阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。I took home a briefcase full of troubles .

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
I took home a briefcase full of troubles . As I sat down on that hot and damp  36 , there seemed to be no  37  to the problems hanging around in my brain . So I picked up a book , settled into a fortable chair and  38  my own special therapy (疗法):  39  reading .
I  40  three or four hours on two short chapters of Personal History by Vincent Sheean—tasting each paragraph , staying over a sentence , a phrase , or even a single word , building a detailed mental picture of the scene . No longer was I in Sydney , Australia , on a sticky hot night . Enjoying every word , I  41  foreign journalist Vincent Sheean on a tour to China and another to Russia . I was  42  in the author’s world . And when finally I put it down , my mind was totally  43 .
Next morning , four words from the book—“take the long  44 ” were still in my mind . At my desk , I had a long-view look at my  45  . Once more , super-slow-reading had given me not only  46 but perspective (视角)， and helped me in my everyday affairs .
I discovered its  47  years ago . Before that , if I had been really interested in a book , I would 48  from page to page ,  49  to know what came next . Now , I decided , I had to bee a miser （守财奴）with  50  and stretch every sentence like a poor man spending his last dollar .
I had started with the practical object of making my book last . But by the end of the second week I began to realize  51  I was getting from super-slow-reading itself . Sometimes just a particular phrase 52  my attention , sometimes a sentence . I would read it slowly, analyze it , read it again—perhaps changing down into an even  53  speed—and then sit for 20 minutes thinking about it before moving on . I was like a pianist  54  a piece of music , phrase by phrase , practicing it , trying to discover and 55  exactly what the poser(作曲家) was trying to convey.
【小题1】A．dayB．morningC．afternoonD．evening【小题2】A．solutionsB．doubtC．wonderD．courses【小题3】A．tried onB．appliedC．practicedD．managed【小题4】A．fastB．super fastC．super slowD．slow【小题5】A．spentB．wastedC．costD．took【小题6】A．unitedB．attendedC．attractedD．joined【小题7】A．foundB．lostC．persuadedD．accepted【小题8】A．brokenB．discouragedC．refreshedD．awakened【小题9】A．viewB．careC．walkD．distance【小题10】A．therapyB．problemsC．readingD．work【小题11】A．difficultyB．successC．achievementD．pleasure【小题12】A．useB．disadvantageC．valueD．importance【小题13】A．lookB．readC．analyzeD．digest【小题14】A．worriedB．eagerC．gladD．anxious【小题15】A．booksB．troublesC．wordsD．music【小题16】A．how wellB．how longC．how manyD．how much【小题17】A．caughtB．missedC．escapedD．paid【小题18】A．fasterB．higherC．lowerD．slower【小题19】A．playingB．studyingC．writingD．singing【小题20】A．realizeB．recognizeC．repayD．understandD