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Recently divorced and unemployed, I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices. I had no umbrella, for my old one had 36 , and I could not 37 another one.
Yes, she said 47 , that was her umbrella，which her parents, now dead, had given her as a birthday present. But， she 48 , it had been stolen 49 her doorstep a month before. She was so excited that I 50 I was looking for a job and went directly to her house. She took the umbrella, and her eyes were filled with 51 . She wanted to give me a 52 , but—though twenty dollars was all I had in the world—her happiness at regaining this 53 possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have 54 something. We talked for a while and I left. 42．A．turn in B．show off C．open up D．carry away 43．A．occurred B．ran C．struck D．happened
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44．A．firmly B．suddenly C．casually D．thankfully 45．A．read B．searched C．got D．used
46．A．appeared B．replied C．answered D．screamed 47．A．in surprise B．in panic C．in silence D．in anger 48．A．assumed B．added C．declared D．announced 49．A．from B．in C．beside D．of
50．A．mentioned B．forgot C．realized D．remembered 51．A．memory B．honor C．tears D．thanks 52．A．gift B．position C．hug D．reward 53．A．expensive B．common C．rare D．special 54．A．bought B．ruined C．expressed D．enjoyed
55．A．immediately B．naturally C．hopefully D．unexpectedly 42．A 这是在公共汽车上捡到的别人丢失的东西，正常的程序是把雨伞“上交”给售票员。turn in“上交”。
43．A 我 “想到”一个主意，决定自己带着雨伞找到失主。occur to sb. “（主意或想法突然）浮现于某人的脑海中”。
44．D 作者在倾盆大雨中下了车，由此可知作者打开这把伞遮雨时非常“感激”。 45．B 我从电话簿上“查找”雨伞上的那个名字。search“查找，搜寻”。 46．C 我拨通电话后，一位女士“接听”了电话。此处 answer 表示“接电话”。
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47．A 女士突然有了雨伞的消息，自然感到非常“惊讶”。后三项分别表示“恐慌”“沉默”“愤怒”，显然不符合语境。
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In January of 1968, I was “surfing” TV channels when I was caught by Funny Business, a show about cartoons. I had always wanted to be a (n) 36 but never knew how to go about it. I wrote to the host of the show, cartoonist Jack Cassady, asking him for advice 37 entering the profession.
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In June of 1987, I was surprised to get a second letter from jack Cassady. It 46 as follows:
36．A．actor B．writer C．photographer D．cartoonist 37．A．on B．with C．in D．to
38．A．informal B．formal C．handwritten D．printing 39．A．asking B．answering C．neglecting D．replying 40．A．published B．rejected C．recognized D．appreciated 41．A．if B．unless C．since D．before 42．A．magazines B．books C．samples D．models
51．A．seemed B．went C．became D．came 52．A．love B．friendship C．hurt D．kindness 53．A．award B．pay C．treat D．repay 54．A．pass B．receive C．deliver D．move
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55．A．so B．this C．such D．like
40．B 结合本句前半部分中的 warn 以及本句后半部分的内容可知，他提醒作者起初有被“拒绝”的可能。
41．A “如果”发生了那样的事情，他建议作者不要灰心丧气。
42．C 他在信中继续写道，作者寄给他的卡通“样本”非常出色，有出版价值。 43．B 作者收到了对方的回复，得到了对方的鼓舞和肯定，自然非常“兴奋”。 44．D 结合本句后半部分提到的“复印形式的小信件”可知这些杂志“冷淡”地拒绝了作者。
49．A 作者“甚至”没有对他写来的第一封信表示感谢，想不到又收到了他的第二封信。
50．B 作者拿出画笔，开始创作连环漫画 Dilbert 的样本，此处 work on 表示“致力
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