44.　 A. send　　 　　　　　　　 B. stop　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pay　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. invite

43.　 A. rather 　　　　　　　　　 B. certainly　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. always 　　　　　　　　 D. never

42.　 A. dangerous　 　　 B. safety　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　　　　　　　 D. true

41.　 A. can　　 　　　　　　　　 B. must　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. may　 　　　　　　　　 D. ought

40.　 A. older　 　　　　　　　　　 B. younger 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sicker 　　　　　 　　D. happier

39.　 A. problem　　　　　　　　 B. question　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. choice

38.　 A. children 　　　　　　　 B. jobs 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. houses　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. money

37.　 A. like　　 　　　　　　　 B. as　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　 　　　　　　　 D. from

36.　 A. therefore　　　　　　　 B. otherwise　　　　　　 　 C. thus 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. however

31. ---- She was late for the party. 　---- That’s _________ she had forgotten the exact time. 　A. why　　　　 　　B. how　　　 　　C. because　　　 　　D. whether 32.　 A fire ______ in the shoe factory last night but ____ soon. 　A. broke out; put out　　　　　　 B. was broken out; was put out 　C. broke out; was put out　　　　 D. was broken out; put out 33.　 ____ no doubt　 _____ China will become an advanced country in the future.

　A. It; whether　　　　　　B. There is ; that 　　C. It is ; that　　　　　D. There is; whether 34.　 The cloud never hides the sun. The truth will be known to all _______. 　A. on time　　 B. in time　　 C. by time　　 D. from time to time 35. ---- My watch is out of order. 　 ---- Then why don’t you have ____? 　A. repaired it　　　　 B. to repair it　 　C. it repaired　　　　 D. it to be repaired Ⅱ. 完形填空(共20小题，计20分)

In the past, most American mothers were at home to take care of their children during the day. Now, __36__, many mothers are working. More than half of the American women __37__ young children have __38__ outside the house.

American families settle the child care __39__ in different ways. Some parents permit __40__ children to stay home alone after school. The parents __41__ be sure the children, usually not younger than 10 years old, understand __42__ rules and can deal with emergencies (紧急情况). Other parents say they would __43__ permit their children to be at home alone. They usually __44___someone to take care of the __45__.

Some parents in the U.S. find their own way to __46__ the cost of child care in__47__.　 Each person in one group __48__for the children of other group __49__ at different times. Some parents ask local__50__, schools and social organizations to help __51__ activities for the children. These child care choices often cost __52__ or no money. Many American parents, however, still __53__ with the problem of __54__ good child care at a __55___ price.