Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa.   36   I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his   37   qualities. First of all, I respected his    38    to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he    39   what he taught  Further more, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an   40   way, introducing such aids (輔助) to   41    as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he   42   sang a song in class in order to make a point clear.    43   , I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them    44    the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would   45   a student to a game of chess (國(guó)際象棋)    46   he would join student groups to discuss a variety of   47   : agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for    48   on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was   49  by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success   50   , during it, the students and the professor   51   at least one loud   52  . Through his sense of humor, he made learning more    53   and more lasting, If it is   54   that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry,   55   my friend is indeed a wise man.

36. A. Although              B. When            C. Even if           D. Now that

37. A. basic                  B. special                   C. common         D. particular

38. A. attention 　           B. introduction       C. relation  　     D. devotion

39. A. insisted on             B. talked about       C. believed in      D. agreed with

40. A. imaginative              B. ordinary             C. opposite          D. open

41. A. listening                 B. understanding    C. information     D. discovery

42. A. also                    B. nearly                   C. even               D. only

43. A. Later                    B. Secondly           C. However         D. Therefore

44. A. with                   B. by                     C. from              D. on

45. A. invite                 B. lead             C. prefer             D. show

46. A. As a matter of fact      B. Later on           C. Other times      D. In general

47. A. questions              B. subjects           C. matters              D. contents

48. A. support                  B. explanation       C. experience        D. advice

49. A. disturbed             B. moved                  C. attracted         D. defeated

50. A. for                        B. until              C. since                    D. unless   

51. A. hear                       B. suggest             C. share                D. demand

52. A. laugh                         B. cry                   C. shout               D. question

53. A. helpful                   B. enjoyable         C. practical       D. useful

54. A. natural                   B. normal              C. hopeful             D. true

55. A. so                         B. for                   C. then              D. yet

 — Sorry to have hurt you the other day.

   — _____, but don’t do it again.

  A. Forget it          B. Don’t mention it  C. Don’t worry               D. With pleasure

 I feel greatly honoured _____ the chance to speak here. I’m feeling very excited.

  A. to give     B. to be giving    C. to have been given    D. to have given

 Hurricane brought down a great number of houses, _____ thousands of people homeless.

  A. to make       B. making          C. made          D. having made

 I was told that there were about 50 foreign students _____Chinese in the school, most____were from Germany.

  A. study, of whom  B. study, of them  C. studying, of them D. studying, of whom

 Taiyuan, _____ in the centre of Shanxi province is a most beautiful city.

  A. located           B. to locate            C. locate       D. locating

 Who do you think he would _____ a letter of congratulation to our monitor?

  A. have written       B. have to write         C. have write      D. have been writing

 Everyone has periods in their lives _____ everything seems very hard.

  A. when        B. where            C. which          D. that

—Shall I give you a hand with this as you are so busy now?

  —Thank you.__________

  A. Of course you can     B. If you like      C. it’s up to you          D. It couldn’t be better

 He did everything he could _______ the old man.

  A. to save       B. save           C. saving          D saved