39. A. the other　　　 B. the others　　　　 C. other　　　　　　　 D. another

38. A. late　　　　　 B. absent　　　　　　 C. silent　　　　　　 D. lonely

37. A. in fact　　　　 B. for ever　　　　　 C. any more　　　　　 D. more

36. A. physics　　　　 B. geography　　　　 C. chemistry　　　　 D. history

4. 南通四县市2007届高三联合考试

A student went to college to go on with his studies. There he put his name down for a course in　 36　 , but after the first lecture he didn't go to it 　37　 . The geography teacher noticed that this student was always 　38　 　and thought that he had changed to　 　39　 　course, so he was very surprised when he saw the boy's name on the list of the students who wanted to take the geography 　40　 　at the end of the year.

　　 The lecturer had prepared a difficult examination　 　41　 　followed his lectures very closely, and he was　 42　 　to see how this student answered the questions. He thought that the answers would be 43 　. But when he received them soon after the exam and examined them　 　44　 , he was able to find only one small　 　45　 　in them. As this　 　46　 him very much, he went 　47　 　the paper again, but was 　48　 　not able to find more than one small mistake, so he 　49　 　the student to question him about that.

　　 When the student came into the room and sat down, the lecturer said to him, "1 　50 　you came only to my first lecture and that you have been absent from all of the other. But now I have 　51　 your answer paper very carefully and I 　52　 　to find only one mistake in it. I am　 　53　 　to know your explanation for that."

　　 " Oh, I am very 　54　 　about this mistake, sir," answered the student. "After the exam, I realized　 　55　 　I should have written. I would not have made that mistake ifI had not been confused by your first lecture."

55. A. support　　　　　　　 B. fool　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cure　　　　　　　　　 D. encourage

[key 36-40　 BACBB　 41-45　 CDDBC　 46-50　 ADABC　 51-55　 ADBCD ]

54. A. yet　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. just　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　　　　 D. clearly

53. A. mad　　　　　　 　　　 B. blind　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ill　　　　　　　　　　 D. dead

52. A. contained　　　　　　 B. covered　　　　　　　　　　 C. connected　　　　　 D. faced

51. A. real　　　　　　　　　　 B. noisy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. ordinary　　　　　　 D. new