Mark Twain was a great American 　 46　　 . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his 　47 .

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town 48 his writing. 49　 he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “ 　50　 I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.

After he 　51 　the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiter felt very sorry about that. “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are 　　52　 　mosquitoes in our town,” he said.

Mark Twain , however, 　 53　 a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very 54 . They know my 　 55 　number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”

46. A. writer　　　　　　　　 B. singer　　　　　　　　　　　 C. painter　　　　　　　　　　 D. astronaut

47. A. to talk　　　　　　　　 B. talking　　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. talks

48. A. thank for　　　　　　 B. because of　　　　　　　 C. get on with　　　　　　　 D. take part in

49. A. After　　　　　　　　　 B. In front of　　　　　　　 C. Since 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Before

50. A. It doesn’t matter. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. I’m sorry for that.　　　　　 　

　 C. Good idea.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. You’re welcome.

51. A. arrived at 　　　　　 B. arrived to　　　　　　　　 C. get to　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reached in

52. A. too much　　　　　 B. much too 　　　　　　　 C. too many 　　　　　　　 D. many too

53. A. makes　　　　　　　　 B. has made　　　　　　　　 C. was making　　　　　　 D. made

54. A. clean　　　　　　　　 B. clear　　　　　　　　　　　 C. clever 　　　　　　　　　　 D. happy

55. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　 B. room 　　　　　　　　　　 C. hospital 　　　　　　　　 D. bed

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　 There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before he was sent away, the boy was the 　 36 student in his class. He was at the top in every exam.

　 But the boy changed after 　 37 home and studying in the boarding school. His grades started to 　38 . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀). All of this was because he felt no one loved him.

　 His parents started to 　39 the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his father decided to go to the school and talk with him.

　 They sat by the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and 　40 . After some time his father said, “Do you know, son, why I’m here today?"

　 “To check my 　 41 ,” the boy replied.

　 “No, no,” his father said. “I’m here to tell you that you’re the most 　42 person for me. I want to see you 43 . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You’re my life.”

　 These words caused the boy’s eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged his father. They didn’t say 　44 to each other for a long time.

　 Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply. And today this young man is at the top of his class in university and no one has ever seen him 　45　 .

36. A. laziest　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cleverest　　　　　　　　　 C. nicest　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worst

37. A. coming　　　　　　　　　　 B. returning　　　　　　　　 C. leaving　　　　　　　　　　 D. going

38. A. drop　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. increase　　　　　　　　　 C. rise　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn down

39. A. look for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. learn from　　　　　　　 C. worry about　　　　　　 D. shout at

40. A. family　　　　　　　　　　　 B. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. study　　　　　　　　　　　 D. students

41. A. teachers　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. friends　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. school　　　　　　　　　　 D. grades

42. A. famous　　　　　　　　　　 B. important　　　　　　　　 C. handsome　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

43. A. happy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. serious　　　　　　　　　　 C. excellent　　　　　　　　　 D. honest

44. A. everything　　　　　　　　 B. anybody　　　　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　　　　　 D. anything

45. A. ill　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. smile　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. sad