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第二节 完型填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Most gift giving shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship. But it is possible to form. some differences【36】the kinds of things bought and the people who buy【37】.
Expensive gifts. Naturally, some gifts will be【38】than others. But some people give higher priced gifts than【39】for the situation. Someone【40】gives an expensive gift often feels that【41】should receive more praise than if he had given a less expensive【42】. Therefore he is giving【43】a gift: status.
Homemade gifts.【44】something【45】has become the exception in many countries today. If you receive a home-made【46】., you are lucky. It may not be made【47】, but it will show a certain quality of lovE.
Books. Most people who give books【48】gifts either like reading or would like everyone to think they【49】. A good way to know this is to【50】out whether or not the giver bought the book【51】to how large it is. If you【52】a large heavy book, its giver may be much【53】in the way things appear than in the way they【54】arE.Anyhow, giving a good book can be a way of【55】a feeling or a newly learned meaning. The giver is probably trying to say to you what the book said to him.
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