66. Everyone experiences cultural shock in one way or another when he goes to live in a new place. But sooner or later he will a________ to the life there.

Yesterday evening I was watching the evening news on TV. The news was about a prize for scientific discoveries. The 　31 　said something that caught my 　32 . “All great discoveries,” he said, “are made by people between the ages of 25 and 30.” Being a little over 30 myself, I wanted to 　33 　with him. Nobody wants to think that he has passed the age of making any 　34 . The next day I went to the public library, spending several hours, and 　35 　to find the ages of famous people and their discoveries. The announcer was right!

First, I looked at some of the 　36 　discoveries. One of the earliest, the famous one that 　37　 that bodies of different weights 　38 　at the same speed, was made by Galileo when he was 26. Madam Curie started her research that led to a Nobel Prize when she was 28. Einstein was 26 when he 　39 　his world-changing Theory of Relativity. Well, 　40 　of that. Yet I wondered if those “best years” were true in other 　41 .

Then how about this in 　42 ? Surely it needs the wisdom of 　43 　to make a good leader. Perhaps it does, but look when these people 　44 　their careers. Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons at the age of 26. Abraham Lincoln 　45 　the life of a country lawyer and was elected to the government at what age? Twenty-six!

But why don’t best years come after 30? After 30, I 　46 , most people don’t want to take risks or try new ways. Then I thought of people 　47 　Shakespeare and Picasso. The 　48 　was writing wonderful 　49 　at the late age of 50, 　50 　the latter was still trying new ways of painting when he was 90!

Perhaps there is still hope for me.

31. A. announcer 　　　　 B. conductor 　　　　　　　 C. speaker 　　　　　　　　　 D. hostess

32. A. mind 　　　　　　　　 B. care 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. attention 　　　　　　　　 D. surprise

33. A. disagree 　　　　　　 B. talk 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. meet 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. advise

34. A. chance 　　　　　　　　　　 B. discovery 　　　　　　　　 C. research 　　　　　　　　　 D. fortune

35. A. happened 　　　　　 B. wanted 　　　　　　　　　 C. succeeded 　　　　　　　 D. managed

36. A. last 　　　　　　　　　 B. scientific 　　　　　　　　 C. oldest 　　　　　　　　　　 D. modern

37. A. found 　　　　　　　 B. proved 　　　　　　　　　 C. doubted 　　　　　　　　　 D. showed

38. A. disappear 　　　　　 B. move 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. drop 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fall

39. A. invented 　　　　　　 B. improved 　　　　　　　　 C. published 　　　　　　　　 D. made

40. A. plenty 　　　　　　　 B. enough 　　　　　　　　　 C. much 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all

41. A. fields 　　　　 　　　 B. science 　　　　　　　　　 C. courses 　　　　　　　　　 D. ages

42. A. election 　　　　　　 B. politics 　　　　　　　　　 C. leaders 　　　　　　　　　 D. society

43. A. age 　　　　　　　　　 B. brain 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. living 　　　　　　　　　　 D. leadership

44. A. finished 　　　　　　 B. won 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. started 　　　　　　　　　　 D. defeated

45. A. led 　　　　　　　　　 B. devoted 　　　　　　　　　 C. began 　　　　　　　　　　 D. gave up

46. A. guess 　　　　　　　　 B. know 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. believe 　　　　　　　　　 D. agree

47. A. as 　　　　　　　　　　 B. to be 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. like 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

48. A. first 　　　　　　　　　 B. writer 　　　　　　　　　　 C. poet 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. former

49. A. painting 　　　　　　 B. idioms 　　　　　　　　　　 C. fiction　　　　　　　　　　　 D. works

50. A. when 　　　　　　　　 B. while 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. who 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

30.　 Nobody in our office has such an expensive cell phone _______.

A. as this　　 　　　　　　 B. as he　　　 　　 C. like this　　　　 　　　 D. like he　　

29.　 The ordinary-looking young fellow was considered _______ the right person for this position.

A. being　　　 　　　　　 B. to be　　　 　　 C.　 as to be　　　 　　 D. as being

28.　 Whom would you rather _______ the annual report for the production of our company?

A. have write　 　　　　　 B. get write　　 　 C. have to write　　 　　 D. get writing

27.　 _______ soft and smooth, the silk produced by using a new technique sold very well in

the market.

A. Feeling　　　　 　 B. Being felt　　 　 C. Felt　　　　 　　　　　 D. Having felt