Sitting in the play area of the doctor’s office，my children，Paul，four，and Bailey，three，built a Lego tower while we waited to be called for Paul’s examination.

“Good job，you guys，”I said，trying not to sound too tired.My husband was away on business，and it was difficult being alone with the kids.At times I felt like I was living in the jungle (丛林) rather than the suburbs.

“Don’t put the Lego in your mouth，Bailey，” I said.Paul grabbed (抓取) it from him.“That’s not nice，Paul，” I said.He gave back the Lego.I looked around the waiting room.A woman was eating something，a couple were talking，and an old gentleman in a blue jacket was reading a magazine.I wished I could sit quietly for a while.I wanted to be able to take a rest，or go shopping alone.At once，I was ashamed of myself.What kind of mother was I？“God，” I thought，“help me to be the very best mom I can be.”

The nurse came into the waiting room to get us.Just at that moment，the old gentleman in the waiting room put down his magazine and came up to me.With a smile on his face，he said，“Your children are most certainly lucky to have such a wonderful mother.”“Thank you，”I replied in a low voice and watched him walk back to his seat.We followed the nurse into the examination room.While she weighed Paul，I told her how that man had made my day.

Motherhood is still a jungle sometimes，but now when I feel tired I remember the encouraging words of the old gentleman.

56．The writer went to the doctor’s office because________.

A．one of her children liked to play there

B．her son Paul needed an examination

C．she was tired and needed to see her doctor

D．she wanted to have all her children examined

57．From Paragraph 2，we know the writer felt that looking after her children alone was________.

A．unfair                                  B．happy 

C．hard                                    D．interesting

58．In the old gentleman’s opinion，the writer________.

A．lived a very hard life

B．was a very good mother

C．didn’t love her children enough

D．was lucky to have so lovely children

59．What can we learn from the passage?

A．The writer often went shopping alone.

B．The writer’s husband was always on business.

C．The writer doesn’t know how to be a good mother.

D．The writer was greatly encouraged by the old gentleman’s words.

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived.None of them dared go outside for fear of being__36__by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a__37__to find a way of stopping themselves from being in__38__.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages__39__into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse__40__.When this idea was__41__，another said，“What about poisoning (毒死) her？”But__42__knew where to buy the poison.One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，__43__said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm.”But the meeting did not accept his__44__.

At last，one mouse，__45__than the rest，jumped onto a table.Waving a bell，he called for__46__，“Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail，so we’ll always know__47__she is！We’ll have__48__to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to__49__！” Hearing the words，everyone got__50__and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly (紧紧地) that it will never__51__！”

“She’ll never be able to walk__52__again！Why，the other day，she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”

However，the wise mouse said，“We must__53__who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room.Nobody was__54__enough to put the plan into action.The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very__55__to have bright ideas，but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

36．A.trained                             B．taught 

C．caught                                 D．invited

37．A.party                               B．test 

C．game                                   D．meeting

38．A.return                              B．danger 

C．fact                                     D．need

39．A.rushed                             B．swam 

C．flew                                    D．stepped

40．A.questioned                       B．explained 

C．suggested                             D．answered

41．A.supported                        B．discussed 

C．accepted                              D．refused

42．A.everybody                       B．nobody 

C．somebody                            D．anybody

43．A.angrily                             B．happily 

C．carefully                              D．slowly

44．A.present                            B．reason 

C．idea                                     D．excuse

45．A.younger                           B．longer 

C．stronger                               D．wiser

46．A.pleasure                           B．silence 

C．help                                     D．information

47．A.where                             B．what 

C．how                                    D．who

48．A.experience                       B．power 

C．time                                     D．space

49．A.shout                              B．watch

C．stay                                     D．hide

50．A.worried                           B．excited 

C．surprised                              D．tired

51．A.drop off                          B．turn up 

C．get up                                  D．put off

52．A.gladly                              B．quickly 

C．quietly                                 D．directly

53．A.believe                             B．learn 

C．imagine                                D．decide

54．A.honest                             B．brave 

C．rich                                     D．old

55．A.easy                                B．difficult 

C．strange                                D．important

Drivers are warned that it is dangerous to talk on the phone while________.

A．drive                                    B．driving 

C．drove                                   D．to drive

The woman didn’t find out that she forgot to bring her wallet________she got to the supermarket.

A．until                                     B．after 

C．when                                   D．while

They’re true friends and their friendship________the tests of life and death.

A．has gone through                  B．was going through

C．goes through                        D．will go through

________improve her pronunciation，my daughter listens to English on the radio every morning.

A．So as to                               B．In order that

C．So that                                 D．In order to

—What did the foreigner say?

—Oh，he asked where________？

A．did Jim come from                B．Jim came from

C．Jim comes from                   D．does Jim come from

—Excuse me，Miss Li.I wonder________I could have a few minutes of your time?

—Of course.At your service.

A．when                                   B．where 

C．that                                     D．if

Sorry.I didn’t mean to hurt you________.I had wanted to throw at the little dog.

A．by accident                          B．at present

C．on purpose                           D．at dusk

Father won’t agree to fly to Paris for the holiday—it is________expensive.

A．far too                                 B．too much 

C．very much                           D．too far