Marie and Michael had been dating for some time, and felt fortunate that even though they had different jobs, they were able to talk with each other through their work almost every day. Michael is a police officer, and Marie is a “911” dispatcher（调度员）, both working for the same police department.

       One day, Marie received a call from Michael who said he was out on the road in his patrol car.

       “Marie, would you do me a favor?”

       “Sure,” Marie answered, happy to have an excuse to talk to him.

       “Could you check a license plate for me? I need to see if this guy has any unpaid warrants（罚单）.” Michael explained.

       “Okay, spell it for me.”

       Michael phonetically spelled out the license plate, using code names, as all police officers do, so Marie would be sure to get the right letter:

       William Ida Lincoln Lincoln

       Young Ocean Union

       Mary Adam Robert Robert Young

       Mary Edward

       As she did hundreds of times a day, Marie wrote down the letters on a piece of paper, typed them into her computer, and started to run the license check. At first, she was puzzled. This license plate number was too long,even for a personalized plate. Her coworkers, who were in on Michael’s “plan”, finally had to say, “Marie, what do those letters spell?”

       This time, Marie read just the first letters of each word out loud:W-I-L-L Y-O-U M-A-R-R-Y M-E?

       With a cry of joy, Marie was all smiles as she got back on the phone to Michael, who was obviously not following any imaginary “driver” with the fictitious plates but was anxiously waiting in his patrol car for her response.

       “Michael, are you there?” Marie began. “Yes, Marie?” he responded, his voice cracking a bit with nervousness.

       “My answer is: yes!”

There was no “copping out”（回避） on this proposal!

56．Michael asked Marie to check a license plate for him because          .

       A．he was too busy to check out the identity of the driver himself

       B．he wanted to ask her to marry him in this way

       C．Michael needed the information urgently

       D．Michael didn’t have access to a computer at that time

57．According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

       A．Marie didn’t find the meaning of the letters at first.

       B．Michael had difficulty in finding the owner of the license plate.

       C．Marie’s co – workers intended to play a joke on her.

       D．Michael was asking Marie for help.

58．We can learn from the passage           .

       A．Marie found the owner of the plate with the help of her coworkers

       B．Michael was following a suspicious driver that day

       C．Marie was not good at license check

       D．Marie understood Michael’s intention at last

59．The underlined word “proposal” in the last paragraph probably means         .

       A．suggestion              B．marriage offer         C．plan                        D．purpose

I liked climbing things when I was a baby. My mother remembers and has told me most of those 　36 moments like this one. When I was one and a half years old, we lived in our first house in Rue St-Louis. On a hot summer day, my father intended to 37 the roof of our old house. In order to climb up there, he 38 a ladder front of the house.

In my town, 　39 could walk outside because the streets were 40 . I was outside watching my father climb on that strange thing. I was curious about why my father disappear at last. So I decided to go up it to 41 why it was impossible to see my father after he reached the 42 of that thing. At 1.5 years old, still a baby wearing pampers, I climbed that ladder to the roof top and started walking 43 . My father did not notice that-he was on the other side occupied with his repairs. It happened that a nice lady in our 44 passed by and 　45 me. The nice lady came to my house and 　46 my mother of it, who was fearful and 47 ran outside to speak with me.

She really thought I would just 48 that roof, for I was just a baby 49 . She asked me to sit down and stop moving in a 50 way you speak to your babies when they are cuts. 　51 , I threw myself flat on the 　52 and waited.

My mother climbed the ladder to 53 me up and there I was enjoying the view laughing at my mother’s shocked face. 　54 the saying goes, “He who knows nothing 55 nothing.”

36．A．valuable　　　　　　　 B．unforgettable　　　 C．endless　　　　　　　 D．worthy

37．A．build　　　　　　　　　 B．paint　　　　　　　　　 C．clean　　　　　　　　　 D．mend

38．A．spread　　　　　　　　 B．laid　　　　　　　　　　 C．stood　　　　　　　　 D．moved

39．A．adults　　　　　　　　 B．children　　　　　　　 C．babies　　　　　　　　 D．villagers

40．A．smooth　　　　　　　 B．wide　　　　　　　　　 C．clean　　　　　　　　　 D．safe

41．A．figure out　　　　　 B．think out　　　　　　 C．pick out　　　　　　 D．point out

42．A．foot　　　　　　　　　 B．top　　　　　　　　　　 C．step　　　　　　　　　 D．body

43．A．out　　　　　　　　　　 B．up　　　　　　　　　　　 C．down　　　　　　　　 D．around

44．A．house　　　　　　　　 B．neighborhood　　　 C．family　　　　　　　　 D．company

45．A．met　　　　　　　　　　 B．inspected　　　　　　 C．heard　　　　　　　　 D．spotted

46．A． asked　　　　　　　　 B．warned　　　　　　　 C．reminded　　　　　　 D．advised

47．A．quietly　　　　　　　　 B．slowly　　　　　　　　 C．immediately　　　　 D．curiously

48．A．fall off　　　　　　　 B．climb onto　　　　　 C．repair　　　　　　　　 D．destroy

49．A．after all　　　　　　　 B．at all　　　　　　　　　 C．in all　　　　　　　　　 D．all in all

50．A．concerned　　　　　 B．cautious　　　　　　 C．nice　　　　　　　　　 D．clear

51．A．Therefore　　　　　 B．Instead　　　　　　　 C．However　　　　　　 D．Otherwise

52．A．ladder　　　　　　　　 B．ground　　　　　　　 C．roof　　　　　　　　　 D．street

53．A．bring　　　　　　　　　 B．pick　　　　　　　　　 C．put　　　　　　　　　　 D．take

54．A．When　　　　　　　　 B．While　　　　　　　　 C．For　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

55．A．doubts　　　　　　　 B．fears　　　　　　　　　 C．ignores　　　　　　　 D．understands

—I’m on a diet and eat only three pieces of fruit every day for a month.

—            . It is not dieting and will be bad for your health.

       A．You needn’t have that                           B．That’s taking it a bit far

       C．I wouldn’t say no                                D．I can’t agree more

It is believed that a successes work towards personal standards of excellence        material rewards.

       A．more than            B．or rather              C．rather than           D．or else

—Why do you look so depressed?

—I’m in pretty bad shape and I        things.

       A．have forgotten                                     B．am forgetting

       C．had been forgetting                              D．was forgetting

          I hate it, I have to go to the dentist’s regularly.

       A．Much as              B．Only if                C．Now that             D．Much while

Home milk delivery has almost disappeared in China now, and gone with       are milkmen.

       A．which                 B．it                        C．what                   D．them

—Look! How long　　　　 like this?

—There days! It’s common here that rain　　　　 without stopping these days of the year.

　　　 A．has it rained, is pouring　　　　　　　　　　　 B．has it been raining; pours

　　　 C．is it raining; is pouring　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．does it rain; pours

It is        of students to stay up reading till night till night before the final exam.

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

At the end of an hour’s play, the         lay definitely with the home team.

       A．profit                  B．favour                 C．benefit                D．advantage