I decided not to bring in home any other things with the words Made in China on a dark Monday, two days after last Christmas, though I still keep some in my house.

  At work my boss, Mr. White, points out that I am ___36__ myself if I think I have been __37_____ Chinese products, in spite of the obvious facts in daily life.

  “Chinese ___38___ are everywhere,” he says, “You can’t avoid those, no matter how hard you try, it is impossible.”

   That is the __39____, which I have been considering for months, since I have kept the American car with the Chinese ___40__ in it. This week I was __41___ again of the difficulty of avoiding China when I bought earrings from a local artist. I was feeling pleased with myself ___42_____ I got home and noticed the gift box made in China.

  My boss continues, “You know what you are doing? You are ___43__ your dependence on China, not __44___ it,” he says, “You are just cheating yourself.”

   The boss, a frequent complainer, doesn’t slow down when I ___45___ to stop him to ___46___ that I am writing a __47____ of stories on the boycott for the business magazine.

   “Maybe you can ___48____ it a year without Chinese products, ___49_____ sooner or later you will even ___50___ Chinese dishes,” the nice boss says, “There is no getting around it.”

   I ____51____ at him as he turns to leave, quite ___52____.

   “Thanks for your support,” I say to his ___53____.

   The year is nearly half over. I can ___54_____without them. ___55___, it is a little inconvenient to live without a DVD player, a DV camera or a printer made in China. But a better question might be: How hard could it be to live without Made in China with the whole family?

A. fooling        B. persuading      C. beating         D. enjoying

A. keeping        B. accepting      C. avoiding         D. admitting

A. advertising     B. items          C. materials        D. business

A. story          B. plan           C. suggestion       D. point

A. parts          B. engines         C. wheels          D. goods

A. asked         B. reminded        C. troubled         D. puzzled

A. as            B. when           C. since            D. until

A. delaying       B. losing          C. catching          D. lacking

A. escaping       B. obeying         C. objecting         D. hating

A. mean          B. manage         C. try               D. intend

A. describe        B. suggest         C. declare            D. state

A. copy          B. book            C. set               D. series

A. do            B. get             C. make             D. have

A. but           B. or              C. and               D. for

A. wash          B. break           C. serve             D. enjoy

A. laugh          B. glance          C. nod              D. stare

A. annoyed        B. surprised        C. delighted          D. satisfied

A. honor          B. back            C. kindness          D. face

A. work           B. rescue          C. survive            D. stay

A. Finally         B. Honestly         C. Generally          D. Directly

I still remember the day I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy 31 my car with a brush. I went over and patted (拍) him on the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to 　32 at me, so I was sure he 　33 some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how poor he was. So I offered him a $100 bill. To my great surprise, he 　 34 to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your 　35 is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the 　36 .

As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so 　37 that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me 　38 ? It is only about 3 miles.” What the boy wanted to do was to show off to his friends and his family.

　 　39 I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you one some day.”

I noticed his sister had a pale (苍白的) face. 　40 , her legs were too thin, and she was unable to 41 .

After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his 　42 . Poor as they were, the boy once again refused my money, and said, “I can 　43 money by myself, thank you.”

Soon I 　44 my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to 　45 here the next day.

No matter how poor we are, we would never give in to ourselves.

31. A. repairing B. cleaning C. fixing D. hitting

32. A. shout B. cry C. smile D. throw

33. A. lost B. got C. received D. needed

34. A. begged B. agreed C. allowed D. refused

35. A. car B. shoes C. suitcase D. clothes

36. A. box B. wheel C. paper D. bill

37. A. unhappy B. scared C. excited D. unfriendly

38. A. yard B. office C. school D. home

39. A. As soon as B. As long as C. As well as D. So far as

40. A. So B. However C. What’s worse D. In general

41. A. run B. jump C. climb D. walk

42. A. brother B. family C. friend D. boss

43. A. spend B. save C. make D. borrow

44. A. told B. asked C. answered D. warned

45. A. shop B. work C. sleep D. buy

       I still remember the day I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy 36 my car with a brush(刷子). I went over and patted (拍) him 37 the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to 38 at me, so I was sure he   39 some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how 40 he was. So I offered him a $100 bill. To my great surprise, he 41 to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said, “I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your 42 is so beautiful and I like it, but I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the 43.

       As he had refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so 44 that he got into the car at once, “Would you please drive me 45? It is only about 3 miles.” What the boy wanted to do was to show off to his friends and his family.

    46 I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, saying to a little girl on his back, “Look at this beautiful car. I will buy you 47 some day.”

       I noticed his sister had a pale (苍白的) face. 48, her legs were too thin, and she was unable to 49. 

       After that day I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his 50. Poor as they were, the boy 51 refused my money, and said, “I can   52 money by myself, thank you.”

       Soon I 53 my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to 54 here the next day.

       No matter how poor we are, we would 55 give in (屈服) to ourselves.

36. A. repairing             B. cleaning           C. fixing           D. hitting

37. A. over                 B. off                C. in                     D. on

38. A. shout              B. cry                    C. smile             D. throw

39. A. lost                 B. got                    C. received            D. needed

40. A. rich            B. poor              C. handsome               D. brave

41. A. begged            B. agreed        C. allowed          D. refused

42. A. car                 B. shoes               C. suitcase          D. clothes

43. A. box                B. wheel           C. paper                   D. bill

44. A. unhappy              B. scared      C. excited                      D. unfriendly

45. A. yard         B. office             C. school          D. home

46. A. As soon as         B. As long as         C. As well as                D. So far as

47. A. one                B. it                    C. this                     D. that

48. A. So                 B. However          C. What’s worse              D. In general

49. A. run               B. jump           C. climb                   D. walk

50. A. brother    B. family       C. friend           D. boss

51. A. no longer            B. at last         C. at first                     D. once again

52. A. spend              B. save               C. make                 D. borrow

53. A. told         B. asked            C. answered         D. warned

54. A. shop        B. work            C. sleep                D. buy

55. A. always     B. often          C. ever                   D. never

　　Peter took his friend to a restaurant for supper. The head waiter brought them two menus and waited for 1 . Judith chose soup, chicken 2 vegetables, cheese and canes. Peter ordered soup, fish and chips then chocolate ice-cream.

　　Peter felt a bit 3 of that waiter 4 his fine suit. The man knew a lot about 5 and he corrected Peter's order. “You'll have fish, sir,” he said, “with French fries.”

　　“Er…yes,” said Peter, “yes, that's right.” French fries? Perhaps that was the modern name for 6 , but Peter wasn't 7 .

　　The supper was very nice. Judith ate all 8 , but Peter couldn't quite finish his. (The French fries were in fact just potato chips.) The headwaiter brought the bill. Peter knew at once that something was wrong. There was a 9 in the bill. On the menu chicken with vegetables cost only 60 cents. But on the bill it was $2.00 10 , not $3.00. What was he going to do? Ought he to tell the waiter? 11 say nothing and just pay?

　　He continued to talk to Judith, but he was feeling 12 . The headwaiter was looking 13 at him, and Peter's face grew 14 . “Perhaps he is right,” Peter thought, “and I made a mistake. What will 15 think if I make another?”

　　He called to the waiter. The man smiled and came slowly across the room. Peter gave him 16 and three notes.

　　“Thank you, sir,” he said, “I hope you 17 the meal.”

　　Peter stood up 18 , and Judith and he went out. In the street Judith said, “I left 20 cents under my 19 for that nice headwaiter.” And Peter said to her, “I have given a dollar 20 .”

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When someone says, “Well, I guess I'll have to go to face the music,” it doesn’t mean he is planning to go to a concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you did not do this or that. Terrible music, indeed, but it has to be faced. At some time or another, every one of us has had to “face the music”, especially as children. We can remember father’s angry voice: “I want to talk to you!” And only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!

The phrase “face the music” is known to every American, old and young. It is at least one hundred years old. Where did the expression come from?

The first explanation came from the American novelist James Fenimore Cooper. He said, in 1851, that expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings (舞台的两侧) to go on stage. After they got their clue(暗示) to go on , they often said, “It’s time to go to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did face the orchestra (乐队) which was just below the stage. An actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of the audience(观众) that might be friendly, or perhaps unfriendly, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So “face the music” came to mean: having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.

The expression “face the music” means ______.  

A. plan to go to a concert                      

B. get one’s clue to do something

C. have to go through something far less pleasant   

D. disobey what one's father says

The passage tells us that the expression was first used by _____.

A. children                     B. novelists             C. actors               D. audience

In the last paragraph the Chinese meaning of the word “line” is _______.

A. 老板               B. 同事                 C. 角色                          D. 台词

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The expression came from James Fenimore Cooper, an American novelist

B. The expression has a history of 100 years.

C. If someone doesn’t obey his boss, he will have to face the music.

D. Almost everyone once had an experience to face the music.