55．A．beautiful　　　　　　 B．unforgettable　　　 C．nice　　　　　　　　　　 D．old

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While in the army there was nothing I dislike so much as the map-reading course，for the

simple reason that I always feel 　36　 　even with a map in my hand．For weeks I had 37　 awake at night thinking of the　 38　 test I would have to face at the end of the course.　 39　 the evil day arrived．It was my responsibility to lead a small band of soldiers back to camp from the middle of　

　 40　 .We were driven out in a(n)　 41　 　lorry and left in a ploughed field with　 　42　 　to get back to camp as quickly as possible.

Well knowing my　 43　 ，the soldiers smiled as they saw me looking at the map and they made a11 sorts of helpful suggestions. I folded the map up，put it in my pocket，and said that we would

　 44　 east. After walking through the cornfield for over an hour we came to a wide stream. I looked at the map 　45　 .It seemed to be　 46　 with masses of thin blue lines. But Which 　47　 line was this steam? In despair，we sat down in the cool　 48　 and I feel 1ike　 49　 the map into the water. Fifteen minutes later，a boat passed and I asked the boatman if he could give us　 50　 to the nearest village. I　 51　 that we had been out for a walk and 52　 got lost. The boatman invited us on　 53　 and I felt　

　 54　 　when he told me that he had helped hundreds of soldiers to pass their map-reading test! Not long　 55　 ,we got off　 that boat and，following the boatman’s instructions, took a bus into the village and get back to camp.

54．A．improving　　　　　 B．coming　　　　　　　 C．moving 　　　　　　 D．exciting

53．A．reminder　　　　　　 B．flat　　　　　　　　　　 C．recovery　　　　　　　 D．wood

52．A．information　　　　 B．advice　　　　　　　　 C．aids　　　　　　　　　　 D．materials

51．A．collect　　　　　　　　 B．form　　　　　　　　　 C．keep　　　　　　　　　 D．organize

50．A．hardly　　　　　　　　 B．heavily　　　　　　　　 C．totally　　　　　　　　 D．simply

49．A．correct　　　　　　　　 B．repeat　　　　　　　　 C．check　　　　　　　　　 D．care

48．A．factory　　　　　　　　 B．hospital　　　　　　　 C．school　　　　　　　　 D．employment

47．A．obvious　　　　　　　 B．strange　　　　　　　　 C．confused　　　　　　 D．fixed

46．A．do　　　　　　　　　　　 B．or　　　　　　　　　　　 C．however　　　　　　　 D．but