I was waiting for a phone call from my agent．He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later．So I waited and waited, but there was still no call．Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient．I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me．I was overcome with that thought．I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”

       At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on．Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone! ” And she swept it into the wastebasket．

       I stood watching her, speechless ．What on earth?

       She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room-if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”

       Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control．” With that, she left the room．

       After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had changed. I was laughing．How could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things．Twenty minutes later my agent did call．I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly．

41．Why did the author shout at the telephone?

       A．He was mad at the telephone．       B．He was angry with his agent．

       C．He was anxious about his wife．                    D．He was impatient with the secretary．

42．What did the author’s wife do after she heard his shouting?

       A．She said nothing．                               B．She shouted at him．

     C．She called the agent．                          D．She threw the phone away．

43．What made the author laugh?

       A．His own behavior．                          B．His wife’s suggestion．            

       C．His changeable feelings．                     D．His wife’s sweet kiss．

44．What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?

       A．Smart words．                              B．Unusual actions．                   

       C．Surprising looks．                               D．Anxious feelings．

Every morning, Lula wheels herself into the living room where she sits for hours, totally lost in thoughts．

    The days are short and __21__ now, so different from last summer when Lula, at age 94, walked through a world lit up by __22__．Her college sweetheart had found her, 76 years after their first kiss．They married. Five weeks later a car crash __23__ their honeymoon．Now she is __24__ again．

    In 1923, barely 18, Lula first met Paul．Then one day they danced and Paul sent Lula home, kissed her and left．Their __25__ was on．They left school to teach in __26__ places, but kept up a __27__, writing letters and seeing each other __28__．Neither of them had a car．__29__ were not for chatting in those days．

      Lula loved Paul, but she was __30__, since he never spoke of __31__．She started dating others and fell in love with Larry Marschat．Near the end of 1926, Lula __32__ telling Paul she had been asked to marry．

      Paul was __33__ learning Lula was leaving him．He __34__ wrote back．He had been in __35__ for very long．He had intended to see her when he felt fit enough．But Lula did not know this．She __36__ Mrs．Marschat in June 1927．Sixty years later, her husband __37__ away．

      Last April 21, a letter arrived from Paul．She called him that night．Paul suggested they should make a __38_ and so they united, spending every minute together knowing time was __39__ for them．But __40__ disappeared so quickly．

21．A．windy                 B．blue                    C．bright                  D．gray

22．A．fire                     B．love                    C．candle                 D．flash

23．A．entered                B．touched               C．ruined                 D．shocked

24． A．alone                 B．quiet                   C．serious                D．dependent

25． A．quarrel              B．romance              C．adventure            D．fortune

26． A．unknown           B．nearby                 C．distant                 D．native

27． A．hardship            B．friendship            C．partnership          D．relationship

28． A．usually              B．infrequently         C．unexpectedly       D．continuously

29． A．Mails                 B．Radios                 C．Phones                D．Cinemas

30． A．puzzled              B．delighted              C．interrupted           D．mistaken

31． A．children             B．marriage              C．freedom              D．incomes

32． A．wrote                B．insisted                C．avoided               D．stopped

33． A．disappointed       B．impressed            C．confused             D．heartbroken

34． A．finally                B．quickly                C．never                  D．certainly

35． A．bed                   B．school                 C．trouble                D．hospital

36． A．became             B．surprised             C．punished             D．refused

37． A．traveled             B．stayed                 C．moved                D．passed

38． A．decision             B．promise               C．couple                 D．memory

39． A．precious            B．enough                C．pleasant               D．difficult

40． A．chances             B．happiness            C．beauty                 D．loneliness

--- Do you think Bob will attend the meeting this afternoon?   --- ______．

       A．I hope not           B．I don’t hope so    C．I don’t think it     D．I hope he would

The committee asked for these suggestions to be ______ on paper, so that they might study them further．

       A．brought down      B．handed down       C．laid down            D．put down

He is always ready to help others, seldom, ______, refusing them when they turn to him．

       A．if never               B．if ever                 C．if not                  D．if any

---Excuse me．Can you spare me a few minutes?   ---______．

       A．What’s on?          B．What’s up?          C．What’s more?      D．What is it?

--- Will $200 ______ the cost of the damage?

   --- I’m afraid not．I need at least $100 more．

       A．do                      B．include                C．cover                                       D．afford

She felt sorry that she had disturbed the ______ calmness of a man she respected.

       A．regular                B．normal                C．usual                   D．common

______ in the school regulation that students shouldn’t use cell phones in the campus． 

       A．What requires      B．What is required   C．It requires           D．It is required

Every student ______ remain in his seat before the test papers are collected.

       A．can                     B．may                    C．will                     D．shall