52. The underlined words “took off” in Paragraph 2 means “__________”.

A. turned off 　　B. moved off　　　 C. put up　　　 D. set up

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In the late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery (电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership – a shop selling cars – was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesman. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

“Thank you” – two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.

51. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City ____________.

A. to visit a friend　　　　　　 B. see his parents

C. to pay at the cash register　　 D. to have more gas for his car

25. –Did you enjoy yourself at the party?

　 -- Yes, I’ve never been to _____ one before.

　 A. a more excited　 B. the most excited　 C. a more exciting 　D. the most exciting

24. -Who______ it be that is knocking at the door?　

　 -It ______ be Father, but I’m not sure.

　　 A. can; must　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. can; may　 　　　　

　　 C. must; can 　　　　　　　　 　　D. may; must

23. He is so fat that he decided to ________.

A. lose weight　 　　　　　B. lose his weight　　

C. put on weight　 　　　　D. put on his weight

22. He is always talking about abstract principles and can’t _____ theory _____ practice.

A. combine; to　 　B. combine; with　　 C. connect; with　　 D. join; to