My uncle likes hunting Very much. He often goes　 36 during the weekend and usually

37　 home with a bag of birds.

　　 Last Sunday evening he came home　 38　 than usual. He didn't say　 39　 when he

came　 40 　. He threw his 41　 on to the table and sat by the fire. He looked tired and

42　 .　　"Didn't you have a good 43　 , dear ?" his wife asked. "What do you think?" he answered angrily and pointed 44　 the bag on the table. "Look at the bag! There's only one bird in it and it　 45　 me a lot of money." "Weren't there any birds?" she asked kindly.

　　　 "Hundreds of them." My uncle said,"　 46　 I spent the day　 47　 with a 48　 ."

　　 "What happened, dear?" she asked.

　　 "I shot my first bird at five o'clock　 49　 afternoon. Soon afterwards, I aimed at　 50

one and　 51　 . But I don't know what happened, I think I slipped because I didn't shoot the bird. I　 52　 a cow and killed it. The farmer 　 53　 owned it got very angry with me. I argued with him for hours and 　 54　 the end I had to 　 55　 him $ 80!"

36. A. shoot　　　　 B. for shoot　　　　 C, and shoots　　　 D. shooting

37. A. walks 　　　　 B. comes　　　　　 C. leaves　　　　　 D. runs

38. A. early　　　　 B. earlier　　　　　 C. earliest　　　　　 D. the earliest

39. A. anything　　　 Bo some things　　　 C. something　　　 D. everything

40. A. in　　　　　　 B. out　　　　　 　　C. down　　　　　　 D. up

41. A. hat　　　　　 B. bag　　　　　　 C: gun　　　　　　 D. glasses

42. A. terrible　　　 B. pleased　　　　　 C. wonderful　　　　 D. angry

43. A. day　　　　　 B. hour　　　　　　 C. week　　　　　　 D. minute

44. A. of　　　　　 B. out　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　 D. at

45. A. paid　　　　 B. spent　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. cost

46. A. so　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　 D. and

47. A. talking　　　 B. arguing　　　　　 C. hunting　　　 　　D. playing

48. A, policeman　　 B. hunter　　　　　 C. farmer　　　　　 D. cow

49. A. that　　　　　 B. this　　　　　　 C. one　　　　　　 D. some

50. A. the other　　　 B. the　　　　　　　 C. another　　　　　 D, some

51. A. fired　　　　 B. lit　　　　　　　 C. began　　　　　 D. opened

52. A. tightened　　 B. shot　　　　　　 C. beat　　　　　 D. missed

53. A. who　　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. whose　　　　　 D. whom

54. A. at　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　 D. by

55. A. borrow　　　 B. lend　　　　　　 C. pay　　　　　　 D. earn

---Can you help me?

---Sure, what’s the problem?

---   1 

---Well, how about San Francisco? We went there last year and had a great time.

---   2 

---Well, there is Golden Gate Bridge of course, and Golden Gate Park. It’s really big park. You can go for long walks or take a rest in the Japanese Tea Garden. It’s beautiful there.

---   3  

---There is also a place called Fisherman’s Wharf. That’s really popular with tourists. There are lots of shops, cafes and restaurants. And from there you can go on a boat trip to Alcatraz. You know, it’s a small but very beautiful island.

---   4 

---No, you can’t stay on the island. There aren’t any hotels. You can only go for the day. I think I’ve still got a bo ok about San Francisco. I can lend it to you.

---   5 

A. What can I do there?

B. Oh, what a great place to stay in!

C. What is the best time to go there?

D. I can’t decide where to go for the holiday---any idea?

E. Thanks a lot.

F. Hmm, that sounds good.

G. How can I go there?

The naive fellow has never met a thief and firmly believes that he lives in a world without thieves. And, the female thief fights against other thieves only to protect this guy's "daydream". Sound strange? Then go to the cinema to see what happens in "A World Without Thieves" (Tianxia Wuzei). It's the latest offering from Chinese director Feng Xiaogang. The film will hit mainland cinemas on December 9, 2004.

Adapted from the book of the same name, it tells the story of a couple, both of them skillful thieves, who find their consciences on a thief-filled train.

Wang Bo (Andy Lau, or Liu Dehua) is a master pickpocket from Hong Kong. Wang Li (Rene Liu, or Liu Ruoying) is a "talented" cheat from Taiwan. They're partners in crime and passion, and cheat their way across China, until one day they run into Shagen (Wang Baoqiang) at a railway station.

An orphan since birth, Shagen spends more time with wolves than with men. He believes in the basic goodness of human nature and is convinced that he lives in a world without thieves. Having saved up 60,000 yuan after five years of hard work, he decides to go back to his hometown, build a house and get married.

However, the train Shagen boards is full of thieves. Besides Wang Bo and Wang Li, there is a gang of highwaymen under the control of Uncle Bill (Ge You). While Bill's men are trying to get Shagen's savings, Wang Li takes it on herself to be his protector.

Feng Xiaogang has become a supplier of New Year's movies in China. For four consecutive years, he has caused a nationwide media excitement at the end of each year. That started with 1998's "The Dream Factory" (Jiafang Yifang) and ran to last year's "Cell phone" (Shouji).

With "A World without Thieves", Feng tries his hand at something beyond his standard humor. For the first time, he employs a lot of special effects.

"I do like comedy, but I also want to know where my limits lie," said Feng, "The film is an experiment. It has special skills, love between thieves, as well as the rediscovery of conscience."

Feng says the film is more like a fairy tale: It's two thieves trying to protect someone's "daydream". "You see, a fairy tale may expose more about life and human nature than another story. You don't change the world with a film, but you make people see and feel innocence, and that's my power. "

46. The underlined word “naive” means _________.

   A. lovely            B. interesting                             C. innocent               D. smart

47. Which of the following films is not directed by Feng Xiaogang?

A. Red River Valley                                          B. A World Without Thieves

    C. The Dream Factory                                           D. Cellphone

48. It can be inferred from the text that _________.

Feng Xiaogang has directed more than three films since 1998.

This film was first on show on December 9, 2004.

Wang Bo and Wang Li are in the charge of Uncle Bill.

Feng Xiaogang likes fairy tales.

49. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

Introduction of Feng Xiaogang

Introduction of Liu Dehua

Brief introduction of Feng’s film — A World Without Thieves

Feng’s opinion about his film — A World Without Thieves

50. What’s Feng’s opinion about this film?

All the World is peaceful and perfect objects.

The power of the film is to make people see and feel innocence.

It’s only a fairy tale.

Let people rediscover their consciences by this film.

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Whether rich or poor, we all have problems: that unfaithful mate, that annoying colleague, that persistent(持久的) disease, and the investment that is turning into a huge loss.
How can we remain calm, positive and even elegant in the face of all these difficulties of
life?
The following suggestions may help.
It comes with the pay. I have a friend who used to complain about her dead-end job and
unreasonable boss. Sounds familiar? One day I told her, "Look at it this way. You are getting
paid for the annoyance as well as the work. It comes with the pay. "
This has become my favorite saying for work-related frustrations. "Take every day as a bo-
nus. " When we learn to treasure every moment of what we have, we begin to see life in a whole
new attitude.
It's all in the mind. Sure, the psychologists tell us it is important that we work at resol-
ving problems. But they also say if you try to resolve a problem that would not go away, it would
only compound(使更复杂) the frustration.
If you tell yourself there isn' t a problem, there won' t be one. It is all in the mind.
Stop thinking about your own problem-help others instead. A lady who is struggling a
life-threatening disease showed she coped with her illness by making herself useful, by offering
help to others in a similar situation.
She has spoken to at least five other women with breast cancer. She says that the sharing
has helped her to find fresh meaning in her own life.
Never give up on your dream. Why do we give in or give up when we meet difficulities?
ls it because we have no confidenee in our cause and no commitment (承担义务)for what we
pursue?
One strong-hearted lady was the late head of the tragic Kennedy family, Rose Kennedy.
She said this on nationwide television one week after losing yet another son to assassin's( 暗杀者) bullet--Boddy Kennedy:"And we go on our way with no regrets not looking backwards to
the past, but we shall carry on with courage. "
Not the end of the world. Do you know something else? I' ve learned that care as you
might, love as,you might, some people don't care back.
And it is not the end of the world. After all, it's not the event that makes a person, is it?
It's what we do about what happens to us.
It was said that Albert Einstein' s last request on his death bed was to be given his equa-
tions(方程式) and his unfinished statement. Einstein first picked up his equations and lament-
ed(悲叹) to his son, "if only I had more mathematics!" What a great persistent spirit!
45. All of the followings are wrong EXCEPT_____.
A. some people have many problems while some have none
B. Albert Einstein pursued his dream till the last minute of his life
C. Rose Kennedy must be a timid (缺乏自信的) woman
D. we shouldn' t love those who don' t care about us
46. The passage is intended to inform the readers_____ .
A. how to face problems                       B. how to resolve problems
C. how to hold on to your dreams              D. how to help others
47. By saying "Take every day as a bonus", the author is trying to tell us __.
A. we should get a bonus every day     B. we should treasure every day in our life
C. we should make advances every day  D. we should enjoy ourselves every day
48. The last paragraph of the passage is out of place; it should be put under the subtitle of_____.
A. It comes with the pay                      B. It' s all in the mind
C. Never give up on your dream               D. Not the end of the world