阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
During the years of depression(萧条), food and money were very hard to find and people had to trade things with each other.
One day I was 36 some potatoes from Mr Miller. I noticed a small poor boy hungrily __37 a full basket of freshly picked green peas. Then I was _ 38 to see that Mr Miller sold the boy a bag of peas for just a marble (弹球).
Mrs Miller, who had been standing nearby, 39__ and told me that Mr Miller loved to trade with the three boys in the village for peas, tomatoes, and other things _40 he didn’t really need any marbles. I left the stand, smiling to myself, 41 by this man.
Several years went by. One day I learned that Mr Miller had died. I took part in the funeral(葬礼), _ 42__ three young men. They came over to Mrs Miller, hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke with her and moved on, __43__ their eyes.
Our __44__ came to meet Mrs Miller. I mentioned __45_ she had told me about the __46__ . She told me, “Those three young men above were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim ‘_ 47 _ ’with them. Now, at last, they came to pay their debt.”
“We’ve _ 48__ had a great deal of the wealth in this world,” she __49__, “but right now, Jim would consider himself to be the __50__ man.”
Then she gently lifted the _51_ fingers of her husband. Resting underneath were three red marbles.
At that time I realized that we would not be _52 by our words, but by our kind _53 _ . It is said that it takes a minute to find a _54_ person, an hour to appreciate him, a day to love him, but an entire life to _55 him.
1.A.buying B. selling C. borrowing D. hunting
2.A.reaching for B. glancing at C. staring at D. picking up
3.A. astonished B. pleased C. annoyed D. worried
4.A.turned over B. went over C. came over D. looked over
5.A.but B. otherwise C. or D. although
6.A.suspected B. impressed C. regretted D. embarrassed
7.A.discovering B. watching C. finding D. seeing
8.A.closing B. rolling C. cleaning D. wiping
9.A. time B. chance C. turn D. decision
10.A. the story B. the proverb C. the legend D. the joke
11.A. marbles B. men C. debt D. life
12.A. talked B. traded C. shared D. left
13.A. ever B. always C. never D. seldom
14.A. laughed B. cried C. sighed D. added
15.A. honest B. happiest C. coldest D. richest
16.A. lifeless B. regretless C. useless D. hopeless
17.A. thought B. touched C. remembered D. affected
18.A. deeds B. things C. remarks D. rewards
19.A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
20.A. ignore B. forget C. recognize D. remind
— I put him down for a well-educated man.
—______ ?
— I mean that he's a well-educated man.
A. I beg your pardon B. Speak louder, will you
C. What’s that D. Will you repeat word for word
The silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages______.
A. turning B. turned C. being turned D. having turned
Wang Pin is an advanced worker in our company. He _______ for four years in Yangzhou University.
A. studied B. has studied C. had studied D. has been studying
When it______ air pollution, Beijing faces the three “C” s-----cars，coal and construction，which lead to Beijing's thick air pollution.
A. refers to B. comes to C. happens to D. speaks to
______ it have been the failure to pick up directions from the ground control that caused the air crash?
A. Must B. Could C. Would D. Should
