53. I wasn’t ___________ (期望) you to help me.

52. The victims of the disaster area need more __________( medicine) support.

51. They had a　 ________ (discuss) about our plan of the tour next week last week.

50. These events are _________(类似的) to those in the Olympics.

49. It is very __________(有意义的) for us to join the Tree-planting Club.

48. He was patient enough to spend a long time________( 解释) the things to us.

47. Don’t leave the tap_______(流动) while brushing your teeth

四、词汇运用

46. You can easily fake up an excuse to______ (避免) going out with him.

（D）

Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don’t have enough time to relax or to stay with their family.

Work hours are different from one country to another. In France, people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan, however, people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year that a French worker.

Why do people work so many hours? Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However, many companies don’t pay overtimes. Their workers don’t get more money for more work. Some people think it’s their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don’t work more hours.

Many people say that their vacations are too short. In France, people get five weeks of paid vacation a year. In Germany, they get four to six weeks, and in the United States, two weeks. One study shows fewer than half of workers used all their vacation days. In Great Britain, there is a saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull (迟钝的) boy.” If that is true, there must be a lot of dull people in the world.

42 A Japanese worker works ________ more hours a year than a French one.

A. 513 　　 　　　　　B. 1,646　 　　　　　　C. 2,519　　 　　 　　D. 3,805

43The underlined word “extra” in Paragraph 3 means “___________”.

A. 正常的　 　　　　B. 额外的　　　　 　　　　　　C. 有用的　 　　 　　D. 少量的

44 People on _________ get only two weeks of paid vacation a year.

A. France　　 　　　B. Germany 　 　C. The United States　 　　 D, Great Britain

45 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. No companies offer vacation to their workers.

B. Many people say they have enough time to relax.

C. Not all companies pay their workers for more work.

D. More than half of workers use all their vacation days.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　（C）

　　 We each have a memory(记忆力). That’s why we can still remember things after a long time. Some people have very good memories and they can easily learn many things in a short time, but some people can only remember things when they say or do them again and again. Many of the great men of the world have got surprising memories.

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody learns his mother language when he is a small child. He hears the sounds, remembers them and then he learns to speak. Some children are living with their parents in foreign countries. They can learn two languages as easily as one because they hear, remember and speak two languages every day. In school it is not so easy to learn a foreign language because the students have so little time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

But your memory will become better and better when you do more and more exercises.

38 Some people can easily learn many things in a short time because______.

A. they always sleep very well　 　　B. they often eat good food

C. they read a lot of books　　　　　　 　 D. they have very good memories

39 Everybody learns his mother language _________.　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. at the age of six　　　　 　　　　B. when he is a small child

　 C. after he goes to school　 　　　　　D. when he can read and write

40 Before a child can speak, he must _____________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 .

A. read and write　　　　　　　 　　B. make sentences

　 C. hear and remember the sounds　　　　　 　 D. think hard

41 Why can a Chinese learn English easily if he is in England?

A. Because he must speak English every day.

B. Because he will have a good memory in England, not in China.

C. Because his father is an Englishman.　　　　

　 D. Because his English teacher is better in England.