Question

Do you believe that some numbers are lucky or unlucky？ If you answer “yes” 36   this question，you are certainly not 37．For example，many people in certain countries believe that    38   13 is especially bad. They believe 13 people should   39  sit at a table together,and that  40   things will happen  41  Friday the 13th．Some buildings do not even designate a 13th floor.On the other hand, 7 is often considered a 42   number.4 3    everyone goes along with this belief in the power of numbers．Some people think that lucky  44  unlucky numbers are only superstitions（迷信）that should not  45  seriously． 46 ，others think that numbers  47  have the power to affect people’s 48 ．

    In ancient times，it was quite common to believe in the magical power of numbers. It 49  that some numbers could clue（暗示）someone into the 50   or show the 51  side of a person’s personality（个性）． Numerology（命理学），he“art”of 52  the power in numbers，was often practiced in Jewish tradition（传统） and among Greek mathematicians（数学家）． Today， many of those 53  still practice numerology use the Hebrew calendric system（希伯来历法） which gives each 54   of the alphabet（字母表）55  of the numbers 1 through 8．

36. A. of              B. to               C. in               D. on

37. A. alone          B. lonely          C. yourself       D. only

38. A. number        B. numbers        C. the numbers  D. Number

39. A. often           B. ever            C. always         D. never

40. A. good           B. terrible        C. badly          D. terribly

41. A. in               B. at              C. on             D. of

42. A. lucky          B. unlucky        C. luckily        D. luck

43. A. Almost        B. Not             C. Nearly         D. No

44. A. or              B. and             C. but            D. also

45. A. take           B. taking          C. be taken       D. be taking

46. A. But           B. However       C. While          D. Yet

47. A. do             B. don't           C. also           D. but

48. A. life           B. lives           C. living         D. job

49. A. believe        B. believed        C. is believed    D. was believed

50. A. past           B. present         C. future         D. last

51. A. hide           B. hiding          C. hid            D. hidden

52. A. read           B. reading         C. reads          D. being read

53. A. which          B. who             C. whose          D. whom

54. A. letter         B. word            C. number         D. name

55. A. some           B. any             C. many           D. one

Answer 1

BACDB  CABAC  BABDC  DBBAD