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I was feeling a little__36___, as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks. They were so heavy that I decided to __37__ some things away. So I __38__walking towards a garbage can(垃圾桶) when I saw a poor man. He stood __39_ the garbage can and looked through it. I suddenly ___40__ very guilty (有罪的)because I was about to throw away a __41_ drink just because it was heavy. I knew this man would__42__all he could get, so I walked up to him and ___43__ the new drink and some snacks over to him. The man looked up in ___43__and took what I gave him. A big _45__ was on his face and this made me feel very happy. With that, he _46__ me happily and started to walk away. I got a ___47_ feeling inside and I knew that I had done something good. I now _48_ what is meant by the saying “giving is getting”. Although it only took a little action and a few __49__ , I learned the greatest lesson about kindness. Everyone in the world __50__ help, and everyone can give help. 36. A. happy B. thirsty C. heavy D. tired 37. A. throw B. leave C. take D. carry 38. A. forgot B. liked C. started D. remembered 39. A. on B. in C. of D. beside 40. A. because B. felt C. was D. began 41. A. small B. old C. new D. heavy 42. A. take B. ask C. find D. love 43. A. had B. carried C. gave D. threw 44. A. surprise B. kindness C. interest D. disappointment(失望) 45. A. smile B. cry C. shout D. laughter 46. A. looked at B. left C. found D. thanked 47. A. cold B. hot C. warm D. cool 48. A. understand B. catch C. listen to D. hear 49. A. letters B. words C. lessons D. ways 50. A. makes B. loses C. needs D. hasⅦ閱讀理解(25分 5155題每題一分,5665題每題二分) )(A)Taxes are a big part in the United States. Most Americans pay city taxes, state taxes, social security(安全) taxes, sales taxes… and the list seems endless. The biggest tax for most Americans is the ines tax. The personal ine tax is called a “progressive tax”, because it takes more from those who earn(掙錢) most. For example, a person who earns about $3,500 a year, will pay a tax of only about % of earning, but if the same person earned $85,000 a year, he would pay an ine tax of 35%. Over years the ines tax has bee more and more difficult for people to understand. Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports. In fact, preparing taxes and giving tax have bee a big industry(工業(yè)) in America.51. Most Americans pay _______________.A. taxes which are too many to listB. taxes either to the cities or the states they live inC. several kind