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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context
The summer before I went off to college, Mom stood me in her usual spot behind the ironing board (烫衣板)and said, “Pay attention: I’m going to teach you to iron.”
Mom clearly explained her 36 for this lesson. I was going to be 37 and needed to learn this vital skill. Also, I would be meeting new people, and properly ironed clothes would help me make a good 38 .
“Learn to iron a shirt,” com Mom said, “and you can iron anything.”
But ironing shirts was not 39 work. It didn’t make use of long muscles we used to throw a baseball，and it wasn’t a 40 operation like ice-skating. Ironing was like driving a car on a street that has a stop sign every 10 feet, Moreover,an iron produced steam and it carried an element of 41 .If you touched the wrong part of it, you’d get burnt. If you forgot to tu进步网rn it off when you 42 ,you might bum down the house.
As for technique, Mom 43 me to begin with the flat spaces outward, always pushing the iron forward into wrinkled (有褶皱的）parts. Collars had to be done right. Mom said they were close to your face, where everyone would 44 them.Over the years, I’ve learned to iron shirts skillfully, which gives me a sense of 45 Whatever failures I suffer in my life, an ironed shirt tells me I am good at something. 46 ,through ironing I’ve learned the method for solving even the most troublesome problems. “ 47 wrinkles one at a time,” as Mom might have said, “and before long everything will get ironed out.”
36. A. reasons B. rules C. emotions D.methods
37.A. helpful B. confident C. powerful D. independent
38. A. conclusion B. suggestion C. impression D. observation
39. A. useful B. easy C. special D. suitable
40. A. direct B. single C. smooth D. strange
41. A. doubt B. pressure C. surprise D. danger
42. A. went away B. fell down C. jumped off D. looked up
43. A. taught B. chose C. forced D. sent
44. A. touch B. design C. see D. admire
45. A. honesty B. freedom C. justice D. pride
46. A. Instead B. Besides C.Otherwise D. However
47. A. Make up B. Deal with C Ask for D. Rely on