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　Coming home from school that dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was 　36　 　into stillness by what I saw. Mother, seated at the far end of the sofa, 　37　 , with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me that she couldn’t type fast and then she was out of work. My shock and embarrassment(尴尬)at finding Mother in tears was a perfect proof of how 　38　 　I understood the pressures on her. Sitting beside her on the sofa, I began very 　39　 　to understand. “I guess we all have to 　40　 　sometime, ”Mother said quietly. I could 　41　 　her pain and the tension(压力)of 　42　 　the strong feelings that were interrupted by my arrival. Suddenly, something inside me 　43　 . I reached out and put my arms around her. She broke then. She put her face 　44　 　my shoulder and sobbed. I held her 　45　 　and didn’t try to talk. I knew I was doing what I should, what I could 　46　 　it was enough. In that moment, feeling Mother’s 　47　 　with feelings, I understood for the first time her being so easy to 　48　 . She was still my mother, 　49　 　she was something 　50　 : a person like me, capable of fear and 　51　 　and failure. I could feel her pain as she must have felt mine on a thousand occasions(场合)when I sought 　52　 　in her arms.

　　 A week later Mother took a job selling dry goods at half the salary the radio station 　53　 . “It’s a job I can do, though”she said simply. But the evening practice on the old green typewriter continued. I had a very 　54　 　feeling now when I passed her door at night and heard her tapping 　55　 　across the paper. I knew there was something more going on in there than a woman learning to type.

　 36. A. tired　　　　　 B. ashamed　　　 C. lazy　　 　　 D. shocked

　 37. A. crying　　 B. smiling　　　 C. thinking 　　 D. whispering

38. A. eagerly　　　　 B. worriedly　　　　 C. little　　　 　　 D. much

　 39. A. quickly　　　　 B. slowly　　　　　 C. suddenly 　　 D. proudly

　 40. A. fail　　　　　 B. win　　　　　 C. fall sick　　 　　 D. give in

　 41. A. know of　　　　 B. watch　　　　　　 C. sense　　　　 　　 D. recognize

　 42. A. holding back　 B. putting away C. sitting up　 　　 D. stopping from

　 43. A. lit up　　　　 B. came true　　　　 C. turned　　　 　　 D. increased

　 44. A. to　　　　 B. up　　　　　 C. through　 　　 D. against

　 45. A. tightly　　　　 B. thoughtfully C. carefully　　 　　 D. politely

　 46. A. and that　　　 B. now that　　 C. but that 　　 D. so that

　 47. A. hand　　　　　 B. face　　　　 C. hair　　 　　 D. back

　 48. A. content　　　　 B. break　　　　　　 C. fall　　　　 D. understand

　 49. A. therefore　　　 B. however　　　 C. yet　　　　　 D. though

　 50. A. more　　　　　 B. much　　　　 C. little　　　　　 D. huge

　 51. A. wound　　　 B. defeat　　　　　 C. cut　　　　　 D. hurt

　 52. A. kindness　　　 B. memory　　　 C. comfort　　　 D. support

　 53. A. supplied　　　 B. offered　　　 C. paid for　　 D. contributed

　 54. A. different　　　 B. hard　　　　 C. pleasant　　 D. serious

　 55. A. off　　　　 B. away　　　　 C. out　　　　　 D. through

35. How many of us ________, say, a meeting that is not important to us would be interested in the discussion?

A. attended 　B. attending 　C. to attend 　D. have attended

34.----Where did you meet him this morning ?　 　----It was in the hotel ___ he stayed.

　 A. where　 　　B. that　 　　C. which　　 　D. when

33. The new sales policy______ well.

A. hopes　　　　　　　 B. wishes　　　　 C. expects　　　　　　 D. promises

32. On the wall ______two pictures, both of ___I love most.

　 A. is, that　 B. is, which　 C. are, which　　 D. are, them

31. Dr Black comes from either Oxford or Cambridge, I can’t remember______.

A. where　　　　 B. there　 C. which　　　　　 D. that

30. -Can children swim in this pool?　 -Yes, however, at no time______ alone.

A. should they swim　 B. should swim they　 C. shouldn’t they swim　 D. they should swim

29. Only after_______ reached eighteen_______ join the army.

A. have you; you can　 B. have you; can you　 C. you have; you can　 D. you have; can you