(07·四川)

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before    36   Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   37   me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   38   like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the   39   you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   40   to the mosquitoes. " Not   41   it, I replied, "Grandmaaaa, that's just an old wives' tale!" 

Well, less than a week   42   my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a   43   of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being   44   , but they all proved useless.

Late one   45   in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the   46   of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I   47   my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being   48    she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. "  With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地)   49   her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would   50   on her face.  However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others'   51   , only to find they were all sleeping   52   as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites, I came to   53   my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n)   54   mind about those strange old wives' tales   55   they do have some truth to them.

36. A. leaving          B. passing               C. visiting                   D. finding

37. A. persuaded        B. reminded          C.  warned                D.  informed

38. A. students         B. foreigners           C. passengers                 D. visitors

39. A. earlier             B. longer            C. sooner                   D. later

40. A. grows           B. goes               C. flows                   D. remains

41. A. expecting          B. understanding      C. recognizing               D. believing

42. A. after            B. before              C. when                    D. as

43. A. shade            B. pile                C. cloud                           D. blanket

44. A. touched               B. bitten                C. defeated                  D. discovered

45. A. morning         B. afternoon            C. evening                  D. night

46. A. noise            B. hit                 C. pain                      D. effect

47. A. woke up       B. shouted at         C. looked for                 D. dropped on

48. A. blamed          B. interrupted          C. moved                    D. frightened

49. A. having           B. watching           C. making                   D. helping

50. A. land              B. fly                 C. fall                             D. wait

51. A. houses         B. flats               C. rooms                  D. homes

52. A. joyfully        B. anxiously            C. soundlessly               D. worriedly

53. A. tell            B. know               C. remember                  D. accept

54. A. open          B. active               C. clear                     D. honest

55. A. and           B. so                 C. because                  D. until

 (07·重庆)

In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my __36__, it was the same score.

       Later that evening, I _37_ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _38_ much better than an IQ(智商) test. We _39_ that Michael’s score must have been a __40___ and we should treat him ___41___ as usual.

       We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got _42 _ grades in the school, especially _43_ biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.

       Michael _44_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _45_. In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.

       On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I _46_ the ceremony (典礼) at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _47_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _48_, “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _49_ we had in him.

       Interestingly, Michael then _50_ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _51_ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _52_.

       Children often do as _53_ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _54_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _55_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.

36. A. joy                     B. surprise             C. dislike                      D. disappointment

37. A. tearfully       B. fearfully            C. cheerfully                 D. hopefully

38. A. student        B. son                   C. friend                       D. doctor

39. A. argued         B. realized              C. decided                    D. understood

40. A. joke             B. mistake             C. warning                   D wonder.

41. A. specially       B. strictly                     C. naturally                   D. carefully

42. A. poor            B. good                 C. average                    D. standard

43. A. in                      B. about                C. of                            D. for

44. A. visited          B. chose                C. passed                            D. entered

45. A. allowed        B. described           C. required                   D. offered

46. A. missed         B. held                  C. delayed                    D. attended

47. A. high             B. same                 C. low                          D. different

48. A. curiously      B. eagerly              C. calmly                      D. jokingly

49. A. faith            B. interest              C. pride                        D. delight

50. A. looked for    B. asked for           C. waited for                D. prepared for

51. A. received       B. accepted            C. organized                 D. discussed

52. A. imperfect     B. impossible         C. uncertain                  D. unsatisfactory

53. A. honestly       B. much                C. well                        D. bravely

54. A. hear            B. learn                 C. expect                      D. speak

55. A. wise            B. rude                  C. shy                          D. stupid

 (08·四川)

One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter.For several weeks she had been  16  me to play chess(棋)with her,so I suggested a game and she eagerly  17  .It was a school night,however,and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could  18  my moves,because she  19  to go to bed;she had to get up at six in the morning.I  20  she had strict sleeping habits,  21  I thought she ought to be able to  22  some of this strictness.I said to her,“  23  ，you can stay up late for once.We’re having  24  .”We played on for another fifteen minutes,during which time she looked  25  .Finally she said,“Please,Daddy,do it quickly.”“No,”I replied.“If you’re going to play it  26  ,you’re going to play it slowly.”And so we  27  for another ten minutes,until  28  my daughter burst into tears,and  29  that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made  30  .I had started the evening wanting to have a  31  time with my daughter but had  32  my desire to win to become more  33  than my relationship with my daughter.When I was a child,my desire to win  34  me well.As a parent,I  35  that it got in my way.So I had to change.

16.A.guiding                     B.asking                    C.training                  D.advising

17.A.followed                   B.expected                    C.replied                    D.accepted

18.A.change                        B.repeat                     C.hurry                     D.pass

19.A.agreed                         B.needed                   C.begged                   D.hated

20.A.knew                           B.learned                   C.guessed                  D.heard

21.A.so                               B.for                            C.but                        D.or

22.A.put up                         B.take up                   C.pick up                         D.give up

23.A.As usual                   B.Go ahead                   C.By the way             D.Come on

24.A.patience                    B.luck                          C.fun                        D.success

25.A.excited                     B.proud                        C.anxious                  D.angry

26.A.well                          B.again                         C.fairly                      D.regularly

27.A.discussed                     B.continued                  C.counted                  D.argued

28.A.nervously                     B.immediately            C.strangely                D.suddenly

29.A.promised                         B.admitted                    C.wondered                  D.discovered

30.A.a mistake                     B.a decision               C.an attempt              D.an effort

31.A.free                          B.different                    C.full                           D.happy

32.A.managed                   B.recognized              C.allowed                     D.reduced

33.A.important                     B.attractive                C.practical                    D.interesting

34.A.offered                     B.served                    C.controlled               D.taught

35.A.realized                     B.apologized              C.imagined                   D.explained

 (08·重庆)

I was on a bus one March evening.The driver didn’t   36   to start the bus soon because it was not yet   37  .A middle-aged woman got on.Tired and sad,she told her story   38  ,not to anyone in particular.On her way to the station,half of her

  39   was stolen.The other half was hidden under her blouse,so she   40   still had some left.A few minutes later,she stopped crying,but still looked   41  .

When all the seats were taken,the driver started the engine.The conductor began to collect fares(车费).When she came to an old man in worn-out clothes,he  42  that he had spent all his money when he had accidentally got on a wrong bus and now he was trying to go home.On hearing this,she ordered the old man to   43   the bus.The old man was almost in tears as he   44   her to let him take the bus home.The driver took the conductor’s side and repeated the conductor’s   45  .

The woman was watching the incident.  46   the driver and the conductor raised their voices at the old man,she interfered(干预).

“Stop   47   him!Can’t you see he’s only trying to get home?”

“He doesn’t have any money!” the driver   48  .

“Well,that’s no   49   to throw him off the bus,”she insisted.

Then she reached inside her blouse,took out her   50   money,and handed it to the conductor.“Here’s his fare and mine.Just stop giving him a   51   time.”

All heads turned to the woman.“It’s only money,”she shrugged.

She rode the rest of the way home   52   a happy smile,with the money she’d lost earlier   53  .

On the road of life,the help of strangers can   54   our loads and lift our spirits.How much sweeter the   55   will be when we make it a little smoother for others!

36.A.try                    B.care                   C.decide                    D.intend

37.A.empty                   B.full                     C.crowded                   D.ready

38.A.tearfully             B.seriously             C.carefully                    D.calmly

39.A.fare                   B.possession       C.money                      D.wealth

40.A.strangely            B.happily            C.secretly                     D.fortunately

41.A.unsatisfied         B.weak                  C.unhappy                    D.excited

42.A.explained              B.declared             C.admitted                    D.found

43.A.get off               B.start                   C.get on                    D.stop

44.A.begged                 B.scolded                  C.praised                   D.thanked

45.A.request              B.action              C.suggestion              D.command

46.A.Unless                  B.Although            C.Until                         D.When

47.A.attacking            B.bothering            C.blaming                     D.wronging

48.A.warned                 B.whispered           C.shouted                     D.repeated

49.A.problem             B.need                   C.matter                    D.reason

50.A.spending            B.collected             C.remaining                  D.borrowed

51.A.busy                     B.cold                   C.hard                          D.fearful

52.A.giving                   B.wearing              C.taking                    D.forcing

53.A.forgotten                  B.used                   C.earned                    D.returned

54.A.move                    B.increase              C.lighten                    D.carry

55.A.world                   B.journey            C.smile                         D.friendship

 (08·浙江)

In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. These things have come to represent, in fact, what I call   21   and love.

    I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did __22__the water. Any kind of __23__ride seemed to give him pleasure. __24__he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.

    But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being __25__the water, moving through it, __26__it all around me. I was not a strong __27__, or one who learned to swim early, for I had my __28__. But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and __29__those summer days with my father, who __30__ come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the __31__person not in swimsuit.

    After swimming, I would go __32__ his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me __33__anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk __34__ he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his _35__. But my father always __36__and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s __37__.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get __38__ an ice cream...

  A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is __39__.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but __40__, in that childhood, looks at us.

21．A. desire                  B. joy                   C. anger                   D. worry

22．A. avoid                  B. refuse                  C. praise               D. love

23．A. boat                   B. bus                    C. train                D. bike

24．A. But                    B. Then                   C. And                   D. Still

25．A. on                     B. off                    C. by                    D. in

26．A. having                  B. leaving              C. making                D. getting

27．A. swimmer              B. rider                    C. walker               D. runner

28．A. hopes                 B. faiths                   C. rights               D. fears

29．A. spending               B. saving                  C. wasting                D. ruining

30．A. should                  B. would                 C. had to                  D. ought to

31．A. next                    B. only                   C. other                   D. last

32．A. away from              B. out of                C. by                     D. inside

33．A. put up                  B. break down           C. play with                    D. work out

34．A. the moment             B. the first time         C. while                 D. before

35. A. fishing net             B. office things         C. wooden chair         D. lab equipment

36. A. stood up                B. set out                C. showed up             D. turned out

37. A. fine                      B. strange                C. terrible                  D. funny

38. A. the student            B. the assistant         C. myself                D. himself

39. A. memory                   B. wealth                C. experience           D. practice

40. A. which                      B. who                       C. what                     D. whose

 (08·天津)

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was

ready for new  16  in high school.

      17  , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be  18  for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  19  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  20  as the list ended without her name. Feeling   21   , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was  22  . She moved on to English and history, and was  23   to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  24   math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school  25  . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as  26  as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough  27  for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled  28  and left. “Why is high school so

29  ?” she sighed.

Later in  30  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much   31  . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to  32  at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  33  . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  34  a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  35  fish you can be.”

16. A. processes                    B. decisions             C. challenges            D. exercises

17. A. Therefore             B. However              C. Otherwise           D. Besides

18. A. difficult                B. easy                        C. boring              D. interesting

19. A. editor                        B. boss                        C. candidate            D. judge

20. A. jumped                B. sank                 C. stopped             D. raced

21. A. strange                B. happy                C. awful               D. lonely

22. A. struggling             B. improving             C. working            D. complaining

23. A. ashamed              B. disappointed           C. shocked            D. relieved

24. A. put up                B. prepare for            C. worry about         D. give up

25. A. committee             B. newspaper                   C. radio               D. team

26. A. enthusiastic            B. artistic                C. sympathetic         D. realistic

27. A. speakers                B. readers                C. cheerleaders         D. writers

28. A. widely                  B. weakly                C. excitedly            D. brightly

29. A. similar                  B. ordinary               C. different            D. familiar

30. A. physics                 B. history                C. English             D. math

31. A. pleasure                 B. hope                  C. trouble            D. sorrow

32. A. fit in                   B. look out               C. stay up            D. get around

33. A. swim                  B. try                    C. ask               D. escape

34. A. in return for             B. in case of              C. in terms of         D. instead of

35. A. slimmest                B. smallest               C. best              D. gentlest

 (08·山东)

On August 26,1999,New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm.The rain caused the streets to  36  and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately,this happened during the morning rush hour.Many people who were going to work were  37  to go home.Some battled to  38  a taxi or to get on a bus.Still others faced the  39  bravely,walking miles to get to work.

I  40  to be one of people on the way to work that morning.I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most  41  had stopped.After making my way  42  crowds of people,I finally found a subway line that was  43  .Unfortunately,there were so many people waiting to  44  the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the  45  .So I took the train going in the opposite direction,and then switched back to the downtown train.Finally,after what seemed like forever,the train  46  my stop.Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain.When I finally got to my office,I was  47  through,exhausted and  48  .

My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off.When it was 5∶00 pm,I was ready to go home.I was about to turn off my computer  49  I received an email from Garth,my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and  50  reported to work.It is always reassuring (令人欣慰),at times like these,when employees so clearly show their  51  to their jobs.Thank you.

Garth’s email was short,but I learned more from that  52  message than I ever did from a textbook.The email taught me that a few words of  53  can make a big difference.The rainstorm and the traffic  54  had made me tired and upset.But Garth’s words immediately  55  me and put a smile back on my face.

36.A.break                           B.flood                         C.sink                          D.crash

37.A.forced                         B.refused                   C.adjusted                    D.gathered

38.A.order                           B.pay                           C.call                           D.search

39.A.climate                     B.scenery                         C.storm                        D.burden

40.A.used                            B.promised                   C.deserved                   D.happened

41.A.practice                    B.routine                   C.process                         D.service

42.A.to                                B.through                     C.over                          D.for

43.A.operating                         B.cycling                   C.turning                   D.rushing

44.A.check                          B.carry                         C.find                          D.board

45.A.street                           B.ground                   C.floor                         D.platform

46.A.paused                         B.crossed                         C.reached                     D.parked

47.A.wet                          B.weak                         C.sick                          D.hurt

48.A.ashamed                   B.discouraged            C.surprised                   D.puzzled

49.A.while                           B.when                        C.where                       D.after

50.A.hardly                          B.casually                     C.absolutely               D.eventually

51.A.devotion                   B.donation                    C.connection             D.reaction

52.A.accurate                   B.urgent                    C.brief                         D.humorous

53.A.promise                    B.appreciation            C.advice                    D.guidance

54.A.troubles                    B.signals                    C.rules                         D.signs

55.A.corrected                         B.supported                  C.amazed                     D.refreshed

 (08·宁夏、海南、全国ⅠA篇)

After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant．Having worked with an experienced   36   for a few days, I was    37   to wait tables on my own.All went   38 

that first week．When Saturday night came, I was luckily    39    the tables not far from the kitchen．  40  　, I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘)．

Before I knew it ,the   41   was full of people. I moved slowly,   42   every step. I remember how   43   I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was   44    on．It had nice handles, which made it    45    to move around．I was pleased with everything and began to    46    I was a natural at this job．

Then, an old man came to me and said,“Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved  47   you work.It seems your tray stand has been very    48    to you, but we are getting ready to

  49    now ,and my wife needs her   50   back．”

At first his    51    did not get across．“What was he talking about?” Then, I got it．I had set my trays on his wife’s　orthopedic walker (助步器)．I stood frozen as ice ,but my face was

  52   ．I wanted to get into a hole and   53   ．

Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just    54   . I have learned to be more    55    and not to be too sure of myself．

36．A．manager              B．assistant           C．cook              D．waitress

37．A．promised          B．invited                C．allowed             D．advised

38．A．well               B．quickly             C．safely              D．wrong

39．A．left               B．given            C．brought             D．shown

40．A．Therefore        B．However         C．Otherwise          D．Finally

41．A．kitchen            B．street            C．restaurant          D．table

42．A．minding                  B．changing                 C．taking                     D．saving

43．A．angry                            B．calm                       C．sad                         D．happy

44．A．fixed                      B．trained                    C．loaded                    D．waited

45．A．slower                    B．lighter                     C．quieter                    D．easier

46．A．believe                    B．agree                      C．regret                            D．pretend

47．A．letting                     B．making                   C．watching                D．having

48．A．useful                     B．familiar                   C．unusual                   D．interesting

49．A．rest                        B．order                      C．eat                         D．leave

50．A．bag                        B．walker                    C．tray                        D．coat

51．A．idea                        B．praise                     C．message                 D．need

52．A．cold                       B．full of joy                C．pale                        D．on fire

53．A．lie                          B．hide                        C．defend                    D．stay

54．A．repeated                  B．discovered                     C．corrected                D．described

55．A．careful                    B．patient                    C．honest                    D．practical                          

 (09·福建)

Children find meanings in their old family tales.  

When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather, a banker,    36   all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times   37   his strong-minded grandfather was nearly   38    , he loaded his family into the car and   39    them to see family members in Canada with a   40   ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”

The  41   took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a   42    house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was  43     that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t   44      , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they   45    was how warm the people were in the house and how  46     of their heart was accessible.  

Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children   47    hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing  48     in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.  

A university   49    of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 50   parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.  

The  51    is telling the stories in a way children can  52     . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that   53    , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s  54    , and make eye contact （接触） to create “a personal experience”,. We don’t have to tell children

55   they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”

36. A. missed                     B. lost                        C. forgot                     D. ignored

37. A. when                       B. while                      C. how                      D. why

38. A. friendless                 B. worthless                C. penniless                 D. homeless

39. A fetched                     B. allowed                  C. expected                 D. took

40. A. hope                        B. promise                  C. suggestion              D. belief

41. A. tale                         B. agreement              C. arrangement           D. report

42. A. large                        B. small                      C. new                       D. grand

43. A. surprised                  B. annoyed                  C. disappointed            D. worried

44. A. Therefore                 B. Besides                   C. Instead                   D. Otherwise

45. A. talked about             B. cared about             C. wrote about            D. heard about

46. A. much                       B. many                      C. little                       D. few

47. A. beyond                    B. over                       C. behind                    D. through

48. A. argument                  B. skill                       C. interest                   D. anxiety

49. A. study                       B. design                    C. committee             D. staff

50. A. provide                    B. retell                      C. support                   D. refuse

51. A. trouble                     B. gift                         C. fact                       D. trick

52. A. perform                   B. write                      C. hear                       D. question

53. A. means                     B. ends                       C. begins                    D. proves

54. A. needs                       B. activities                 C. judgments              D. habits

55. A. that                         B. what                      C. which                    D. whom

 (09·北京)

Jame’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed .

＄24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!_37____ on earth was he going to get the ___38___ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycle. It was __39___ to hang around with people  when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no ___40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _41____.

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42_ it . He would have to find a job . __43____ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had__44_ on most things.

 “Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr.. clay. “My windows need cleaning and my

car needs washing. ”

That was the __45__ of  James’ s odd-job（零工） business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards ,and mended books. He lost count of the _46____ of  jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the   47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48___ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49____ for the bicycle he longed for.

The day __50_ came when James counted his money and found ＄ 94. 32. He _51___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard _53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _54__ he had bought it with his own money. He had _55__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.

36. A. cleaned                        B. covered                  C. counted                     D. checked

37. A. How                            B. Why                      C. Who                         D. What

38. A. amount                        B. part                        C. sum                          D. rest

39. A. brave                      B. hard                       C. smart                        D. unfair

40. A. point                           B. reason                    C. result                        D. right

41. A. split                             B. spend                     C. spare                        D. save

42. A. borrow                        B. earn                       C. raise                         D. collect

43. A. Or                               B. So                         C. For                           D. But

44. A. decisions                     B. experience              C. opinions                    D. knowledge

45. A. beginning                     B. introduction            C. requirement               D. opening

46. A. similarity                      B. quality                    C. suitability                   D. variety

47. A. brand                          B. number                  C. size                           D. type

48. A. effort                          B. pressure                 C. money                      D. trouble

49. A. all                               B. enough                   C. much                        D. some

50. A. finally                          B. instantly                 C. normally                    D. regularly

51. A. gave                            B. left                         C. took                          D. wasted

52. A. patiently                       B. proudly                  C. silently                      D. tiredly

53. A. applying                       B. asking                    C. looking                      D. working

54. A. since                           B. if                           C. than                          D. though

55. A. deserved                      B. benefited                C. achieved                    D. learned