In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30, 000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,   36   that the building was    37.

After the unforgettable shock, he  38   the promise he had made to his son: “No matter   39  ,  I’ ll always be there for you!” And tears began to    40    his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his    41   to his son. He rushed there and started    42   the ruins.

As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived,  43 ,“It’ s too late! They’ re all dead!   44  , face reality, there’ s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with    45  : “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.

Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know    46 ,“Is my boy    47    or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours…12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in    48    hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s   49  . He screamed his son’ s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back,” Dad!?! It’ s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you    50   me and    51    you saved me, they’ d be saved．You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”

“What’ s going on in there?” the father asked．

“There are 14 of us    52   out of 33, dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty  53   thankful you’re here. When the building collapsed, it made    54  , and it saved us.”

“Come out, boy!”

“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first,    55   I know you’ ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ ll always be there for me!”

36. A．only discovering    B．only to discover     C．only realizing     D．only to realize

37. A．as flat as a pancake  B．as high as a mountain C．as strong as an ox  D．as weak as a kitten

38. A．memorized       B．forgot                           C．kept                    D．remembered

39. A．what happens     B．what                         C．which                 D．who

40. A．fill                  B．fill in                          C．come                  D．burst

41. A．picture              B．promise                      C．present              D．encourage

42. A．digging             B．digging through              C．digging out           D．digging into

43. A．to say                B．said                             C．and saying                D．saying

44. A．Come out         B．Come again               C．Come on         D．Come off

45. A．one word          B．one sound                     C．one row           D．one line

46. A．for himself        B．of himself                     C．by himself           D．to himself

47. A．live                   B．living                          C．alive                   D．lively

48. A．38                    B．the 38                          C．38th                         D．the 38th

49. A．sound               B．voice                          C．noise                  D．tone

50. A．will save           B．would save                   C．save                         D.would have saved

51. A．when             B．because                    C．even if             D．though

52. A．remained           B．missing                       C．left                    D．gone

53. A．for                   B．or                             C．and                 D．over

54. A．a promise        B．space                        C．room                 D a triangle

55.A．because             B．though                         C．when                 D．even though

 ---Who is making so much noise in the garden?

---______ the children.

A. They are                B. There are               C. It is                      D. Those are

As _______ cities grow, so does _________ number of buildings that characterize them: office towers, factories, shopping centers and high-rise apartment buildings.
A. the; 不填                    B. the; a                       C. 不填；a                 D. 不填；the

In my opinion, ______ friends are more reliable than online ones.

A. real             B. true            C. close            D. good

 Man must keep in mind that it will be years ______ the earth recovers from the damage he makes to it.

A. when            B. before          C. since            D. until

 Nowadays, many boys and girls grow ______ the pop stars and _______ their models.
　 A. crazy about; learn                                   B. crazy about; follow
　 C. crazy for; take                                              D. crazy for; follow

 --- The Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei is here already.
　 --- I ____ he ____ until tomorrow.
　 A. think; is coming                                            B. thought; would come
　 C. didn't think; was coming                         D. don't think; will come

---Sorry, I made a mistake again.

   ---______. Practice more and you’ll succeed.

    A. Forget it              B. Certainly not          C. Not at all          D. Don’t mention it

When crossing the busy road, one must be very careful; otherwise there would be possibility of     .

    A. running across        B. running out             C. being run over                D. being run out

As she was too young, she was not         the concert hall.

    A. asked for                     B. admitted into           C. taken along             D. brought with