Teary Joe was a boy with a special ability: he could cry in less than a second．If he 36 something or things became difficult, Joe would 37 a pitiful face．In this way he got everything he wanted, 38 no one could resist（抗拒） his sad face．
But one day, Joe met Pipo．Pipo was begging in the street for some 39 ．Pipo was very poor, but he always had the biggest_ 40 on his face．
Joe decided to help Pipo make some money．He went over to Pipo, took off his hat, and started crying with the most pitiful_ 41 ．
In a few minutes, Joe's hat was full of coins, but when Joe offered all these to Pipo, Pipo 42 him down．
"I prefer 43 what I receive," answered Pipo with his usual smile．"It's much more fun making a（n）44 to get things．Today I've washed a dog, 45 a blind old lady to the park and helped a stranger to mind his bag．Maybe I haven't gotten what I've wanted, but I've done many 46 things．"
Joe walked 47 away．He had gotten everything he wanted, but he'd done 48 nothing of interest．He hadn't even 49 himself spending almost all his time crying．
That evening, Joe_ 50 a delicious cake for his supper．When his mother 51 , Joe tried to cry, but_ 52 _how joyful Pipo was, Joe couldn't do it．Instead, he had an idea．He tried to get the cake in another way． Joe spent the whole evening helping his mother water the Plants and 53 the rooms．
In the end there was no 54 ．But that wasn't so bad, because Joe 55 it had been much more fun doing all those than just crying to get a piece of cake．
36．A．damaged B．ignored C．bought D．disliked
37．A．put on B．put up C．put down D．put off
38．A．though B．until C．because D．unless
39．A． food B．money C．presents D．suggestions
40．A．smile B．doubt C．pity D．dream
41．A．exhibitions B．agreements C．resources D．expressions
42．A．set B．turned C．calmed D．settled
43．A．inspecting B．consulting C．deserving D．asking
44．A．effort B．promise C．excuse D．difference
45．A．accompanied B．accompanying C．companied D．companying
46．A．useless． B．difficult C．hopeful D．meaningful
47．A．lightly B．sadly C．carefully D．cheerfully
48．A．secretly B．hardly C．really D．eagerly
49．A．enjoyed B．missed C．noticed D．caught
50．A．cooked B．prepared C．showed D．wanted
51．A．admitted B．allowed C．refused D．decided
52．A．understanding B．suggesting C．commenting D．remembering
53．A．visit B．clean C．check D．leave
54．A．cake B．chance C．luck D．choice
55．A． regretted B．argued C．discovered D．suggested