I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Since I work from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office.

The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly 20 minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and went back across the town. By Friday, I realized that my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold out all the tickets.

56. The writer could go and buy the ticket __________.

A. any day before work hours　　　　　　 　　　 B. both before and after work hours

C .only during lunch time　　　　　　　　　 D. on Saturday and Sunday

57. The writer tried to go to the theatre every day, but was only successful______.

A. twice　　　　　　　 B. three times

C. four times 　　　 D. five times

58. He failed to get the ticket on Friday because _________.

A .it was impossible to make the round trip to the theatre in 45 minutes

B. the concert wasn’t on Friday

C. it was expensive to take a taxi

D. all the tickets had been sold out

59. The word "______" can be used instead of the underlined(划线的)word "relieved".

A. nervous 　　　　　 B. terrified 　　　　　 C. pleased 　　　　　 D. sad

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

        You and I have principles(原则). And we also have opinions. I have __36___ about what I think is right or wrong or good or ___37___. But they are only opinions---I could be wrong! I ___38__ try to build my life around my opinions, but I will try to __39___ my principles.

         A 15-year-old boy learned a(n) __40____ lesson about life principles. On his way home he found a woman’s __41____ that contained $127 as well as her ID card. ___42____ hesitation, he hopped(快速跳) onto his bike and went over to her ____43___---about a mile away. He told her he __44___ her wallet and she gave him a big hug and twenty dollars.

         That evening the boy told his parents about the event and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ___45___ $20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be ___46___ for being honest.”

         He thought about his father’s __47___ and decided he would return the money. He biked to the lady’s home and ___48___ her back the twenty dollars. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she __49___ to---that his father pointed out __50____ to him that he had never __51____ before.

         When principles ___52___ our every action and decision, we actually change. These great principles __53___ our lives and make us into persons of character. That boy is __54___ to be raised by a wise father who had the ___55___ to say, “Those are my principles.”

36. A opinions                      B wishes                      C decisions            D suggestions

37. A well                            B mistaken                    C right                  D bad

38. A shan’t                         B won’t                        C can’t                 D don’t

39. A change                        B advise                       C follow                D make

40. A valuable                       B easy                          C difficult              D funny

41. A bag                             B wallet                        C suitcase              D box

42. A About                          B For                           C Without              D In

43. A factory                        B school                       C office                 D house

44. A checked                      B searched                    C threw                 D found

45. A accepted                            B supplied               C received            D borrowed

46. A rewarded                     B praised                      C forgotten            D blamed

47. A actions                        B worries                      C words               D excuses

48. A took                            B gave                          C put                    D set

49. A attempted                    B preferred                   C planned              D had

50. A anything                      B everything                 C something          D nothing

51. A guessed                       B taught                        C met                   D realized

52. A guide                          B do                             C interrupt             D allow

53. A limit                            B shape                        C prevent                     D keep

54. A unlucky                       B careful                      C brave                 D lucky

55. A right                           B courage                     C wisdom              D chance

It was at the school _____ was named after a hero________ he spent his childhood.

       A which, that  B where, where      C that, where         D which, where

On December 26, 2004, a terrible tsunami happened in the Southeast Asia, _________ many people.

　　　 A. killing　　　 B. had killed　　　　　 C. killed　　　　　 D. having killed

 I don’t suppose anyone will go there, ___________?

       A do I            B don’t you           C will they                    D won’t they

---Did you remember to give Jane the money you owned her?

---Yes, I gave it to her_________ I saw her.

　　　 A while　　　　　 B the moment　　　 C suddenly　　　　　　　　　 D once

Last year the number of death increased_______ 2% _________ 4% the year before.

      A to, comparing to                     B by, comparing with

       C to, compared with             D by, compared to

It was _____________ back home after the experiment.

      A not until midnight did he go                B until midnight he didn’t go

       C not until midnight that he went          D until midnight when he didn’t go

She showed a talent_______ acting _______ an early age.

       A in, at           B at, on          C for, at                D with, in

The big fire was______ danger to the building, which was in ______ danger of being burned down.

       A the, the              B a, the          C a, \                    D the, \