A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which __36__ me because he's not an artist.
"I 37 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don't have 38_ for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I _39__ it．Every few months I look at the list and decide what to focus on next． 40 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 41 _ in my life．Now I just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 42 what I mean．"
So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed （显露出） a whole lot about what was __43__ to me．It also revealed how _44___ behind I am at getting to the things I really want．
I filled up the first twenty __45__ quickly, but then began to think carefully．
Eventually I __46_ items I've thought about for years, and __47__ I've carried with me since I was young．When I 48 the list later, some entries surprised me．
First, I want to _ 49_ much more, particularly now that my children are 50_ and can go with me to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．
I'm also surprised to _51_ some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade （轮滑）, __52_, I'd better start before I turn 50．
Like my friend, I now have an alternative to __53__．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．
My friend told me the _54_ was preparing the ground so that life could work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock （码头）," he said．
Thanks to my _55__, I'm working on some big docks．
1.A．surprised B．moved C．pleased D．excited
2.A．made B．took C．signed D．gave
3.A．interest B．concern C．time D．emotion
4.A．went for B．called for C．accounted for D．cared for
5.A．Because B．After C．Before D．Although
6.A．doing B．missing C．pushed D．engaged
7.A．admire B．abolish C．spot D．see
8.A．important B．strange C．beneficial D．special
9.A．slightly B．slowly C．possibly D．hopelessly
10.A．thoughts B．lists C．ideas D．blanks
11.A．studied B．added C．dropped D．obtained
12.A．burdens B．challenges C．dreams D．responsibilities
13.A．reviewed B．discovered C．wrote D．appreciated
14.A．play B．relax C．travel D．hike．
15.A．wealthier B．cleverer C．healthier D．older
16.A．write B．put C．find D．leave
17.A．such as B．for instanceC．in fact D．in particular
18.A．complaining B．relaxing C．objecting D．adjusting
19.A．problem B．key C．answer D．question
20.A．hobbies B．optimism C．list D．wishes
______ there was no conclusive evidence, most people thought he was guilty.
A. When B. As far as C. As long as D. While
---Where___?
—I got caught in the heavy traffic, or I ___ here earlier. A. did you go; had arrived B. are you; was C. were you; would come D. have you been ; would have been
---Do you often stay up?
---No. I always get a good night’s sleep _______ much work I have to do. A. whenever B. however C. whatever D. whichever
Born and ______ in Central China’s Hubei Province, Wang Luoyong learned Peking Opera at the age of 11 in Hubei Experimental Peking Opera School.
A. raising B. risen C. raised D. being raised
Parents ___ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.
A. attach B. pay C. link D. apply
