When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（酿酒人）. He’d　 36　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37  were his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me　 38　 near a vat （酿酒用的桶）of beer.
　　So I did as he asked. I got good　 39　 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that　 40　 me to study law and business at the same time.
　　In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d　 41　 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.　 42　 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to　 44　 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I　 45　 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid　 46　 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for　 47　 ? I thought.
　　I decided to give up my job to become　 48　. When I told Dad, he was　 49　 , but in the end he　 50　 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,　 51　 the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party.　 52　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get 53　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My 54　to the young is simple: Life is very　 55　 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

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Oh God! I think I was about seven when my sisters and I pulled this stupid stunt（惊险动作）.

I remember we were watching TV when we heard my 　 36　 , Chris, yelling from the backyard. We all 　 37　 out to see what happened. 38____ we finally located him, he was in a tree 39 ____ from the highest tree branch. Crying, he explained he had climbed up the tree and couldn’t get down. One of us should climb up but we couldn’t 　 40　 to get him moving down.

Luckily, my youngest sister, Ka, five then, had seen a(n) 　 41　 situation. She suggested we grab a 42___, hold it under the branch, and tell him to 43____ so we could catch him. My other sister, Yams, one year younger than me, looked at me eagerly to 　 44　 her idea and I said “Yeah, let’s try that.”

Immediately we 　 45　 a sheet and held it beneath the tree. Now mind you, the ages holding this blanket were 　 46　 from seven to five, thus the sheet was probably being held up to our waist and also close to touching the ground. But we were 　 47　 it could work.

Chris, my brother, aged four, looked down at us with hesitation, asking in a 48____ voice, “Are you sure I’ll land on the blanket?” But because of a problem at 49 with his tongue being a bit attached to the mouth, it came out like this, “Ah you sho awill lan on da blanked?” “Yup!” I told him, “We’re sure!” and he let go.

How 　 50　 he was to trust us! And no matter how 51 we held, Chris fell right 52 that sheet and landed on his stomach. This tiny seventy-pound boy had made a big 　 53　 right in the sheet!

Because he wasn’t moving, we bent down to 　 54　 if he was still alive. Slowly, he uttered these five words, “Ah stee hi da flow!”, in other words, “I still hit the floor!” Poor little man!

Now Chris is fourteen and he still blames us about it. Any tree he climbs he can get down on his own and, 　 55　 , he wants to be a fireman when he grows up.

36. A. neighbour　　　　 　 B. brother 　　　　　 C. classmate　　　　 D. cousin

37. A. headed　　　　　 B. wandered　　　 　 C. waited　　　　　 D. stayed

38. A. After　　　　　　 　 B. Since　　　　　 　 C. Though 　　　　　 　　　 D. When　　　　　

39. A. jumping　　　　　 B. looking　　　 　 　 C. hanging 　　　　　 D. shaking

40. A. try 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. manage　　　　 　 C. plan　　　　　　 D. decide

41. A. serious　　　　　 　 B. awkward　　 　 　 C. similar　　　　　 D. ridiculous

42. A. sheet　　　　　　 B. ladder　　　　　 　 C. quilt　　　　　 　 D. net

43. A. slide　　　　　 　 B. drop 　　　　　　 C. climb　　　　　 D. move

44. A. change　　　　 　　 B. offer　　　　　 　 C. prove　　　　 　　 D. confirm

45. A. bought　　　　 　　　 B. took　　　　　 　　 C. fetched 　　　　　 D. snatched

46. A. counting 　　　　　 B. lasting　　　　 　　 C. ranging　　　 　　　 D. decreasing

47. A. proud　　　　　 　　 B. happy　 　　　　 　　　 C. grateful　　　　 　 D. confident

48. A. soft　　　　　　 　 B. trembling　　　 C. frightening　　 　　 D. loud

49. A. birth　　　　　 　　 B. school　　　　 C. church 　　　　　 D. table

50. A. lucky　　　　　 　　 B. bright　　　　　 　 C. stupid　　　　 　　 D. careless

51. A. tight　　　　　　 　 B. long　　　　　　 C. high　　　　　 　 D. close　　

52. A. on　　　　　　　 　 B. under　　　　　 C. across　　　　　 D. through

53. A. noise　　　　　　 B. swing　　　　 　　 C. mark　　　　 　　　 D. hole

54. A. check 　　　　　　 B. sense　　　　　　 C. prove　　　　　 D. claim

55. A. frankly　　　 　　　 B. strangely 　　　　　 C. luckily　　　　 　　 D. obviously

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only sonJohn in a small house.She__26__John very much.In her__27__he couldn't do anything__28__.Every morning she would give him breadkfst_-29__bed and bring him the papers to__30__.It isn't really true that he was too__31__to work-in fact he had tried a few__32__.First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to__33__at least six windows.Then he__34__a bus conductor and on his second__35__a passenger stole his bag with all the fares（车费）collected.He__36__lost his job as a postman __37__he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people's houses.It seemed that there was__38__suitable work for him.So he__39__to join the army.Mrs.Fant was so__40__about this that she told the__41__to all her neighbours."My John is good to be a soldier,"she said."He is going to be the best soldier there__42__was,I can tell you!" 　Then the great day came__43__he was to march past the palace in the parade（接受检阅的队伍）.His__44__mother travelled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good__45__in the crowd.
　　The parade was full of sound and colour.But when John and his__46__came in sight some of the people watching__47__laughing at the one who couldn't keep pace with the other as they marched along. But Ella Fant,who was filled with__48__,shouted at the top of her voice:"Look at__49__!They're all out of__50__except my John! Isn't he the best!"
26.A.depended on 　　　　 B.waited on　　　　 C.trusted 　 D.loved
27.A.hope 　　　　　　 B.eyes 　　　　　　 C.head 　　　　　 D.belefs
28.A.wrong 　　　　　　 B.great 　　　　　　 C.good 　　　　　 D.strange
29.A.to 　　　　　　　 B.at 　　　　　　 C.in 　　　　 D.by
30.A.check 　　　　　 B.read 　　　　　　 C.keep 　　　　　 D.sign
31.A.lazy 　　　　　　 B.young 　　　　　　 C.weak 　　　　　 D.shy
32.A.ones 　　　　　　 B.years 　　　　　　 C.tasks 　　　　 D.jobs
33.A.rub 　　　　　 B.drop 　　　　　　 C.break　 　　 D.clean
34.A.followed 　　　　 B.met 　　　　　 C.became 　　 D.found
35.A.day 　　　　　 B.try 　　　　　 C.route 　　　　 D.chance
36.A.thus 　　　　　　 B.even 　　　　　　 C.once 　　　　　 D.only
37.A.even if 　　　　　 B.so that 　　　 C.because 　 D.though
38.A.some 　　　　　　 B.such 　　　　　　 C.less 　　　　　 D.no
39.A.began 　　　　　　 B.promised 　　　　 C.managed 　 D.decided
40.A.excited 　　　　　 B.worried 　　　 C.anxious 　 D.curious
41.A.incident 　　　　　　 B.change 　　　　 C.news 　　　　　 D.matter
42.A.yet 　　　　　　　 B.ever 　　　　　　 C.never 　　　　 D.just
43.A.where　　　　　　 B.since 　　　　　　 C.when 　　　　　 D.till
44.A.proud 　　　　　　 B.kind 　　　　　　 C.strict 　　　　 D.lucky
45.A.time 　　　　　　 B.position 　　　　 C.experience 　　 D.impression
46.A.neighbours 　　　 B.army officer　　　　　 C.mother 　　 D.fellow soldiers
47.A.couldn't help 　　　 B.shouldn't burst out　 C.stopped 　　　 D.kept
48.A.sadness 　　　　　 B.happiness 　　　　 C.surprise 　　　 D.regret
49.A.them 　　　　　　 B.those 　　　　　　 C.that 　　　　　 D.him
50.A.sight 　　　　　　 B.order 　　　　　　 C.mind 　　　　　 D.step

Oh God! I think I was about seven when my sisters and I pulled this stupid stunt（惊险动作）.

I remember we were watching TV when we heard my 　 36　 , Chris, yelling from the backyard. We all 　 37　 out to see what happened. 38____ we finally located him, he was in a tree 39 from the highest tree branch. Crying, he explained he had climbed up the tree and couldn’t get down. One of us should climb up but we couldn’t 　 40　 to get him moving down.

Luckily, my youngest sister, Ka, five then, had seen a(n) 　 41　 situation. She suggested we grab a 42 　, hold it under the branch, and tell him to 43____ so we could catch him. My other sister, Yams, one year younger than me, looked at me eagerly to 　 44　 her idea and I said “Yeah, let’s try that.”

Immediately we 　 45　 a sheet and held it beneath the tree. Now mind you, the ages holding this blanket were 　46　 from seven to five, thus the sheet was probably being held up to our waist and also close to touching the ground. But we were 　 47　 it could work.

Chris, my brother, aged four, looked down at us with hesitation, asking in a 48 voice, “Are you sure I’ll land on the blanket?” But because of a problem at 49 with his tongue being a bit attached to the mouth, it came out like this, “Ah you sho awill lan on da blanked?” “Yup!” I told him, “We’re sure!” and he let go.

How 　 50　 he was to trust us! And no matter how 51 we held, Chris fell right 52 that sheet and landed on his stomach. This tiny seventy-pound boy had made a big 　 53　 right in the sheet!

Because he wasn’t moving, we bent down to 　 54　 if he was still alive. Slowly, he uttered these five words, “Ah stee hi da flow!”, in other words, “I still hit the floor!” Poor little man!

Now Chris is fourteen and he still blames us about it. Any tree he climbs he can get down on his own and, 　 55　 , he wants to be a fireman when he grows up.

36. A. neighbour　　　　 　 B. brother 　　　　　 C. classmate　　　　 D. cousin

37. A. headed　　　　　 B. wandered　　　 　 C. waited　　　　　 D. stayed

38. A. After　　　　　　 　 B. Since　　　　　 　 C. Though 　　　　　 　　　 D. When　　　　　

39. A. jumping　　　　　 B. looking　　　 　 　 C. hanging 　　　　　 D. shaking

40. A. try 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. manage　　　　 　 C. plan　　　　　　 D. decide

41. A. serious　　　　　 　 B. awkward　　 　 　 C. similar　　　　　 D. ridiculous

42. A. sheet　　　　　　 B. ladder　　　　　 　 C. quilt　　　　　 　 D. net

43. A. slide　　　　　 　 B. drop 　　　　　　 C. climb　　　　　 D. move

44. A. change　　　　 　　 B. offer　　　　　 　 C. prove　　　　 　　 D. confirm

45. A. bought　　　　 　　　 B. took　　　　　 　　 C. fetched 　　　　　 D. snatched

46. A. counting 　　　　　 B. lasting　　　　 　　 C. ranging　　　 　　　 D. decreasing

47. A. proud　　　　　 　　 B. happy　 　　　　 　　　 C. grateful　　　　 　 D. confident

48. A. soft　　　　　　 　 B. trembling　　　 C. frightening　　 　　 D. loud

49. A. birth　　　　　 　　 B. school　　　　 C. church 　　　　　 D. table

50. A. lucky　　　　　 　　 B. bright　　　　　 　 C. stupid　　　　 　　 D. careless

51. A. tight　　　　　　 　 B. long　　　　　　 C. high　　　　　 　 D. close　　

52. A. on　　　　　　　 　 B. under　　　　　 C. across　　　　　 D. through

53. A. noise　　　　　　 B. swing　　　　 　　 C. mark　　　　 　　　 D. hole

54. A. check 　　　　　　 B. sense　　　　　　 C. prove　　　　　 D. claim

55. A. frankly　　　 　　　 B. strangely 　　　　　 C. luckily　　　　 　　 D. obviously

I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a 　41 . Christy, the young divorcee (离了婚的人) who lived there, was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a 　42 to tell me.

About six months 43 it seemed that I had 　44 a letter to her which had her street 　45 on it but was addressed to another house with the 　46 number on a different street in the neighborhood. She decided to 　47 the letter at the correct house.

It turned out that the letter had been 　48 for Johnson, who happened to be 　49 . They talked for a little while, and later on he 　50 . Then they started dating and had been going 　51 together ever since.

I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong, but I was 　52 that I had brought these nice people together.

A few months later a(n) 　53 sign went up in Christy’s yard, and then wedding 　54 were sent out. Soon the house was sold, the wedding happened, 　55 Christy, with her kids, moved into Johnson’s house.

A few months later, I saw a For Sale sign in 　56 yard. I feared the 　57 might be in trouble, so I made up a(n) 　58 to go to their door and 　59 on them.

Christy opened the door, smiled broadly, and pointed to her huge stomach “We’re having twins!” she said, “This house won’t be big enough, so we have to 　60 .”

41. A. telephone　　　　　 B. mailbox　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　 D. shop

42. A. story　　　　　　　　 B. notice　　　　　　　 C. fact　　　　　　　　 D. message

43. A. after　　　　　　　　　 B. earlier　　　　　　　 C. later　　　　　　　　 D. ago

44. A. sent　　　　　　　　　 B. written　　　　　　　　　　 C. delivered　　　　　 D. given

45. A. mark　　　　　　　　 B. sign　　　　　　　　 C. board　　　　　　　 D. number

46. A. correct　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　 C. same　　　　　　　　 D. different

47. A. put down　　　　　 B. drop off　　　　　 C. hand out　　　　　 D. give away

48. A. provided　　　　　　 B. prepared　　　　　 C. inferred　　　　　　 D. intended

49. A. free　　　　　　　　　 B. single　　　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　　　　 D. simple

50. A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　　 C. called　　　　　　　 D. introduced

51. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　 D. off

52. A. amazed　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　 D. interested

53. A. Sale　　　　　　　　　 B. Sales　　　　　　　　 C. On Sale　　　　　　 D. For Sale

54. A. arrangements　　　 B. preparations　　　 C. invitations　　　　 D. announcements

55. A. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　 D. until

56. A. her　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　　　　 C. my　　　　　　　　　 D. their

57. A. friendship　　　　　 B. connection　　　　 C. marriage　　　　　 D. wedding

58. A. apology　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　 C. excuse　　　　　　　　　　 D. regret

59. A. check　　　　　　　　 B. examine　　　　　　 C. test　　　　　　　　　 D. try

60. A. change　　　　　　　 B. settle　　　　　　　　 C. separate　　　　　 D. move