Having said goodbye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still__36__ , Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alax __37__ from time to time. The family were _38___ their trip.

But about three hours later things began to __39__ . It was starting to snow. Alvin __40__ up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now. Because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to __41__ down. The snow on the __42__ was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to __43__ on it. Their car slipped(滑落) off the way and got __44__ in the deep snow and the engine refused to start again.

“The snow doesn’t seem to __45__. Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she __46__ to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But __47__ was to come. Soon they lost their way and had to walk __48__ on and on.

Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they __49__ that poor Alax would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alax __50__ filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They __51__ and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had __52__ falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again.

One, two, three, … seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last came from Alvin’s __53__ , the police and local people. But the young __54__ had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbites(冻伤). __55__ , there was nothing seriously wrong with little Alax!　

36. A. excited　　　　　 B. sorry　　　 C. worried　　　　 D. anxious(急切的)

37. A. cried　　　　　 B. laughed　　　 C. smiled　　　　　 D. coughed

38. A. taking　　　　　 B. having　　　 C. enjoying　　　　 D. starting

39. A. take place　　　 B. change　　　 C. come　　　　　　 D. finish

40. A. climbed　　　　 B. turned　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. sped(加速)

41. A. get　　　　　　 B. slow　　　　 C. go　　　　　　　 D. look

42. A. land　　　　　　 B. highway　　　 C. fields　　　　　 D. car

43. A. walk　　 　　　　B. depend　　　 C. stay　　　　　　 D. wait

44. A. stuck (陷入)　　 B. moved　　　　 C. prepared　　　　 D. covered

45. A. fall　　　　　　 B end　　　　　 C. continue　　　　 D. melt(融化)

46. A. liked　　　　　 B. prepared　　 C.decided　　　　　 D. wished

47. A. better　　　　　 B. something　　 C. nothing　　　　 D. worse

48. A. hopelessly　　　 B. alone　　　　 C. aimlessly　　　 D. pleasantly

49. A. thought　　　　 B. feared　　　 C. expected　　　　 D. were sure

50. A. happy　　　　　 B. silent　　　 C. alive　　　　　 D. dead

51. A. slept　　　　　 B. walked　　　 C. watched　　　　 D. ate

52. A. a few　　　　　 B. several　　　 C. terrible　　　 　D. countless(无数的)

53. A. friends　　　　 B. parents　　　 C. neighbours　 　　D. brothers

54. A. husband　　　　 B. wife　　　　 C. couple(夫妇)　 　D. baby

55. A. Therefore　　　 B. Finally　　　 C. Then　　　　　 　D. Luckily

35. His ______ look suggested he wouldn’t change his mind.

A. determined　　 B. determining　　　 C. to determine　 D. determine

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34．---I hear you will leave for Beijing tomorrow. Who ______ you off at the airport?

---My brother.

A. sees　　　　　 B. saw　　　　　　 C. is seeing　　　　 D. has seen

33. With a good ______ of both Chinese and computer, she had an advantage over others.

A. request　　　　 B. program　　　　 C. command　　　　 D. impression(印象)

32. Was it last week ______ we sold our old car to Mexican?

A. when　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. what

31. They had a pleasant chat ______ a cup of tea.

A. for　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　 C. during　　　　　 D. over

30. Every minute ______ spoken English.

A. was made use of to practise

B. was made use of　 practising

C. was made use to practise

D. was made use to practising

29. He has been studying German for five years and speaks _______ German.

A. fluent　　　　　 B. fluently　　　　　 C. smooth　　　　 D. smoothly

28. Almost everybody present felt unhappy ______ what he had said.

A. as　　　　　　 B. because　　　　　 C. because of　　　 D. since

27. China Daily is ______ a newspaper. It helps to improve our English.

A. more than　　　 B. no more than　　 C. not more than　　 D. no more