are blind."

　　_41 the years, mother asked me a couple more _42_ and always her response to my answers was, "No, but you are getting _43 every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa 44. Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our 45 to say our final good-bye to Grandpa . She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

　　I was 46 when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a _47 between her and me. She saw the 48_ on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really lived your life." I saw her eyes_49_ with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your 50_ ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" She replied, "No, it is 51 on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough 52_ and friends that you will have a shoulder to cry 53_ when you need it." Then and there I 54 the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of _55_ .

36．A．notice B．believe in C．doubt D．guess at

37．A．love B．health C．sound D．sight

38．A．blind B．deaf C．invisible D．thoughtful

39．A．discovery B．decision C．attempt D．suggestion

40．A．learning B．thinking C．turning D．changing

41．A．Before B．Till C．Beyond D．Over

42．A．ways B．things C．questions D．times

43．A．stronger B．taller C．smarter D．older

44．A．left B．got ill C．died D. got wounded

45．A．duty B．turn C．pity D．chance

46．A．shocked B．satisfied C．interested D．excited

47．A．game B．test C．match D．secret

48．A．worry B．puzzlement C．regret D．pain

49．A．take up B．hold up C．make up D．well up

50．A．shoulders B．feet C．hands D．hair

51．A．how B．because C．why D．whether

52．A．respect B．favor C．love D．fun

53．A．by B．on C．above D．for

54．A．guessed B．supposed C．understood D．thought

55．A．others B．the deaf C．Grandpa D．the blind

IV. Reading Comprehension

Events

　　Long March exhibit

The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with pictures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged (被围困的) bases in Jiangxi Province and