Ayoungmanwenttovisitawisemanlivingdeepinthemountainforthewisdomoflife．"Excuseme!Couldyoupleasetellmewhatthemost（36）dayinourlivesis？Isitthedaywhenwewerebornorthedaywe（37）？Isittheday

Question

A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life．
"Excuse me!Could you please tell me what the most（36）___day in our lives is？Is it the day when we were born or the day we（37）___？Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed？"The young man asked．"（38）___．The most     important day in our lives is today．"The wise man replied calmly．
"Why？"The young man felt very（39）___．"Is it because there is some unusual event taking place today？"
"No．Nothing has happened today．"
"Is it because of my visit？"
"（40）___nobody visited me today，today is still very important because today is the only wealth we have．No matter how memorable yesterday is，it has gone by； no matter how wonder tomorrow may be，it hasn't come yet； but no matter how ordinary（普通） and boring today is，it is（41）___our hands．"
The young man still wanted to ask something，but the wise man（42）___him and said，"When we are talking about the   importance of today，we have（43）___a lot of it．That is to say，part of，today'has passed．"
Having understood this，the young man nodded and then went down the mountain．Actually，today is the only wealth and（44）___we have．So，what we should do now is to（45）___yesterday and tomorrow，just catch hold of today!

36．A．important	B．necessary	C．comfortable
37．A．miss	B．die	C．grow
38．A．Nothing	B．None	C．No one
39．A．awful	B．pleased	C．surprised
40．A．However	B．Although	C．Even if
41．A．for	B．in	C．on
42．A．stopped	B．agreed	C．encouraged
43．A．avoided	B．handed	C．wasted
44．A．chance	B．way	C．excuse
45．A．treat	B．forget	C．call．

Answer 1

36．A 考查形容词辨析．A表示重要的；B表示必要的；C表示舒服的．由The most important day in our lives is today可知此处表示是我们一生中最重要的一天是哪一天，选A．
37．B 考查动词辨析．A表示想念，错过；B表示死亡；C表示成长，长大．结合语境可知此处表示是我们出生那天还是死亡那天，选B．
38．B 考查不定代词．A表示没有事物；B表示都不是，没有；C表示没有人，没有．由智者的回答可知，此处表示年轻人所说的都不对，选B，表示都不是．
39．C 考查形容词辨析．A表示难吃的；B表示愉快的；C表示吃惊的．由why可知年轻人是感到吃惊的，选C．
40．C 考查连词．A表示然而；B表示虽然；C表示即使．结合语境可知此处表示即使今天没有人来拜访我，今天也很重要，选C．
41．B 考查介词辨析．A表示对于，为了；B表示在…里；C表示在…上．结合语境可知此处表示不管今天有多普通，但它掌握在我们的手里，选B．
42．A 考查动词辨析．A表示停止；B表示同意；C表示鼓励．结合语境可知此处表示智者制止了他并说道，选A．
43．C 考查动词辨析．A表示避免；B表示上交；C表示浪费．由That is to say，part of today'has passed可知此处表示当我们谈论今天的重要性时，我们已经将它浪费了，选C．
44．A 考查名词辨析．A表示机会；B表示方法；C表示借口．结合语境可知此处表示今天是我们拥有的唯一财富和机会，选A．
45．B 考查动词辨析．A表示对待；B表示忘记；C表示打电话．由just catch hold of today可知此处表示忘记昨天和明天，选B．