48. A. lasts　　　　　　 B. begins　　　 C. follows　　　 D. breaks

47. A. cross　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　 C. catch　　　　 D. touch

46. A. neither　　　　　 B. not　　　　　 C. either　　　 D. never

45. A. take 　　 　　　　 B. give 　　　　 C. put　　　　　 D. set

44. A. turns　　　　　　 B. changes　　　 C. has　　　　　 D. makes

43. A. a different　　　 B. the same　　 C. an interesting　 D. a moving

42. A. years　　　　　　 B. months　　　 C. seasons　　　 D. weeks

41. A. between　　　　　 B. with　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. at

40. A. four hours　　　 B. two hours　　 C. half an hour D. one hour

39. The shirt needs ________ right now.

A. to wash　　　 B. washed　　　　　 C. being washing　　 D. to be washed

B) 完形填空

Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into twenty-four parts, 　　40　 　a part. You can have days 　41　 　more or fewer than twenty-four hours, and 　42　 　with more or fewer than seven days.

Your ship goes into 　43 　　time part every day if you make a five-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean (大西洋). As you go into each part, the time 　44　 　one hour. Traveling west, you 　45　 　your clock back; traveling east, you let it ahead. Each day of your journey has 　46　 　twenty-five or twenty-three hours.

If you travel by ship across the Pacific (太平洋), you 　47　 　the International Date Line. This is the point where a new day 　48　 　. When you go across the line, you change your calendar one 　49　 　day, back or ahead.