Coffee has been a part of people’s lives for

thousands of years, and it is still one of the world’s

favorite __53_ . Here is a story of coffee and __54_ it

was discovered.

The story __55__ us coffee was __56__ in Africa long, long ago. One day a farmer was __57 _ his goats, and he saw them __58__ some berries(咖啡豆) from a plant. The goats become very __59__ after they ate the berries. The man often felt tired, __60_ he decided to try the berries, too. To his great __61__ , he didn’t feel tired any more. Coffee plants were thus ( 因此 ) discovered. The coffee was taken from Africa to other __62__ in Europe and America. After that farmers started to grow coffee plants especially in South America.

53. A. plant　　 B. fruit　　 C. drinks　 D. food

54. A. how　　 B. why　　 C. what　　 D. who

55. A. says　　 B. speaks　 C. talks　　 D. tells

56.A. discovered　　　　 B. made

　C. bought　　　　　　 D. tasted

57. A. eating B. teaching　 C. watching　 D. watering

58. A. eat　　 　B. pick　　 C. breathe　 D. cook

59. A. tired　　 B. active　 C. ill　　　 D. sleepy

60. A. but　　 B. or　　　 C. because　 D. so

61. A. disappointment　　　 B. joy

　 C. surprise　　　　　　 D. effort

62. A. countries　　　　　 B. continents

　 C. parts　　　 　　　　D. species

52. I hope Beijing is getting more and 　　　　　　.

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51. Tony is 　　　　　　　　　than any other student in our class. He always makes us laugh.

50. Tom and Peter are twin brothers. In some ways they

are different. Tom is quieter, but Peter is 　　　　　　.

49. Mary likes students and teaches well. She is one of

　　　　　　　　　　 　teachers in our school.

48. This T-shirt is too expensive. Do you have a 　　　　　　　　one ?

47. Molly is always ready(乐意的)to help others. She is quite　 　　　　　　.

46.My friend Tim plays basketball every day. He is

　　　　　　　　　 　than me.