37.A. helpful B. confident　 C. powerful　　 　　 D. independent

36. A. reasons　　　　　　　　　　 B. rules　　　　　 C. emotions　　 　　 D.methods

35.　　　　　　　　　　 ourselves from the physical and mental tensions，we each need deep thought

and inner quietness.

A.　　　　 Having freed B. Freed　　 C. To free　　　　　 D. Freeing

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: 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　 ZXXK

The summer before I went off to college, Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board (烫衣板)and said, “Pay attention: I’m going to teach you to iron.”

Mom clearly explained her 　36 　for this lesson. I was going to be　 37 　and needed to learn this vital skill. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good　 38 .

“Learn to iron a shirt,” zxxkcom Mom said, “and you can iron anything.”

But ironing shirts was not 　39 　work. It didn’t make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball，and it wasn’t a 　40 　operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet, Moreover,an iron produced steam and it carried an element of 　41 　.If you touched the wrong part of it, you’d get burnt. If you forgot to turn it off when you 　42 　,you might bum down the house.

As for technique, Mom 　43 　me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled (有褶皱的）parts. Collars had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your face, where everyone would 　44 　them.

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Over the years, I’ve learned to iron shirts skillfully, which gives me a sense of 　45 Whatever failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something. 　46 　,through ironing I’ve learned the method for solving even the most troublesome problems. “　 47 　wrinkles one at a time,” as Mom might have said, “and before long everything will get ironed out.”

34.　　　　 Whenever you　　　　　　　　 , a present, you should think about it from the receiver’s point of view.

A.　　　　 bought　 B. have bought 　　C. will buy　　 D. buy

33.　　　　 It’s not doing the things we like, but liking the things we have to do　　　　　　　　　　　　 makes life　 happy.

A.　　　　 that　　　 　 B. which　　　　 C. what D. who

32.　　　　 All we need　　　　　　　　　 a small piece of land where we can plant various kinds of fruit

trees throughout the growing seasons of the year.

A.　　　　 are　　　　 B. was　 C. is　　　 D. were

31.1 am looking forward to the day　　　　　　　　　　　 my daughter can read this book and know my

feelings for her.

A. as　　 B. why　 C. when　　　　　　 　 D. where

30.　　　　 what you’re doing today important, because you’re trading a day of your life

for it

A. Make　　　　　　 　　 B. To make 　 C. Making　　　 D. Made

29.　　　　 Only when you can find peace in your heart _____good relationships with others.

A. will you keep B. you will keep C. you kept　　　 D. did you keep

28.　　　　 Since the time humankind started gardening, we _____to make our environment more beautiful.

A. try　　 　　 B. have been trying

C. are trying　　　 D. will try