When July comes, children know they’ll have their examinations and the school year will __36__ soon.

Boys and girls will have nearly a two-month holiday, and they’ll leave school __37__train or by car to __38__ their parents.

The summer holidays are the __39__ time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so children can spend most of their time __40__ outside. If one lives in the countryside, he can go and play in the woods or in the fields. If he __41__ in a big town, he can usually go to the park to play.

The best place for children to spend their summer holidays is the __42__. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. __43__ for those who do not live there, if they have the luck to stay in one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they’ll __44__ it all the following school year.

Now, __45__ makes children like the seaside so much? I think they are the sand, the sea and the sun. The feelings of the sand under their feet, salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on

36. A. arrive           B. start       C. begin        D. end

37. A. on           B. by           C. in          D. at

38. A. love        B. see          C. watch       D. return

39. A. best        B. better      C. worst            D. worse

40. A. missing     B. working     C. playing     D. studying

41. A. works        B. walks        C. lives            D. arrives

42. A. village          B. seaside     C. city        D. park

43. A . But        B. unless      C. Or           D. And

44. A. hear from   B. speak to    C. agree with       D. talk about

45. A . that            B. which        C. who          D. what

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15, his father asked him 36   on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was 37   with his father’s idea.“That isn’t my job. I have  38  school work to do.” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise to give you the best present if you  39   finish one year’s work.” Tom thought for a while and 40   .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked hard until evening, just like  41 farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops(莊稼) grew well. 42   the last day of the year, the father called his son to him. “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year,” said the father. “Now, tell me  43   you want.”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread   44   his wheat. I’ve already got the best present: No pain, no gain. I think this is what you wanted me to know.” His father was  45   to hear that.

36. A. works          B. work             C. to work        D. working

37. A. happy           B. excited           C. exciting        D. unhappy   

38. A. much too         B. too much         C. a lot           D. many

39. A. can              B. need             C. must          D. should

40. A. said             B. answered          C. agreed         D. asked

41. A. other            B. the others          C. any else        D. any other

42. A. On              B. At                C. In             D. From

43. A. where            B. what             C. which          D. why

44. A. made by          B. made of           C. made in         D. made from

45. A. pleased           B. unpleased          C. unsatisfied      D. sad

Mr. White works sin in an office. He is very _____ and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back _____ his office, he`s always tired and wants to go to bed early, _____ his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn`t stop talking until he falls _____. But it`s usually too late and Mr. White has to ____ early in the morning when she is asleep.

    One day the man _____ terrible and couldn`t go to work. He decided to go to ____. And Mrs. White went with him. Before her husband said ____ was the matter with him, the woman had told the doctor all and the doctor, he said to her, “The bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.”

“For me ?” the woman said in surprise, “I`m fine. I don`t need _____ medicine.”

“I don`t think so, madam,” said the doctor.”They are sleeping pills. Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.”

41. A. happy           B. busy                   C. angry                  D. sorry

42. A. off                      B. in                      C. from                    D. to

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

44. A. sleepy            B. sleeping                C. asleep                 D. to sleep

45. A. awake           B. go to bed               C. stay up                  D. get up

46. A. feels            B. felt                    C. falls                    D. fell

47. A. the market        B. the park                 C. the office               D. the hospital

48. A. that              B. if                     C. what                     D. how

49. A . brought          B. bought                C. took                       D. caught

50. A. some             B. any                   C. no                         D. hardly

The computer is fast, and never makes a mistake, while people are too slow, and full of mistakes sometimes. That’s __36__ people often say when __37__ talk about computers. For over a quarter of a century, scientists have been __38__ better and better computers. Now a computer can __39__ a lot of __40__ jobs wonderfully. It is __41__ used in factories, hospitals, post offices and airports. A computer can report, decide and control in almost __42__ field. Many computer scientists are thinking of __43__ the computer “think” like a man. With the help of a person, a computer can __44__ pictures, write music, talk with people, play chess, recognize voices, translate languages and so on. Perhaps computers will __45__ really think and feel. Do you think the people will be afraid __46__ they find that the computer is too clever to listen to and serve the people? No, people will __47__ better use of the computers in __48__ future. Man is __49__ the master（主人） of the computer. The computer works only __50__ the help of man. It cannot take the place of (取代) man.

(     )36. A. that                B. what            C. how                  D. why

(     )37. A. we                 B. they             C. you            D. people

(     )38. A. loving             B. taking           C. making       D. thinking

(     )39. A. have            B. get               C. do              D. offer

(     )40. A. everyday         B. every day     C. each day     D. some day

(     )41. A. widely            B. wide            C. great             D. deeply

(     )42. A. either              B. all                C. both                  D. every

(     )43. A. producing          B. ordering       C. making       D. building

(     )44. A. take                B. look at          C. draw             D. put

(     )45.A. one day           B. a day            C. any day      D. the other day

(     )46.A. when                  B. that              C. how                  D. while

(     )47.A. chose                  B. get               C. take            D. make

(     )48.A. a                     B. an                C. the                   D. /

(     )49.A. often            B. never           C. always           D. sometimes

(     )50.A. with             B. under           C. by              D. for   

My father often works very hard. And he 　31 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 　32 story about him.

　 One afternoon, when he finished his work, and was about to go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 　33 to have not much work to do that day and 　34 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.

　 So he came back home and 　35 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left.

　 But to our 　36 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 　 37 　.He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 　38　 .

　 Whey my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came to father’s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was 　39 , he took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was 　40 . So he asked her to 　41　 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat 　42 　in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　 Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 　43 of the tickets are different.” 　44　 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am sorry, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 　45　 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left.

　 31. A. always　 　 B. seldom　　　 C. often　　　　　 D. sometimes.

　 32. A. funny　　　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. bad　　　　 D. strange

　 33. A. happened　　 B. liked　　　　　 C. pretended　　　 D. wanted

　 34. A. it　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. which

　 35. A. early　　　　　 B. quietly　　 C. quickly　　 D. suddenly

　 36. A. surprise　　 B. joy　　　　 C. sorrow　　　 D. delight

　 37. A. matter　　　　　 B. date　　　　 C. time　　　　 D. price

　 38. A. hall　　　　 B. theatre　　 C. office　　　　　 D. cinema

　 39. A. interested　　　 B. surprised　　　 C. frightened　 D. disappointed

　 40. A. different　　　 B. unusual　　 C. the same　　 D. strange

　 41. A. bring　　　　　 B. get　　　　 C. see　　　　 D. show

　 42. A. said　　　　 B. named　　　 C. told　　　　 D. shown

　 43. A. designs　　 B. colors　　　 C. prices　　　 D. owners

　 44. A. .But　　　　 B. However　　 C. So　　　　　 D. Yet

　 45. A. exhibition　　　 B. play　　　　 C. concert　　 D. film