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　　Nancy had just got a secretary's job in a big company to work in the sales department. Monday was the first day that she went to work, so she was very 　36　.She got up very early and arrived at the 　37　 at twenty to eight. She 　38　the door open and found nobody there. “I am the 　39　 to arrive.” She thought and came to her desk. She was surprised to 　40　 a large bunch of flowers on it. They were fresh.She 　41　 the flowers from the desk and smelled them. “Oh,how lovely!” Nancy 　42　 joyfully. She then looked round for a 　43　 to put them in. “Somebody has sent me flowers the 　44　 first day!” She thought happily. “But who could it be?” She began to wonder.
The day passed very 　45　 and Nancy did everything with great interest and 　46　.For the following days of the week, the first thing Nancy did was to change water for the flowers. And then she 　47　 herself in her work.
Then came another Monday. When she came near her desk she was overjoyed to see a(an) 　48　bunch of flowers there. She quickly put them in the vase, replacing the old ones.
The same thing happened again the next Monday, Nancy felt it 　49　 and this time she began to think of ways to find out the 　50　.
On Tuesday afternoon, she was sent to 　51　 a plan to the general manager's office. She had to stay for a while at his secretary's desk waiting for his 　52　.She happened to see on the desk a big note book 　53　“Records of managers' meetings”, and glanced at the 　54　 pages. Suddenly her eyes fell on these words:“In order to keep the secretaries 　55　,the company has decided that every Monday morning a bunch of fresh flowers should be sent to each secretary's desk.”
Later, she was told that their general manager was a business management psychologist.
36. A. depressed B. encouraged C. excited D. surprised
37. A. office B. workshop C. Classroom D. bookshop
38. A. forced B. pushed C. Turned D. knocked
39. A. last B. second C. Third D. first
40. A. uncover B. smell C. Find D. pick
41. A. picked up B. threw away C. stared at D. took up
42. A. cried B. Laughed C. wept D. replied
43. A. jar B. Box C. bottle D. vase
44. A. happy B. very C. funny D. quite
45. A. slowly B. normally C. quickly D. hardly
46. A. wisdom B. bravery C. passion D. enthusiasm
47. A. buried B. dressed C. Devoted D. seated
48. A. old B. Red C. blue D. new
49. A. special B. angry C. strange D. difficult
50. A. sender B. receiver C. manager D. waiter
51. A. send for B. hand out C. try out D. hand in
52.A. orders B. directives C. gifts D. receipts
53. A. marked B. written C. printed D. signed
54. A. closed B. damaged C. pinned D. half-opened
55. A. at home B. on time C. in high spirits D. in low spirits

Love Is Just a Thread
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 　36　 tuition for my brother and me. They don't 　37　 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper; it's easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I 　38　 sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Is there any 　39　 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 　40　 in her eyes. She didn't answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.
　41　 at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said 　42　.“Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的).If life is a
　43　,then love should be a thread. It can 　44　 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it's really there. Love is 　45　.”
I listened carefully but I couldn't understand her until the next 　46　.At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. After they were 　47　,every day in the morning and dusk(黄昏),my mother helped my father walk 　48　 on the country road. My father had never been so 　49　.Along the country road, there were many beautiful flowers, green grass and trees. The sun gently shone through the leaves. All of these 　50　 the most beautiful picture in the world. The doctor had said my father would 　51　 in two months. But after two months he still couldn't walk alone. We were all worried.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan,”he said gently.“To tell you the truth, I just like 　52　 with your mom. I like this kind of life.”　53　 from his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this 　54　,I understand that love is just a 　55　 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
36. A. expensive B. low C. cheap D. high
37. A. play B. talk C. act D. perform
38. A. silently B. carefully C. certainly D. happily
39. A. money B. love C. time D. distance
40. A. surprise B. pride C. disappointment D. satisfaction
41. A. So B. But C. And D. For
42. A. sadly B. excitedly C. regretfully D. thoughtfully
43. A. trouble B. pleasure C. quilt D. cloth
44. A. hardly B. often C. always D. ever
45. A. valuable B. inside C. true D. priceless
46. A. winter B. autumn C. summer D. spring
47. A. free B. back C. fine D. ready
48. A. continuously B. worriedly C. constantly D. slowly
49. A. gently B. perfect C. pleased D. thankful
50. A. put up B. took up C. made up D. set up
51. A. run B. recover C. Stand D. work
52. A. walking B. living C. sitting D. chatting
53. A. Examining B. Seeing C. Noticing D. Reading
54. A. practice B. observation C. experience D. activity
55. A. thread B. thing C. jewel D. light

Everyone has experienced trying, but failing to master a difficult book that was begun with the hope of increasing one's understanding. When that happens, it is　36　to think that it was a mistake to try to read it, but that was not the mistake. The mistake was in　37　too much from the first reading of a(n)　38　 book. If you read it in the right way, no book written for the　39　reader, no matter how difficult, need be a cause for despair(令人失望).
What is the right method? The　40　is an important and helpful rule of reading that is either not 　41　 or often forgotten. That rule is simply this: when reading a difficult book for the first time, read it through without ever 　42　 to think about the things that you do not understand immediately.
Do not be stopped by what you 　43　 understand. Read through the difficult 　44　,and you soon come to things that you do understand. Read these 　45　.You will have a much better chance of understanding all of the book when you read it again, but that 　46　 you to have read the book through once 　47　.
What you understand by reading the book through to the　48　 will help you when you try later to read the places that you did not 　49　 in your first reading. Or if you never re-read the book, understanding half of it is much better than understanding 　50　 of it, which will happen 　51　 you allow yourself to be stopped by the first difficult part of the book.
Most of us were taught to 　52　 the things that we do not understand. We were told to find the 　53　 of unfamiliar words, and to try to find an explanation in another 　54　 for anything that we did not understand in the book that we were reading. But when these things are done before the proper time, they only 　55　our reading, instead of helping it.
36. A. necessary B. useful C. natural D. effective
37. A. learning B. wanting C. accepting D. expecting
38. A. easy B. difficult C. important D. correct
39. A. ordinary B. young C. serious D. sincere
40. A. method B. question C. answer D. problem
41. A. taught B. known C. sure D. perfect
42. A. starting B. hesitating C. Stopping D. repeating
43. A. can't B. won't C. mustn't D. wouldn't
44. A. words B. articles C. parts D. points
45. A. quickly B. immediately C. clearly D. carefully
46. A. requires B. causes C. advises D. allows
47. A. later B. after C. before D. again
48. A. top B. end C. bottom D. cover
49. A. see B. turn C. Notice D. understand
50. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
51. A. if B. so that C. whenever D. as though
52. A. put away B. put down C. think of D. think about
53. A. uses B. Meanings C. Spellings D. troubles
54. A. thinking B. reading C. Book D. way
55. A. harm B. increase C. Improve D. prevent

Condoleezza Rice is used to standing out. It is not only because she holds the position as U.S. Secretary of State. Her youth, gender and skin color have　36　a lot of attention throughout her political career.
Condoleezza Rice,　37　as Condi to her close friends, was born in 1954 in Birmingham. During 1950s,blacks were not treated as　38　citizens in the south. Although slavery was　39　 in 1865,the southern states passed their own laws to continue the　40　of blacks and whites. Despite the discrimination　41　black people, her parents told her she could become 42　she wanted. They taught her to believe that great things were　43　for her.
Rice was a gifted student with a　44　for the piano and she entered college at the age of 15 with the　45　of becoming a concert pianist. Along the way she was　46　by political scientist Josef Korbel, the father of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.Rice　47　 her plans and studied international politics, and in the 1980s she was teaching at Stanford University,　48　her career developed quickly. She　49　on George H. Bush's national security council(顾问) in 1989.Later she　50　to Stanford, and became its youngest, first female and first　51　provost after two years.
In 2001,Rice re-entered the political world,　52　George W. Bush's national security advisor. She has drawn international　53　in this position, and has been the most powerful national security advisors in American　54　.
She held this position until 2005,when　55　Secretary of State.
36.A. directed B. turned C. paid D. attracted
37.A. known B. Considered C. Seen D. accepted
38.A. respectful B. equal C. different D. noble
39.A. finished B. Stopped C. Prevented D. ended
40.A. difference B. disagreement C. separation D. division
41.A. against B. to C. with D. towards
42.A. whoever B. whomever C. whatever D. whichever
43.A. desiring B. waiting C. preparing D. longing
44.A. talent B. interest C. hobby D. favourite
45.A. purpose B. goal C. intention D. attention
46.A. effected B. affected C. impressed D. influenced
47.A. changed B. postponed C. cancelled D. exchanged
48.A. which B. where C. when D. that
49.A. acted B. waited C. served D. called
50.A. paid a visit B. showed concern C. attended D. returned
51.A. black B. white C. capable D. efficient
52.A. turning B. holding C. becoming D. taking
53.A. praise B. approval C. criticism D. attention
54.A. politics B. history C. culture D. government
55.A. elected B. invited C. appointed D. succeeded

Twenty years ago,kids in school had never even heard of the Internet.Now,I'll bet you can't find a　36　person in your school who hasn't　37　heard of it.In fact,many of us use it on a regular basis and can even use it at　38　.The “net” in Internet really stands for network.A network is two or more computers　39　together so that information can be　40　or sent from one computer to　41　.The Internet is a vast　42　for all types of information.You may enjoy using it to do　43　for a school project,downloading your favorite songs or　44　with friends and family.Information can be found　45 web pages that companies, organizations, and individuals(个人)create.It's like a giant bulletin board that the whole world uses!But since anyone can put　46　on the Internet,you also have to be careful and use your best　47　and a little common sense.
Just　48　you read something on a piece of paper someone puts on a bulletin board doesn't mean that it's good information,or even correct, for that matter.You have to be sure that whoever posted the information knows what they're talking about,　49　 if you're doing research!But what if you're just emailing people?You still have to be very　50　if you've never met the person that you're communicating with online.You could be doing something　51　!You should never give out any　52　 information to someone you don't know,not even your name!And just like you can't　53　the information on every website out there.You can't　54　on what strangers you “meet”on the Internet tell you either.In the same way that you could　55　things about yourself to tell someone,someone else could do the same to you!
36. A. stupid B. single C. common D. clever
37. A. at least B. at mostC. at last D. at first
38. A. school B. Home C. work D. hospital
39. A. met B. Communicated C. joined D. connected
40. A. shared B. found C. made D. chosen
41. A. other B. the other C. another D. others
42. A. material B. resource C. source D. matter
43. A. homework B. housework C. research D. experiments
44. A. playing B. talking C. meeting D. communicating
45. A. through B. across C. by D. on
46. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
47. A. wisdom B. judgmentC. Courage D. confidence
48. A. because B. when C. where D. what
49. A. specially B. especially C. naturally D. strangely
50. A. careful B. wise C. suspicious D. confident
51. A. exciting B. interesting C. suspicious D. confident
52. A. social B. personal C. general D. special
53. A. respect B. consult C. send D. believe
54. A. rely B. believe C. trust D. base
55. A. make of B. make from C. make out D. make up