Ioftenreadofincidentsofmisunderstandingorconflict．I'mleft（41）．Whydothesepeoplecreatemistrustandproblems，especiallywiththosefromother（42）？IwasgrowingupinKualaLumpurintheearly1960s，（43）chil

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I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict．I'm left （41）___．Why do these people create mistrust and problems，especially with those from other（42）___？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，（43）___ children from different races and religions played and studied （44）___ in harmony．At that time my family lived a stone's （45）___ from Ismail's．And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu-we just（46）___our differences．Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well（47）___ or otherwise．
We were nine when we became friends．During the school holidays，we'd （48）___ the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to （49）___ the unexpected．At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town．We would be glad of his （50）___．
When I was twelve，my family moved to Johor．Ismail's family later returned to their village，and I （51）___touch with him．
One spring afternoon in 1983，I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur．I （52）___my destination．The driver acknowledged my （53）___ but did not move off．Instead，he looked （54）___at me．"Raddar？"he said，using my childhood nickname （绰号）．I was astonished at being so（55）___addressed （称呼）．Unexpectedly!It was Ismail!Even after two （56）___we still recognized each other．Grasping his shoulder，I felt a true affection，something（57）___ to describe．
If we can allow our children to be （58）___without prejudice，they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion，who will be （59）___their side through thick and thin．On such friendships are societies built and（60）___we can truly be，as William Shakespeare once wrote，"We happy few．We band of brothers"．

41．A．interested	B．puzzled	C．pleased	D．excited
42．A．parties	B．cities	C．villages	D．races
43．A．why	B．which	C．when	D．how
44．A．around	B．together	C．alone	D．apart
45．A．throw	B．drop	C．move	D．roll
46．A．refused	B．made	C．accepted	D．sought
47．A．paid	B．meant	C．preserved	D．treated
48．A．desert	B．search	C．discover	D．explore
49．A．get through	B．deal with	C．come across	D．take away
50．A．arrival	B．company	C．effort	D．choice
51．A．lost	B．gained	C．developed	D．missed
52．A．stated	B．ordered	C．decided	D．chose
53．A．attempts	B．opinions	C．instructions	D．arrangements
54．A．anxiously	B．carelessly	C．disappointedly	D．fixedly
55．A．fully	B．strangely	C．familiarly	D．coldly
56．A．decades	B．months	C．years	D．departures
57．A．possible	B．funny	C．hard	D．clear
58．A．them	B．themselves	C．us	D．ourselves
59．A．from	B．by	C．with	D．against
60．A．still	B．otherwise	C．instead	D．then．

Answer 1

41．-45BDCBA  46-55 CBDCB 51-55．AACDC  56-60ACBBD41：B考查形容词及上下文的呼应．interested 感兴趣的，puzzled困惑的，pleased满意的，excited激动地，兴奋地．根据后文问Why do these people creat...