I’ve always loved pigeons(鸽子). Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start　 37　 them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt(破坏)our　 38　 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I　　 39　 carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could　 40　 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of　 41　 .

　　 My wife had been changing her　 42　 to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite　 43　 of all the prizes we’d won. Then there was the traveling, which she liked. You see someone has to take the pigeons a　　 44　 way off and release them. Some of the　 　45　 were really nice. I never traveled. I used to like to wait at home and see them　 46　 in. They’ve got this wonderful sense of　　 47　 , which can bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes　 48　 storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the blue　 49　 .Then I’d watch them　 50　 round and come down onto the landing shelf. I’d look at my watch and think,“My goodness, that’s a good　 51　 .”And I’d take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to　 52　 what time he’d arrived. Then my wife would　　 53　 up and say,“Has he arrived yet?”Then we would work out if we’d won　 54　 .

　　 Then last year we had a　　 55　 !One of them got some sort of flu(流行病)and died, then they all went down.(病倒). It was　 56　 , I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.

37．A．racing　 B．feeding　 C．tending　 D．flying

38．A．kids B．experiment　 C．marriage D．experience

39．A．just B．even C．almost　 D．hardly

40．A．notice　 B．learn　　 C．imagine　 D．recognize

41．A．living　 B．fun　 C．money　　 D．change

42．A．subject　 B．decision C．relation D．attitude

43．A．proud　　 B．fond C．careful　 D．sure

44．A．different　　 B．long C．short　　 D．far

45．A．distances　　 B．activities　 C．trips　　 D．movements

46．A．to come　 B．come C．came D．have come

47．A．direction　　 B．sight　　 C．hearing　 D．touch

48．A．over B．across　 C．with D．through

49．A．heaven　 B．mountain C．cloud　　 D．sky

50．A．turn B．dance　　 C．circle　 D．whistle

51．A．fly　 B．time C．day　 D．look

52．A．write　　 B．record　 C．count　　 D．memorize

53．A．come B．show C．phone　　 D．cheer

54．A．again　　 B．finally　 C．only D．accidentally

55．A．disadvantage B．chance　 C．test D．disaster

56．A．terrible B．great　　 C．mean D．beautiful

36．He 　　　have attended the meeting this morning. He has been staying at my home for a whole day.

　　 A．can’t　 B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t　 D．needn’t

35．She was 　　　with the belief that one must return what one has borrowed.

　　 A．brought about　　 B．brought back C．brought up　 D．brought out

34．The task is difficult　　　 , time is limited. I’m afraid I can’t finish it on time.

　　 A．Still　　 B．However　 C．But　 D．Besides

33．The little boy has a great 　　　for language: he can speak three foreign languages very well.

　　 A．present　 B．gift C．joy　 D．interest

32．-What do you think our descendants(后代)　　　 　be like in thousands of years?

　　 -Who knows exactly what　　　 happen to human beings?

　　 A．will; should B．can; must　　 C．shall; might D．would; may

31．Only in this way 　　　find the way of solving the difficult problem.

　　 A．you can　 B．would you　　 C．can you　 D．you will

30．　　　 　the importance of education, the villagers paid more attention to the schooling of the children.

　　 A．Realized B．To realize　 C．Realize　 D．Having realized

29．There is no doubt　　　 you will pass the exam this time. You have worked so hard in the past　　 months.

　　 A．whether　 B．that C．if　 D．what