Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe, 36 no one really knows where the word came from. 37 say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which 38 moving silently and quickly. The only thing we are 39 is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you 40 light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play. Sneakers of some kind are used by 41 who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made 42 for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are 43 used by children in the United States. In fact American children of 44 ages would much rather play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps 45 at all. New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their 46 and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called 47 poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to 48 .” American school children can be seen every day 49 sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off 50 . Sneakers are 51 washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the 52 loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between 53 ? Perhaps another young 54  in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a 55 .” 小题1: A．however B．but C．or D．and 小题2: A．All B．Some C．People D．The others 小题3: A．appears B．remains C．means D．wants 小题4: A．excited about B．sure of C．surprised at D．pleased with 小题5: A．think B．feel C．consider D．suggest 小题6: A．men B．women C．those D．these 小题7: A．lovely B．specially C．lively D．cheaply 小题8: A．only B．greatly C．hardly D．finally 小题9: A．all B．some C．little D．old 小题10: A．some shoes B．no shoes C．no children D．some sneakers 小题11: A．photos B．compositions C．poems D．drawings 小题12: A．her B．his C．its D．their 小题13: A．explain B．guide C．hate D．love 小题14: A．dressing B．wearing C．putting on D．having 小题15: A．the next day B．at noon C．at bedtime D．in the evening 小题16: A．forever B．always C．seldom D．sometimes 小题17: A．much B．many C．most D．more 小题18: A．sneakers and other shoes B．boys and girls C．children and sneakers D．winners and sneakers 小题19: A．girl B．man C．woman D．winner 小题20: A．sneaker B．friend C．poem D．shoe