Like a]l little children, my seven-year-old daughter gets scared sometimes when she is trying to go to sleep．If the wind is howling, her 　 36　 can begin working overtime and she may see a (n) 　37 in the shadows laughing in the wind.

This past Monday was one such night. 　38 after I put her to bed, she came into my room crying that she was scared. She said she 　39 the sound of a bad guy laughing and she was extremely afraid that 　40 was going to get all of us. Her tears 　41 my heart, and I held my daughter in my arms and assured her that nothing would happen to her. I walked her back into her room and 　42 down beside her to continue to assure her that I would keep her safe.

“Yes, I know you will always 　43 me, Daddy, but what about when you go to sleep?” she asked.

“Sweetheart,” I comforted her, “there are great angels all around this house, and they 　44 sleep. They are here just to safeguard us. They can 　45 any bad guy from getting in here.”

“ 46 , Daddy, what about when the angels miss? I mean like when kids are kidnapped (绑架)or robbers 　47 people’s houses – what about those 　48 ?”

Her question struck m e – when did I start 　49 questions like this? When did I begin not to consider the most obvious problems of our 　50 ? I mean, I 　51 problems every day but I am still very surprised by this 　52 question.

I considered her question and realized there is no perfect 　53 . And I drew my 　54 and simply sated, “I don’t know, sweetheart.” I held her a little 　55 , and I went back to my original answer, “I am with you.”

36．A．thought　　　　　　　　　 B．imagination　　　　　　 C．idea　　　　　　　　　　　 D．creation

37．A．picture　　　　　　　　　 B．animal　　　　　　　　　　 C．tree　　　　　　　　　　　 D．figure

38．A．Shortly　　　　　　　　　 B．Long　　　　　　　　　　 C．Hardly　　　　　　　　　 D．Quietly

39．A．ignored　　　　　　　　　 B．made　　　　　　　　　　 C．heard　　　　　　　　　　 D．invited

40．A．anyone　　　　　　　　　 B．nobody　　　　　　　　　 C．someone　　　　　　　　 D．anybody

41．A．felt　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cut　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．comforted　　　　　　 D．got

42．A．lay　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．laid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．lied　　　　　　　　　　　 D．slept

43．A．hold　　　　　　　　　　　 B．watch　　　　　　　　　　 C．keep　　　　　　　　　　　 D．protect

44．A．sometimes　　　　　　 B．never　　　　　　　　　　 C．often　　　　　　　　　　 D．always

45．A．catch　　　　　　　　　　 B．see　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．stop　　　　　　　　　　　 D．observe

46．A．Thus 　　　　　　　　　 B．Then 　　　　　　　　　　 C．So 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．But

47．A．break into 　　　　　　 B．run into 　　　　　　　　 C．come into 　　　　　　 D．turn into

48．A．years 　　　　　　　　　 B．months 　　　　　　　　 C．days 　　　　　　　　　　 D．times

49．A．judging 　　　　　　　　 B．asking 　　　　　　　　　 C．avoiding 　　　　　　　 D．causing

50．A．existence 　　　　　　　 B．workshop 　　　　　　 C．memory 　　　　　　　 D．nature

51．A．point to 　　　　　　　　 B．deal with 　　　　　　　 C．play with 　　　　　　 D．stick to

52．A．hard 　　　　　　　　　　 B．simple 　　　　　　　　　 C．stupid 　　　　　　　　　 D．clever

53．A．result 　　　　　　　　　 B．word 　　　　　　　　　 C．answer 　　　　　　　　 D．exercise

54．A．breath 　　　　　　　　　 B．conclusion 　　　　　　 C．attention 　　　　　　　 D．money

55．A．closer 　　　　　　　　　 B．further 　　　　　　　　 C．higher 　　　　　　　　　 D．tighter

Listening

Part 1

1．warming up

Pay attention to the following words and phrases which you will hear while listening.

North Pole北极

celebrate one's birthday 庆祝生日

blow away 吹走

thaw 烘烤

2．Listen to the tape and choose the correct answers.

1)Who traveled to the North Pole with me?

[　　]

A．My friends.

B．My family.

C．None.

D．My sisters.

2)What was the weather like on the first day?

[　　]

A．Snowy and windy.

B．Windy and sunny.

C．Snowy and rainy.

D．Sunny and windy.

3)What should I do before the wind became strong?

[　　]

A．Put up my tent.

B．Sleep in the sleeping bag.

C．Find a hole.

D．Make a fire.

4)When was my birthday?

[　　]

A．November 10th.

B．November 1st.

C．November 20th.

D．November 12th.

5)Which one is not true?

[　　]

A．I hurt my foot in the accident.

B．I had to thaw my birthday cake over the fire.

C．On the 22nd day, my workday was increased to 12 hours a day.

D．I waited to get better at last.

3．Listen to the tape once more and fill in the blanks.

1)I made a journey to ________ to celebrate my birthday .

2)Luckily, ________ ________ and I weren't blown away by the howling ________.

3)I had fallen into a very deep ________ and was hanging on the ________.

4)With my ________ and ________, I put my tent up.

5)It's an experience I shell never ________ and shall ________ for the rest of my life.

Part 2

Dick and Becky live in England. They have a farm, a shop and a tea-shop. People come to the tea-shop to drink tea and have lunch.

1．Listen to the tape. Tick the words you hear on the tape.

2．Listen to the tape again. Complete the words on the diagram.

3．Answer the following questions.

1)Do their two children work on the farm after they graduated from school?

2)How do they raise their chickens?

3)Do they sell cakes made by themself? Why?