C. open            D. opened

42. A. before             B. after            C. later            D. that

43 A. rule                 B. words          C. compromise    D. word

44. A. through            B. in              C. across           D. cross

45. A. name                B. names           C. curses           D. swear

46. A. something                B. everything       C. nothing           D. anything

47. A. terrible           B. nice              C. kind                    D. mean

48. A. in                 B. up              C. back             D. away

49. A. asked              B. spoken           C. told             D. said

50. A. glad                     B. sad                C. unhappy          D. happy

51. A. from              B. on                 C. during           D. at

52. A. cleared            B. cleaned            C. wet              D. dried

53. A. necessary          B. important         C. difficult           D. sad

54. A. doubt            B. believe           C. wonder          D. want

55. A. Because                  B. Though          C. When             D. As

Mark liked talking. I had to1 him that talking in class was not acceptable.2 impressed me was that he responded with such sincerity. “Thank you for correcting me, Sister!” I didn’t know what to make of it at3 , but soon I got used to4 it many times a day.
One morning my5 was growing thin when Mark talked once again. I said, “If you say one more word, I’11 tape your mouth6 !”
It wasn’t ten seconds7 when one boy shouted, “Mark is talking again.” I had to keep my8 . I took out some tape from my desk and covered it9 Mark’s mouth. Later as I walked back to remove the tape, his first words were “Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”
One afternoon, the students got noisy and started to call each other10 .
I had to do11 . I asked each student to prepare12 small pieces of paper, saying they should write the name of a classmate on each piece and, under that, say something13 about the person. Then I collected the slips of paper and gave them14 later. Everyone smiled. Their classmates had15 such nice things about them!
Nobody ever mentioned the paper again. I never knew if they discussed them after class, but it didn’t matter. The students were16 with themselves.
Several years later, after I had returned17 a vacation, my parents met me at the airport. On our way back, my father18 his throat, as he usually did before saying something19 .
“The Eklunds called yesterday,” he began. “Really?” I said. “I haven’t heard from them in years. I20 how Mark is.” Dad responded quietly. “Mark was killed in Vietnam,” he said. “The funeral is tomorrow .”
At the funeral Mark’s father came up and took some slips of paper from his wallet to show me. I knew the slips were the ones on which Mark’s classmates had listed all the nice things about him.
“Thank you so much,” Mark’s mother said. “ 55 you can see, Mark treasured those pieces of paper.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      order
   2. B.
      remind
   3. C.
      mind
   4. D.
      suggest
2. 2.
   1. A.
      Which
   2. B.
      That
   3. C.
      What
   4. D.
      How
3. 3.
   1. A.
      first
   2. B.
      last
   3. C.
      once
   4. D.
      next
4. 4.
   1. A.
      speaking
   2. B.
      taking
   3. C.
      talking
   4. D.
      hearing
5. 5.
   1. A.
      patience
   2. B.
      strength
   3. C.
      energy
   4. D.
      power
6. 6.
   1. A.
      close
   2. B.
      shut
   3. C.
      open
   4. D.
      opened
7. 7.
   1. A.
      before
   2. B.
      after
   3. C.
      later
   4. D.
      that
8. 8.
   1. A.
      rule
   2. B.
      words
   3. C.
      compromise
   4. D.
      word
9. 9.
   1. A.
      through
   2. B.
      in
   3. C.
      across
   4. D.
      cross
10. 10.
    1. A.
       name
    2. B.
       names
    3. C.
       curses
    4. D.
       swear
11. 11.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       everything
    3. C.
       nothing
    4. D.
       anything
12. 12.
    1. A.
       terrible
    2. B.
       nice
    3. C.
       kind
    4. D.
       mean
13. 13.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       up
    3. C.
       back
    4. D.
       away
14. 14.
    1. A.
       asked
    2. B.
       spoken
    3. C.
       told
    4. D.
       said
15. 15.
    1. A.
       glad
    2. B.
       sad
    3. C.
       unhappy
    4. D.
       happy
16. 16.
    1. A.
       from
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       during
    4. D.
       at
17. 17.
    1. A.
       cleared
    2. B.
       cleaned
    3. C.
       wet
    4. D.
       dried
18. 18.
    1. A.
       necessary
    2. B.
       important
    3. C.
       difficult
    4. D.
       sad
19. 19.
    1. A.
       doubt
    2. B.
       believe
    3. C.
       wonder
    4. D.
       want
20. 20.
    1. A.
       Because
    2. B.
       Though
    3. C.
       When
    4. D.
       As

For the last couple of weeks , I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me . My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead , I was feeling rather depressed . I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie,but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思) for a solution that the answer came to me : turn to nature!
The very next day , I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve , even though it was pouring with rain . Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again.To be honest . I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing , “I’m singing in the rain.”a song I used to sing when I was a child . I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制)our own spirits , which only leads to depression and stress.
Interestingly,it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking  in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels. But this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre .
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors , relax completely , remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.
【小题1】The author felt depressed because she         .

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed（消耗） by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted（轻松地） movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation(沉思)for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!
The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping（单脚跳） along the path singing, "I'm singing in the rain", a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain(限制) our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.
Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.
If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.
【小题1】The author felt depressed because she __________.