Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents may get mad．But, say _50_, and they'll think you weren't friendly．So, _51_can you talk with adults?

It's _52_．Just ask them questions about themselves．"Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living," suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny, author of The Confidence Plan．

Kids can also talk to grown-ups about _53_．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "_54_" when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says．If a grown-up is _55_ Harry Potter, it's ok to talk about your love for Harry．It's a safe topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so go ahead and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．

But _56_the topic of video games．"Adults don't want to hear about your video game _57_they play it," Ursiny explains．

Adults also don't want to hear slang．Don't use language they don't _58_．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language．

_59_,most adults aren't into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what school was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun discussion if you _60_your

10th-grade experience with theirs．"_61_you chat with your parents beforehand to find out which topics are

off-limits（禁区）．

Also, don't chat about things that make your parents feel guilty．Don't mention _62_ stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says．And don't complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast．

Instead, Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents' _63_．Learning how to _64_that type of understanding might help you out in the future．"The most successful people, can develop a sympathetic feeling for others," he says．

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

2.A．how                B．whatever         C．why              D．when

3.A．important          B．interesting     C．hard             D．easy

4.A．movies             B．meals            C．parties          D．hobbies

5.A．look up            B．light up        C．make up          D．keep up

6.A．in               B．on                 C．into             D．onto

7.A．neglect            B．avoid            C．prevent          D．ignore

8.A．when               B．unless           C．but              D．because

9.A．believe            B．accept           C．understand       D．agree

10.A．While             B．As               C．If               D．Since

11.A．show              B．compare          C．balance          D．match

12.A．Make sure         B．Pay attention    C．Watch out        D．Take care

13.A．incredible                            B．special          C．embarrassing     D．personal

14.A．shoes            B．clothes          C．condition        D．location

15.A．produce           B．shape       C．raise            D．develop

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　　Mr and Mrs Richardson arrive 　1　 London Airport, at the end of a three-week holiday in Italy．It has been hot there, so Mr Richardson 　2　 the beard （胡子） that he has always 　3　 ．But his passport photograph shows him 　4　 his beard．

　　An officer looks at the photograph for a moment, and says; “Will you excuse me．Please sit down．I shan’t keep you long．” 　5　 this, he walks away, shows the photograph to 　6　 second officer, and says: “I know that face．” The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr Richardson has come from．When he hears that the Richardsons have just arrived 　7　 from Rome, the second officer’s eyes 　8 　and he says: “An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Rome on Friday．And that man looks just the sort of man who…”

　　Suddenly, it 　9　 to the first officer who Mr Richardson is．He returns to him, and asks: “Did you teach at Evans High School?” When Mr Richardson answers, with some surprise, that he 　10　 , the first officer smiles, and says: “I think so．I’m Alan Green．You taught me French．You haven’t changed a bit．”

第三部分：完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was almost Christmas. We wrote to my father, asking him to  36  an artificial tree for us and   _37  it to us in several smaller boxes. Two days before Christmas we were in a  38  . All of the boxes that my father had sent us arrived except for the one with the tree  39 . We decided to wait one more day.
Meanwhile, in Bremerhaven, a young mail clerk  40  a box under a counter. He  41  that someone would be without a tree for Christmas. Although he was closing up and there was no  42_  on Christmas, he processed the mail and got it to Mannheim.
After putting the  43  on the proper shelf, he headed to the snack bar. The place was  44   and he ended up sharing a table. Two men were speaking and the clerk discovered that one of his  45  at the table was working in Mannheim. He said to the man, "You could  46  play Santa for someone in Mannheim tonight if you'd like to." The man  47  to deliver it and the two walked to the mail room to  48  the package.
At home in Mannheim, we were busily  49  to think up some way to put our tree together, but couldn't  50  a workable solution. We were ready to give up  51  the door bell rang. There stood a stranger holding a long  52  carton, our tree trunk. We invited him in,  53  it was Christmas Eve and he was  54  to get home to his own family.
The next day as we watched our little boy's eyes light up at the  55  of our beautiful tree, I whispered a little prayer: "Bless the stranger who brightened up our Christmas with his kindness."
36. A. sell             B. buy              C. deliver                 D. bring
37. A. send            B. pass               C. carry                 D. take
38. A. surprise          B. hunger             C. pleasure              D. panic
39. A. leaf            B. trunk              C. stand                D. branch
40. A. watched        B. caught             C. spotted               D. broke
41. A. directed         B. whispered           C. realized                 D. confirmed
42. A. delivery         B. customer          C. money                 D. letter
43. A. present        B. tree              C. mail                   D. package
44. A. crowded         B. small             C. noisy                  D. normal
45. A. friends          B. colleagues           C. relatives               D. companions
46. A. really           B. confidently         C. kindly                 D. patiently
47. A. overcame       B. agreed              C. astonished            D. struggled
48. A. fetch           B. transform           C. post                       D. consult
49. A. solving          B. explaining          C. trying                 D. worrying
50. A. come across      B. come back to        C. come upon             D. come up with
51. A. while             B. when              C. as                        D. since
52. A. slim            B. beautiful           C. thick                 D. heavy
53. A. but               B. so                  C. because                D. or
54. A. in surprise       B. it, the, way         C. in a hurt7              D. in lime
55. A. sight            B. back             C. corner                  D. scene