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At one time I was unemployed and money was running short. I needed a job   36    but it seemed as if no one was hiring. A very good friend of mine   37    me one day with an offer. "I'm going to have to let this job go and I was wondering if you would like to take it   38   ?"  "That would be great," I replied. I went to speak with the   39    and he said he could use me, but never gave me a start date. Really needing the job, I made it a point to go and   40    with him every day. Finally he said, "You can start Monday morning." I showed up for   41    extra early, ready to do my best. When I went inside I was   42   that I would be buffing(抛光) the floors. My friend was there to show me how to   43   the buffer. "It's easy," he said, running the machine very   44   . He handed it over to me and said, "Here, you give it a try." I grabbed the handles with a "no problem"   45   . To my surprise, the buffer was rather   46   to operate. Several times, I tried to run it again and   47   . I really had to fight that thing to make it go. "What am I going to do?" I   48    to myself. "I finally found a job and I can't do it. Am I going to have to tell them I have to quit?" After several rough   49   of buffing, I finally made up my mind that I was going to do this. For about a week, I   50    with the buffer, putting all my weight and   51    into it. Eventually, I learned the   52    was not to struggle with it at all, just go   53    the flow of it, and by the second week, I was   54    and running it with one hand. A few months later, I thought back and wondered what   55    have happened if I had given up that first week. I certainly would not have had the newfound confidence or a paycheck. 36.   A. quickly                     B. badly                        C. lightly                      D. comfortably 37.   A. approached               B. encouraged               C. instructed                 D. persuaded 38.   A. away                       B. in                             C. over                         D. up 39.   A. friend                       B. manager                   C. employee                  D. conductor 40.   A. catch up                   B. put up                      C. check out                 D. check in 41.   A. interview                  B. breakfast                  C. work                       D. practice 42.   A. commanded              B. warned                     C. informed                  D. recommended 43.   A. repair                       B. operate                     C. tend                         D. treat 44.   A. slowly                      B. gently                       C. thoroughly              D. smoothly 45.   A. attitude                     B. response                   C. phrase                      D. opinion 46.   A. hard                         B. light                         C. convenient                D. heavy 47.   A. failed                       B. wounded                  C. succeeded                D. won 48.   A. turned                      B. came                        C. referred                    D. thought 49.   A. weeks                      B. months                     C. days                        D. years 50.   A. met                          B. struggled                  C. combined                 D. lived 51.   A. courage                    B. spirit                        C. body                        D. strength 52.   A. trick                        B. technology                C. method                    D. message 53.   A. among                            B. against                            C. under                       D. with 54.   A. hanging about           B. showing off                     C. calming down           D. pulling through 55.   A. must                        B. should                      C. would                      D. can 答案：36—40 BACBD              41—45 CCBDA              46—50 AADCB              51—55 DADBC

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