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B. big C. angry D. hungry 28. B. fear C. person D. order 29. B. save C. catch D. kill 30. B. wealth C. thing D. heart 31. B. teaching When the monk finally finished his__33__, the farmer asked, “ If you won’ t kill the tiger,then__34__e and hold its tail while I kill it.” The monk thought that perhaps, it would be all right to__35__hold the tiger’ s tail, so he__36__and farmer, however,turned and walked away down the road. The monk__37__after him, “ Come back here and kill the tiger! ” “ Oh, no, ” the farmer replied.“ You have__38__me! ” If the largest room in the world is“ room for improvement” , then it is good to leave__39__of room for life of change ! A life of growth ! And always leaving room for__40__ It’ s the only way to live. C. prayer D. information 32. B. securely C. tightly D. closely 33. B. work C. meal D. lesson 34. least B. at most C. after all D. first of all 35. B. simply C. hardly D. mainly 36. B. hesitated C. agreed D. arranged 37. B. laughed C. plained D. shouted 38. B. changed C. helped D. forted 39. B. much C. less D. more 40. B. sleep C. improvement D. relaxation Ⅳ .閱讀理解 Last month, James Connolly, a junior at the University of Massachusetts, stood in front of a local police station wearing a toga (長(zhǎng)袍 ) as punishment. His crime? He was charged with underage drinking, illegal possession of alcohol and too much noise while holding a party. This shaming punishment has increased in the US in recent years, mostly imposed (強(qiáng)加 ) by local judges for less- serious crimes, such as drunk driving and theft. They believe shame is the best petty crime deterrent (威懾 ). For example, in Tennessee,Judge James McKenzie has made shoplifters stand outside Wal- Mart with signs that read, “ I am a thief put here by order of Judge McKenzie.” “ Alternative punishments like munity service and fines don’ t convey moral condemnation of the criminal, ” said Dan Kahan, a University of Chicago Law School professor,in an article published on the university’ s website.“ They aren’ t shameful enough.” Supporters