A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He 　41　 that he wished to buy a necklace for his wife. The 　42　 didn’t matter, since 　43　 had been good for him. After 　44　 a number of beautiful and 　45　 necklaces, he chose a nice black one which　 46　 $ 5,000. He paid for the necklace and went away.

A few days later, the man came again and said his wife liked the necklace so much that she wanted　 47　 one just like it. It had to be exactly the same　 48　 and quality. The shop owner　 49　 replied, “I’ve no necklaces just like the one you bought.” The rich man said, “You may advertise (登广告) in the newspaper and　 50　 $ 25, 000 for a necklace like the one I bought.” The owner did so. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a necklace which was　 51　 . The owner gave 　52　 hopes. Suddenly an old woman came. To his surprise, she pulled out from her pocket a necklace that was exactly like the one the man had bought. “I don’t want to 　53　 it,” she said 　54　 , “I took it from my mother and my mother took it from 　55　 . But I really need much money.”

The owner　 56　 paid her 　57　 she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s 　58　 to tell him the good news. The rich man,　　59　 , was never 　60　 again.

41. A. spoke　　　　　 B. talked　　　　 　C. explained　　　　 　D. told

42. A. price　　　　　 B. necklace　　　 　C. form　　　　　　 D. thing

43. A. things　　　　 B. business　　 　　C. the weather　　　 　D. thing

44. A. choosing　　　 B. looking　　　　 　C. examining　　　　 D. finding

45. A. cheap　　　　 B. different　　　 　C. expensive　　　　 D. nice

46. A. worth　　　　 B. paid　　　　　 　C. costs　　　　　　 D. cost

47. A. other　　　　　 B. the other　　　　 C. a new　　　　 　D. that

48. A. price　　　　　 B. size　　　　　　 C. form　　　　　　 D. use

49. A. excitedly　　　 B. happily　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　 D. regretfully

50. A. paid　　　　　 B. offered　　　　 C. use　　　　　　 　D. offer

51. A. wrong　　　　 B. right　　 　　　　C. useful　　　　 　D. expensive

52. A. up　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　 　D. out

53. A. buy　　　　 　　B. sell　　　　　　 C. has　　　　　　 D. keep

54. A. glad　　　　 　B. happily　　　　 C. sadly　　　　　 　D. angrily

55. A. her　 　　　　　B. mother’s　　　　 C. hers　　　　　 　D. me

56. A. fast　　　　 　B. slowly　　　　 C. quickly　　　　　 　D. quiet

57. A. until　　　　　 B. after　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 　　D. before

58. A. school　　　　 B. hotel　　　　　 C. wife　　　　　　 　D. business

59. A. but　　　　　 B. otherwise　　　 C. after all　　　　　 　D. however

60. A .turned up　　　 B. returned　　　　 C. found　　　　　 　　D. appeared

40. It __________ we lost something _________ we realized its value．

A．was until; when　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　 B．was until; that

C．was not until; when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．was not until; that

39. ________he has decided to do something , no one can persuade him to ______．

A．Once ; give up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．Although ; give in

C．As long as; give out　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．If : give away

38. After the earthquake, 90% of the buildings were ___________．

A．gone　　　　　　　 B．missed　　 　 C．losing　　　　 D．went

37. The Great Wall winds its way from west to east, _______ deserts, _______ mountains and ________ valleys, till at last it reaches the sea.

　 A. across ; through ; over　　　 B. cross ; along ; up 　　　

C. through ; on ; across　　 　　D. across ; over ; through

36. Last weekend, Tom and Linda went shopping outside and went on spending until their money was_________.

　 A. at the end　　　 B. at an end　　　 C. by the end　 　　D. in the end

35. I don’t like the way ______ you speak to your mother.

　 　A. which　　　 B. in that　　　 C. by which　　　 D. /