The Barbie doll was first made in l 959 by Ruth tlandler．Ruth got the idea of making Plastic dolls 　36　 her daughter．One day when Ruth saw her daughter p1aying with a paper doll,　 she decided to invent a new plastic fashion doll and 　37 it after her daughter Barbara．

　　 Ruth said that she created Barbie because she 　38　 that little girls needed dolls． As she once said，“through this doll，little girls can be　 　39　 　they want to be．"

　　 Barbie would be fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long-limbed, shapely and　 40　 ．Soon，girls thought Barbie was a good role model．Barbie first appeared at the 1959 but 　41 　a cool reception from toy buyers.

　　 Barbie has experienced a lot of 　42 　over the years．The Barbie doll，Which was originally blonde-haired and blue-eyed，now，comes in about 80 　43 　kinds．People，love Barbie dolls．More than 900 million Barbic dolls have bee sold!

36．A．from　　　 B．to　　　　 C．with　　　　 D．by　

37．A．choose　　 B．find　　　　 C．Discover　　 D．name

38．A．believed　　 B．called　　　 C．hated　　　　 D．used

39．A．nobody　　 B．nothing　　 C．somebody　　 D．everything

40．A．helpful　　 B．beautiful　　 C．friendly　　　 D．enjoyable

41．A．describe　　 B．receive　　　 C．receive　　　 D．expected

42．A．changes　　 B．assistants　　 C．business　　　 D．performances

43．A．same　　　 B．different　　 C．Similar　　　　 D．difference

　 If you go to Hawaii, you may find beautiful beaches with big waves there．It is a good 　44　 ，for swimming and surfing．That is, 　45 　many surfers all over the world go there to take part in surfing competitions．　

　　 Surfing is one of the world s most popular water sports．It first 　46　 0n the islands of Hawaii．Now it is enjoyed by many people In the world．Hawaii is famous 　47　 water sports．Waikiki is one of the 　48　 　beaches for surfing in Hono1ulu．

The weather is so nice，neither too hot nor too cold all the year round．49 　also the waves there are very high，so Waikiki 　50 　large numbers of tourist and surf riders every year．

44．A．place　　　 B．country　　 C．water 　　　 D．room

45．A．what　　　 B．when　　　 C．why　　　　　 D．where

46．A．started　　　 B．ended　　 C．relaxed 　　　 D．stopped

47．A．as　　　　 B．for　　　　 C．to　　　　　　 D．by

48．A．good　　　 B．well　　　 C．better　　　　 D．best

49．A．Because　　 B．But　　　　 C．And　　　　　 D．or

50．A．1eads　　　 B．attracts　　 C．Brings　　　　 D．appears

35．－May I speak to Mr．Brown，please?

－　　　　

A．Yes, I am．　　B．This is Brown speaking．

C．I am speaking．　D．Do you know him?　

34．－Do you know where David is? I couldn't find him anywhere

　　 A．shouldn’t　　 B．mustn’t　　 C．can’t　 D．wouldn’t

33．They asked me during the Christmas holidays．

　　 A．where I had been　　 B．where I had gone

　 　C．where had I been　　 D．where had I gone

32．We all know that 2 multiplied by 2 makes 4．Here "multiplied"means 　　　　　．

　　 A．十　　 B．－　　 C．　　 D．÷

31．－Who will teach you to swim this summer？

　　 －The twins．Because Lily Lucy swim very well．

　　 A．both；and　　B．Neither; nor

　　 C．either; or　　　　　 D．not only; but also

30．一How do you feel when you sec the national flag of China?　

　A．feel　　 　 　B．to feel　　 　C．felt 　　　　 　 D．feeling

29．Before 2003，there was no direct airline Taiwan and thc mainland

　　 A．among　　 B．through　　 C．In　　　　 D．between

28．Don't sit too close to a computer because　　　 light can harm your eyes．

　 A．too many　　 B．much too　　 C．too much　　 D．so many

27．－Jim，have you seen my dictionary?　

　 －Yes．1 have．I　　it on Lin Tao’s desk five minutes ago．

　 A．have seen　　 B．saw　　　　 C．seeing　　　 D．had seen