A Master was walking through the fields one day when a young man, a troubled look upon his face, approached him.                

“On such a beautiful day, it must be difficult to stay so   36   ,”the Master said.         

“Is it? I hadn’t   37  ,” the young man said , turning to look around.    

“  38  me if you like.”The Master walked to the edge of a   39  pond.

“Please sit down,” the Master invited, patting the   40   next to him. “Now, find a small stone, please,” the Master   41  .

“What?”

“A stone. Please find a small stone and throw it in the pond.”

Searching   42  himself, the young man got a small stone and threw it as  43  as he could. “Tell me what you see,” the Master   44   .

    Not missing a single  45  , the man looked at the water’s surface. “ I see ripples(漣漪).’’ Where did the ripples  46  from?”

    “From the stone I threw in the pond, Master.”

    “Please  47  your hands into the water and stop the ripples,” the Master asked.

     In  48  ,the young man stuck his hands in the water as a ripple neared, only to cause  49  ripples. The young man was now  50  confused.

“Were you able to stop the ripples with your hands?” the Master asked.    

“No, of course not.”

“  51   you had stopped the stone from  52  the water to begin with? ” The Master smiled. “Next time you are  53  with your life, catch the stone before it hits the water. Do not spend time trying to  54  what you have done but  55  change what you are going to do before you do it.” The Master looked kindly upon the young man.

36．A . casual                 B. horrible                 C. terrible                 D. serious

37．A . noticed                B. watched               C. saw                  D. imagined

38．A . Attend                 B. Join                   C. Forgive                D. Call

39．A . clear                  B. clean                  C. still                    D. shining      

40．A . mud                  B. flower                 C. tree                    D. ground

41．A . instructed              B. shouted                C. ordered                D. whispered

42．A . of                    B. after                   C. around                 D. for

43．A . high                  B. far                    C. long                    D. well

44．A . continued              B. declared                C. explained                D. wondered  

45．A . matter                 B. moment               C. detail                   D. chance

46．A .come                  B. happen                 C. result                   D. rise

47．A . watch                 B. reach                 C. wave                   D. shake

48．A . anxiety                B. hesitation               C. surprise                 D. confusion

49．A . more                  B. a little                  C. a bit                    D. less

50．A . greatly                 B. completely             C. sadly                  D. fairly

51．A. Why not                B. How about             C. What if                D. How if

52．A . sliding                 B. rolling                C. falling                 D. entering

53．A . busy                  B. satisfied               C. unhappy               D. occupied

54．A . remove                B. keep                  C. remind                 D. remember

55．A . therefore               B. however              C. anyway               D. rather

— How would you like your coffee?

—______.

A. It’s well done.　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. Very nice. Thank you.　

C. One cup, that’s enough.　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. The stronger, the better.

I can’t ______ the village without the old church.

A. fail                   B. picture              C. cloud               D. rise 

Shall we take ______ short break?  I want to make _____ call.

A. the; a                   B. a; the                C. the; the                D. a; a

—Tom is still unhappy today..

—It’s all your fault. You _____ to her yesterday for your mindless mistake.

A. should apologize　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. should have apologized

C. should haven’t apologized　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. must apologize

On the second floor there are two rooms, ______ is used as a meeting room.

A. the larger of which                               B. one of them      

C. the larger one of that                              D. the largest of which

We have various winter camps for your holidays. You can choose _______ based on your

own interests.

A. either                 B. each                C. one                D. it

—_____ I turn on the light, mum?

—Yes, thank you, my dear. You are so considerate.

A. May                  B. Shall                C. Will                      D. Need

— How long do you want me to heat the oil?

— Heat it till it ______ to smoke.

A. would begin　 　　　 B. began　　　　 　　 C. will begin　　　 　　 D. begins

With Mother’s Day around the corner, I have taken some money out of the bank _______

presents for my mother.

A. buy                  B. to buy               C. buying               D. bought