On a hot summer day in last August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in  36  air. Crowded. Tempers(脾气) of both the tourists and waiters had  37  to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境).

    At the table next to mine sat an attractive,  38  couple, waiting for  39  . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their  40  and stepped together  41 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped  42  for the two chairs. He politely  43  his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.

    44  appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to  45  the table and take their  46  , and then walked back to the  47  cheers of the rest of his  48  . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went  49  into the water to  50  the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd  51  by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables  52  to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.

    One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?

    Customers are not served  53  . Why not?

    Sometimes one should consider  54  the line of convention(常规) and enjoy  55  to the fullest.

36. A. fresh                  B. cool                  C. still                   D. thin

37.A. managed              B. expected            C. attempted          D. risen

38.A. lonely                 B. curious              C. well-dressed      D. bad-tempered

39. A. cheers                 B. service                     C. attention            D. flowers

40. A. metal table          B. empty bottle      C. chairs                D. bags

41. A. on                      B. off                    C. around                     D. along

42. A. outside               B. forward             C. down                D. back

43. A. led                            B. seated               C. watched            D. received

44. A. The manager              B. A friend            C. A waiter            D. The servant

45. A. set                      B. wash                 C. remove             D. check

46. A. menu                  B. bill                   C. food                 D. order

47. A. loud                   B. anxious             C. familiar             D. final

48. A. tourists               B. customers          C. fellows              D. assistants

49. A. at last                 B. in time                     C. once more         D. as well

50. A. change                B. drink                C. sell                   D. serve

51. A. replied                B. insisted             C. agreed               D. understood

52. A. prepared             B. joined in           C. settled up          D. continued

53. A. with pleasure           B. in the cafe         C. in the sea           D. with wine

54. A. following            B. keeping             C. limiting             D. crossing

55. A. life                            B. wine                 C. lunch                D. time

On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to __41__in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she __42__a big bald(秃顶的)man running through the parking lot. Before she __43__what would happen, the man was there, shouting through window. “Get out!”

Neilson__44__.

Pulling open her door, the man seized her __45__the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed __46__her purse and the keys.

Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a __47__, heard the screams and began running.

When they __48__Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was __49__ searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker __50__ back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no__51__for the two athletic men.

Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to__52__the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes―used to tie up newspapers.

With his arms__53__tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said __54__. “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves―you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They __55__him and waited for the police.

Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the __56__carjacker(劫车者)and suspected murderer,whose__57__--but with a full head of hair―had been recently printed in their own newspaper.

Neilson considers herself lucky __58__she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a __59__ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,”she says,“many people would__60__have done what they did ,and that is the real truth.”

       On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in    36   air. Crowded. Tempers（脾气）of both the tourists and waiters had    37   to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment（环境）

       At the table next to mine sat an attractive,    38    couple, waiting for    39  .  They held

Hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their    40    and stepped together     41    the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped   42   for the two chairs. He politely   43   his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.

          44   appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to   45    the table and take their 46   , and then walked back to the    47    cheers of the rest of his    48  . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went     49    into the water to     50     the wine. The couple toasted（祝酒）each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd   51   by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables  52   to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.

       One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?

       Customers are not served    53    . Why not?

       Sometimes one should consider   54   the line of convention（常规）and enjoy   55   to the fullest.

36．A．fresh               B．cool                        C．still                         D．thin

37．A．managed         B．expected                  C．attempted                D．risen

38．A．lonely              B．curious                    C．well-dressed            D．bad-tempered

39．A．cheers             B．service                    C．attention                  D．flowers

40．A．metal table       B．empty bottle             C．chairs                      D．bags

41．A．on                  B．off                          C．around                    D．along

42．A．outside            B．forward                   C．down                      D．back

43．A．led                  B．seated                      C．watched                  D．received

44．A．The manager   B．A friend                   C．A waiter                  D．The servant

45．A．set                  B．wash                       C．remove                    D．check

46．A．menu              B．bill                          C．food                        D．order

47．A．loud                B．anxious                    C．familiar                    D．final

48．A．tourists           B．customers                C．fellows                    D．assistants

49．A．at last              B．in time                     C．once more               D．as well

50．A．change            B．drink                       C．sell                          D．serve

51．A．replied             B．insisted                    C．agreed                     D．understood

52．A．prepared          B．joined in                   C．settled up                 D．continued

53．A．with pleasure   B．in the café                C．in the sea                 D．with wine

54．A．following         B．keeping                    C．limiting                    D．crossing

55．A．life                  B．wine                        C．lunch                      D．time

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.

Over the past few decades, more and more countries have opened up their markets, increasingly transforming the world economy into one free-flowing global market. The question is: Is economic globalization   50   for all?

According to the World Bank, one of its chief supporters, economic globalization has helped reduce   51   in a large number of developing countries. It quotes one study that shows increased wealth   52   to improved education and longer life in twenty-four developing countries as a result of integration (融合）of local economies into the world economy. Home some three billion people, these twenty-four countries have seen incomes   53   at an average rate of five percent—compared to two percent in developed countries.

Those who   54   globalization claim that economies in developing countries wilt from new opportunities for small and home-based businesses.   55   , small farmers in Brazil who produce nuts that would originally have sold only in   56   open-air markets can now promote their goods worldwide by the Internet.

Critics take a different view, believing that economic globalization is actually   57   gap between the rich and poor. A study carried out by the U.N.-sponsored World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization shows that only a few developing countries have actually.   58   from integration into the world economy and that the poor, the uneducated, unskilled workers, and native peoples have been left behind.   59   , they maintain that globalization may eventually threaten emerging businesses. For example, Indian craftsmen who currently seem to benefit from globalization because they are able to   60   their products may soon face fierce competition that could put them out of   61   . When large-scale manufacturers start to produce the same goods, or when superstores like Wal-Mart move in, these small businesses will not be able to   62   and will be crowded out.

One thing is certain about Globalization—there is no   63   . Advances in technology combined with more open policies have already created an interconnected world. The   64   now is finding a way to create a kind of globalization that works for the benefit of all.

50. A. possible               B. smooth              C. good                 D easy

51. A. crime                  B. poverty              C. conflict              D. population

52. A. contributing         B. responding         C. turning              D owing

53. A. remain                B. drop                  C. shift                  D. increase

54. A. doubt                  B. define                C advocate             D. ignore

55. A. In addition           B. For instance       C. in other words    D. All in all

56. A. mature                B. new                  C. local                  D. foreign

57. A. finding                B. exploring           C. bridging             D. widening

58. A. suffered              B. profited             C. learned              D. withdrawn

59. A. Furthermore        B. therefore            C. However            D. Otherwise

60. A. consume             B. deliver               C. export               D. advertise

61. A. trouble                B. business            C power                D. mind

62. A. keep up               B. come in             C. go around         D. help out

63. A. taking off            B. getting alone       C. holding out         D. turning back

64. A. agreement           B. prediction          C. outcome            D. challenge

On a cold winter day, I waited in line to see my hero, Jack Canfield, the author of The Success Principles, who was going to deliver a speech on his new book.
During his talk, Jack   36  his wallet, pulled out a hundred-dollar bill, and said, ‘‘Who wants this?”   37  shot up in the audience; people leaned forward to see whom Jack would  38 . But I jumped up, ran up the   39  to the stage, and grabbed the bill. As I was launching myself in the air,   40 raced through my mind — was I about to be humiliated(羞辱) in front of 800 people? Would they   41  security guards and take me from the stage?   42  my desire for bold （大胆的）action was louder than any   43 voice. As I got the bill from his hand, he said, “That’s it! We can’t wait for the   44  to come to us. We must take    45   to create what we want!’’
After his talk, I   46  to formally meet Jack and boldly asked for his personal e-mail address. Over the next months, I sent him emails   47  my points of view and dreams with him. He kindly e-mailed back lots of encouragement. But my life got busy   48 other things. I stopped e-mailing Jack.
A year later, my dreams had worn away. I thought Jack would inspire me into action, like a giant arrow that would show me the way.
I e-mailed him, and then again — but got no   49  . As I sat down at my computer to 50  my e-mails, I  51  woke up. What was I doing? I was waiting! Now I remembered the crowd, most likely   52  that hundred-dollar bill, while they sat glued to their chairs.
Usually we all have a “Jack” for whom we wait — whether it’s a person, a place or a thing. We   53  believe the gifts of life are just around the corner, and that everything will come in a(n)   54  way. So we don’t try. We  55 . But as Wayne Gretzky said，“You’ll always miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t take!” So I stopped waiting and started my writing career.
Now what are you waiting for?