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．
| 小题1: | | A．surprised | B．moved | C．pleased | D．excited |
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| 小题2: | | A．made | B．took | C．signed | D．gave |
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| 小题3: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．time | D．emotion |
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| 小题4: | | A．went for | B．called for | C．accounted for | D．cared for |
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| 小题5: | | A．Because | B．After | C．Before | D．Although |
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| 小题6: | | A．doing | B．missing | C．pushed | D．engaged |
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| 小题7: | | A．admire | B．abolish | C．spot | D．see |
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| 小题8: | | A．important | B．strange | C．beneficial | D．special |
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| 小题9: | | A．slightly | B．slowly | C．possibly | D．hopelessly |
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| 小题10: | | A．thoughts | B．lists | C．ideas | D．blanks |
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| 小题11: | | A．studied | B．added | C．dropped | D．obtained |
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| 小题12: | | A．burdens | B．challenges | C．dreams | D．responsibilities |
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| 小题13: | | A．reviewed | B．discovered | C．wrote | D．appreciated |
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| 小题14: | | A．play | B．relax | C．travel | D．hike． |
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| 小题15: | | A．wealthier | B．cleverer | C．healthier | D．older |
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| 小题16: | | A．write | B．put | C．find | D．leave |
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| 小题17: | | A．such as | B．for instance | C．in fact | D．in particular |
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| 小题18: | | A．complaining | B．relaxing | C．objecting | D．adjusting |
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| 小题19: | | A．problem | B．key | C．answer | D．question |
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| 小题20: | | A．hobbies | B．optimism | C．list | D．wishes |
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