Jean is a clever young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a(n) __36__ university and has everything that money can buy. Well, __37__ everything. The only problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so __38__ that they can hardly find time to be with her.

So Jean __39___ a lot of her time on MSN. She likes being anonymous(匿名的), __40__ to people who do not know about her famous family and her __41___ life. She used the name Linda on MSN and has __42__ a lot of friends who she contacts(联系) quite __43__.

Last year Jean made a very __44__ friend on MSN. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common (共同的) __45___ in rock music and modern dance. __46__ it always took them hours to talk __47__ on MSN and sometimes they even __48__ the time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David __49__ a picture of himself: a tall, good-looking young __50__ with a big, happy smile. As __51__ went by , they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean’s father told her that he was going __52__ a business trip to San Francisco, she asked her father to let her __53__ with him, so that she could give David a __54___ for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite __55__ singer. But when Jean knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that the special friend she had been contacting was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim.

36. A. strange　　　　 B. good　　　　　 C. usual　　　　　 D. important

37. A. just　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　 C. almost　　　　 D.only

38. A. busy　　　　　 B. boring　　　　 C. careless　　　　 D.far

39. A. chooses　　　 B. costs　　　　　 　C.takes　　　　　 D.spends

40. A. singing　　　　 B. talking　　　　 C. writing　　　　 D. e-mailing

41. A. rich　　　　　 B. poor　　　　　 C. active　　　　 　D. simple

42. A. lost　　　　　 B. made　　　　　 C. known　　　　 　D. visited

43. A. often　　　　　 B. long　　　　　 C. easily　　　　 D. closely

44. A. honest　　　　 B. handsome　　　 C. special　　　　 D. loyal

45. A. sense　　　　　 B. interest　　　　 C. history　　　　 D.experience

46. A.Though　　　　 B. But　　　　　　 C. So　　　　　 　D.Because

47. A. loudly　　　　　 B. happily　　　　 C. freely　　　　 D. badly

48. A. left　　　　　　 B. overdid　　　　 C. stayed　　　　 　D.forgot

49. A. received　　　　 B. brought　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 D.drew

50. A. star　　　　　　 B. child　　　　　 C. boy　　　　 　D. man

51. A. time　　　　　 B. age　　　　　　 C. conversation　 D.space

52. A. into　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 D. on

53. A. work　　　　　 B. go　　　　　　 　C. study　　　　　 D. play

54. A. surprise　　　　 B. wish　　　　　 C. hope　　　　 　D. party

55. A. opera　　 　　　B. pop　　　　　　 C. rock　　　　 　D. classical

35. So far this year we _____ a fall in house prices by between 5 and 10 percent.

　 A. saw　　　 B. see　　 C. had seen　　 D. have seen

34. This _____girl is Linda’s cousin.

　 A. pretty little Spanish　　　　　　 B. Spanish little pretty　

　 C. Spanish pretty little　　　　　　 D. little pretty Spanish

33. I thought we’d be late for the concert, ___we ended up getting there ahead of time.

　 A. but　　 B. or　　 C. so　　 D. for　

32. –What does the sign over there read?

　 --“No person ____smoke or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar or pipe in this area.”

　 A. will　　　 B. may　　　 C. shall　　 D. must　

31. This is the third time this week that she _____for work.

　 A. was late　　 B. has been late　　 C. is late　 D. had been late

30. --_____when has the country been open to international trade?

　 --1978, I suppose.

　 A. Since　　 B. In　　 C. From　　 D. After　

29. Many students signed up for the ___ race in the sports meeting to be held next week.

　 A. 800-metre-long　　 B. 800-metres-long　 C. 800 metre long　 D. 800 metres length