From then on，I didn't see my uncle ________．

1. A.
   no more
2. B.
   any more
3. C.
   no longer
4. D.
   longer

From then on , the town _____rapidly.

A has grown     B is grown    C grew       D is growing

On Thursday afternoon Mrs Clake locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual. It was a pleasant way of ___1___ time for an old woman who lived ___2___.

When she came home she ___3___ something unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was no ___4___ of forced entry(进入). Had anything been taken? She went from room to room, ___5___, and found her camera and spare watch missing.

The following Thursday she went out at her ___6___ time, but didn’t go to the club. Instead, she took a short walk in a park ___7___ and came home, letting herself in through the ___8___ door. She settled down to wait and see what would happen.

It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs Clarke was ___9___ tea at the time. The bell rang again, and the next moment she ___10___ her letter-box being pushed open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved ___11___ towards the letter-box. A piece of ___12___ appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob(原形旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs Clarke ___13___ the kettle and poured the water over the hand. A ___14___ cry was heard outside as the wire ___15___ to the floor and the hand was pulled ___16___, which was followed by the sound of ___17___ feet.

It wasn’t long ___18___the police caught the thief. And Mrs Clarke was greatly ___19___ at the club for her successful ___20___.

1. A. saving          B. passing         C. stealing          D. finding

2. A. lonely           B. alone            C. sadly             D. easily

3. A. learned         B. found           C. sensed           D. hoped

4. A. sight             B. exhibition         C. note                  D. sign

5. A. watching             B. searching             C. looking          D. checking

6. A. late            B. dinner           C. usual             D. own

7. A. faraway        B. club           C. nearby           D. hurriedly

8. A. open             B. back             C. front             D. broken

9. A. drinking        B. making         C. pouring          D. planting

10. A. saw            B. watched        C. heard             D. smelled

11. A. quietly         B. loudly           C. fast            D. angrily

12. A. wood          B. equipment        C. chalk             D. wire

13. A. discovered     B. brought         C. raised            D. supported

14. A. soft            B. gentle            C. sharp           D. loud

15. A. pushed        B. put             C. stuck           D. fell

16. A. up           B. forward         C. back            D. down

17. A. walking       B. jumping         C. running        D. steady

18. A. after           B. when             C. before          D. until

19. A. admired      B. encouraged        C. instructed        D. supported

20. A. self-satisfaction B. self-protection      C. self-respect          D. self-service

On August 26, 1999, New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm. The rain caused the streets __36___ and the subway system almost came to a stop.

Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour. Many people who were going to work were __37__ to go home. Some battled to __38__a taxi or to get on a bus. Still others faced the ___39___ bravely, walking miles to get to work.

I ___40__ to be one of people on the way to work that morning. I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most _41__ had stopped. After making my way __42__ crowds of people. I finally found a subway line that was __43___. Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to __44__ the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the ___45__. So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switched back to the downtown train. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the train __46__ my stop. Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain. When I got to my office, I was _47___ through, exhausted and __48__.

My co-workers and I spend most of the day drying off. When it was 5:00 pm, I was ready to go home. I was about to turn off my computer __49__I received an email from Garth, my Director:

I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and __50__ reported to work. It is always reassuring (令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their _51__ _to their jobs. Thank you.

Garth’s email was short, but I learned more from that ___52__ message than I ever did from a textbook. The email taught me that a few words of __53__ can make a big difference. The rainstorm and the traffic __54___ had made me tired and upset. But Garth’s words immediately __55____ me and put a smile back on my face.

36. A. break        B. flood        C. sink          D, crash

37. A. forced       B. refused      C. adjusted      D. gathered

38. A. order        B. pay         C. call          D. search

39. A. climate      B. scenery     C. storm         D. burden

40. A. used        B. promised    C. deserved      D. happened

41. practice        B. routine      C. process       D. service

42. A. to          B. through      C. over          D. for

43. A. operating    B. cycling      C. turning        D. rushing

44. A. check       B. carry        C. find           D. board

45. A. street       B. ground       C. floor          D. platform

46. A. paused      B. crossed      C. reached        D. parked

47. A. wet        B. weak         C. sick            D. hurt

48. A. ashamed    B. discouraged    C. surprised       D. puzzled

49. A, while       B. when         C. where          D. after

50. A. hardly      B. casually       C. absolutely      D. eventually

51. A. devotion    B. donation       C. connection      D. reaction

52. A, accurate     B. urgent        C. brief          D. humorous

53. A. promise     B. appreciate      C. advice        D. guidance

54. A. troubles     B. signals        C. rules          D. signs

55. A. corrected     B. supported      C. amazed        D. refreshed

On May 23,1989, Stefania Follini came out from a cave at Carlsbad, New Mexico. She hadn’t seen the sun for eighteen and a half weeks. Stefania was in a research program, and the scientists in the program were studying body rhythms(节奏). In this experiment Stefania had spent 130 days in a cave, 30 feet in depth.

During her time in the cave, Stefania had been completely alone except for two white mice. Her living place had been very comfortable, but there had been nothing to tell her the time. She’d had no clocks or watches, no television or radio. There had been no natural light and the temperature had always been kept at 21℃.

The results were very interesting. Stefania had been in the cave for over four months, but she thought she had been there for only two. Her body clock had changed. She hadn’t kept to a 24-hour day, she had stayed awake for 20-25 hours and then had slept for 10 hours. She had eaten fewer meals and had lost 171bs in weight as a results! She had also become rather depressed（抑郁）.

How had she spent her time in the cave? As part of the experiment she’d done some physical and mental tests. She’d recorded her daily activities and the results of the tests on a computer. This computer had been specially programmed for the project. Whenever she was free, she’d played cards, read books and listened to music. She’d also learned French from tapes.

The experiment showed that our body clocks are affected by light and temperature. For example, the pattern of day and night makes us wake up and go to sleep. However, people are affected in different ways. Some people wake up naturally at 5:00 am, but others don’t start to wake up till 9:00 or 10:00 am. This affects the whole daily rhythm. As a result, the early risers, on the other hand, are tired during the day and only come to life in the afternoon or evening!

1. Stefania stayed in the cave for a long time because ______.

   A. she was asked to do research on mice

   B. she wanted to experience loneliness

   C. she was the subject of a study

   D. she needed to record her life

2. What is a cause for the change of Stefania’s body clock?

   A. Eating fewer meals.

   B. Having more hours of sleep.

   C. Lacking physical exercise.

   D. Getting no natural light.

3. Where does the text probably come from?

   A. A novel.   B. A news story.  C. A pet magazine.   D. A travel guide.