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I felt very depressed the other day. The weather had been dark and rainy, and I just didn’t feel so   41   . As I was sitting at my desk, I  42   it was the birthday of a dear long-time friend — a single, middle-aged woman who had devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loving her  43  . Knowing that she didn’t have family in town, I  44  to give her a call. Sure enough, she was on her shift,   45   to work late into the evening, and wouldn’t have  46  of a birthday this year. As always, though, she  47  cheerful and was happy that I  48  . After I hung up, I couldn’t   49   the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day.   50   feeling a little depressed myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed, I couldn’t shake the thought. I   51   gave in, and set off to the hospital with a card, a cheese cake, and some balloons that evening. My friend’s grateful smile and joyful surprise   52   me that I’d done the right thing, and they were a generous   53    for the little effort it had taken. When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a  54   friend on her birthday, but my own negative feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had   55   my own! Isn’t that the way it is  56   we take the time and make the   57   to do something for someone else? It’s just like the saying, “Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who   58  .” Cheering up people on their birthdays isn’t the only thing we can do to make their day. Life constantly presents us with   59   to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to  60  . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too. 41. A.special B.nervous C.positive D.scared 42. A.explained B.remembered C.complained D.informed 43. A.family B.work C.training D.school 44. A.continued B.agreed C.refused D.decided 45. A.prepared B.surprised C.disappointed D.bored 46. A.many B.little C.few D.much 47. A.looked B.grew C.found D.sounded 48. A.admitted B.succeeded C.called D.apologized 49. A.shake B.experience C.imagine D.understand 50. A.Almost B.Even C.Still D.Never 51. A.finally B.luckily C.unhappily D.hardly 52. A.convinced B.advised C.promised D.reminded 53. A.response B.reward C.contribution D.share 54. A.careless B.weak C.curious D.lonely 55. A.troubled B.taken C.made D.wasted 56. A.where B.why C.how D.when 57. A.effort B.suggestion C.money D.call 58. A.tries B.expects C.receives D.cares 59. A.dreams   B.opportunities C.choices D.regrets 60. A.something B.someone C.everyone D.everything 答案：41--- 45 CBBDA   46---50 DDCAC   51---55 AABDC    56---60 DACBB

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