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An “apple-polisher” is one who gives gifts to win friendship or special treatment. It is not exactly a bribe（賄賂）, but is close to it.
“Apple-polishing” is as old as human society, but the phrase itself is recent, about 50 years old. It comes from the schoolroom. For a long time, some schoolboys would leave a shiny（有光澤的，發(fā)光的） apple on the teacher’s desk. They would rub and polish the apple to give it a bright shine, so as to make it look more tasty. Such a gift, the students hoped, might make the teacher shut her eyes to their poor work and give them a good mark.
All sorts of people are apple-polishers, including politicians and people in high offices—almost everybody.
There are other phrases meaning the same thing as “apple-polishing”— “soft-soaping” or “buttering-up”. A gift is just one way to “soft-soap” somebody, or to “butter him up”.
Another way that is just as effective as apple-polishing is flattery, giving someone high praise — telling him how good he looks, or how well he speaks, or how wise he is. Flattery, of course, is the cheapest kind of “apple polishing”.
To flatter another costs you nothing and you can give it as freely as you want. And you can always find somebody eagerly looking for it.
53. An “apple-polisher” is one who ________.
A. tries to please someone to get favor   
B. bribes with money to get something
C. is really friendly to everyone around him
D. plants apple trees and polishes his apples every day
54. Why did the students polish the apple for their teacher?
A. They hoped that she would not pay attention to them.
B. They didn’t want her to wash the apple by herself.
C. They wished to draw her attention.
D. They longed for her giving them a good mark.  
55. According to the passage, the cheapest way to please someone is ________.
A. to flatter him                                               B. to bribe him
C. to talk freely with him                             D. to play jokes on him
56. The author seems to suggest that ________.
A. nobody likes to be flattered                    B. very few people apple-polish others
C. apple-polishing is a kind of bribe            D. many people like to be soft-soaped

Super Lin Dan has become a world-famous badminton player. It is years of hard training and efforts, I think, _____ has made him ______he is today.

"Super Dan", as top-seeded Lin Dan of China is better known in the badminton（羽毛球） world, had his Olympic dream come true after claiming the men's singles gold by beating Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia on August 17 in the Beijing Olympics.
His father, Lin Jianbin, said "Super Dan"has waited for four years to get this championship and he felt very proud of his son, as well as his prospective daughter-in-law Xie Xingfang, who is also a badminton player and won silver in women's singles at the Beijing Games.
An SMS: The beginning of a love story
Lin was born in Shanghang County, Longyan in Fujian Province. He first met Xie Xingfang when he was 14-years-old. 16-year-old Xie was attending a national youth team badminton training camp in Jinjiang, Fujian and Lin was also there.
Tall and beautiful, Xie became the Snow White in the heart of Lin Dan, and he tried to please her and get chances to chat with her after the training sessions. He did not go beyond that.
Before the Spring Festival in 2004, Lin finally mustered（召集，聚集） the courage and sent Xie Xingfang a text message - I LOVE YOU. In fact, Xie Xingfang had already realized Lin Dan was fond of her. And covertly（秘密地） , she began to pay attention to Lin's movement and performance on the court. "He is very interesting, got a lot of ideas, and is a lovely boy."
Two Kisses
In May 2004 at the Thomas Cup in Jakarta, their love relationship was first known to the public. Xie sat with her teammates and watched the men's team playing. When Lin Dan won the match, he rushed to the bench and kissed Xie, a move that Xie did not expect Lin to do in public. A photographer captured this moment.
At the All England Open in 2007, Lin kissed her again in public, making Xie feel like the happiest woman in the world.
After Lin won his third title at the Open, he did not stay to watch Xie play. Xie defeated her opponent and won the championship. When she was called to accept the trophy（獎品，戰(zhàn)利品） , Lin suddenly emerged at the central venue, holding red roses and gave her the flowers, and a passionate kiss.
Nine Roses
Earlier, on February 14, 2006, Lin and Xie were with the national badminton teams at a training camp in Jinjiang. The teams had their rules – not going out of the training camp. Xie thought she would spend the Valentine's Day without flowers.
But Lin still managed to give her a surprise – giving her a Dior wallet as a Valentine's gift and nine roses. With the teams' rule in place, Lin asked his local friend to buy the roses and gave her a pleasant Valentines surprise.
A 200-square-meter apartment
Lin Dan and Xie Xingfang's love has been through four years of tests, and Xie's father also said that they should consider marriage after the Olympics.
In fact, Lin Dan has already prepared for this. He has bought a 200-square-meter apartment in downtown Beijing, with 4 rooms and 2 living rooms. Paying about 20,000 yuan per square meter for the apartment, it is reported the apartment is now valued at 8 million yuan.
"After the Olympics, we really want to live our own lives, go on vacation, go to school, get married, I am really looking forward to it," Xie said happily.
With two kitchens, one Chinese and one Western style, Xie said she wanted to be the person preparing soup at home and enjoy family life.
【小題1】How old was Lin Dan when he first met Xie Xingfang?

Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13. In the middle of that summer, my parents   1.   my entire world and turned it upside down   2.   they told me they were getting a divorce. I couldn’t believe that our family was going to   3. . Though I always knew my parents weren’t very happy and they often   4.  , I still wanted my family to stay the same.

My life changed completely   5.   the divorce. My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town,   6.   my father and brother, Bill, stayed in our house. I now became a   7.   whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends. And immediately I had my soon-to-be stepfather, Dan, whom I showed no   8.   in. I was depressed, especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no   9.   that things could change back to the way they were.

Even though I  10.  all Dan’s attempts to get to know me and wasn’t very   11.   to him, he never gave up on me.  12. , I began to trust him. I realized that we actually had some things in   13.  , especially when it came to movies and TV shows. We  14.   a lot of time together hanging out watching TV. That gave us a chance to talk and getto know each other.

Better still, Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father. Dan was always around when I needed   15.   on school or friends. Once I began to warm up to Dan, the three of us began spending a lot of time together. We often went out to eat and took short trips.   16. , I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.

I now realize my parents were  17.   about getting the divorce. Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us. My father also found happiness—he   18.   and had another child, my half-sister, Michelle.

At 13, I learned an important   19.   —change is not always the worst thing that can   20.  . Sometimes, it is just what we need the most.

21. A. created            B. shook                  C. entered                 D. occupied

22. A. unless              B. if                         C. when                   D. until

23. A. break up           B. hold up               C. keep up               D. show up

24.A. whispered  B. fought               C. talked                    D. competed

25.A. throughout        B. beyond                C. before                    D. after

26.A. where              B. although                    C. while                       D. that

27.A. visitor                B. relative               C. neighbor                   D. stranger

28. A. confidence              B. interest                C. fear                      D. anger

29. A. doubt                B. difference          C. point                    D. way  

30.A. forgot                B. supported            C. resisted                  D. valued

31. A. serious              B. nice                     C. bad                         D. generous

32. A. Gradually         B. Immediately          C. Usually                  D. Regularly

33. A. mind                 B. trouble                  C. common                 D. order

34.A. spent                B. wasted                   C. lost                        D. saved

35.A. experience  B. information          C. impression                    D. advice

36.A. However     B. Besides                 C. Eventually                     D. Occasionally

37. A. wrong          B. confident                   C. guilty                 D. right

38.A. remarried          B. returned                 C. changed                D. left

39. A. method             B. truth                      C. skill                              D. word

40. A. exist         B. remain                  C. continue                D. happen

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