41. A. hold　　　　　 B. follow　　　　 C. evaluate　　　　 D. form

40. A. questions　　　 B. comments　　　 C. explanations　　 D. remarks

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

38. A. make　　　　 B. keep　　　　　 C. handle　　　　 D. change

37. A. opinion　　　 B. impression　　 C. information　　 D. intention

36. A. and　　　　　 B. yet　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　　 D. for

55.选B这种力量是贫穷和暂时的挫折所不能相比的

Passage 2

(10·北京)

I met Mrs. Neidl in the ninth grade on a stage-design team for a play and she was one of the directors. Almost instantly I loved her. She had an Unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 　36　 　she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.

　　 　Mrs. Neidl would ask me for my　 　37 　. She wanted to know how I thought we should　 38　 things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 　39　 　about stage design! But I slowly began to respond to her 　40 　. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to　 　41　 　them. She trusted me to complete things, so I completed them perfectly. She loved how 　42　 　I was, so I began to show up to paint more and more. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.

　　　 Mrs. Neidl's　 　43　 　that year was, "Try it. We can always paint over it 　44 　!"I began to take 　45 　. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing--only things to be　 46　 upon. I learned to dip my brush into the paint and 　47　 　create something.

　　　 The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 　48 　in the program

as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I 　49　 　I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.

　 　　　Being on that stage-design team　 　50 　Mrs. Neidl changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more competent than I had thought, but I also 　51　 　a strong interest and a world I hadn't known existed. She taught me not to 　52　 　what people think I should do: She taught me to take chances and not be　 　53 　. Mrs. Neidl was my comforter when I was upset. Her　 　54　 　in me has inspired me to do things that I never imagined 　55 　.

54.选D 不断得到增强

53.选A热情有着多强大的力量呀

52.选B我爸爸成了我们镇上最富裕的人