A beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night, so she rented  an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture  and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colors.

    It was very difficult to get tickets for her show because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were the words “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance,£3,” with this note： “After 5 p.m. I get fifteen shillings an hour instead of ten shillings.”

56. In the article, “Miss Hall” was the name of ______.

   A. a place where people sang and danced       B. an unmarried woman

   C. a hall                                       D. a street

57. The woman’s flat was situated ______.

   A. near the city                       B. near her home

   C. in the middle of the city              D. by the side of the country road

58. The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping he would______.

   A. be pleased                      B. ask less money for his work

   C. charge more money for his work    D. say a good word for her musical show

59. In the story , ______ made a mistake.

   A. both the actress and the painter       B. neither the actress nor the painter

   C. the painter                       D. the actress

One evening I was resting in a cafe. I 36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.

He was in a(n) 37 shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the 38 in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He 39 down, took off my leather shoes, and began to shine them.　

He was busy doing his work 40 heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the café for 41 from the rain. More and more people crowded 42 and gradually separated the boy from me.

Hours passed, and it turned 43 . I had no shoes on my feet and 44 where the boy had been. I thought he would not 45 my shoes, and I would have to go home on my bare feet.

When it was near midnight the 46 ended, and there were fewer and fewer people in the café. The café was to be 47 . I had to move to the door, head 48 . just as I went to the gate, I 49 found that a boy of about eleven, looking very familiar, was sleeping at the 50 with his head leaning against a box and his upper body being 51 . he held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.

I shook him slightly and woke him up. He 52 up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he recognized me. Then he opened the package 53 , gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I 54 him and wrapped him with his unfit shirt, which had wrapped my leather shoes. On my way home, the 55 of the boy stayed in my mind.

36. A. took　　 B. wore　　　　 C. mended　　　　 D. owned　

37. A. old　　　 B. unfit　　　　 C. small　　　　　 D. dirty　

38. A. bag　　　 B. package　　 C. box　　　　　 D. suitcase　

39. A. seated　　 B. bent　　　　 C. put　　　　　　 D. looked　

40. A. when　　　 B. after　　　　 C. because　　　 D. since　

41. A. protection　　 B. rest　　　　 C. hide　　　 　D. preparation　

42. A. out　　　　 B. away　　　　 C. in　　　　 D. off　

43. A. dark　　　 B. light　　　　　 C. dim　　　　　 D. bright　

44. A. thought　　 B. wondered　　 C. guessed　　　 D. imagined　

45. A. shine　　　 B. keep　　　　 C. return　　　　 D. carry　

46. A. rain　　　　 B. coffee　　 C. time　　　　　　 D. work　

47. A. opened　　 B. locked　　　 C. stopped　　　 D. closed　

48. A. lowered　　 B. dropped　　　 C. raised　　　　　 D. held　

49. A. shortly　　 B. surprisingly　　 C. sadly　　　 D. immediately　

50. A. table　　　　 B. door　　　 C. bed　　　　　 D. cafe　

51. A. wet　　　　 B. bare　　　　　 C. pale　　　 D. cold　

52. A. stayed　　　 B. sat　　　　　 C. jumped　　　　　 D. got　

53. A. finally　　 B. suddenly　　 C. unfriendly　　　　 D. hurriedly　

54. A. recognized　 B. forgave　　 C. paid　　　　　　　 D. inspired　

55. A. feature　　　 B. shirt　　　　　 C. image　　　　 D. form

 I can’t give my son the leading position. ____,he is too young; secondly, I want Mr. Smith to have the job.

A. After all     B. For example    C. in the end    D. To begin with

 Beijing expects China’s rich civilizations to ____ the world with a happy surprise at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.

A. show        B. attract   C. present       D. perform

She luckily missed the air crash because she ___ on the way and was late for her flight.

  A. had a flat tyre   B. caught a bad cold  C  sped up       D. broke down

---Andrew won’t like it, you know.　　　

---_____? I don’t care what Andrew thinks!

A. So what　 B. So where　 C. So why　　 D. So how

Does this meal cost ￥50？ I ____ something far better than this!

A. suggest    B. expect    C. prefer     D. suppose

My uncle and aunt work on a farm ,___ they raise fifty ___.

A. there, cattle B. where, head of cattle

C. in which, head of cattle　 D. where, cattle

---Did you enjoy yourself at the party?　　

---Yes. I’ve never been to ___ one before.

A. a more excited　 B. the more excited　

C. a more exciting　 D. the most exciting

When the cooking class changed to Tuesdays, I had to ____ so that I could ___ my daughter from her piano lessons.

A. drop in ,pick out    B. drop off ,pick up

C. drop out, pick up    D. drop by, pick out