I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking,   36   she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

    Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my   37  . She wanted to know how I thought we should   38   things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew   39   about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her   40  . It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to   41   them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how   42   I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

    Mrs. Neidl's   43   that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it   44  !"I began to take   45  . I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be   46   upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and   47   create something.

    The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was   48   in the program

as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I   49   I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

    Being on that stage-design team   50   Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also   51   a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to   52   what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be   53  . Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her   54   in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined   55  .

36. A. and           B. yet            C. so             D. for

37. A. opinion       B. impression     C. information     D. intention

38. A. make         B. keep           C. handle         D. change

39. A. anything       B. something      C. everything      D. nothing

40. A. questions      B. comments      C. explanations    D. remarks

41. A. hold          B. follow         C. evaluate        D. form

42. A. happy         B. lively          C. reliable        D. punctual

43. A. message       B. motto          C. saying         D. suggestion

44. A. again         B. more          C. instead         D. later

45. A. steps          B. control         C. charge         D. risks

46. A. improved      B. acted          C. looked         D. reflected

47. A. easily         B. carefully       C. confidently     D. proudly

48. A. introduced     B. recognized     C. identified      D. considered

49. A. confirmed     B. decided        C. realized        D. acknowledged

50. A. with          B. below         C. of             D. by

51. A. developed     B. discovered     C. took           D. fostered

52. A. accept        B. care           C. judge          D. wonder

53. A. bored         B. lazy           C. sad            D. afraid

54. A. trust          B. patience       C. curiosity       Do interest

55. A. accessible     B. enjoyable      C. possible        D. favorable

Being able to afford       drink would be       comfort in those tough times.

A. the; the                           B. a; a                   C. a; 不填                    D. 不填；a

 The fish didn’t seem to mind me ______ among them.

A. to swim            B. swimming                C. swim                D. to be swimming

 Stephen Hawking believes that earth is unlikely to be the only planet       life has developed gradually.

A. that                   B. where        C. which        D. whose

 Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live         you do.

A. so rich and full as                 B. as a rich and full life as    

C. so rich and full life as                      D. as rich and full a life as

— We've only got this small bookcase. Will that do?

— No, 　　 I am looking for is something much bigger and stronger.

　 A. who　　　　　 B. that　　　　　 C. what 　　　　　D. which

——I didn’t ask for the name list. Why ______on my desk?

——I put it there just now in case you needed it.

A. does it land　　　 B. has it landed　　 C. will it land　　　　　　 D. had it landed

 Was it in the library______he often went to do some reading________he met the pretty girl?

A．that；that  B．where；where   C．where；that    D．that；where

 ______ the program, they have to stay there for another two weeks.

   A. Not completing   B. Not completed   C. Not having completed  D. Having completed

 —You didn't lock the back door.   

— You are wrong. I _______.

   A. have locked it        B. lock it myself      C. did lock it          D. do lock it