First the professor gave us a brief introduction to his research and then he showed us how to find out the secret of it at full _______ .

A. depth                       B. length                C. width                D. height

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I would    1    it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of    2    who would have three-day holidays    3   . I was one of the    4    soldiers.

It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a little    5    had fallen. An extraordinary change it had brought—what a fantastic white world! Mother    6    the front door. I could see   7    her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always    8  . There were lights, all colors, and ornaments（饰品）    9    against the green of a pine（松树）.

“Where did it come from?” I asked.

“I asked the gate boy to    10    it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one for myself, and Christmas is only one day away—such a    11   ! He just brought it in this afternoon, a couple of hours before you    12   …”

The pine reached to the proper    13   , almost to the ceiling, and the Top Star was in its place. A few green branches stuck out around a little    14    at the side, I thought, and there was a part of the tree without leaves in the middle. But the tree    15    the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas.

“It’s not like the one you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good    16   . I suppose the gate boy was not able to find a    17  one in the woods. But how can I expect too much of such a nice boy?”

“Don’t worry,” I told her. “It’s   18   .”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I   19   something for the first time: All Christmas    20   are perfect.

1．A．make                    B．get                      C．handle                 D．turn

2．A．students                B．doctors               C．soldiers               D．officers

3．A．found                   B．posted                 C．created                D．reported

4．A．superior                B．pleasant               C．fortunate             D．special

5．A．snow                    B．rain                     C．tear                     D．sweat

6．A．locked                  B．answered             C．knocked              D．shut

7．A．beyond                 B．before                 C．beside                 D．beneath

8．A．lain                       B．grown                 C．stood                  D．planted

9．A．shining                  B．waving                C．leaning                D．burning

10．A．carry                  B．purchase             C．borrow               D．cut

11．A．boy                     B．rush                    C．tree                     D．day

12．A．called                  B．knew                  C．visited                 D．returned

13．A．length                 B．height                  C．depth                  D．width

14．A．automatically       B．energetically         C．awkwardly          D．temporarily

15．A．occupied             B．loaded                 C．impressed            D．filled

16．A．tradition              B．view                   C．sight                   D．shape

17．A．taller                   B．healthier              C．better                  D．worse

18．A．perfect                B．satisfactory          C．successful           D．disappointing

19．A．decorated            B．declared              C．recalled               D．realized

20．A．evenings              B．trees                   C．seasons               D．presents

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I would ___1_  it home for the holidays．Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of ___2__  who would have three-day holidays __3__ ．I was one of the ___4__  soldiers．

It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home, and a little ___5__  had fallen．An extraordinary change it had brought—what a fantastic white world! Mother ___6__  the front door．I could see __7__  her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always ___8_ ．There were lights, all colors, and ornaments（饰品） ___9__  against the green of a pine（松树）．

“Where did it come from?” I asked．

“I asked the gate boy to __10__  it,” my mother said．“I wouldn’t have had one for myself, and Christmas is only one day away—such a ___11__ ! He just brought it in this afternoon, a couple of hours before you ___12__ …”

The pine reached to the proper ___13__ , almost to the ceiling, and the Top  Star was in its place．A few green branches stuck out around a little ___14__  at the side, I thought, and there was a part of the tree without leaves in the middle．But the tree ___15__  the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas．

“It’s not like the one you used to find,” my mother went on．“Yours were always in good ___16__ ．I suppose the gate boy was not able to find a ___17_   one in the woods．But how can I expect too much of such a nice boy?”

“Don’t worry,” I told her．“It’s __18__ ．”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I ___19__  something for the first time: All Christmas __20__  are perfect．

1．A．make                   B．get                     C．handle                D．turn

2．A．students               B．doctors               C．soldiers              D．officers

3．A．found                   B．posted                C．created               D．reported

4．A．superior               B．pleasant              C．fortunate            D．special

5．A．snow                    B．rain                    C．tear                     D．sweat

6．A．locked                  B．answered            C．knocked              D．shut

7．A．beyond                 B．before                C．beside                D．beneath

8．A．lain                      B．grown                C．stood                 D．planted

9．A．shining                 B．waving               C．leaning               D．burning

10．A．carry                  B．purchase             C．borrow               D．cut

11．A．boy                    B．rush                   C．tree                     D．day

12．A．called                 B．knew                  C．visited                D．returned

13．A．length                 B．height                 C．depth                 D．width

14．A．automatically     B．energetically         C．awkwardly         D．temporarily

15．A．occupied            B．loaded                C．impressed           D．filled

16．A．tradition              B．view                   C．sight                  D．shape

17．A．taller                  B．healthier              C．better                 D．worse

18．A．perfect               B．satisfactory         C．successful          D．disappointing

19．A．decorated           B．declared              C．recalled               D．realized

20．A．evenings              B．trees                   C．seasons              D．presents

Stop wasting your time on the wrong mountain

I have two friends who are backpackers. There is a portion of New York’s Adirondack Mountains called the High Peaks region. It is made up of 46 mountains with a___1____ of over 4,000 feet.

The Adirondack Mountain Club gives special honor and a patch to    2    who climbs all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this   3   . It took them several years to accomplish it.

My friends had climbed 10 of the mountains. The left one was the farthest,    4    much effort. A hiking trail led past the base of the mountain,    5    from that point they were on their own.

Early one morning they left their      6    and walked 5 miles on the hiking trail to the base of a    7     of mountains. One of the mountains in this chain was the last one they  8  for their patch.

When they reached the base of the mountain chain they    9     that they had left their compass and map back in the camp.    10     returning to the camp, they decided to go on without them.

For hours they    11    uphill suffering heat and black flies. Finally, late in the afternoon they   12    themselves on the top of a mountain. They were tired but   13   .

The excitement was short-lived however. When they    14    the valley, they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the    15    hill! It was too late that weekend to correct their    16   . They had to wait another 4 months to climb the right mountain.

This story    17    that often in life we make effort toward a    18    but without the right map and personal compass it is easy to get    19    .

Knowing your life purpose gives you a    20     personal map and compass. And that makes sure you are always climbing the right mountain.

1. A. length          B. height           C. width            D. depth

2. A. something       B. someone          C. anything         D. anyone

3. A. fame            B. award          C. medal            D. gift

4. A. requiring        B. making          C. wasting          D. paying

5. A. and             B. even            C. so               D. but

6. A. village          B. house            C. camp            D. cottage

7. A. series           B. lot              C. chain             D. kind

8. A. needed          B. prepared         C. looked           D. hunted

9. A. understood       B. thought           C. forgot             D. discovered

10. A. Instead          B. Rather than       C. In case of         D. In spite of

11. A. rushed           B. rolled            C. walked           D. ran

12. A. relaxed          B. congratulated     C. enjoyed           D. found

13. A. excited          B. surprised         C. disappointed       D. puzzled

13. A. looked for       B. looked across      C. looked on         D. looked through

15. A. high            B. right             C. wrong            D. small

16. A. direction         B. wrong           C. decision           D. error

17. A. provides         B. brings            C. offers            D. proves

18. A. choice           B. goal               C. promise          D. result

19. A. hurt             B. separated          C. lost             D. bothered

20. A. beautiful          B. famous           C. expensive         D. powerful