When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he __36__ a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the __37__ of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too __38__ and asked again, “ Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No.” Then he tore(撕) it to pieces. In great __39__, the foreigner said, “Young man, are you angry?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it __40__ 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the __41__. But you wanted a lower price. It means __42__ didn’t think so and it is not good enough. I’ll go on working __43__ until my customers(顾客) are pleased.” At that time, __44__ Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never __45__ his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

36. A. stole　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. picked　 　　　　　 C. drew　 　　　　　　 D. saw

37. A. attention 　　　　　　 　　　 B. instruction 　　　　　　　 C. decision　　　　　　 D. discussion

38. A. terrible　 　　　　　 　　　 B. big　　 　　　　　　 C. old 　　　　　　　　　 D. dear

39. A. fear　 　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. difficulty　　　　　 C. surprise　　　　　　 D. excitement

40. A. over　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. for　　 　　　　　　 C. about 　　　　　　　　　　 D. among

41. A. size　 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. price　 　　　　　　　 C. weight 　　　　　　 D. position

42. A. we　　　 　　 　　　　　　　 　　　 B. he　　　　　　　 　 　 C. you 　　　　　　　　 D. it

43. A. faster and faster　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. better and better

C. slower and slower　　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. harder and harder

44. A. though(虽然)　 　　 B. because　 　　　　 C. whether　 　　　　　　　 D. until

45. A. broke off　　　　　　 　　 B. cut up　　　　 　 　 C. gave up　　　　　　 D. sent off

35.-Don’t forget to bring your homework to school tomorrow.

－________.

A. Yes, I do　　　　　　　 B. No, I don’t　　　　 C. Yes, I will　　　　 D. No, I won’t

34. _______ the students ________ their teacher are enjoying Beijing Opera.

A. Not only, but also　　 B. Both, and　　　　　　 C. Neither, nor　　　　　　　　 D. Either, or

33.－How long can I _________ this book?

　 －As you like.

A. borrow　　　　　　　 B. lend　　　　　　　 C. keep　　　　　　　 D. bring

32. The government has done something useful to encourage the farmers ________ the straws.

A. not to burn　　　　　 B. to burn　　　　　　 C. not burning　　　 D. not to burn

31. He was ________ the doctor that he couldn’t ________ a word.

A. too thankful for, speak　　　　　　　　　　　 B. such grateful for, say

C. so greatful to, speak　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so thankful to, say

30. He used to ________ and he is still used to ________.

A. working hard, the hard work　　　　　　　　　　 B. work hard, the hard work

C. hard work, working hard　　　　　　　　　　 D. hard working, working hard

29. _______ bad weather we are having! We’ve never had _______ rainy days.

A. What a/ such 　　　 　　　 B. How / so　 　　　　　　 C. What /such　 　　　　　 D. How a/ so

28.－When can I go to play football with my friends, mum?

　 －Not until your homework ________ tomorrow.

A. will finish　　　　　　　　 B. will be finished　　 C. finishes　　　　　　　 D. is finished