【正文】 D. jokes52. A. sank B. fell C. broke D. failed53. A. threw B. set C. laid D. closed54. A. Brothers B. Folks C. Supporters D. Members55. A. judge B. hate C. dislike D. test完形填空練習(xí)（五十四）During recent years we have heard much about “race”: how this race does certain things and that race believes certain things and soon. Yet, the 1 phenomenon of race consists of a few surface indications.We judge race usually 2 the colouring of the skin: a white race, a brown race, a yellow race and a black race. But 3 you were to remove the skin you could not 4 anything about the race to which the individual belonged. There is 5 in physical structure. The brain or the internal organs to 6 a difference.There are four types of blood. 7 types are found in every race, and no type is distinct to any race. Human brains are the 8 . No scientists could examine a brain and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. Brains will 9 in size, but this occurs within every race. 10 does size have anything to do with intelligence. The largest brain 11 examined belonged to a person of weak 12 . On the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had 13 brains.Mental tests which are reasonably 14 show no differences in intelligence between races. High and low test results both can be recorded by different members of any race. 15 equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in average standings, either on account of raceor geographical location.Individuals of every race 16 civilization to go backward or forward. Training and education can change the response of a group of people, 17 enable them to behave in a 18 way.The behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they can always go back or go on to something new 19 is better and higher than anything 20 the past.1. A. plete B. full C. total D. whole2. A. in B. from C. at D. on3. A. since B. if C. as D. while4. A. speak B. talk C. tell D. mention5. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything6. A. display B. indicate C. demonstrate D. appear7. A. All B. Most C. No D. Some8. A. same B. identical C. similar D. alike9. A. remain B. increase C. decrease D. vary10. A. Only B. Or C. Nor D. So11. A. ever B. then C. never D. once12. A. health B. body C. mind D. thought13. A. big B. small C. minor D. major14. A. true B. exact C. certain D. accurate15. A. Provided B. Concerning C. Given D. Following16. A. make B. cause C. move D. turn17. A. and B. but C. though D. so18. A. ordinary B. peculiar C. usual D. mon19. A. that B. what C. whichever D. whatever20. A. for B. to C. within D. in完形填空練習(xí)（五十五）Like many sisters, Abby and Eliza Davis couldn39。完形填空練習(xí)（五十一）I guess I should look upon it as a sweet proof of my tastes. My 17yearold son, who had for so long 1 my choice of clothing, now 2 searches through my closet. Wasn’t it only yesterday that he had turned up his 3 at my clothes? When Scott was in middle school and 4 beginning to look at his 5 as a creature from outer space, I had once 6 to suggest buying a pair of chions (斜紋棉布褲) while we were 7 . He said nothing but selected a pair of Jeans. He tried it on. “Too 8 ,” I 9 “just right,” was his reply, 10 he admired himself in the mirror, pletely 11 with the image. I think that set the tone for the next four years. When it 12 to clothing, the divide seemed 13 .I was chinos, he was outsized jeans。 I was neatly pressed shirts, he was loose T’s. 14 began to change about a year ago. I remember the 15 day. I had gone to my 16 in search of a favorite Tshirt. I couldn’t find it, but it appeared later when Scott returned home from school. “That’s my shirt,” I said. “Yeah, I know,” said Scott as he 17 for the fridge. Since that time, he often—and 18 warning—searched for the new and different in my closet. I asked Scott why he wore my clothes. “I like some of them,” he smiled. 19 by this words, I 20 my tongue as he slipped into a pair of my trousers.1. A. thought highly of B. looked down on C. set on D. based on2. A. interestedly B. hurriedly C. disappointedly D. unwillingly3. A. head B. eyes C. hand D. nose4. A. also B. soon C. just D. almost5. A. classmates B. teachers C. father D. mother6. A. attempted B. managed C. longed D. persuaded7. A. reading B. walking C. wandering D. shopping 8. A. big B. tight C. cheap D. expensive9. A. pronounced B. announced C. declared D. added10. A. because B. though C. until D. as11. A. worried B. satisfied C. proud D. nervous12. A. belonged B. talked C. came D. happened13. A. opposite B. slight C. unbridgeable D. unthinkable14. A. Things B. Times C. Manners D. Tastes15. A. first B. exact C. only D. single16. A. house B. store C. office D. closet17. A. headed B. looked C. searched D. walked18. A. about B. with C. on D. without19. A. Encouraged B. Disappointed C. Annoyed D. Warmed20. A. took B. held C. got D. moved完形填空練習(xí)（五十二）“How did you do it, Dad? How have you managed not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the 1 to even ask my father this very personal question. When Dad first 2 drinking , the whole family was on 3 and needles every time he got into a 4 that, in the past, would have 5 him drinking again. For a few years we were 6 to bring it up 7 that the drinking would begin again. “I had this little poem that I would recite to myself at least four to five times a day,” was Dad’s 8 to my 18ye