“Good night, Yammine.” “Good night, Chief，” I reply. The cell door __ 36 __ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __ 37 __．” Being __ 38 __ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __ 39 __ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to. I lie on my bed as night __ 40 __ and think the same thoughts __ 41 __. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __ 42 __ for all the time I've lost. Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __ 43 __. Others __ 44 __ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __ 45 __ revolving(旋转) door. When I committed my __ 46 __， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __ 47 __. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __ 48 __ at school was limited. I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __ 49 __ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings. I decided not to waste my time inside and, __ 50 __， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __ 51 __ to realize my dream. Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __ 52 __ my goal. Having __ 53 __ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __ 54 __ manner. And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __ 55 __． 小题1: A．opens B．closes C．breaks D．sticks 小题2: A．existence B．appearance C．offence D．holiday 小题3: A．at school B．at home C．in hospital D．in prison 小题4: A．pulling B．shaking C．winding D．casting 小题5: A．becomes B．drops C．feels D．falls 小题6: A．once and for all B．over and over again C．once again D．for good 小题7: A．do up B．make up C．fix up D．mend up 小题8: A．revealed B．sentenced C．punished D．released 小题9: A．reach B．get C．arrive D．go 小题10: A．continually B．occasionally C．accidentally D．rarely 小题11: A．mistake B．crime C．error D．fault 小题12: A．caught B．home C．found D．trapped 小题13: A．attendance B．absence C．allowance D．assistance 小题14: A．in B．of C．over D．by 小题15: A．however B．instead C．thus D．nevertheless 小题16: A．devoted B．dedicated C．determined D．decided 小题17: A．gained B．recognized C．arrived D．achieved 小题18: A．attended B．completed C．started D．organized 小题19: A．positive B．negative C．sensitive D．passive 小题20: A．best B．worst C．latest D．last