Has it ever struck you that what the tourist considers most picturesque about a country the local resident often thinks shameful and unprogressive? The average visitor   46   the Middle East finds camels fascinating; 47   they attract him strongly or they repel him strongly, but    48  , he finds them romantic and   49    local color. If,   50   , he talks enthusiastically about camels to a local    51   , hoping to gain favor in his sight thereby, he will almost certainly be    52  . He will be met with  53    incomprehension of his viewpoint, or even hostility    54    it.

It seems to be a fact that familiarity    55    contempt, and that those who seek excitement and romance cannot see it at    56   , under their noses, but only in distant lands. The Middle Easterner traveling abroad enjoys  57    cowboys and Indians in America, old castles and cathedrals in France, and Gypsies in Spain. Is it not because they are unprogressive    58    he enjoys these sight; his pleasure is not mixed with feelings of superiority, just  59    the European or American visitor to the Middle East is    60   by camels and veiled women and ancient buildings, not    61   they make him feel how rich and clever he is    62   ,   63    because they are strange and remote and mysterious, arousing    64    him feelings of curiosity which are deeply rooted in man’s   65  .

（B）46. A) for   B) to   C) at   D) with

（B）47. A) both B) either  C) any   D) neither

（C）48. A) in case       B) in this respect     C) in other words    D) in any case

（A）49. A) full of     B) in addition     C) instead of         D) after all

（B）50. A) ever   B) however       C) yet   D) above all

（D）51. A) head        B) candidate       C) colleague         D) acquaintance

（D）52. A) bothered     B) disturbed        C) disgusted       D) disappointed

（A）53. A) blank        B) bleak C) blind          D) bland

（D）54. A) at       B) for  C) with  D) to

（B）55. A) bleeds        B) breeds      C) breaks          D) breathes

（C）56. A) village       B) cottage        C) home D) house

（D）57. A) looking     B) to look          C) to see  D) seeing

（A）58. A) that      B) which         C) what   D) why

（B）59. A) like         B) as   C) that         D) because

（D）60. A) destined    B) doomed     C) favored         D) fascinated

（D）61. A) as          B) since          C) for D) because

（A）62. A) by contrast   B) in conclusion    C) in that  D) to sum up

（A）63. A) but       B) since        C) so    D) for

（B）64. A) atB) in C) out ofD) within

（A）65. A) nature       B) birthC) existence        D) individuality