The Colonel asks Ashenden a good many questions and then suggested that he had particular qualifications for the Secret Service. Ashenden knew several European languages and the fact that he was a writer provided excellent cover: on the pretext that he was writing a book he could, without attracting attention, visit any neutral country.

   It was while they were discussing this point that the Colonel said, "You know you might get material that would be very useful to you in your work. I'll tell you an incident that occurred only recently. Very dramatic. A foreign government minister went down to a Mediterranean resort to recover from a cold and he had some very important documents with him that he kept in a dispatch case(公文箱). A day or two after he arrived, he picked up a beautiful blonde at some restaurant or other, and he got very friendly with her. He took her back to his hotel, and when he came to himself in the morning, the lady and the dispatch-case had disappeared. They had one or two drinks up in his room and his theory is that when his back was turned the woman slipped a drug in his glass.

   "Do you mean to say that happened the other day?" said Ashenden.

   "The week before last."

   "Impossible," cried Ashenden. "Why! We've been putting that incident on the stage for sixty years, we've written it in a thousand novels. Do you mean to say that life has only just caught up with us?"

   "Well, I can guarantee the truth of the story." said the Colonel, "And believe me, the government has been put to no end of trouble by the loss of the documents."

   "Well sir, if you can't do better than that in the Secret Service," sighed Ashenden, " I'm afraid that as a source of inspiration to the writer of fiction, it's washout."

51． How did the Colonel suggest that Ashenden's being a writer would relate to his work as a spy?

A. It would make traveling abroad more possible.

B. It would make it easier for him to meet people.

C. It would enable him to avoid arousing suspicion.

D. It would enable him to use the languages he knew.

52．The reason for the Minister's trip was ________ .

A. to fetch some documents                                     B. to get over an illness

C. to meet a spy                                                      D. to deliver some papers

53．According to the Colonel the incident happened _______ .

A. a few days before                                        B. a few weeks before

C. two weeks before                                        D. sixty years before

54．Ashenden cried 'Impossible' after hearing the Colonel's story because he thought ______ .

A. it could not possibly happen                                 B. it was too embarrassing

C. it was too close to fiction                                    D. it was too recent

The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange．In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me，looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me．A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop．but the gentleman might not think so．Next stop，St．Patrick Station-my stop was quickly coming up．I had few minutes to either take the cheese bread，which nobody else was claiming，or left it there．

　　 In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way．“What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that l was poor and hungry? Would they think that l was stealing?’’ The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions．Actually，they were just my own thoughts．Though I would leave the subway，walk a block to my office，get settled at my desk，and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day，I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret．　

　　 My thoughts once pushed me towards pride，but finally I had to admit I was wrong．This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?

　 Just as the doors opened at my stop，I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway．It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me of what they were thinking．Instead of going directly to my office as usual．I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park，where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside．I always wanted to give him something，but only today I walked toward him，who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag．I was full of satisfaction，and so did the homeless man．I thought．

56．The gentleman kept staring at the author because　　　　 .

A．he wanted to talk to the author　 B．the author appeared too nervous

C．the author was going to get off　 D．he might think the author dropped the bread

57．The underlined word “self-imposed’’ in paragraph 2 probably means“　　 ”.

A．easily obtained　　 B．deliberately created

C．strongly supported　 D．completely unaccepted

58．Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?

A．He noticed that no one was looking at him．

B．He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to waste．

C．He valued kindness more than his own pride．

D．He remembered a homeless man at that very moment．

I was caught in the war and put to prison．I was sure that I was to be killed，I became  terribly nervous．I reached in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes(香烟)，which had   36__ their search．I found one and because of my  37  hands，I could only get it to my lips.But I had no  38 ．

         I looked   39  the bars(铁栏)at my jailer(狱警)．He did not make eye contact with me．I called out to him,“Have you got a light?” He looked at me，and came over to  40  my cigarette．

      As he came close and lit the match，his eyes met with mine．At that moment，I smiled I don't know  41  I did that，Perhaps it was  42  ，perhaps it was because，when you get very close，one to another，it is very hard not to  43  ．In any case，I smiled．It was   44   a spark(火花)jumped across the distance between our two hearts．I know he didn't want to，but my smile jumped through the bars and caused a smile on his lips．He lit my cigarette but stayed near，looking at me  45_ in the eyes and continuing to smile．

     I kept smiling at him，now   46  of him as a person and not just a jailer．And his looking at me seemed to have a new   47 ，too．“Do you have kids?” he asked．

    “Yes，here，here．”I took out my wallet and nervously searched for the pictures of my family．He, too，took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his  48  and hopes for them．My eyes were filled with   49  ．w*w^w.k&s#5@u.c~o*mI said that I feared that I'd never see my family again，never have the chance to see them grow up．Tears came to his eyes，too．

     Suddenly，  50   ，he unlocked my cell(牢房)and silently led me out．Out of the prison，quietly and by   51  routes，out of the town．There，at the edge of town，he set me   52  ．And without another word，he turned back toward the town．

     My life was  53  by a smile．

     Yes, the smile—the unaffected，unplanned，natural connection between people．I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could   54  each other，we wouldn’t be enemies．We couldn’t have  55 or envy or fear．

(   )36.A. avoided              B.escaped               C.followed           D.prevented

(   )37.A.interacting         B.trying               C.shaking             D.upsetting

(   )38.A.energy              B.strength        C.daylight           D.matches

(   )39.A.over                 B.through            C.below              D.above

(   )40.A.1ight                B.smoke               C.accept             D.operate

(   )41.A.when                B.where               C.why               D.how

(   )42.A.embarrassment   B.confidence    C.disappointment    D.nervousness

(   )43.A.smile                B.smoke               C.call             D.glare

(   )44.A.as though          B.even though        C.if only          D.what if

(   )45.A.deliberately     B.thankfully         C.directly              D.immediately

(   )46.A．certain              B.aware               C.tired               D．careful

(   )47.A．motivation       B.belief                 C.response            D．meaning

(   )48.A．plans              B.procedure             C.accomplishment   D.concern

(   )49.A．admiration       B.shame                C.tears              D.ambition

(   )50.A．without difficulty  B.without another word C.with reason       D.with safety

(   )51.A．1eft             B.front                 C.back               D.right

(   )52.A．out                B.up                 C.off                 D.free

(   )53.A．saved         B.inspired        C.delivered           D.approached

(   )54.A．realise       B.adapt                C.comfort         D.recognize

(   )55.A．love               B.sympathy             C.hatred             D.worry