Werewolves (狼人) aren’t the only creatures affected by the moon’s cycles（周期）. A full moon also affects people’s sleep more or less, reports a Swiss team of scientists. Even people who sleep in a lab without windows could reduce their sleeping time a little once a month.

To test the moon’s influence, 33 adults of both sexes and ages of many kinds spent several nights in a sleep lab. As they slept, researchers recorded their brain activity, eye movements and hormone levels (荷尔蒙水平). On nights closer to a full moon, the sleepers took an average of five minutes longer to fall asleep, and slept for 20 minutes less. In addition, brain activity fell by 30 percent during the sleep. And hormone levels that help control sleep cycles went down. On these nights, the sleepers complained they couldn’t sleep well even though they didn’t know the moon’s cycle. On the bright side, no sleeper turned into a werewolf.

The Swiss team doesn’t know how the moon affects sleep. The gravity (重力) of the moon causes ocean tides（潮汐）to rise and fall. But that force is too weak to affect sleep, Gajochen says. He believed some body’s biological clock may be affected by the moon cycles. There may be another reason, says David Dinges. This sleep researcher at the University Of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia says that the body clock is very sensitive（敏感的）to light at night. Those sleepers could have been affected by having too much moonlight before arriving at the lab.

24．The writer mentioned “werewolves” in the first paragraph to ________.

A. show there are the moon’s cycles

B. attract people’s attention to the report

C. introduce a creature to readers

D. ask people not to sleep alone in the lab

25．What happened to the sleepers during the experiment on a full moon?

A. They slept for about five minutes longer.

B. They could only sleep for 20 minutes.

C. Their brains were not as active as they were

D. They complained they were too tired to sleep.

26．The last paragraph is developed mainly by ________.

A. analyzing (分析) reasons     B. explaining differences

C. making comparisons           D. following the time order

27．The passage is mainly about ________.

A. the sleeping problems caused by the moon’s cycles

B. the influence of the moon on human sleeping habits

C. the moon’s influence on sleeping and its possible reasons

D. the ways to get a better sleep on a full moon night

Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head, according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.

Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting（收缩）and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation.

Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said: “Our study shows for the first time that the way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart.”

The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they were shown pictures of fearful faces. Dr Garfinkel said, “The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed. Thus our hearts can also affect what we see and what we don’t see and guide whether we see fear.”

To further understand this relationship, the scientists also used a brain scanner（扫描仪）to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person’s feeling of fear.

“We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’ to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear,” Dr Garfinkel said.

“We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders, and also for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder.”

33. What is the finding of the study?

A. Fear is a result of one’s relaxed heartbeat.            B. One’s heart affects how he feels fear.

C. Fear has something to do with one’s heart health.   D. One’s fast heartbeats are likely to cause fear.

34. The conclusion was drawn by analyzing           .

A. volunteers’ heartbeats when they saw terrible pictures

B. the time volunteers saw fearful pictures and their health conditions

C. volunteers’ reactions to horrible pictures and data from their brain scans

D. different pictures shown to volunteers and their heart-brain communication

35. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “mechanism” in Paragraph 6?

A. Order            B. Treatment                C. Machine         D. System

Everyday we go to school and listen to the teacher, and the teacher will ask us some questions. Sometimes, the classmates will ask your opinions of the work of the class. When you are telling others in the class what you have found out about these topics, remember that they must be able to hear what you are saying. You are not taking part in a family conversation or having a chat（闲谈）with friends — you are in a slightly unnatural situation where a large group of people will remain silent, waiting to hear what you have to say. You must speak so that they can hear you — loudly enough and clearly enough but without trying to shout of appearing to force yourself.

Remember, too, that it is the same if you are called to an interview whether it is with a professor of your school or a government official who might meet you. The person you are seeing will try to put you at your ease（轻松）but the situation is somewhat（一点儿）different from that of an ordinary conversation. You must take special care that you can be heard.

46.When you speak to the class, you should speak _______________.

       A．as loudly as possible               B．in a low voice

       C．loudly                          D．forcefully

47.Usually, when you speak to the class, the class is _________________.

       A. noisy          B．quiet           C．having a rest         D．serious

48.The situation in the class is _______________ that in your house.

       A．not very different from              B．sometimes the same as

       C．sometimes not the same as           D．not the same as

49. If you are having a conversation with an official, the most important thing for you is ______.

A．to show your ability                 B．to be very gentle

C. to make sure that you can be heard      D．to put the official at ease

50.The main idea of this passage is _______________.

A．that we must use different ways at different situations 

 B．that we must speak loudly

 C．that we must keep silent at any time           

 D．that we must talk with the class

 The giant panda, one of China’s most endangered species, has won worldwide       with its cute appearance.

     A. affection          B. inspiration                         C. conservation          D. devotion

On a cool November afternoon in Fleming Island, Florida, Melissa Hawkinson, 41, was driving her five-year-old twins home from school when she saw a sudden splash in Doctors Lake just ahead. What was that? She thought. As she drove up to the scene, she saw a half-submerged car sinking about 30 yards offshore. “It was going down pretty quickly,” Hawkinson recalls. She stopped the car near the boat ramp and ran toward the water. Water is going to be cold, she thought.

  She took off her vest and leather boots, got into the icy water, and swam to the car, where she found Cameron Dorsey, five, trapped into his car as the swirling water rose around him.

  Hawkinson tried to open the door, but it was locked. So she pushed and pulled hard on the partially open window until she could reach through and unlock the door. She pulled the boy free, swam to shore, and handed him off to onlookers who were only watching them on a dock. The driver, the boy’s suicidal father, swam back to land on his own. Afterward, Hawkinson sat on the shore wrapped in a blanket. “For ten or 15 minutes, I couldn’t stop shaking,” she said.

  There’s nothing visibly extraordinary about Melissa Hawkinson, an energetic stay-at-home mom with brown hair and a sweet smile. Yet something made her different from the dockside onlookers that day. Why do some people act quickly, willing to take a risk for a stranger? What makes them run toward danger rather than away from it? Hawkinson, the Granite Mountain Hotshots (能手，高手)---19 of whom lost their life this past summer in Arizona--- every hero who puts his or her life on the line to save another: what makes them brave?

   Moreover, can bravery be learned, or is it a quality with which you are born? The answer is complex. Bravery taps the mind, brain and heart. It comes from instinct, training and sympathy. Today, neurologists, psychologists and other researchers are studying bravery, trying to uncover the mystery.

47. It can be learned from the passage that _______.

   A. Melissa Hawkinson was a 41-year-old nurse

   B. it was spring when the accident happened

   C. Melissa Hawkinson was picking up her five-year-old son

   D. Melissa Hawkinson was kind and courageous.

48. What conclusion can we draw from the third paragraph?

   A. Not everyone was ready to risk saving the five-year-old boy..

   B. The father committed suicide because of the divorce.

   C. The father was saved in the end by Melissa Hawkinson.

   D. No one else was available except Melissa Hawkinson.

49. How does the writer find other people on the dockside?

   A. Warm and ready to help       B. Thoughtful

   C. Kind of cold-blooded         D. Not skillful at swimming

50. What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?

   A. To set us thinking what makes people brave.

   B. To call on us to learn from such people as Hawkinson.

   C. To remind people of risk while saving others.

   D. To show people bravery can be learned.

Some pessimistic experts feel that automobile (汽车) is going to fall into disuse. They see a day in the not-too-distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however, think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the foreseeable future.

The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future should be far more pollution-free than present types.

Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to the problem is the automated highway system.

When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail, the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car’s movements.

The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the high way. The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his coming exit. It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.

28. One significant improvement in the future car will be ______.

   A. its power source                            B. its driving system

   C. its monitoring system                        D. its seating capacity

29. What is the author’s main concern?

   A. How to make automobiles pollution-free.

   B. How to make smaller and safer automobiles.

   C. How to solve the problem of traffic jams.

   D. How to develop an automated subway system.

30. What provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system?

   A. An engine.                                     B. A rail

   C. A retractable arm.                                 D. A computer controller.

31. In an automated highway system, all the drivers needs to do is ______.

   A. keep in the right lane

   B. wait to arrive at his destination

   C. keep in constant touch with the computer center

   D. inform the system of his destination by phone

61. They drew a c__________ that it was a thief who had stolen their diamond necklace.

62. The doctor treated her headache with a new medicine, and finally ___________(治愈) her.

63. The earth is s__________ as it goes round the sun. 

64. Buckingham Palace is a major tourist __________ (名胜). 

65. How many countries does the UK c__________ of? 

66. He __________ (折叠) the map up, put it in his pocket and walked away. 

67. He can hardly find a job in this computer company because he has had no p__________ experience of this kind of job. 

68. We are ___________ (乐观的) that the mainland and Taiwan will unify in the near future.

69. He didn’t finish his schooling because of l__________ of money.  

70. Our government should make a strict __________ (评估) of the food safety.  

71. The professor is too busy that he needs more teaching a__________.  

72. Please __________ (通知) us of any changes of address.  

73. The knife cut her finger and made it b__________.   

74. When he was a child, he suffered from __________ (各种各样的) health problems.

75. He took off his wet clothes and s__________ the water out.  

I am Peter Hodes , a volunteer stem cell courier. Since March 2012, I’ve done 89 trips—of those , 51 have been abroad. I have 42 hours to carry stem cells（干细胞）in my little box because I’ve got two ice packs and that’s how long they last. In all, from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient, we’ve got 72 hours at most. So I am always conscious of time.

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America. I picked up the stem cells in Providence, Rhode Island, and was meant to fly to Washington then back to London. But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence, the lady on the desk said:“Well, I’m really sorry, I’ve got some bad news for you—there are no flights from Washington.” So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said:“In this box are some stem cells that are urgently needed for a patient-please, please, you’ve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.” She just dropped everything. She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me，re-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.

For this courier job, you’re consciously aware that in that box you’re got something that is potentially going to save somebody’s life.

32． Which of the following can replace the underlined word “courier” in Paragraph1?

A. provider           B. delivery man

C. collector          D. medical doctor

33． Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42hours?

A. He cannot stay away from his job too long.

B. The donor can only wait for that long.

C. The operation needs that much time.

D. The ice won’t last any longer.

34． Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?

A. To London.           B. To  Newark.

C. To Providence.       D. To Washington.

Towards evening, Jennifer was walking on the beach with a gentle breeze blowing through her

hair. Looking up at the golden red sun ball, she was surprised by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.

The atmosphere relaxed her. This was what she needed. “It’s getting late,” she thought, “I must

go home. My parents will be wondering where I am.” She wondered how her parents would react when she got home after the three days she was missing. She kept on walking, directing herself to bungalow 163, where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters, she would have been safe in her house.

It was really getting dark now. She wished she had her favorite coat on. It might keep her really

warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought dissipated(消散) when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now…

She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen and saw a note written by her father,

“Dear Ellen, there’s some coffee ready; I went looking.” But where was Ellen? On the right side of the hallway was her parents’ room. She went in and saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn’t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have wanted to wake her up, but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke up something was different. She wasn’t in her mother’s room and she wasn’t wearing the old clothes she ran away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas(睡衣).

It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice. “Are you feeling better now, dear?

You know you got us very, very scared.”

32. The author mentions the views of the beach in Para. 1 in order to __________.

A. tell us the time of the story                    B. show Jennifer’s eased mind

C. show Jennifer’s loneliness                      D. indicate the beauty of nature

33. Jennifer decided to go home because __________.

A. it was getting cold      

B. she realized her parents were worried

C. she began to miss her parents

D. she knew nobody would take care of the garden

34. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Jennifer went home to fetch her favorite coat.

B. Jennifer’s father was so worried that he couldn’t take care of the outside garden.

C. Jennifer understood why the outside garden was left uncared for.

D. Jennifer’s father used to be too strict with her.

35. Which of the following shows the change of Jennifer’s feeling?

A. Relaxed→Lonely→Tired→Upset.

B. Angry→Relaxed→Fearful→Comfortable.

C. Fearful→Relaxed→Cheerful→Lonely.

D. Relaxed→Anxious→Shocked→Comfortable.  

I finished my last work of the week and could hardly wait to get home, take off my nursing shoes, and relax.

   As I _41_ my car, I saw one of my _42_ standing by the bus stop. I thought it would only take a couple of extra minutes to give her a ride home, and _43_, it was too cold to be standing outside on the coldest _44_ in January. I didn’t know where she lived, but I was _45_ I would be able to find my way back.

   We _46_ about our work as I drove and _47_ we knew it, we arrived at her house. I started driving back. _48_ looked familiar, but at first that didn’t _49_ me. But soon I _50_ something wrong. I recognized nothing. But I told myself to stay _51_.

   I was _52_ neighborhoods, streets and even streetlights. I no longer knew where I was now. How could I be so stupid! I looked down at my _53_. It was now 2:30 a.m. My gas was slowly running out. I _54_ the car and turned off the engine. In total defeat, I put my head down on the wheel, _55_. Then I raised my head and saw a(n) _56_ down the road in front of me. I turned my headlights on. A car! I drove a little _57_, got out of my car and knocked on the window of that car. An elderly man _58_ rolled his window down.

   I said that I didn’t know how to get back into town. In silence, he started driving. I ran back to my car and drove behind him. Finally I _59_ a familiar street. As I turned to head home, the car disappeared. Then I _60_ my driveway (车道) when the warning light for my gas tank (汽油箱) turned on.

   Though so many years have passed, I still thank the old man from my deepest heart.

Martin: Hey, Ruth. Where were you just now?

Ruth: Oh, I went to see my father in hospital. He has   61   (infect) with lung disease.

Martin: I'm sorry to hear that.   62  (compare) with other people, your father is a much heavier smoker, who has been addicted   63   smoking for over ten years.

Ruth: Well, yes. I really wish he   64  (smoke) so much. But he is so   65   (accustom) to nicotine that he can hardly resist its temptation. And I find   66   very difficult to put up with him because he has become moody (喜怒无常的)．

Martin: So, has he got any better in hospital?

Ruth: Yeah, he seldom scolds me and asks politely for water when he feels thirsty. But   67  time he tries to swallow a capsule, he chokes. He just can't get them down very easily.

Martin: Maybe you should ask the doctor for another prescription, and I think it's time that he  

  68   (give) smoking in order to live   69   healthy life.

Ruth: Thanks for your advice, Martin. I will try my best to persuade him to quit  70  (smoke)．

91. A                 (广泛传播的) flu epidemic affected eighteen western states.

92. It was                 (陈述) that the president made a statement announcing new policies to deal with the new situation.

93.                 (污染) is so bad that many rivers are full of chemicals which flow into the sea and kill sea creatures.

94. There is a growing                 (趋势) for people to travel abroad on holidays.

95. I                 (扫视) up to see who had come in.

96. He stated at the conference that developed countries                 (消耗) the most energy.

97. There has been serious                 (分歧) between the 2 political parties over the question.

98. To my great joy, they all made                 (稳定的) progress in English.

99. In production, we demand not only                 (数量) but also quality.

100. Life in the ocean                 (范围) from the tiniest plankton all the way up to giants like sharks and whales.

She got so ____ in her work that she didn’t notice anyone passing her.

  A. absorbed     B. devoted     C. addicted     D. concentrated

    As a child, if I fell and hurt myself, my mother would kiss my pain and take my hand in

hers, saying, "When it hurts,    41    my hand and I'll tell you that I love you.” Over and

over I'd squeeze her hand, and each    42    I heard the words "Marry ,I love you", which

was the most    43    to me.

    Sometimes, I pretended I'd been hurt  44  to have that ritual（仪式）with her.    45

I grew up, the ritual changed, but she always found a way to ease the____46    and increase the joy I felt in any area of my life.  On difficult days during high school, she'd offer me her

favorite chocolate when I returned home. During my 20s, Mom often called to suggest a

  47    lunch at the park just to celebrate a warm, sunny day.  A handwritten thank-you

  48    arrived after every single visit my parents    49    to my home, reminding me of how  50  I was to them.

    One morning in my 30s, my father phoned me with confusion and    51  .  “Mary,

something's wrong with your mother. Please come over as    52    as possible.”

    The l0-minute drive filled me with    5 3  ,  wondering what was happening to my

mother. When I arrived, I found Mom    54    on the bed, with her eyes closed.  I called to

her, trying to keep my voice as calm as possible.

    “Mom, I'm here.”

    “Mary, I hurt so much; am I going to die?"

    When I heard it, I  55  ,not knowing what to say. I paused for a moment that seemed

like a million years, waiting for the    58    to come. Tears    56    up as I looked at my loving mother lying there s0    57  .  I sat down beside her, picked up her hand and said, "Mom, when it    59  ,squeeze my hand and I'll tell you that I love you."

    Many hand squeezes and I-love-you passed between my mother and me during the next

two years until she    60  from cancer.

41.A.shake    B. squeeze    C. clap    D. lend

42.A.time    B. week    C. year    D. day

43.A.authentic    B. potential    C. interesting    D. unforgettable

44.A.thus    B. just    C. still    D. even

45.A.As    B. Though    C. Since    D. Because

46.A.mind    B. mess    C. sigh    D. pain

47.A.plate    B. business    C. picnic    D. box

48.A.parcel    B. invitation    C. note    D. article

49.A.paid    B .took    C. brought    D. sought

50.A.rude    B. special    C. polite    D. loyal

51.A.pride    B. regret    C. panic    D. caution

52.A.exactly    B. seriously    C. curiously    D. quickly

53.A.relief    B. fear    C. delight    D. sorrow

54.A.leaning    B. sitting    C. laying    D. lying

55.A.froze    B. ached    C. sweated    D. failed

56.A.electricity    B. words    C. water    D. doctors

57.A.followed    B. dried    C. welled    D. mixed

58.A.humorless    B. endless    C. aimless    D. helpless

59.A.swings    B. swells    C. hurts    D. expands

60.A.passed away    B. passed by    C. died down    D. died out

近几年，随着网络的普及，越来越多的学生书写明显退步。为了保护传统的民族文化——汉字，你学校学生会向全校学生提出建议：

    1. 减少课外上网时间，多读书；  

    2. 养成每天记日记的好习惯，练习书法；

    3. 少发电子邮件，尽量动手给亲朋好友写书信。

请你根据以上内容，代表学生会写一封英文倡议书。

    注意：1. 词数100左右。                 2. 可以适当增加细节以使行文连贯；

          3. 邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好。   4. 参考词汇:汉字Chinese characters

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21.Which tour will you choose if you want to know the history of China?

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22.What has made Sanya well-known?

A.The bars and restaurants          B.Long beaches and clear waters

C.Spiritual nourishment（营养品）   D.The wildlife reserves

23.Where does this text probably come from?

A.A travel guide    B.A travel diary    C.A business report    D.A press comment

 _____________ cease（终止） advertising, prices would be significantly reduced.

  A. Were they to   B. Could they   C. If they    D. Would they

________ in his work, Tom simply forgot food and sleep.
  A. Absorbing        B. Absorb      C. Absorbed   D. To absorb

 Gordon Brown was born in Scotland in 1951. His childhood was a brilliant success because of his intellectual strength. He was accepted into middle school at 10. At 16 he became the youngest student at Edinburgh University.

   “At that time, he was a lucky boy, good at almost everything,” said his old friend Murray Elder. However, setbacks (挫折) fell on the brilliant boy. After a rugby injury, he became blind in his left eye. Before long, similar symptoms (症状) developed in his right eye. “I lay in the hospital bed in total darkness, uncertain about my future,” said Brown.

   Looking back into the past, Brown didn’t complain about his bad luck. He even said: “One door closes; you can’t play rugby any more, so you focus on other things.”

   Brown was interested in student politics in university, which helped a lot in his political career later in life.

   In 1997, Brown was made Chancellor of the Exchequer (财政大臣). He has succeeded in giving the country a high rate of employment and the longest period of economic growth in its history.

   Compared with his successful career, Brown’s family life is full of downs. He lost his first daughter ten days after her birth. His 1-year-old youngest son has a deadly disease. “These accidents make me appreciate my life more,” he said.

32. Gordon Brown was successful in his childhood because he _____.

   A. was very intelligent        

B. went to middle school at 10

   C. played rugby very well        

D. became the youngest student at Edinburgh University

33. When Gordon Brown looked back on the past, he _____.

    A. felt very sad about his misfortune     B. wished that he had not played rugby 

   C. believed that his door was closed        D. still had hope for the future       

34. Which of the following is TRUE about Gordon Brown?

   A. He didn’t like politics in university.

 B. He became Chancellor of the Exchequer at 48.

  C. He did a good job to improve the national economy.

  D. He didn’t do well for the country’s employment.

35. From the last paragraph, we learn that Brown’s family life _____.

   A. is as successful as his career.            B. is full of accidents 

   C. makes him upset about his life            D. is filled with good luck

When I was younger, about 14, I was already ready to work. My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life. For him, getting up at 5 a.m. and working  36      hours before I went to school, and then working more after school until there was not enough   37   to see, were  38   .

My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very   39   . He began to show me these, not through words, but through his actions. He would not   40   a job until it was done. He   41   put his all into everything he did. However, he showed me this not just in   42   , but in everything. Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to  43  a game once, and he explained to me that I had made a  44   and that even if I just skipped one game, I did not 45   to play the rest of the games.                        

So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was  46   to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to  47  . My entire   48   was to make my father proud of me. I knew that   49   I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it. My first job was doing construction for a company. As most of you know, construction is not an easy job,   50    being so young. When someone as young as I was started working, they would either   51   or get stronger. I got stronger. I worked the   52   I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had. In the end, my boss was    53   . He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents' eyes shone. From that day   54  I have worked every job to my full   55   , because that day defined my life. It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it.

36. A. a lot                      B. a great deal of        C. a couple of            D. the number of

37. A. lightning                 B. light                      C. lamps                   D. lanterns

38. A. normal           B. abundant         C. widespread      D. conscious

39. A. ridiculous               B. fortunate               C. hopeless               D. vital

40. A. quit                        B. seek                     C. perform                D. complete

41. A. might                     B. would                   C. could                    D. should

42. A. persuading             B. educating             C. acting                   D. working

43. A. enjoy                      B. defeat                   C. skip                      D. dip

44. A. commitment           B. improvement        C. resolve                D. conclusion

45. A. decide                    B. stop                      C. deserve                 D. resist

46. A. prepared                 B. shocked                C. contradictory        D. interested

47. A. stick                      B. succeed                C. fail                       D. play

48. A. problem                  B. world                   C. trick                     D. goal

49. A. in case                   B. even though          C. only if                  D. what if

50. A. especially               B. specially              C. typically             D. mentally

51. A. break                     B. struggle                C. pause                   D. arise

52. A. manner                   B. moment                C. way                     D. method

53. A. impressed               B. astonished           C. amused               D. conventional 

54. A. in                           B. on                        C. out                       D. beneath

55. A. ambition                 B. skill                      C. spirit                    D. potential