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36、In China， children like to make promises by hooking pinkies（用小手指拉钩）with each other and saying， 'A pinkie promise must be kept for 100years． 'Then， they may press their thumbs （按拇指）together to （1）___ the promise． Sometimes， couples will hook pinkies and promise to be（2）___together．
    How did the pinkie promise come out？ Some say it comes from a nursery thyme（童谣）． Others say it was introduced from the West-born out of a love （3）___where a man and a woman hooked fingers．
    It is said that it may have something to do with the role of fingers in Chinese （4）___． The Chinese character （汉字） for 'finger' also means 'aim'-people's thoughts． So hooking fingers can be seen as the exchanging of thoughts． Therefore， the fingers（5）___ an important role in making a promise： they can not only be used to complete a promise， but also be cut（6）___ making a blood promise． （7）___someone swears to heaven （对天发誓）， they use their fingers to point to the sky．
    Generally， hooking fingers means making a（8）___promise． In some movies， if a person breaks a promise， he may even have his little finger（9）___! Of course， this kind of thing is not very likely to happen in the（10）___ world． But we can still see how important 'pinkie promises' can be．

（1）A． complete	B． keep	C． hold	D． remember
（2）A． ever	B． still	C． always	D． just
（3）A． life	B． story	C． sign	D． secret
（4）A． value	B． society	C． mind	D． culture
（5）A． show	B． play	C． share	D． produce
（6）A． without	B． through	C． for	D． by
（7）A． After	B． Before	C． Until	D． When
（8）A． serious	B． necessary	C． private	D． successful
（9）A． cut through	B． cut off	C． cut up	D． cut down
（10）A． open	B． whole	C． future	D． real