72. 　heart　　 　A. learn　　 B. heard　 　C. far　　 　　D. latter

71．says　　 　A. Sunday　 B. set　 　　C. sailfish　 　　D. seat　

Ella Fant was a middle-aged lady who lived with her only son John in a small house. She loved John very much. In her _______ (31) he couldn’t do anything _______ (32). Every morning she would give him breakfast _______ (33) bed and bring him the papers to read. It isn’t really true that he was too ______ (34) to work---- in fact he had tried a few _______ (35). First of all he was a window-cleaner and in his first week he managed to break at least six windows. Then he ______ (36) a bus conductor and on his second day a passenger stole his bag with all the fares (车费)collected. He _______ (37) lost his job as a postman _______ (38) he sent off all the letters when he should have taken them to people’s houses. It seemed that there was ______ (39) suitable work for him. So he ________ (40) to join the army. Mrs. Fant was so ________ (41) about this that she told the _______ (42) to all her neighbours. ‘My John is going to be a soldier,’ she said. ‘He is going to be the best soldier there _______ (43) was, I can tell you!’

Then the great day came _______ (44) he was to march past the palace in the parade (接受检阅的队伍). His _______ (45) mother traveled to the city early in the morning to be sure of getting a good _______ (46) in the crowd.

The parade was full of sound and colour. But when John and his _______ (47) came in sight some of the people watching _______ (48) laughing at the one who couldn’t keep pace with the others as they marched along.

But Ella Fant, who was filled with _______ (49), shouted at the top of her voice: ‘Look at them! They’re all out of _______ (50) except my John! Isn’t he the best!’

31) a. hope　　　 b. eyes　　　 c. head　　　 d. beliefs

32) a. wrong　　　 b. great　　　 c. good　　　 d. strange

33) a. to　　　　　 b. at　　　　 c. in　　　　 d. by

34) a. lazy　　　　 b. young　　 c. weak　　 d. shy

35) a. ones　　　　 b. years　　　 c. tasks　　 d. jobs

36) a. followed　　 b. met　　　 c. became　 d. found

37) a. thus　　　　 b. even　　　 c. once　　　 d. only

38) a. even if　　　 b. so that　　 c. because　　 d. though

39) a. some　　　　 b. such　　　 c. less　　　 d. no

40) a. began　　　 　b. promised　 c. managed　 d. decided

41) a. excited　　　 b. worried　　 c. anxious　 d. curious

42) a. incident　　 b. change　　 c. news　　　 d. matter

43) a. yet　　　　 b. ever　　　 c. never　　　 d. just

44) a. where　　　 b. since　　　 c. when　 　　d. till

45) a. proud　　　 b. kind　　　　 c. strict　　　 d. lucky 46) a. time　　　 b. position　　 c. experience　 d. impression

47) a. neighbours　 b. army officer　 c. mother　 d. fellow soldiers

48) a. couldn’t help　 b. shouldn’t burst out　　 c. stopped　　　 d. kept

49) a. sadness　　　 b. happiness　 c. surprise　 d. regret

50) a. sight　　　　 b. order　　　 c. mind　　 d. step

30.After the dinner party, out guests all praised the meal as the best _____they had had for years.

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

29.After Xiao Li arrived in London, she found it was far more difficult to _____ living on her own.

1. rely on　　 　　　　B. adjust to　 C. bring up　　　　 　　D. look into

28.I warned them not to do it, but my objections were______.

1. set sail　　　　 B. set about 　　C. set aside　　　 　　D. set down