55. A. power　　　　　　 B. effect　　　　　　 　 C. result　　　　　 　　 D. mystery

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One summer night, on my way home from work, I decided to see a movie. I knew the theatre would be air-conditioned and I couldn’t face my 　16 　apartment.

Sitting in the theater I had to look through the 　17 　between the two tall heads in front of me. I had to keep changing the angle ( 角度) 　18　 she leaned over to talk to him,　 19 he leaned over to kiss her. Why do Americans express such feelings in a 　20 　place?

I thought the movie would be good for my English, but 　21 　it turned out, it was an 22　 movie. After about an hour I decided to give up the movie and 　23 　my popcorn (爆米花). I’ve never understood why they give you so much popcorn! It tasted pretty good, 　24.

After a while I heard 　25 　more of the romantic-sounding Italians. I just heard the 　26 　of the popcorn crunching (嘎扎的响声) between my teeth. My thought started to 　27 . I remembered when I was in South Korea, I 　28 　to watch Kojak on TV frequently. He spoke perfect Korean-I was really amazed. He seemed like a good friend to me 　29　 I saw him again in New York speaking 　30 　English instead of perfect Korean. He didn’t even have a Korean accent and I 　31 　like I had been cheated. When our family moved to the United States six years ago, none of us spoke any English. 　32 　we had begun to learn a few words, my mother suggested that we all should speak English at home. Everyone agreed, but our house became very 　33 　and we all seemed to avoid each other. We sat at the dinner table in silence, 　34 　that to speaking the difficult language. Mother tried to say something in English, but it 　35 　out all wrong and we all burnt into laughter and decided to forget it! We have been speaking Korean at home ever since.

54. A. time　　　　　　　 　　　 B. chance　　　　　 　 C. idea　　　　　　 　 D. effort

53. A. referred　　　　　　 　　　 B. said　　　　　　 　 C. meant　　　　　　 D. spoken

52. A. whistling　　　　　 　　　 B. whispering　　　 　 C. listening　　　　 　 D. making

51. A. smiled 　　　　　　　　　 B. told　　　　　　 　 C. saw　　　　　　 　 D. thanked

50. A. couldn’t　　　　　　 　　　 B. shouldn’t　　　　 　 C. needn’t　　　　　 　 D. mustn’t

49. A. regret　　　　　　　 　　　 B. satisfaction　　　 　 C. failure　　　　　 　　 D. curiosity

48. A. in　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. across　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　 　 D. over

47. A. sadly　　　　　　　 　　　 B. coldly　　　　　　 C. surprisedly　　　 　 D. patiently

46. A. dropped　　　　　　 　　　 B. kept　　　　　　　 　　　 C. turned　　　　　　 　　　 D. handed