Many times when our new husbands and wives enter our lives, they need to accept another love that is already there. A lot of us have pets and they are a huge part of our __50__. Some may not want these loved ones absent from our most __51__ moment of getting married. There are many things you can do to your pets to be __52__ included in your wedding and not have the event turn into a __53__. Let's talk about how you can have a pet friendly wedding! 

First things first, some people may be allergic（過敏）to pets and this does have to be taken into consideration when you're thinking of __54__ your dog, cat or other pet in the wedding activities. The __55__ thing you want to do is have sneezing guests that are miserable the whole time they are at your wedding. __56__ you may want to plan an outdoor wedding so that the pet dander（毛屑）does not become an issue it would be if __57__ indoors.

Next, set aside an area where pets will be kept out in the open and __58__ but still away so not to spoil the wedding ceremony. If the pets are __59__ and used to being around other pets, allow the pets to play together. Also, you should ask anyone that has a pet __60__ at the wedding to sit towards the back and away from anyone that may have allergies.

And last but not least, not only will you have to plan a special meal for your __61__ guests, you'll also want to make sure there's plenty of food and water for any pets present. Although this may be a bit __62__, you may want to allow only certain types of animals to attend the wedding activities. __63__, if you have a dog, perhaps only allow guests that also have dogs. Obviously you will not want aggressive pets possibly to __64__ any part of the event. I'm sure you are not going to want to walk through the crowd to pets fighting in the background.

A. lives                B. homes                     C. marriages                D. families

A. lively                      B. important                 C. attractive                 D. representative

A. safely               B. blindly                     C. smoothly                 D. uncertainly

A. dream              B. comedy                    C. legend                      D. disaster

A. feeding            B. raising                            C. including                  D. attending

A. last                  B. only                         C. other                       D. similar

A. However          B. Furthermore             C. Therefore                 D. Meanwhile

A. held                       B. trapped                    C. participated              D. celebrated

A. at risk              B. in sight                    C. for fun                            D. by hand

A. healthy             B. energetic                  C. sociable                   D. sensitive

A. alert                 B. angry                             C. present                     D. disappointed

A. human             B. formal                    C. party-animal            D. animal-loving

A. tough                B. silly                        C. serious                    D. common

A. In general         B. By contrast             C. In conclusion            D. For instance

A. attend              B. witness                     C. worsen                     D. interrupt

Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the music arts are   50   at the bottom of the list. Too often, music is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education which should be first taken into account. This view is   51  . In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.

    Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it    52   their thinking and values, as well as the social   53   it came from. Rock music   54   a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical   55  . Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.

    Music provides a kind of feeling that cannot be   56   any other way.   57   can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotional meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and   58   to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.

    The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human being “talk” to each other. They are the   59   of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be   60    others. When we do not give children   61   to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we   62   from them the meanings that music expresses.

    Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The   63   do. Music is an important way we express the meaning and value of peace and love.

    So music education is far more   64   than people seem to realize.

50. A. embarrassedly       B. doubtfully          C. unavoidably              D. unexpectedly

51. A. aggressive          B. shortsighted       C. reasonable             D. instructive

52. A. reflects              B. promotes                  C. dominates           D. changes

53. A. position                       B. benefit                  C. standard                 D. environment

54. A. takes in           B. stands for           C. makes up               D. looks through

55. A. instruments           B. families                C. traditions                D. seasons

56. A. acquired            B. understood         C. abandoned              D. noticed

57. A. Music                   B. Entertainment    C. Mathematics             D. Science

58. A. stick                   B. refer                     C. lead                         D. respond

59. A. means               B. languages           C. features                D. achievements

60. A. compared with      B. imposed on        C. shared with            D. drawn from

61. A. solution                     B. access                   C. entrance                   D. direction

62. A. take away          B. set aside             C. draw up                        D. work out

63. A. musicians              B. teachers                C. courses                     D. arts

64. A. enjoyable         B. wasteful            C. necessary                  D. negative

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don't always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are the same. Sometimes friends don't get along well, which doesn't mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away, then we feel very sad. We miss them much, but we can call them and write to them. Maybe we would never see them again, and we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women, if they are friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places.

There's more good news for people, if they have friends. These people live longer than those people if those don't have friends. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares, if someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

56. The first paragraph tells us __________.

   A. none needs friends           B. we always need friends around us

   C. making friends is the need in people's life    D. we need to be alone

57. Which of the following is what the writer doesn't say in the passage?

   A. People are happy when their friends leave them.

   B. People may never see their friends after their friends move away.

   C. People can know their friends in different ways.

   D. People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

58. Which of the following is the most probable place people name after friendly people?

   A. A house.      B. A room.       C. A library.      D. A village.

59. If people have friends, they would live longer, because __________.

   A. they feel happier and healthier      B. they get a lot of help from their friends

   C. they take better care of themselves   D. both A and C

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從第36至第55小題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of   36  to get home. Sitting at the front makes you   37   out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.

    Janie, the driver, tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of   38  .

    I try to mind my manners and   39  listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day,   40  , her conversation was worth listening to.

    “My father’s sick,” she said to no one in   41  . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitude and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?”

    With her eyes wet and her voice tight from   42   the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes   43   as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can   44   losing him.”

    I couldn’t respond. I was   45 . My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great   46   my own mother was thrown into when my father died.

    I saw how hard it was,   47 still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through   48  .

    Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a   49   world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.

    I suddenly felt very   50  . I realized I had only thought of people as   51   as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and   52   as unimportant.

For all I know, I’m just another person in   53   else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self—centred. Everyone   54   a place to go to, people to see and appointments to   55  . Understanding people is an art.

36. A. determination      B. decision                   C. attempt                    D. anxiety

37. A. make                  B. think                        C. stand                       D. find

38. A. topic                  B. conversation             C. discussion                 D. message

39. A. devotedly            B. carelessly                 C. sincerely                  D. politely

40. A. therefore             B. thus                         C. otherwise                 D. however

41. A. common             B. silence                            C. particular                 D. surprise

42. A. avoiding             B. clearing                    C. keeping                    D. fighting

43. A. lowered                     B. closed                      C. widened                   D. opened

44. A. mind                 B. regret                       C. bear                         D. miss

45. A. angry                 B. shocked                    C. curious                     D. interested

46. A. pain                   B. pity                         C. disappointment         D. mercy

47. A. yet                            B. and                          C. or                            D. but

48. A. this                    B. them                        C. that                          D. one

49. A. dark                   B. narrow                            C. whole                      D. bright

50. A. confused             B. selfish                      C. worried                    D. sad

51. A. long                   B. much                       C. well                         D. far

52. A. regard her           B. helped her out           C. brushed her off         D. take her

53. A. someone             B. anyone                     C. no one                            D. everyone

54. A. has                     B. takes                        C. finds                        D. needs

55. A. stay                    B. remain                            C. keep                        D. put

During his college years, Rogers spent a summer in an Idaho logging(砍伐原木) camp. When the boss had to __36___ for a few days, he put Rogers in charge.

  “What if the men __37__ to follow my orders?” Rogers asked. He __38___ Tony, a worker who was always giving the other men a(n) __39__ time. “Fire them,” the boss said. Then, as if __40__ Rogers’ mind, he added, “I think you want to send Tony away if you __41__ the chance. I’d feel __42__ about that. I know he __43__ everybody and everything. But he is a good worker. He comes __44__ and leaves last. There has not been a(n) __45__ for eight years on the hill where he works.

  The next day Rogers went to Tony and __46__ to him. “ Tony, I was going to ask you to leave if you argued with me, __47__ I want you to know now I’m not,” he told Tony, adding what the boss had said.

  When he finished, Tony cried. “Why didn’t __48__ tell me those words eight years ago?” That day Tony worked __49__ than ever before— and he smiled!

  Rogers went back to __50__ after that summer. Twelve years later, he __51__ Tony again. He was the boss of one of the __52__ logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he had achieved such great __53__.

  Tony replied, “Do you still remember what you told me twelve years ago? That one minute __54__ my whole life.”

  Have you got one minute to thank someone? One minute. It can make a __55__ for a lifetime.

36. A. determine    B. leave   C. compare     D. think

37. A. like      B. pretend      C. refuse D. hope

38. A. care about    B. thought of  C. took care of       D. looked for

39. A. difficult       B. happy C. quiet   D. exciting

40. A. repeating     B. watching    C. writing       D. reading

41. A. steal     B. get      C. share   D. try

42. A. nervous       B. pleasant      C. sorry   D. right

43. A. hates    B. surprises     C. beats   D. fears

44. A. already B. soon   C. late     D. first

45. A. accident       B. worker       C. task    D. award

46. A. listened B. sang    C. spoke  D. shouted

47. A. because B. but     C. since   D. so

48. A. they     B. you     C. she     D. he

49. A. harder  B. faster  C. worse  D. less

50. A. factory B. school C. work   D. office

51. A. rescued B. chose  C. met     D. accepted

52. A. nearest  B. worst  C. strangest     D. largest

53. A. success B. luck    C. fun     D. trouble

54. A. replaced       B. seized C. changed     D. destroyed

55. A. decision       B. comment    C. mistake      D. difference 

One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist（心理學(xué)家）at a children's institution in England, an adolescent boy showed up in the waiting room. I went out there where he was   41 

       Tim wore a black raincoat    42  was buttoned all the way up to his neck(脖子). His face was pale, and he stared at his feet while wringing （扭） his hands nervously(緊張地). He had   43   his father as a baby, and had lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But the year before he turned 13, his grandfather and mother were killed in a car accident.

       I looked at Tim. He was very   44   and in low spirits . He   45   to talk to me. The first two times we   46  , Tim only sat hunched up （蜷縮） in the chair without saying a word. As he was about to leave after the second visit, I put my hand on his shoulder. He didn't draw  back, but he didn't look at me either.

       "Come back next week, if you like, " I said. I  47  a bit. Then I said, "I know it hurts. "

       He came, and I   48   we play chess. He nodded. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon—in   49  and without making any eye contact. It's not easy for me to 50                      

in chess, but I admit that I made sure Tim won once or twice.

       Usually, he arrived earlier, took the chessboard and pieces and set them up before I even got

a（n）  51  to sit down. It seemed as if he enjoyed my   52  . But why did he   53  look at

me?

       "Perhaps he simply needs someone to share his   54   ." I thought.

       One afternoon, Tim took off his raincoat and put it on the back of the chair. While he was setting up the chess pieces, his face seemed more   55  and his motions more lively.

       Some months later, I sat staring at Tim's head,   56   he was bent over the chessboard. I was thinking about how little we knew about the healing （治療） process.   57  , he looked up at me. "It's your   58  ," he said.

       After that day, Tim started talking.

       Maybe I gave Tim something, but I learned a lot from him. He showed me how one without any words can   59   out to another person. All it  60   is a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a friendly touch, a sympathetic nature and an ear that listens.

41．A．walking        B．jumping   C．sitting      D．jogging

42．A．/       B．that   C．on which  D．what

43．A．hated B．found       C．missed      D．lost

44．A．sad    B．mad  C．calm  D．hard

45．A．liked B．a(chǎn)greed      C．refused     D．meant

46．A．talked       B．chatted     C．laughed    D．met

47．A．stopped    B．hesitated(猶豫) C．worried    D．doubted(懷疑)

48．A．invited     B．hoped       C．a(chǎn)dvised     D．a(chǎn)sked

49．A．satisfaction      B．patience    C．silence      D．excitement

50．A．cheat B．move C．play  D．win

51．A．promise    B．invitation  C．order D．chance

52．A．toleration  B．patience    C．company(陪伴)       D．independence

53．A．sometimes       B．never C．often D．ever

54．A．pain  B．secret       C．ideas D．interests

55．A．serious     B．sad    C．a(chǎn)live  D．pale

56．A．since B．until  C．before      D．while

57．A．Suddenly  B．Nervously      C．Strangely      D．Fortunately

58．A．time  B．turn   C．fault  D．way

59．A．figure       B．leave C．bring D．reach

60．A．works             B．gives             C．takes           D．makes

       My parents operated a small restaurant in Seattle．It was open twenty-four hours a day, six day a week，,And my first real job，when I was．six years old，was  36  the diners，shoes．My father had done it when he was young，so he taught me  37  to do it efficiently，telling me to  38   to re-shine the shoes if the customer wash’t  39  ．

    Working In the restaurant was a cause of great  40  because I was also working for the good of the family But my father  41  that I had to meet certain standards to be part of the team. I  42  to be punctual(守時(shí)的)，hard．working，and polite to me  43  ．

    I was   44  paid for the work I did at the restaurant．One day I made the mistake of advising Dad that he  45  give me$10 a week．He said，“OK．How about you paying me for three meals a day you have here? And  46  the times you bring in your friends for free soft drinks?”He   47  I owed him about$40 a week．

    I remember returning to Seattle after being  48  in the US Army for about two years．I had just been promoted to Captain at that time．And full of pride，I walked into my parents’restaurant,

but the  49   thing Dad said was，“How about your  50  up tonight?”I couldn’t  51  my ears! I am an officer in the Army! But it didn’t  52  ．As far as Dad was concerned，I was just  53  member of the team．I reached for the mop(拖把). Working for Dad has taught mo the devotion to a  54  is above a11．It has nothing to do with  55  that team is involved in s family restaurant or the US Army.

36．A．cleaning       B．chining         C．removing        D．keeping

37．A． why           B．what      C．when       D．how

38．A．offer    B．refuse           C．love D．1earn

39．A．interested      B．a(chǎn)nnoyed        C．relaxed    D．satisfied

40．A．fun       B．pride    C．trouble     D．effort

41．A．got it right                  B．kept it a rule   

C．made it clear          D．took it for granted

42．A．had       B．tended          C．hated       D．managed

43．A．family          B．workers        C．customers        D．friends

44．A．never       B．a(chǎn)lways          C．seldom     D．ever

45．A．must      B．should          C．might，    D．good

46，A．a(chǎn)t          B．before          C．a(chǎn)round     D．for

47．A worked out      B．found out      C．put out     D．thought out

48．A．a(chǎn)lone    B．a(chǎn)way    C．outside     D．off

49．A．usual      B．last        C．next D．first

50．A．washing        B．taking           C．cleaning   D．moving

51．A．ignore          B．follow          C、believe     D．understand

52．A．happen         B．care       C．go    D．matter

53．A．no         B．other    C．some       D．a(chǎn)nother

54．A．team      B．family          C．leader       D．restaurant

55．A．why      B．whether        C．when       D．How

       In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to   36   a different life. It was a transitional(過渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to   37   him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass.

       When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     39     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  41    and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words   42   me.

       Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me. Or what he might want to face in the years   46  . Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

       What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50   to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was   52   of was the stubble(短須) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was   54   . It was nothing. And yet, it was    55     .

36. A. experience       B. spend           C. enjoy                  D. shape

37. A. show            B. give            C. leave               D. instruct

38. A. last                 B. first                C. very               D. next

39. A. upward              B. into                C. down              D. up

40. A. sign                 B. scene                C. scenery                     D. sight

41. A. interest               B. instruction           C. courage            D. direction

42. A. failed               B. discouraged          C. struck              D. troubled

43. A. future                B. embarrassing         C. obvious            D. lost

44. A. last                 B. fly             C. pass               D. remain

45. A. counted              B. meant               C. valued             D. eared

46. A. forward              B. before              C. ago                      D. ahead

47. A. But                  B. And                 C. Instead             D. So

48. A. wondered             B. regretted           C. minded           D. tried

49. A. views               B. actions              C. feelings            D. attitudes

50. A. important             B. essential             C. complex                  D. hard

51. A. disappeared           B. changed             C. progressed          D. advanced

52. A. sensitive              B. convinced           C. aware              D. tired

53. A. by               B. against         C. on                 D. with

54. A. clumsy           B. gentle          C. absurd              D. moving

55. A. none             B. all                    C. anything            D. everything

I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum   36   me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as   37   as it usually was.

I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was   38   to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself   39   for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of    40  .

I finished getting ready and tried to   41  . It didn’t work, so I decided that my   42   should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I   43  , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was   44  . I tried two more times, but didn’t   45   much. Then we headed to the test site.

    I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just   46   time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my   47  . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday.

    I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some   48   and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become   49   and confident.

    The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite   50  . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I   51   it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second   52   next Thursday.

    Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her    53   made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54  , looked kind of teary. I knew she was   55   for me.

Positive Thought—A Strong Tool of Success

Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs that arranged a running competition. The  36  was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd had  37  around the tower to see the race and  38  on the competitors.

The race began. Honestly, no one in the crowd really  39  that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower. You heard  40  such as, “They will  41  make it to the top. Or: Not a chance that they will  42  . The tower is too high!”

The tiny frogs began falling,  43  , except for those, who in fresh tempo (速度) were climbing higher and higher. The crowd  44  to yell (大叫), “It’s too difficult!!! No one will make  45  !” More tiny frogs got tired and gave up, but one continued higher and higher and higher. This one wouldn’t give up!

At the end,  46  else had given up  47  the tower, except for one tiny frog. After a big  48  , he was the only one who reached the top! Then all the other tiny frogs  49  wanted to know how this frog  50  to do it.

A competitor asked the tiny frog  51  he had found the  52  to succeed and reach the goal. It turned out…that the winner was  53  !!!!

Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be  54  or pessimistic (悲觀的) because they take your most  55 dreams and wishes away from you—the ones you have in your heart! You should always be positive and above all be deaf when people tell you that you cannot fulfill your dreams!

36. A. dream                        B. end                          C. result                     D. goal

37. A. prepared              B. gathered       C. started        D. hidden

38. A. cheer                 B. depend              C. call                D. turn

39. A. doubted              B. hoped               C. believed         D. predicted

40. A. statements        B. lines               C. orders          D congratulations

41. A. finally                B. sometimes            C. always                 D. never

42. A. fail                   B. succeed              C. fight                D. follow

43. A. one by one            B. hand in hand          C. year after year   D. up and down

44. A. stopped               B. wished              C. continued       D. forgot

45. A. that                  B. them               C. one             D. it

46. A. nobody              B. everyone            C. something       D. a few

47. A. climbing              B. building             C. painting         D. examining

48. A. rest                  B. decision             C. effort           D. difference

49. A. politely        B. carefully          C. naturally        D. seriously

50. A. pretended             B. tried                C. happened        D. managed

51. A. why                 B. how               C. when                 D. whether

52. A. strength               B. power              C. secret          D. bravery

53. A. blind                 B. disabled             C. dead                  D. deaf

54. A. positive               B. negative             C. common      D. active

55. A. interesting       B. dangerous           C. wonderful            D. frightening