We were flying to a meeting. I was in the middle 　 36 .I found that the young woman sitting next to me was very　 37 and deep in thought. Then I asked her where she was from, where she was going and 　38　 she did.

　 She was a student and had been attending 　39 in Poland-----the homeland of her father. Then she told me sadly that her father had 　 40　 . She had chosen to attend college in Poland 　41 her father’s wishes and their relationship had been 42　 .They hadn’t forgiven each other 43　 he died.

　　 She seemed so sad. I looked at her, trying to　 44　 some words to say. I asked her if she had forgiven 45 for not realizing her father’s dream. She answered that she couldn’t forgive herself and felt so 46 .Slowly, I began to tell her about forgiveness. I encouraged her to 47 that because I believed her father wanted that too. She should forgive herself 48 how awful she thought she had been.

　　 I told her about 49 I had done as a teenager for which I had felt guilty for many years. How I was 50 with the choice of forgiving myself or to 51 feeling guilty for the rest of my life. I had 52 to forgive myself . The light in her eyes went on. She began to understand that she was 53　 forgiven and could forgive herself. She could be 54 and happy.

　　 How about you? Is there anything in your 55 for which you feel guilty?

36. A. chair　　 B. room　　　　 C. seat　　　 D. class

37. A. mad　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. angry　　　 D. happy

38. A. when　　　 B. which　　　 C. how　　　　 D. what

39. A. meeting　 B. school　　　 C. university D. party

40. A. died　　　 B. come　　　　 C. returned　 D. left

41. A. for　　　 B. against　　 C. with　　　 D. on

42. A. bad　　　 B. good　　　　 C. worse　　　 D. better

43. A. since　　 B. after　　　 C. when　　　 D. while

44. A. find out　 B. look up　　 C. go over　　 D. think of

45. A. myself　　 B. yourself　　 C. himself　　 D. herself

46. A. unhappy　 B. guilty　　　 C. lonely　　 D. helpless

47. A. trust　　 B. understand　 C. realize　　 D. find

48. A. as though B. even though C. if only　　 D. no matter

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

50. A. faced　　 B. forced　　　 C. satisfied　 D. challenged

51. A. try　　　 B. continue　　 C. start　　　 D. consider

52. A. picked　　 B. elected　　 C. selected　 D. chosen

53. A. totally　 B. simply　　　 C. already　　 D. hardly

54. A. calm　　　 B. quiet　　　 C. free　　　 D. safe

55. A. house　　 B. life　 　　　C. family　　 D. work

Checks have largely taken the place of money as a means of 　 36　 , for they are widely accepted everywhere. 　37　 this is very 　38　 for both buyer and seller, it should not be forgotten that checks are not real money: they are quite 　39 in themselves. A shop-keeper runs a certain 40 when he accepts a check and he is quite 　41 his rights if, on occasion, he 　42 to do so. People do not always know this and are 　43　 if their good faith is called in question. A wealthy friend of mine told me he had an extremely 　44 experience.

One day he decided to buy a particularly fine pearl necklace at a famous jewelry shop which keeps a large__45 of precious stones and asked if he could pay 　46 check, the assistant said that this was quite 47 . But the moment my friend signed his name, he was invited into the manager’s office. The manager was very polite, but he explained that someone 　48 exactly the same name had presented them with a worthless check not long ago. My friend got very angry at it and said he would buy a necklace 　49 . When he got up to go, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and he had better stay 　50 he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough the police arrived, __51 to my friend for the 　52 , but explained that a person who had used the same name as his 53 for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to 　 54　 out a note which had been used by the thief in a number of shops. The note read, “I have a gun in my pocket, ask no questions and give all the money in the safe.” Fortunately, my friend’s handwriting was quite__55__ the thief’s. He was not only allowed to go without further delay, but to take the pearl necklace with him.

36. A. change 　　 　　 B. exchange　　　　 　　 C. trade 　　　　　　　 　　 D. business

37. A. Because　　　　　　 　　 B. If 　　　　　　　　 　　 C. Though　　　　　　　　　 D. Since

　　38. A. favourite　　　　　　 B. popular　　　　　 　　 C. profitable 　　　　　　　 D. convenient

　　39. A. dangerous 　　 B. priceless 　　　 　　 C. unimportant 　　　　　 D. valueless

　　40. A. chance 　　　　　　 　　 B. risk 　　　　　　　 　　 C. opportunity 　 　　　 D. danger

41. A. within 　　　　　　　 B. out of　　　　　　　　　　 C. without　　　　　　 　 D. beyond

42. A. refuses 　　　　　　 　　 B. agrees 　　　　　 　　 C. fails 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hates

43. A. unhappy 　　 　　 B. ashamed 　　　 　　 C. shocked　　　　　 　 D. puzzled

44. A. uninteresting 　　 B. unreasonable 　　 C. unforgettable　　 　　　 D. unpleasant

　　45. A. amount　　　 　　 B. accident 　　　　 　　 C. stock 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. number

46. A. in 　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. by 　　　　　　　　 　　 C. with　　　　　　　　 　 D. on

　　47. A. in need 　　　　　　 B. in common 　　 　　 C. in use 　　　　　　　　　　 D. in order

48. A. used 　　　　 　　 B. with 　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. named 　　　　　　　　　 D. by

49. A. anywhere 　 　　 B. somewhere 　 　　 C. somewhere else 　　　 D. everywhere

50. A. unless 　　　 　　 B. otherwise 　　　 　　 C. if 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whether

51. A. coming 　　　　　　 B. sticking　 　　　 　　 C. apologizing 　　　　　　 D. checking

52. A. manner 　　　　　　 B. behavior 　　　　 　　 C. inconvenience　 　　　 D. treatment

　　53. A. responsible 　　 B. answered 　　　　　　 　　 C. charged 　　　　　　　 D. blamed

　 54. A. copy 　　　　 　　 B. read 　　　　　　　 　　 C. take 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bring

　 55. A. unlike 　　　　 　　 B. different 　　　　 　　 C. dissimilar 　　　　　　　 D. dislike

One day he had just got into the  5  with all his luggage when a young man came and sat down in the seat  6  him. The young man took out a book and began to read it, while the actor tried to get some  7  in this corner of the carriage.

When he opened his eyes, he found that the young man was looking  8  him with his mouth open, his book  9  . The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, but every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same  10  look. At last he gave up the attempt to sleep,   11  a newspaper, put it up in front of him and began to  12  .

After a few moments the young man cleared his  13  and spoke. “I beg your pardon, sir, ”he said, “But haven’t I seen you  14  before?” The actor didn’t answer. He didn’t even put his newspaper  15  .

The young man said nothing more for several minutes, but then he tried  16  . “I beg your pardon, sir” he said. “But are you going to San Francisco?”

The actor put his paper down this time, looked at the young man  17  without saying a word, and then put the paper up in front of him again.

This time there was an even longer  18  before the young man spoke again. Then he said, in a last  19  to start a conversation with the great man, “I am George. P. Anderson of Wilmington, Vermont. ”

This time the actor put his paper down and spoke, “  20  am I, ”he said.

That was the end of the conversation.

1. A. meet　　　　　　　　　　 B. recognize　　　　　　　　  C. realize　　　　　　　　　　  D. remember

2. A. had　　　　　　　　　　  B. decided　　　　　　　　    C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. required

3. A. tired　　　　　　　　　　     B. worried　　　　　　　　    C. satisfied　　　　　　　　   D. excited

4. A. expect　　　　　　　　  B. allow　　　　　　　　　　    C. discourage　　　　　　    D. encourage

5. A. way　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. station　　　　　　　　　　  C. train　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. hotel

6. A. towards　　　　　　    B. before　　　　　　　　　　  C. behind　　　　　　　　　　  D. opposite

7. A. sleep　　　　　　　　    B. food　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. drink

8. A. after　　　　　　　　　　     B. into　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. for

9. A. left　　　　　　　　　　   B. forgotten　　　　　　　　  C. gone　　　　　　　　　　    D. finished

10. A. unhappy　　　　　　  B. limited　　　　　　   C. pleasant　　　　　　　　    D. fixed

11. A. look through　　    B. folded up　　　　　　　　  C. took out　　　　　　　　   D. glanced at

12. A. read　　　　　　　　    B. consider　　　　　　　　   C. count　　　　　　　　　　   D. chat

13. A. eyes　　　　　　　　   B. mouth　　　　　　　　　　  C. hands　　　　　　　　　　   D. throat

14. A. here　　　　　　　　    B. long　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometime　　　　　　　　 D. somewhere

15. A. down　　　　　　　　  B. out　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. up　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. off

16. A. again　　　　　　　　  B. finally　　　　　　　　　　   C. also　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. once

17. A. strictly　　　　　　    B. happily　　　　　　　　　　 C. severely　　　　　　　　   D. friendly

18. A. stop　　　　　　　　    B. pause　　　　　　　　　　   C. break　　　　　　　　　　   D. passage

19. A. effort　　　　　　　　  B. hope　　　　　　　　　　    C. struggle　　　　　　　　    D. attempt

20. A. Never　　　　　　　　 B. Nor　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. So　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. Sure

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　　I've really got to do something to lose weight because I'm getting much too fat. I wasn't___1___about it until I went to see the doctor. She told me that I'd___2__have a heart attack___3__I started eating less. She said,“When you are on___4__you have to resist the temptation to eat even though you feel___5__. This may be very hard to do and you certainly need a lot of___6__to succeed.”

　　So, I'm going to a ___7___ arm for a month where I won't be able to___8__much and where I'll have to___9__my diet. They will also make me take plenty of___10__, which won't do me any___11__either. Both the diet and the exercise will help me to lose___12__and feel healthier. People say that health farms are like __13__ here every one is___14__up and given carrot juice and lettuce when really wants a bi __15__. In fact, that's exactly the kind of discipline I___16__, because whenever I see someone having a ___17__in a TV program, feel like a drink myself and it's __18__ cigarettes and food. ___19__me luck, when you see me again, I'll be so slim that you won't ___20__ me.