44．A. bush 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. road 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. grass　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. black-thorn

43．A. linnets 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. skylarks 　　　　　　　　　 C. pigeons 　　　　　　　　　　 D. buntings

42．A. observed 　　　　　　　　　 B. noticed　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. expected　　　　　　　　　　 D. described

41．A. danced　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ate　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sang　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. shouted

40．A. sadly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hurriedly 　　　　　　　　　 C. proudly 　　　　　　　　　　 D. quietly

39．A. proper　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. right 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. useful 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. true

38．A. directly　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gradually 　　　　　　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　　　　　　 D. immediately

37．A. disappointed　　　　　　　 B. dismissed　　　　　　　　　 C. dissatisfied　　　　　　　　 D. disturbed

36．A. looking at　　　　　　　　　　 B. looking for　　　　　　　　　 C. looking up　　　　　　　　　 D. looking after

35. The construction of the gym caused much noise, 　　　　it difficult for people nearby to sleep.

　　　　 A. made　　　　 　　　　 B. to make　　　　 　　 C. making　　　　 　　 D. having made

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

It was early spring. The sun was strong and warm. I went over the hillside fields behind my village, 　　36　 　buntings and linnets, the birds I loved most.

I turned along a bush between two fields where I had seen the birds before, but on this fine day almost the first birds that I saw were winter visitors. I was 　　37　 　not to see a bunting straightaway, but I went on, stopping occasionally to look at the black-thorn (黑刺李) flowers in the bush, and 　　38　 　I did hear a bunting singing. Or was it? Was I not perhaps turning a note of skylark (云雀) song into that of the song I was hoping to hear?

But the bunting’s song was pretty clear, and within a few minutes I was proved

　 39　 . The song was coming from the bush, and as I approached 　　40　 　I saw the brown bird resting in a small tree. It opened its mouth, and 　　41　 　once more. Then it flew off. It was the only one I saw that day, but at least I had found one of the birds I had

　 42　 .

It was not until I was on my way back home that I caught sight of some 　　43　 . I saw five of them gathering on the ground when I was just coming back beside the

　 44　 　where I had found the bunting. As I came nearer, they flew up, spreading their tails so that their white edges 　　45　 　to look like a white fan in the sky. Then, to my

　 46　 , some big pigeons suddenly came flying and joined the linnets.

A moment later they had all 　　47　 - but I had fulfilled my hopes for the day.