Have you ever received a gift that was so dearly, not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite "Why, thank you," but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and bad) reflect about your persona] qualities?

Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy -- the ability to put yourself into someone else's head and heart We're all able to do this; in fact, we're born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加強(qiáng))--by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn't, we're not able to understand other people's feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional (情感的) qualities.

   Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. (Y/course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.

   We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won't make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.

60.  The underlined expression "you had missed the mark" means "you had failed to _____'.

   A. make her feel better            B. keep your friendship

   C. receive a present in return   D. get the expected effect

61. Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

   A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.

   B. Emotional changes influence one's choice of gifts.

   C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.

   D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.

62. In the third paragraph, the author tells us that________..

    A. attention should be paid to the receivers' responses

    B. one learns from what he did in the past

    C. the choice of gifts reflects one's emotional qualities

    D. one should spend more time choosing gifts

 63. The best possible title for this passage is “_______”.

    A. Ways of Choosing Gifts                     B. An Important Tradition

    C. Exchanging Presents                         D. Message in a Gift

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    C. designed in the form of small-sized books

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57. The audio-magazines are mainly for_________.

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    A. They are translated into English.    B. They are convenient for the users.

    C. They are very easy to read            D. They are cheap and popular.

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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,

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     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.

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

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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

--You know who came yesterday?

  --Yao Ming?. We had a basketball match.

 -- ________He came and watched the game.

   A. You guessed it!  B. How did you know that?   

  C. Well done!          D. That was good news!

 Don't sit there ________ nothing. Come and help me with this table.

   A. do  B. to do  C. doing  D. and doing

AIDS is said ______ the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area over the past few years.

   A. that it is         B. to be       C. that it has been   D. to have been

 I won't tell the student the answer to the math problem until he ____on it for more than an hour.

   A. has been working              B. will have worked

   C. will have been working        D. had worked

__________ fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off.

   A. Would you be     B. Should you be   C. Could you be      D. Might you be

I'm certain David's told you his business troubles. ______, it's no secret that he owes a lot of money to the bank.

   A. However       B. Anyway          C. Therefore            D. Though

-- I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend.

    -- _______good.

   A. Sound                B. Sounded           C. Sounding                 D. Sounds