43. A. crazy　　　　　　　　　 　B. upset　　　　　　　　C. loose　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. happy

42. A. before　　　　　　　　 　B. as　　　　　　　　　　C. since　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. after

41. A. energetic　　　　　　 B. lonely　　　　　　　　C. safe　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. free

40. A. rain　　　　　　　　　　 　B. sun　　　　　　　　　 C. wind　　　　　　　　　　　　 　D. storm

39. A. crashed　　　　　　　 　B. shook　　　　　　　　C. floated　　　 　　　　　　　　D. landed

38. A. heights　　　　　　　　 B. lengths　　　　　　　 C. widths　　　　　　　　　　　　　D. weights

37. A. construction　　　　 B. discussion　　　　 C. control　　　　　　　　　　　　D. pressure

36. A. surrounded　　　　　 B. covered　　　　　　 C. emptied　　　　　　　　　　 D. filled

55．A．virtue　　 　 B．dream　　 　　 C．1ight　　 ．　 D．rhythm

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答案：36-40 DCABC 　　41-45 DBCAC　　　　46-50 DBBAD　　　　 51-55 DACBA

One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes 　36　 　the skies like beautiful birds dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them under 　37　 .

Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great 　　38　 . They __39　 　and pulled, but the restraining string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow (拖着), facing upward and against the 　40　 . As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be 　　41　 !” They flew beautifully even 　42　 　they fought the restraint of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in getting 　　43　 . “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly 　　44　 　the wind.”

Yet freedom from restraint simply put it at the 　　45　 　of an unsympathetic wind. It flew up and down to the ground and 　　46　 　in a mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown 　　47　 　along the ground.

How much like 　48　 　we sometimes are. The heaven gives us adversity (逆境) and restrictions, 　　49　 　to follow from which we can grow and 　50　 　strength. Some of us resist the rules so hard that we never fly to reach the heights we might have 　51　 . We keep part of the rules and never 　52　 　high enough to get our tails off the ground.

Let us each rise to the great heights, 　　53　 　that some of the restraints that we may be annoyed at are 　　54　 　the powerful force that helps us climb and 　55　 　our goal.

54．A．discover　　 B．invent　 　　　　 C．test　　　　 D．make