55．A．angry with            B．afraid of         C．busy with                   D．thankful to

（A）

During the economic crisis（经济危机）in America，many people relaxed their?need?．The new question "Do I really need it?" has become a new thought．

At the Shoe Box, a customer recently bought $ 3,000 of shoes and boots．Five minutes later, the woman walked back to the store and returned what she had bought, saying, "I just can't do this anymore．" The store has had several experiences like this recently．People are scared and think over whether they should buy something．

To more people, it's becoming cool to pay less rather than more．These days it's worth（值得的）buying Target handbags for $30 rather than $500 ．Ms．Denholtz says the Shoe Box stores are selling more shoes――at around $ 325 while $ 2,000 shoes quietly sit on shelves．She also says that customers are looking at the price on shoes carefully before trying them on．She mentions, "People are not buying $ 800 shoes anymore．"

54．A．in                   B．by                C．with                       D．on

53．A．problems             B．success             C．amusement                 D．presents

52．A．always               B．very              C．never                     D．ever

51．A．worked out           B．set off           C．thought up                 D．focused on

50．A．Instead of            B．Dream of          C．Because of                  D．According to

49．A．started               B．forgot             C．finished                    D．left

48．A．studying             B．talking                     C．reading                     D．changing

47．A．nervous             B．embarrassed（尴尬）C．crazy                    D．lazy

46．A．terrible              B．wonderful          C．expensive                   D．ancient