A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (誘人的)apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,

　　36 a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37 , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the 38 he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

　　39 as high as he could , but even as his tallest 40 he was unable to touch It. He began to

　　41 up and down , as high as he could, at the 42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple . Still it remained out of 43 . Not giving up , he though , if only he had something to 44 on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy. Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 47 luck , even a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use . He had tired everything he could think to do. 48 seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he 51 like this , the more unhappy he became.

　　52 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy,even if he coudn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself .,This isn’t 53 , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well.There’s 54 more I can do to get the apple—that is unchangeable—but we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

　　36.A. preferring B.offering C.receiving D.allowing

　　37.A. so B.then C..but D or

　　38.A.sadder B.angrier C. hungrier D.tastier

　　39.A. expanding B. stretching C.swinging D.pulling

　　40.A. strength B. length C. range D.heigh

　　41.A.jump B.look C. walk D.glance

　　42.A. tip B. stage C. top D. level

　　43.A hope B. hand C. sight D. reach

　　44.A. put B. stand C. get D. hold

　　45.A. break B. shake C.take D. strike

　　46.A. up B. forword C.down D. around

　　47.A.for B. with C.on D. of

　　48.A. After B. Through C .Without D.Upon

　　49.A. back B. away C. up D. down

　　50.A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals

　　51.A. thought B. imagined C. tried D. claimed

　　52.A.Therefore B.However C. Moreover D. Otherwise

　　53.A. skillful B. cheerful C. harmful D. helpful

　　54. A. something B. anything C.everything D.nothing

　　55.A. change B.express C. forget D. describe

　　【參考答案】

　　36.A 37.C 38.C 39.B 40.B 41.A 42.C 43.D 44.B 45.A

　　46.D 47.B 48.B 49.B 50.C 51.A 52.B 53.D 54.D 55.A

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