39. A. Silent　　　　　 　　 B. Calm　　　　 　　 C. Still 　　　　 　　　　D. Quiet

38. A. soul　　　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　 C. spirit　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. class

37. A. desert　　　　　　　　 B. grass　　　　　 　　 C. water 　　　　　　　 　　　　D. wood

36. A. lain　　　 　　　　 B. lied　　　　　 C. lay　　 　　　　　　 D. laid

55．A．fond of　 　　　　　　　　 B．afraid for　 　　　　　　 C．sure of　　 　　　　　　 D．interested in

答案 　36-40　 BDABC　 41-45　 DACAB　 46-50　 DCADB　 51-55　 CAADC

Passage 69

(江苏省盐城市时杨中学2010届高三上学期期中考试)

Love of a Lifetime

Once upon a time a teacher and his student___36___down under the big tree near the big___37___ area. Then suddenly the student asked the teacher. "Teacher, I'm confused, how do we find our___38___mate? Can you please help me?" 　 ___39___for a few seconds, the teacher then answered, "Well, it's a pretty___40___but an easy question. " The teacher___41___, "Look that way, there is a lot of grass, why don't you walk there? Please don't walk___42___, just walk straight ahead. ___43___the way, try to find a blade of ___44___grass and pick it up and then give it to me. But just one. " 　 The student said, "Well, OK then... wait for me... " and walked straight ahead to the grassy field. A few minutes___45___the student came back. 　 The teacher asked, "Well, I don't see a beautiful blade of grass in your hand. " 　 The student said, "On my journey, I found quite___46___beautiful blade of grass, but I thought that I would find a better one, so I didn't pick it. But I didn't realize that I was at the end of the field, and I___47___any___48___you told me not to go back, therefore I didn't go back. " The teacher said, "That's___49___will happen in real life. " 　 What is the___50___of this story? In the story, grass is the people around you, the beautiful blade of grass is the people that___51___you and the grassy field is___52___. ___53___looking for your soul mate, please don't always compare and expect there ___54___a better one. By doing that, you'll___55___your lifetime, bcause remember "Time Never Goes Back".

54．A．cruelly　 　　　　　　　 B．tensely　 　　　　　　　 C．friendly　　 　　　　 D．mildly

53．A．few　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．many　 　　　　　　　　 C．a few　　　 　　　　 D．some

52．A．pride　　　 　　　　　 B．duty　　 　　　　　　　 C．humor　　　 　　　 D．sight

51．A．up for　　 　　　　　　　 B．out at　　 　　　　　　 C．up to　　 　　　　　　　　 D．down to

50．A．hope　　　 　　　　　 B．doubt　　 　　　　　　　 C．think　　　　 　　　 D．suspect