No visitor was left in the museum now, and John was walking around to check if everything was all right. 31　　 _he saw a beautiful painting lying on the floor. John

32　　 　and gave it to the curator (馆长).

The curator called several museums to check if it was a stolen painting 33　　　 no one claimed (认领) it. So the curator decided to hang it. 34　　 said it was beautiful and had a very deep meaning. The curator was35　　 to have such a painting in his museum and congratulated John on his discovery.

Some weeks later a woman and her 36　　 came to the museum. While they were looking at that painting, the little boy began to 37　　 . The curator went over and asked what was making him so sad.

The child pointed to 38　　 and said, “That’s my painting and I want it back.”

“Yes,” said his mother. “He39　　 it on the floor a few weeks ago. If you look carefully, you can see the name on the painting.” The curator 40　　 believe his ears when he heard the truth.

(　 ) 31. A. Suddenly　　　　　　　 B. Actually　　　　　　 　　 C. Usually　　　　　　 　　 D. Quickly

(　 ) 32. A. set it up　 　 B. picked it up　　　 　　 C. tried it out　 　　 D. put it down

(　 ) 33. A. because　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. but

(　 ) 34. A. Everyone　 B. Someone　　 　　 　　C. No one　 　　D. None

(　 ) 35. A. nervous　　　　 B. lucky　 　　　　　 　　C. proud　　　　 　　 D. worried

(　 ) 36. A. husband　 　 B. son　　 　　　　　　 　　C. daughter　　　 D. friends　

(　 ) 37. A. cry　　　　　　　 B. shout　　　　　　　　 　　 C. smile　　　　　　　　 D. laugh

(　 ) 38. A. John　 　　　 B. his mother　 　　 C. the painting　 　　 D. the curator

(　 ) 39. A. put　　 　　　　　　　 B. drew　　 　　　　　 　　C. found　　　　 　　 D. left

(　 ) 40. A. might　　　 B. could　　 　 　　C. might not　　　 　　　 D. couldn’t

30. ______ you’re tired, you’ve been working for hours.

A. If　　　　　 B. Because　　　 C. Though　　　　 D. No wonder

29. There are lots of mistakes in my homework because I didn’t pay attention to ____

the teacher.

A. listen　　 　　 B. listening to 　 C. listening　　　　 　 D. listen to

28. Bill was ____ tired after a whole day’s work.　

A. a kind of　　　　　　 B. kind of　　　　　　　 C. bit of　　　　　　　　 　 D. a bit of

27. As students, ____, we should study hard to be well prepared for the future.　

A. at all　　　　　　　　　 B. in all　　 C. after all　　　　　　 　 D. above all

26. To invent a new kind of electric light, Thomas Edison did lots of ____.　

A. research　　　 　　 B. inventions　 C. experiments　　 　 D. experiences

25. The Kings have been in Beijing for three years, so they are familiar ____ the city.

A. to　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　 　 D. on

24. When Edison was a child, he was always asking questions and ____ new ideas.

A. trying out　 B. try out　　　　 C. tried out　　　 D. trying

23. Seeing the _____result, she can’t help crying.

A. amaze　　　 B. amazed　　　 C. amazing　　　 D. amazes

22. Do you believe some special dogs can do things _____man?

　　　　　 A. as good as　 B. as well as　　　 C. as better as　 D. as careful as