61. You can 　　　　　　(借)this book for two weeks.

(B)

A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅馆) near the railway station (火车站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I'll take the five o'clock train."

"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I'm afraid I can't. I won't be able to get up so early."

The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (闹钟)? Maybe it can help me."

"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."

"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (锈的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"

"I don't know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn't matter. You just give it a good shake(摇动) at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time.”

56.(　　 ) The student stayed at the inn because ____.

A it was in the cool mountain village he was going to　　　　　

B. it was near the railway station　　　　

C the boss of the inn was kind to him　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. the boss could wake him up at the right time

57.(　　 ) The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.

A. the boss had the habit (习惯) of getting up early　　　

B. the boss had promised (答应) to help him in every possible way (千方百计地)

C. it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station

D. he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train

58.(　 　)The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.

A. five o'clock　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a quarter to five　

C. half past four　　　　　　　 　　　　 D. a quarter to six

59.(　　 ) The student was disappointed because ____.

A. the boss refused to wake him up　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. he had to buy an alarm-clock

C. he would take another train　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. he had to go to the village on foot

60.(　　 ) From the story we know the ____.

A. clock would wake the student up in time　　　　　　

B. student certainly missed his train the next morning

C. alarm-clock was no use for the student　　　　　　　　

D. student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理)

VIII. 用括号中词的正确形式填空(共10分, 每题1分)

(A)

Music lessons are interesting for some people. Mozart was such a boy. He couldn’t wait to start. When he was three years old, he had music lessons with his elder sister. And when he was five , he was making up his own music.

　 But some people thought the little boy couldn’t write such beautiful music. They thought his father had written it.

　 They asked Mozart to stay in a room all by himself for a week. Someone watched the room all the time. No one could talk to him. At the end of the week, he had written a new piece of music.

　 Mozart died when he was young. But in his short life he wrote more than 560 pieces of music.

51.(　　 ) Mozart began to study music______.

　　　　　　　 A. when he was a little boy　　　　　　　　　 B. when he was five years old　

　　　　　　　 C. when his father wrote some pieces of music

　　　 　　　 D. when his sister taught him　

52.(　　 ) When he was five, Mozart could_____

　　　　　　 A. sing quite well　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. write beautiful music

　　　　　　 C. teach his sister　　　 　　　　　　　　 D.　 read some books

53.(　　 ) Some people asked Mozart to stay in a room by himself because they wanted to know whether______

　　 　　 A. his father was a good music teacher

　　 　　 B. his father often helped him with music

　　 　　 C. he really could write music by himself

　　 　　 D. he could play a new piece of music

(　　 ) 54. Which of the following is true?

　　 　　 A. All the people are interested in music lessons.

　　 　　 B. Mozart had no brothers or sisters.

　　 　　 C. Mozart was not clever when he was a little boy.

　　 　　 D. Mozart wrote a lot of music in his short life.

(　　 ) 55. Which of the following is untrue?

　　 　　 A. Mozart wrote over 560 pieces of music in all his life.

　　 　　　 B. Mozart didn’t live for a long time.

　　 　　　 C. Mozart wrote more than 560 pieces of music and songs.

　　 　　　 D. Mozart was very young when he died.

40.(　 ) There are many patients in the doctor’s waiting room. They are waiting for the doctor______.

A. comes　　　　　　　　　 B. come　　　　　　　 C. to come　　　　　 D. coming

39.(　 ) Neither Tom nor Sam ______ football.

　　 A. like　　　　　　　　 B. are liking　　　　 C. is liking　　　　　 D. likes

38.(　 ) The　 students　 are　 all　 busy 　　　　ready　 for　 the　 exam.

A. geting　　　　 B. getting　　　　　 C. to　 get　　　　 D.　 get

37.(　 )-I’m very glad Beijing can be the host (东道主) for the 2008 Olympic Games.

-　 　　　.

A. So am I .　　　 B. So I am　　　 C. So do I　　　　 D. So I do

36.(　 ) Why _______ go to the park?

　　 A. not　　 B. don’t　　 C. do　　 D. didn’t

35.(　 ) I want to give him 　　　　to eat.

A. something English　　　 　　　　 B. some English thing

C. English something　　　 　　　　 D. anything English