A new supermarket put on a notice at the entrance. It said, "Remember, once a week, one of our customers will get __ 41   goods. This may be your lucky day. " All the housewives_42   went to the supermarket wanted to be the lucky customer.

In the following several weeks, Mrs. Black _43__ did shopping in the same supermarket. Unlike many other customers, she never __44   hope. Her kitchen was full of things that she did not need. She dreamed of the __45__ when the manager of the supermarket would come and say to her. “Madam, this is your lucky day and __46__ in your basket is free."

One Friday morning, after she finished her shopping and had taken all the things _47   her car, she realized that she had forgotten to buy some tea. She went back to the __48__ to buy the tea. As she was waiting at the cashier(收銀臺), the manager of the supermarket came to __49 _ and said, “Congratulations. Madam! You are our lucky customer and all that you __50__ in your basket is free!"

41. A. bad  B. heavy   C. free    D. big

42. A. who  B. which    C. whose  D. whom

43. A. never   B. always   C. sometimes  D. seldom

44. A. gave out   B. gave up   C. gave in  D. gave off

45. A. day   B. week    C. month   D. year

46. A. thing B. something   C. nothing D. everything

47. A from   B. on   C. to   D. for

48. A. school B. supermarket   C. car  D. home

49. A. him   B. she   C. hers   D her

50. A. put   B. putted  C. putting D. puts

Lisa has always been overweight. She wanted to lose weight, not just because she wanted to     36    more beautiful and be healthier, but also because it would make life easier. For example, it was     37    for Lisa to find ready-made clothes that would fit. She had to ask a tailor (裁縫）to     38    clothes that were large enough. In school, she needed

a     39    chair that was bigger and stronger than the other chairs. If she went for a walk, she got tired very quickly. She was also unhappy about the way people treated     40    sometimes. "People look at me and even make fun of me. That’s unfair! It’s true that I’m overweight, but I don't think people     41    treat me differently because I'm big. I can’t enjoy     42    with my friends because I’m afraid of getting fatter," Her friends and family never made fun of her. They tried to help her     43    They wanted her to be happy and healthy. Sometimes when Lisa was feeling sad, she didn’t want to speak to     44    .

     45    now things are quite different. Last month her classmates were preparing for the School     46    Week. Someone advised Lisa to play the lead role of the proud Queer (女王）who was tall and fat. Lisa     47    and practiced a lot.

Soon after the play, Lisa became the     48    ! She did so well that everybody remembered the proud Queen. They stood around her and said     49    to her. She ever won the School Best Actress Award for her wonderful performance.

Now Lisa doesn’t worry     50    being fat any more. She believes in the English saying "Every dog has its day."

36. A. see                      B. watch                    C. notice                       D. look

37. A. easy                    B, difficult                  C. wrong                      D. right

38. A. bring                   B. find                        C. take                          D. make

39. A. large                   B. ready                     C. special                      D. strong

40. A. her                      B. him                        C. me                           D. you

41. A. would                 B. may                       C. should                      D. must

42. A. having dinner      B. playing games        C. doing sports             D. taking a walk

43. A. however              B. instead                   C. still                           D. either

44. A. no one                 B. someone                 C. anyone                     D. everyone

45. A. So                      B. Though                  C. And                          D. But

46. A. Sports                 B, Art                         C. Science                    D. Environment

47. A. agreed                 B. disagreed                C. refused                     D. allowed

48. A. standard              B, symbol                   C. soldier                      D. star

49. A. Sorry                  B. Good luck              C. Congratulations         D. Good-bye

50. A. with                    B. about                     C. in                             D, for

 I remember a day when I was a little kid. I was making a sandwich in the kitchen when I noticed the   31   on one of the wine bottles.

  “Dad, Dad!” I cried. “This wine is too old to drink.”

  “Dear, hold on.” Dad said.

  “You can’t drink this tonight! This bottle of wine was   32   10 years ago.”

  “wait, let me tell you…”

  “Would you like me to   33   it away for you?” I asked.

  “Dear, wait a second,” he said.“Some wines get better   34   time. The longer you wait to drink it, the better it will be. Although this may seem strange, it is  35  .”

  When I was young, I didn’t have any understanding of what this   36  , but now, this would have been very helpful to remember as I   37   through my teenage years.

  In our society, we forget this simple rule: The longer you wait for certain things, the better they will be. But we want the best job as   38   as possible; we want to graduate from college in as a few years as possible; we even speed through our homework just to chat with friends. When we do this, we lose something of forget   39   .

  We all want to get to the next   40   so quickly that perhaps we don’t get   41   enough to get there. This has a   42   effect on our society. When trying to go to the right college, we will do anything to get in and when we rush through our class-work, we   43   not study enough for the best, and   44   failing. We need to be ready for   45   comes, ready for the unexpected.

  Wine gets better over time, so do the things in our paths of life.

(   )31. A. name       B. address         C. date         D. number

(   )32. A. bought      B. invented        C. made        D. discovered

(   )33. A. throw       B. give           C. clear         D. put

(   )34. A. for         B. on             C. in           D. over

(   )35. A. true        B. clear           C. wrong        D. poor

(   )36. A. said        B. told            C. explained     D. meant

(   )37. A. came       B. went           C. looked        D. wasted

(   )38. A. strongly     B. easily          C. quickly       D. slowly

(   )39. A. importance   B. use            C. honor        D. care

(   )40 A. class        B. grade           C. step         D. rule

(   )41. A. careful      B. ready           C. easy         D. lucky

(   )42. A. negative     B. positive         C. good        D. special

(   )43. A. must        B. will            C. should       D. may

(   )44. A. come up     B. end up          C. move up     D. make up

(   )45. A. whenever    B. wherever        C. whatever     D. whichever

 

Three rich men were traveling together to a poor village.

The first rich man   31   all his money with the villagers and left.

The second rich man gave the   32   all his food. He thought money would be of little use to them. He made sure that each villager would have enough   33   to last for some time and then he left.

The third rich man traveled through the village   34   stopping. The other two rich men knew about this and talked about   35   with each other. They thought the third rich man was not

  36   at all.

However, two days later, they   37   the third rich man again. He was traveling even more

  38  , but his wagons(馬車) were now   39   with useful farming tools and seeds(種子), instead of money or food. He gave the things out and   40   to teach the poor villagers how to use them.

This happened a long time ago,   41   we can see the very same thing happening today, too. Some people   42   give things that they have, but they don’t know what would really be   43   

to those in need. And there are other people. They don’t   44   what others think of them. Instead, they try to   45   the best way to help those who are in great need of help. They give them something much more valuable than money.

31. A. sold                      B. stole                      C. shared                     D. received

32. A. parents              B. villagers              C. old                 D. rich

33. A. gold                            B. food                      C. clothes                    D. money

34. A. in                              B. towards                   C. without                   D. at

35. A. me                             B. us                        C. him                       D. them

36. A. sad                      B. strong                     C. clever                      D. kind

37. A. beat                 B. wondered                 C. met                 D. asked

38. A. quickly            B. quietly                C. suddenly            D. softly

39. A. filled                     B. put                        C. played                     D. built

40. A. enjoyed                   B. began                     C. caused                    D. hoped

41. A. so                       B. then                       C. while                      D. but

42. A. only                       B. still                       C. almost                     D. nearly

43. A. different           B. useful                 C. expensive           D. heavy

44. A. hear of              B. know about         C. care about           D. look for

45. A. find                      B. plan                       C. invent                     D. stop

Peter came from a poor family. His father died when he was five. His mother had no money to send him to school. His mother’s best friend, Mrs Smith, felt that the boy was 　41 , and decided to give him some money so he 　42 　go to school. When the boy finished high school, he found a job in the city.

　43 soon Mrs Smith had a serious illness. As she was dying(即將死亡的)，she asked Peter to look after her daughter. A few years later, Peter married the girl. He loved her so much that he tried to make her　 44 every day. He cooked lots of delicious food and bought all kinds of beautiful clothes for her. So she became very fat and found 　 45 hard to walk.

　 One day, she felt uncomfortable. She went to the hospital. The doctor 　46 and told her not to eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like that. She was afraid she might 　47 the doctor’s words, so she wrote all the names of the foods on a piece of paper. When she got home, she put the 　48 on the table and went out. When she returned home, she found all kinds of meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Peter was busy 49 . As soon as he saw her, he said 　50 ,“I’ve bought all the foods you wanted, dear!”

41. A. lazy　　　　　B. clever　　　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　 D. interesting

42. A. would　　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　　　　 C. had to　　　　　　　　　 D. could

43. A. Though　　　　　　　 B. So C. But D. Or

44. A. outgoing　　　　　　　 B. lovely　　　　　　　　 C. active　　　　　 D. happy

45. A. it B. its C. that D. this

46. A. looked her up B. looked her over C. looked for her D. looked at her　　　　

47. A. forget B. catch C. remember　　　　　　　 D. follow

48. A. notice　　　　　　　　　　 B. name　　　　　　 C. words　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. list

49. A. eating B. drinking C. cooking D. having

50. A. sadly　　　　　　　　 B. excitedly　　　　　 C. anxiously　　　　 D. angrily