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Far from a Family Christmas

My Air Force room in Florida was empty and quiet―I was alone. My five roommates were     gone for their __ 36  ; I had chosen to    37   behind in the camp. Being young and far from my home I felt   38  . My room was comfortable enough   39   I hadn’t realized it until then what made it so―the   40   of others walking joking or just lying on their beds.

I was not able to sleep. I was capable of being on my own―   41  preferred it at times―but tonight was   42  . Tossing（辗转） and turning in the darkened room gave no   43  . The last sign of daylight had disappeared   44   my inner depression.   45  the glow （光辉） of Christmas lights on the tall pines would only   46   me of my great misery.

Suddenly I heard weak sound of men   47   to sing. Yes the voices grew louder and came my way. I  48   still enjoying the sound.

In the corridor （走廊）   49   my room   50  came near enough for me to hear Christmas carols being sung. Suddenly there four airmen identities unknown were slightly unsteadied（走路不稳） by holiday   51  . The first held a beer bottle with a lighted candle   52   its top. The others formed a dancing line behind him.

53   I was in the room with joyful faces in the flickering （摇曳的） light they sang me several carols wished me a   54   and left as fast as they had arrived.

I slept soundly soon after burying my face in my pillow   55   that someone had cared for me.

36. A. business	B. fights	C. missions	D. holidays
37. A. remain	B. leave	C. help	D. work
38. A. disappointed	B. friendly	C. lonely	D. lost
39. A. while	B. though	C. whether	D. but
40. A. impatience	B. presence	C. interest	D. delight
41. A. in fact	B. above all	C. at first	D. on earth
42. A. poor	B. good	C. different	D. standard
43. A. fun	B. help	C. effort	D. progress
44. A. appealing to	B. sticking to	C. leading to	D. adding to
45. A. Therefore	B. Otherwise	C. Besides	D. Yet
46. A. remind	B. recall	C. remember	D. think
47. A. managing	B. attempting	C. happening	D. deciding
48. A. sat	B. slept	C. laid	D. lay
49. A. far from	B. beyond	C. under	D. within
50. A. explosions	B. noises	C. sounds	D. voices
51. A. whisper	B. confidence	C. cheer	D. optimism
52. A. stuck in	B. attached to	C. tied to	D. involved in
53. A. Thinking	B. Seeing	C. Guessing	D. Admitting
54. A. good luck	B. happy New Year	C. merry Christmas	D. happy birthday
55. A. grateful	B. stressful	C. annoyed	D. surprised

Answer 1

36―40 DACDB     41―45 ACBDC              46―50 ABDBD          51―55 CABCA