（2012•福建）I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict．I'm left（36）
．Why do these people create mistrust and problems，especially with those from other（37）
？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s，（38）
children from different races and religions played and studied （39）
in harmony．At that time my family lived a stone's （40）
from Ismail's．And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu-we just （41）
our differences．Perhaps，our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice，well （42）
or otherwise．
We were nine when we became friends．During the school holidays，we'd （43）
the countryside on our bicycles，hoping to （44）
the unexpected．At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town．We would be glad of his （45）
．
When I was twelve，my family moved to Johor．Ismail's family later returned to their village，and I （46）
touch with him．
One spring afternoon in 1983，I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur．I （47）
my destination．The driver acknowledged my （48）
but did not move off．Instead，he looked （49）
at me．“Raddar？“he said，using my childhood nickname （绰号）．I was astonished at being so （50）
addressed （称呼）．Unexpectedly!It was Ismail!Even after two （51）
we still recognized each other．Grasping his shoulder，I felt a true affection，something （52）
to describe．
If we can allow our children to be （53）
without prejudice，they'll build friendships with people，regardless of race or religion，who will be （54）
their side through thick and thin．On such friendships are societies built and （55）
we can truly be，as William Shakespeare once wrote，“We happy few．We band of brothers“．
36．A．interested B．pleased C．puzzled D．excited
37．A．parties B．cities C．villages D．races
38．A．why B．which C．how D．when
39．A．together B．around C．alone D．apart
40．A．drop B．throw C．move D．roll
41．A．refused B．made C．sought D．accepted
42．A．paid B．meant C．preserved D．treated
43．A．explore B．search C．discover D．desert
44．A．get through B．deal with C．come across D．take away
45．A．arrival B．choice C．effort D．company
46．A
．lost B．gained C．developed D．missed
47．A．stated B．ordered C．decided D．chose
48．A．attempts B．instructions C．opinions D．arrangements
49．A．anxiously B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．fixedly
50．A．familiarly B．strangely C．fully D．coldly
51．A．departures B．months C．years D．decades
52．A．possible B．funny C．hard D．clear
53．A．them B．themselves C．us D．ourselves
54．A．from B．by C．with D．against
55．A．still B．otherwise C．then D．instead．