Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is (41).”

And he told the (42). He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always (43).”I’ll travel for my work, not for (44),” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have (45) to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to (46), and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good (47) or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t (48). “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he (49) about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild (50) there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very (51), and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went to off to (52) some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her (53). He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and (54) it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “(55), woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

41. A. dangerous        B. natural           C. convenient          D. impossible

42. A. lie              B. reason           C. news               D. truth

43. A. allowed         B. refused           C. failed              D. joked

44. A. wealth          B. prize             C. pleasure            D. luck

45. A. money          B. time             C. interest             D. ability

46. A. meet            B. work            C. shop               D. stay

47. A. meal            B. picnic            C. room              D. party

48. A. agree            B. understand       C. reply               D. complain

49. A. worried          B. forgot           C. asked              D. thought

50. A. land            B. flowers           C. animals             D. people

51. A. confused         B. excited           C. surprised           D. disappointed

52. A. find             B. feed              C. drive              D. shoot

53. A. singing           B. crying            C. laughing           D. cheering

54. A. threw            B. fired              C. showed            D. pointed

55. A. Hurry up         B. Look out          C. Slow down         D. Go ahead

Be sure to come to the City Gallery! Amy Kim is one of the best-known Chinese   51   in the world today, and some of her most famous   52   are on display in this exhibition. She has something for   53  . There are many great photos of people   54  . Because people at work are the most   55  . There are also photos of the countryside and city views. This is a great show from a world-class photographer. Whatever you do, don't miss this exhibition.

51. A. writers B. painters C. photographers

52. A. photos B. books C. paintings

53. A. no one B. someone C. everyone

54. A. working B. exercising C. relaxing

55. A. common B. beautiful C. boring

A famous magician (魔術(shù)師) came to our city. He gave some 　41 . Most of his shows had educational 　42 . He taught lessons about health, history and some other things about life through his magic tricks (魔術(shù)). Both children and parents 　43　 his shows, for the fun as well as the 44 .

　 My mother 45 me to watch one of his shows the day before yesterday. The show taught children not to steal (偷) by describing 　46 a person might feel when his or her thing was stolen. In the show, there was a shark. He often stole things and never 　47 the owners' feelings. Then one day he found his　 48 things were stolen. He was angry and 　49 . From that experience, he 　50 how worried and angry others would be when their things were 　51 . From then on he decided to 　52　 stealing.

　 The show was 　53 . It made me understand why we shouldn't take what didn't 　 54 us, I also learned that we shouldn't get happiness from 　55 others. Later I recommended (推薦) it to some of my friends, hoping they would also learn something from it while enjoying the wonderful magic.

41. A. money　　　　 　　　　　　 B. chances　　　　　 　　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. shows

42. A. challenges　　　　 B. mistakes　　　　 C. experiences　　　 　　　 D. messages

43. A. missed　　　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　　 C. learned　　　　　 D. remembered

44. A. education　　　　　 B. supper　　　　　 C. friends　　　　　 　　　 D. players

45. A. took　　　　　　　 B. helped　　　　 　 C. wished　　　　　 D. allowed

46. A. why　　　　　　　 　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. what

47. A. gave up　　　　　 B. wrote down　　　 C. cared about　　　 　　　 D. laughed at

48. A. cheap　　　　　　 B. colorful　　　　 　 C. own　　　 　　　 D. lucky

49. A. relaxed　　　　　　 B. upset　　　　　 C. dishonest　　　　 D. energetic

50. A. forgot　　　　　　 B. learned　　　　 　 C. disagreed　　　　 D. visited

51. A. lost　　　　　　　 B. helpful　　　　　 C. wrong　　　　　 D. broken

52. A. start　　　　　　　 　　　 B. finish　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　 　 D. keep

53. A. uninteresting　　　 B. new　　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　 D. great

54. A. make up　　　　　 B. borrow from　　　 　　　 C. depend on　　　　 D. belong to

55. A. teaching　　　　　 B. hurting　　　　　 C. beating　　　　　 D. refusing

John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was 46 in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctor believed that he might 47 get well.

“He seems to have given up hope. So medicine alone won’t 48 . Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”

To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not 49 . In America, Babe Ruth was as 50 a man as the President himself, and he was the most famous baseball player.

The next day John’s father managed（設(shè)法）to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, as the boy 51 in his hospital room, in walked 52 . Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!

The great baseball player sat down at John’s bedside, saying, “Now, listen, kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, 53 you must start throwing it.”

For John this was the beginning of a new life. 54 his doctor’s surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was able to live a healthy life—all because of the 55 of Babe Ruth.

46. A. looking　　　　 　 B. playing　　　　 C. taking　　　　　 　 D. sitting

47. A. never　　　　　　　 B. ever　　　　　　 C. always　　　　　 　 D. certainly

48. A. fit　　　　　　 　 B. make　　　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　 D. work

49. A. easy　　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　　　　 C. difficult　　　　　 D. successful

50. A. strong　　　　　　　 B. important　　　　　 C. kind　　　　　　 D. clever

51. A. walked　　　　　 　 B. lied　　　　　　 C. prepared　　　　 D. lay

52. A. his father　　　　　 B. his doctor　　　　　 C. Babe Ruth　　　 　 D. the president

53. A. though　　　　　 　 B. although　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　 D. so

54. A. In　　　　　　　 　 B. To　　　　　　　 C. At　　　　　　　 D. For

55. A. story　　　　　　　 B. basketball　　　　　 C. present　　　　 D. life

　 Billiards（臺球） is my favorite ball sport. The English player Ronnie O’Sullivan and Chinese player Ding Junhui are 　46 my favorite players. They play it very well. I hope I’ll be 　47　 to play it well, too. Of course, it is only a dream. Of the two players, I 48 O’Sullivan, because he played it so quickly in the races.

When I was nine, I 　49 this ball sport for the first time. My PE teacher, Mr. Xu, and I became good 　50 because of billiards. I still remember that one day Mr. Xu and I played billiards 　51 class. We were so excited that we both 　52 the lunchtime. Suddenly, my father showed up, he was very angry with me.

Well, it is 　53 to know the rules, but it is not easy to get a good 　54 in the game. Now billiards is becoming more and more 　55 in China, and more and more Chinese are enjoying it.

(　 )46.A.two 　　　　　　　　　　 B.both　　　　　　　　　　　 C.all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )47.A.able　　　　　　　　　　　 B.free　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.glad　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )48.A.love　　　　　　　　　　　 B.like　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.prefer　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )49.A.hit　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.joined　　　　　　　　　　 C.played　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )50.A.athletes　　　　　　　　　 B.frieds　　　　　　　　　　　 C.teachers　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )51.A.after　　　　　　　　　　　 B.before　　　　　　　　　　 C.in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )52.A.knew　　　　　　　　　　 B.forgot　　　　　　　　　　 C.remembered　　　　　　　　 .

(　 )53.A.easy　　　　　　　　　　　 B.hard　　　　　　　　　　　 C.difficult　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )54.A.rule　　　　　　　　　　　 B.score　　　　　　　　　　　 C.player

(　 )55.boring　　　　　　　　　　　 B.famous　　　　　　　　　 C.popular