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A very little boy was spending his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him a plastic pail(桶) and a shiny, red plastic shovel(铲). In the  36   of creating roads and tunnels in the sand, he  37   a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.

The boy dug around the rock,  38   to move it off the dirt. At first, he wanted to carry it out of the sandbox with his hands; however, it was too heavy. Later, with much  39  , he pushed the rock across the sandbox by  40   his hands. When the boy got the rock to the  41   of the sandbox, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and  42   the little wall.  43  , the little boy pushed, but every time he thought he had made some  44  , the rock tipped(翻滚) and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy pushed and pushed, but his only  45   was to have the rock roll back.

Finally he  46   tears. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window  47   the drama was unfolded. The moment the tears fell, a large  48   appeared across the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but  49   , he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the strength that you had?”

Defeated, the boy  50   back, “I did! I did!I used all the strength that I had!” K^S*5U.C#O%

“No, you didn’t. You didn’t ask me for help.” The father  51   down, picked up the rock and dropped it off the sandbox.

Do you have “rocks” in your life that need to be  52  ? Are you discovering that you don’t have  53   it takes to lift them? There is someone who is willing to give us the  54   we need. Maybe, it’s sometimes a good idea to ask others for  55   when we meet difficulties we can’t overcome.

36. A. method        B. step             C. practice           D. process

37. A. created        B. set              C. discovered         D. brought

38. A. trying         B. managing          C. deciding          D. competing

39. A. thought        B. struggle           C. movement         D. worry

40. A. touching       B. shaking           C. using            D. controlling

41. A. bottom         B. center            C. edge             D. front

42. A. over          B. down            C. through           D. into

43. A. Doubted        B. Surprised          C. Pleased           D. Determined

44. A. attempt        B. progress          C. effort            D. decision

45. A. hope          B. reward               C. point             D. purpose

46. A. made out       B. broke out          C. burst into         D. rushed into

47. A. so            B. as               C. until             D. before

48. A. rock          B. picture               C. figure            D. shade

49. A. surprisingly     B. doubtfully         C. kindly            D. firmly

50. A. shouted        B. smiled            C. called            D. asked

51. A. reached        B. looked            C. fell              D. put

52. A. pushed         B. dropped           C. carried               D. removed

53. A. who          B. what             C. which            D. where

54. A. minds         B. spirits            C. force            D. strength

55. A. help           B. tips              C. advice            D. ideas

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35. Everyone thinks he’ll go far in this company because he has all the qualities necessary_________    success.

    A. to              B. with             C. on              D. for

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34. After suffering a heart attack, Michael Jackson was pronounced dead, _________ a tragic end to the world’s most popular entertainer.

A. marking          B. to mark           C. marked          D. having marked

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33. After graduation I’d like to find a job _________ I can use what I have learnt at school.

    A. whose            B. which            C. where            D. that

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32. The traffic slowed down because of the heavy snow in Yushu county, presenting a new _________ to the recovery from the earthquake.

    A. suffering          B. disaster           C. challenge          D. damage

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31. -The terrible accident is under investigation.

-Actually, quicker action _________ those workers trapped in the mine.

A. might have saved     B. must have saved     C. should have saved   D. could have saved

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30. “The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson” _________ U.S. bookstores this week and soon became a best seller.

A. hit              B. appeared            C. moved            D. touched  

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