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In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she ?36 ?of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American ?37 ?was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a ? 38 ? in mind: Daddy ?watching TV ?in ?the ?living ?room, Mummy ? 39 ?cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

Atsuko ?40 ?to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her ? 41 ? world.' "People were struggling with problems and often seemed ?42 ?," she said. "I felt ?very alone."

One of her hardest ?43 ?was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said. "The other students were ? 44 ?it, but I wasn't."

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to ? 45 ? the ball to her teammates so they could knock it ?46 ?the net- NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face ?47 ?she failed.

A young man on her team ? 48 ?What she was going through." He walked up to me and ?49 ?, 'Come on. You can do that'"

"You will never understand how those words of ?50 ?made me feel.. Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness"

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not ?51 ?.

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have ? 52 ?forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness ? 53 ??to her. ?"He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind---you have no idea how long the words will ? 54 ?. She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four ? 55 ? words: You can do that.

36. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard

37. A. way ? B. life ? C. education ? D. spirit

38. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing

39. A. baking B. frying ? C. steaming D. boiling

40. A. hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted

41. A. described ? B. imagined ? ? ? C. created ? ? ? D. discovered

42. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted

43. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects.

44. A. curious about ? B. good at ? ? ? C. slow at ? ?D. nervous about

45. A. kick ? B. pass ? C. carry ? D. hit

46. A. through ? B. into ? C. over ? D. past

47. A. after ? B. if ? C. because ? D. until

48. A. believed ? ? ? B. considered ? ? C. wondered ? ? ? D. sensed

49. A. warned ? ? ? ? B. sighed ? ? ? C. ordered ? ? ? ? ? D. whispered

50. A. excitement ? ? ?B. encouragement ? ? C. persuasion ? ? ? D. suggestion

51. A. interested ? ? ? B. doubtful ? ? ? ? ? C. puzzled ? ? ? ? ? D. sure

52. A. never ? B. already ? ? ? ? ? C. seldom ? ? ? D. almost

53. A. happened ? ? B. applied ? ? ? ? C. seemed ? ? ? ? D. meant

54. A. continue ? ? B. stay ? ? ? ? ? C. exist ? ? ? ? D. live

55. A. merciful ? ? ? B. bitter ? ? ? C. simple ? ? ? D. easy

答案 ?36.C ?37.B ?38.C ?39.A ?40.B ?41.B ?42.A ?43.C ?44.B ?45.D ?

46.C ?47.B ?48.D ?49.D ?50.B ?51.D ?52.A ?53.D ?54.B ?55.C