爱华网My husband and I werecleaning windows together yesterday. We have thedouble-hung(双吊钩) 36 that you can pullforward and flip(翻转)， allowing usto 37 the inside and the outside surfaces.
My husband was 38 one window---andit popped out(跳出) of itsframe! Well, our 39 is for sale andthe last thing we needed was for something tom40.
He was so 41 and tried with all hisstrength to get it 42 together, usinga few less than pleasant words(I am sorry to say). After twentyminutes he still could not get it 43 .that’s when my 23-year-old 44 told his dad to45for a minute and hewould try to fix with me.
It’s amazing how you can see things moreclearly and do things more 46 when you are47. Heand I fixed the window in three minutes! I called my husband in tosee! He couln’t48it!
I know this isn’t really a gift 49 , in a way, itwas. My son 50 my husband to leave,to cool down, and 51 him from the worry for amoment. And my son fixing it with me was a 52 to me, because I sawhim as a man instead of the kid he always seems to be in my 53.
Calm is good. Breathe through 54 times and maybeeven take a break from stressful times. Return with a clear mindand things will usually 55 muchbetter!
36. A. doors B. chairsC. tablesD.windows
37. A. destroy B.smoothC. cleanD. dry
38. A. washing B. painting C.repairingD. changing
39. A. furniture B. houseC. homeD. car
40. A. breakB. dirtyC. loseD. fly
41. A. interested B.delighted C.worriedD. excited
42. A. up B. awayC. outD. back
43. A. separated B.delivered C.fixedD. added
44. A. son B. nephewC. studentD. daughter
45. A. put away B.walk away C.give awayD. take away
46. A. fortunately B.difficulty C.slowlyD. easily
47. A. calmB. equalC. nervousD. frightened
48. A. hateB. doubtC. believeD. satisfy
49. A. orB. soC. andD. but
50. A. askedB. forced C.orderedD. promised
51. A. keptB. freedC. savedD. protected
52. A. surprise B.wonderC. giftD. hurt
53. A. powerB. handC. turnD. eyes
54. A. easyB. happyC. excitingD. difficult
55. A. break out B.turn out C. pulloutD. make out
36.D 由文章第一句话“My husband and I were cleaning windows togetheryesterday.”可知，“我们”有双吊钩的“窗户”，这样的“窗户”便于你能向前推并翻转。
37.C 第一段提到：昨天“我”和丈夫一起擦窗子。由此可知是便于“我们”“擦洗”窗户的里面和外面。故clean“把……弄干净”符合语境。
38.A 由文章第一段可知，夫妻二人正在擦洗窗户，此处指的应该是“我”的丈夫正在“洗”一扇窗户。故wash“冲；洗”符合语境。
39.B 由语境可知应该是“我们”的“房子”要出售。
40.A 由前面的“…and it popped out of itsframe!”可知，窗子坏了。故此处应该表示“我们”最不需要的事情就是东西“坏了”。break“打破、弄坏”符合语境。
41.C 由下文中的“…, using a few less than pleasant words (I am sorryto say).”可知，丈夫感到那么的不安(worried)。
42.D 由上文中提到的“it popped out of itsframe!”应该使窗户恢复原样。get …back意为“恢复”符合语境。
43.C 由下文中的“…and he would try to fix it withme.”可知，丈夫尽力把窗户“安装”在一起。
44.A 由倒数第二段中的“And my son fixing it withme”可知答案。
45.B 由下文中的“I called my husband in tosee!”可知，儿子告诉他的父亲走开一会……。walk away“走开”符合语境。
46.D 由前面的“clearly”及后面的语境可知应该用“easily”合适。
47.A 由最后一段中的第一句话“Calm isgood.”可知当你“镇定的”时候，看事情更清晰，做事情更容易。
48.C 由上一段中的“After twenty minutes he still could not getit….”可知丈夫二十分钟后仍没能把窗户安装好。再由下文中的“He and I fixed the window in threeminutes!”可知，他无法“相信”！
49.D 由上下文语境可知是转折关系。故选but。
50.A 由上下文语境可知，应该是儿子“让”自己的父亲走开一会……。
51.B 儿子帮助父亲从焦虑中摆脱出来。free …from …意为“使……摆脱……”符合语境。而keep…from…，阻止某人……；protect …from…，保护……免受；save …from…，从……挽救……均不符合语境。
52.C 由本段第一句知，“我”知道这并不真的是一份礼物，但是在某一方面，它又是。故推知，“我”的儿子和我一起修理窗户，对“我”而言是一份“礼物”。
53.D 由上文中的“a man ”可知下文中与之对应的应该是“the kid”，故选instead of“而不是”。
54.D 在母亲眼中的儿子。故用“in one’s eyes”。其它三项均不符合语境。
55.B 带着清醒的头脑返回并且事情将通常产生更好的结果。
