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The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to  36   influence from the other town.

In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very  37  . When women gave birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest  38  . There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because  39   was the symbol of success, people were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t   40  the intensity(紧张) and chose to drink to escape.

In Pleasure, the motto was: 41   you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and  42   do anything they liked. Children played computer games day  43  night. At school, teachers didn’t care  44   students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing  45  .Thanks to the lack of regulations,nobody worried about  46   their jobs. It was pleasure that  47 . The computers they used were old  48   from the town of Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to drugs  49  the emptiness(空虚) of their lives.Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life  50  ?” But, just before life in the two towns completely  51  , there came a great person---Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and   52  advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had  53   people in Pleasure began to make plans. They  54   the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The town’s people came to  55   the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(极端;两极端).

36. A. pick out        B. put out       C. leave out        D. keep out

37. A. best       B. richest        C. worst        D. least

38. A. smile       B. laugh        C. cry         D. sign

39. A. wealth    B. health       C. happiness    D. pleasure

40. A. catch         B. bear         C. make      D. live

41. A. Even though      B. Unless         C. As long as    D. While

42. A. should    B. might        C. had         D. could

43. A. and       B. after           C. or          D. by

44. A. what       B. who       C. where        D. whether

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

46. A. finding      B. asking      C. doing      D. losing

47. A. mattered       B. cared           C. considered        D. minded

48. A. ones       B. those       C. that       D. one

49. A. compared to     B. thanks to         C. as a result    D. because of

50. A. for         B. at         C. in          D. to

51. A. gave       B. failed       C. lost         D. saved

52. A. following     B. taking           C. seeking        D. giving

53. A. when      B. as         C. while        D. since

54. A. pulled off     B. pulled down    C. pulled out       D. pulled up

55. A. tell        B. realize       C. perform         D. doubt

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35.In some countries ,treatments for A (H1N1) flu were neither ____nor effective, and many patients died because of infection.

    A. critical  B. scientific  C. necessary  D. special

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34. It was too noisy outside. Not until ____at the top of my voice _____his head.

   A. I shouted; had he turned   B. did I shout ;did he turn

   C. had I shouted; he turned    D.I shouted ;did he turn

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33.-----Did your father come back early last night?

  -----Yes ,It was not yet eight o’clock _____he arrived home.

A. before  B. when  C. that  D. until

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32. To keep safe _______an earthquake, you should remain at a spot in your room where nothing may fall on you.

  A. in search of    B. in advance of    C. in terms of      D. in case of

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