Most gift-giving shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship．But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people who buy them．

    Clothing    The clothes you wear tell something about your personality．They tell the world not only how you want to be seen but how you see yourself as well. When someone gives you something to wear that corresponds to your self-image，they’re saying，“I agree with you．I like you the way you are．”Such a gift should be taken as a form of compliment．On the other hand，a gift of clothing that does not match your personality could be an insult to your character .

    Expensive gifts   Naturally, some gifts like jewelry will be more expensive than others．But some people give higher priced gifts than necessary for the situation．Someone who gives an expensive gift often feels that he should receive more praise than if he had given a less expensive gift．Therefore he is giving himself a gift，too status．

     Homemade gifts    Making something by hand has become the exception in many countries today―so much so that giving a homemade gift is sometimes considered extraordinary．If you receive a homemade gift，you’re lucky．It may no．t be made perfectly, but it will show a certain quality of love．No matter what the results of the homemade gift look like，remember it’s  the thought that counts．    

    Books   People who gives books as gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they do．A good way to know this is to find out whether or not the giver bought the book according to how large it is．If you happen to receive a large heavy book, its giver may be much more interested in the way things appear than in the way they actually are。Anyhow, giving a book can be a way of sharing a feeling or a newly learned meaning．The giver is probably trying to say to you what the books aid to him．

36．Which of the following best expresses the main idea of this passage?

    A．Gift-giving may reveal the giver’s  personality in some way,  

    B．Most gift-giving shows the spirit of love and friendship．

    C．Homemade gifts are more precious than expensive ones．

    D．We should be careful in choosing and giving expensive ones．

37．Expensive gifts may represent    

    A．deep love                                       B．high respect

    C．a(chǎn) sense of superiority                      D．generosity    

38．According to the passage，homemade gifts    ．

    A．a(chǎn)re very special

    B．show deep affection

    C．should be cherished    

    D．a(chǎn)ll of the above   

39．A thin book as a gift means           

    A．a(chǎn) good book about books

    B．a(chǎn) large and heavy book

    C．a(chǎn) rare and valuable book

   D．a(chǎn) book really meant to be read

40．Which of the following gifts is not mentioned in the passage?

    A．Clothing．                 B．Flowers．   

    C．Jewelry．                  D．Books．   

    Most parents，I suppose，have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children．And they must have  16  how difficult it is to write a   17   children’s  book．Either the author has aimed too  18  ，so that the children fail to follow what is in his (or more often, her)story,  19   me story seems to be talking to the readers．

    The best children’s  books are  20   too difficult nor too simple，and satisfy both the  21     who hears the story and the adult who reads it．Unfortunately, there are in fact    22   books  like this，so the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not  23  to solve．  

    This maybe why many books regarded as  24   of children’s  literature were in fact written for   25  ．Alice's Adventure in Wonderland is perhaps the most   26   of this．

    Children，left for themselves，often   27   the worst possible interest in literature．Just  leave a child in a bookshop or  28  and he will   29  willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way ,or have a look  30  most children’s  comics, full of the stories and jokes，which are the  31  of teachers and right-thinking parents．

    Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children．into  32  our taste in literature. After all，children and adults are so  33  that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the  34  books．So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise  35  that bedtime story．    ．

一I think we should give up our jobs，sell the flat and travel around the world．If we don't do it now, we never will．

  一       We’ve been talking about doing this for ages．

      A．That’s  true．                    B．That’s  very kind． 

      C．Are you kidding?                  D．I'm only joking !   

Both the family and the society        exceptional children live are often the key to their -growth and development．    

    A．which                                       B．what

    C．in which                                   D．that

Attention please，F(xiàn)light Nineteen from New York to Washington is now arriving at        ．

    A．the two gate                              B．a(chǎn) second gate

    C．the Gate Two                            D．Gate two

Scientists are working on          components for mobile phones．

    A．radiation-reduce                    B．radiation-reducing

    C．radiation-reduced                 D．radiation-reducible

As if or got to place the fish in the icebox yesterday, it has          now．  

    A．gone off                                       B．gone out

    C．gone down                                   D．gone away

After closing the envelope，the secretary        me stamps on firmly ．

    A．licked                                           B．sucked

    C．struck                                          D．stuck

         Your budget, keep a careful record of each dollar you spend every day．

    A．Follow                                     B．To follow

    C．Following                                D．Followed

一Which of those English-Chinese dictionaries do you like most?

一        ．They are both expensive and of little use．

    A．None                                           B．Neither

    C．All                                               D．Both