1、An elderly carpenter was ready to retire．He told his employer of his  36  to leave the house-building business to  37  a happier life with his wife and enjoy his extended family．He would  38  the salary each week，but he wanted to  39  ．They could get by．The employer was  40  to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal  41  ．Thinking for a moment，the carpenter said yes，but  42  his heart was not in his work．He used some materials with poor quality and  43  it with poor workmanship．It was a （n）  44  way to end a devoted career．When the carpenter finished his work，his employer came to  45  the house．Then he handed the front-door key to the  46  and said，“This is your house… my  47  to you．”When the carpenter heard these words，he was  48  ! What a shame! People all could not help saying：  49  he had known he was building his own house!

So it is with us．We  50  our lives，reacting rather than acting，often  51  less energy and time to the building．Then，with a shock，we  52  we have to live in the house we have built．If we could do it again，we would do it  53  ．

Someone once said，“Life is a do-it-yourself  54  ．”Your attitude and the choices you make today help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow．  55  ，build wisely!

37、The professor walked onto the platform and seated himself in a chair,       for answering questions.

       A．had prepared        B．being prepared               C．preparing             D．prepared

36、―Do you mind my turning off the light?

―       . I’m reading the end of the story

       A．No. not at all                                       B．of course not

       C．I’d rather you didn’t                            D．sure, go ahead

35、Something must be done to prevent factories       poisonous gases so as to keep the city       .

       A．sending out; from polluting

       B．send out, polluting

       C．from sending out; from polluting

       D．sending out; from being polluted

34、One of the men held the view       the book said was right.

       A．that what             B．what that             C．that                     D．whether

33、_____, the disease diphtheria will produce a powder poison that will kill the patient.

A. If it untreated                         B. If is untreated

C. If being untreated                   D. If untreated

32、It was difficult to keep a positive attitude when I had a list filled with things to do, _____ none sounded like fun.

    A. for which    B. to which    C. of which    D. from which

31、---- Though Liu Xiang was unable to compete in the Beijing Olympics, he is still our hero.

---- ____. Nobody will love him any less.

A. I don’t agree with you     B. I can’t agree more

C. I can’t agree any less      D. I don’t agree more

30、―I’ll come to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening.

―I’m sorry, by then my performance _______ and I _______ reporters in the meeting room.

      A. will end; will meet                                      B. will have ended; will be meeting

      C. will be ended; am going to meet                   D. is to end; will meet

29、 I don’t think there can be anyone who is more suitable for the job than you are, ____?

    A. do I    B. can’t  he    C. is there    D. aren’t you