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On peace of mind

Once, as a young man full of fancy, I undertook to draw up a catalogue of the acknowledged “goods” of life. As other men sometimes make a    36    of possessions they own or would like to own, I set    37    my desirables: health, love, beauty, talent, power, riches, and fame.     When my catalogue was completed I    38    showed it to a wise elder who had been the trusted guide and    39    model of my youth. Perhaps I was trying to    40    him with my forward wisdom.     41   , I handed him the list. “This”, I told him confidently, “is the sum of mortal（凡人的）goods. If a man could    42    them all, he would be as a god.”     At the corners of my friend’s old eyes, I saw wrinkles of amusement    43    in a patient net. “An excellent list,” he said, considering it    44   , “well digested and set down in not-unreasonable order.    45    it appears, my young friend, that you have    46    the most important element of all. You have forgotten the one important aspect, without    47    each possession becomes a terrifying misery.”     “And what,” I asked, raising my voice with    48   , “is that missing aspect?”     “With a pencil he    49    my entire schedule. Then, having destroyed my dream structure at a single blow, he wrote down three words:   50   of mind. “This is the gift that God   51    for His special Proteges (被保護者).” he said.     “Talent and beauty He gives to    52   . Wealth is commonplace, fame not    53   . But peace of mind that is His final    54    of approval, the fondest symbol of His love, He presented it with great caution. Most men are never blessed with it; others wait all their lives — yes, far into    55     age — for this gift to fall upon them.”

36. A. list                                 B. point                        C. sense                       D. difference

37. A. up                             B. off                           C. down                       D. about

38. A. modestly                  B. proudly                    C. sadly                        D. cautiously

39. A. spiritual                          B. physical                    C. mental                      D. fashionable

40. A. convince                        B. provide                     C. impress                    D. surprise

41. A. Besides                     B. Although                C. Meanwhile              D. Anyway

42. A. possess                           B. afford                    C. employ                     D. process

43. A. collecting                   B. gathering                C. approaching            D. increasing

44. A. embarrassingly           B. thoughtfully              C. hurriedly                  D. deliberately

45. A. So                             B. Thus                      C. But                          D. Then

46. A. left out                      B. put forward                   C. put away               D. taken off

47. A. whom                     B. what                        C. that                          D. which

48. A. delight                     B. anger                     C. sorrow                         D. depression

49. A. crossed out                B. crossed over             C. broke down                  D. broke up

50. A. absence                          B. silence                      C. quietness                  D. peace

51. A. reserves                          B. serves                    C. preserves                 D. deserves

52. A. little                         B. few                          C. many                       D. much

53. A. good                       B. rare                        C. possible                 D. enough

54. A. praise                      B. prize                        C. attempt                    D. reward

55. A. grown                    B. developed                 C. advanced                  D. fallen

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