The winter skies are grey and it’s cold outside. The nights come early and we spend a lot more time __36__ and alone. Many people __37__ winter： so cold, so dark, so boring. But I like winter because I have more time to read.

For many students reading means school; it means __38__. Reading is something your teacher assigns and it’s something you’re __39__. Reading is something you have to do, not something you want to do. But for me and many other people, reading is the most __40__ thing we can imagine. Getting lost in a good book can __41__ a cold winter evening disappear. Dull grey skies are no __42__ for the fantastic adventures of Frodo in The Lord of the Rings《指环王》，or for romantic trouble-making of Jane Austen’s Emma《爱玛》, or for the youthful problems of Holden Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye《麦田守望者》.

　All of those books are studied in North American high schools. They are interesting and well written books that __43__ young people. __44__, even there, many high school students don’t enjoy reading the books because they are __45__ their school work： “Oh, my God! Two hundred pages! I’ll never be able to read __46__ much.” But sometimes a funny thing happens. They begin to read and they begin to follow the __47__. Suddenly, the world inside the book becomes more exciting and more wonderful than the world they __48__. At the moment the thought __49__ reading is work disappears and reading becomes __50__.

　Reading anything is __51__ but reading good books is a terrific (极好的) way to improve your English. Good writers write English very well and __52__ you with good examples to follow. And good books will tell you more about English __53__： what people think, how they talk, how they interact with each other. But don’t let me __54__ it by telling you that reading is good for you. Just think of it as a good way to __55_ on a cold winter evening.

36．A．indoors 　　　　　　　　　　 B．indoor 　　　　　　　 C．outdoors 　　　　　 D．outside

37．A．like 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．prefer 　　　　　　　 C．hate 　　　　　　　　 D．love

39．A．tested 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．tested on 　　　　　 C．examined 　　　　 D．examined on

40．A．enjoyable 　　　　　　　　　 B．reasonable　　　　　 C．comfortable 　　 D．considerable

41．A．want 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．cause 　　　　　　　 C．make 　　　　　　　 D．force

42．A．contest 　　　　　　　　　　 B．challenge 　　　　　 C．competition 　　　 D．match

43．A．appeal to 　　　　　　　　　 B．respond to 　　　　 C．react to 　　　　　　 D．reply to

44．A．Fortunately 　　　　　　　 B．Luckily 　　　　　　 C．Unfortunately 　 D．Accidentally

45．A．free from 　　　　　　　　　 B．part of 　　　　　　 C．in place of 　　　　 D．far from

46．A．not 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．very 　　　　　　　　 C．this 　　　　　　　　 D．that

47．A．story 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．subject 　　　　　　 C．idea　　　　　　　　　 D．theme

48．A．leave for 　　　　　　　　　 B．care about 　　　　 C．flee from 　　　　 D．live in

49．A．what 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．that 　　　　　　　　 C．this 　　　　　　　　 D．which

50．A．a comfort 　　　　　　　　 B．a failure 　　　　　 C．a success 　　　　 D．a pleasure

51．A．bad 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．mean 　　　　　　　 C．great 　　　　　　　 D．grand

52．A．provide 　　　　　　　　　　 B．offer 　　　　　　　　 C．give 　　　　　　　　 D．award

53 A．custom 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．language　　　　　　 C．culture 　　　　　　 D．art

54．A．break 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．spoil 　　　　　　　　 C．make 　　　　　 　　 D．develop

55．A．keep warm 　　　　　　　 B．stand still 　　　　 C．stay calm 　　　　 D．stay cool

35．--- I hear that Bai Shan can’t afford his schooling this fall.

--- _______, let’s do something for him.

　　　 A．If so　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Where possible 　

　　　 C．When necessary　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．What a shame

34．--- You can’t enter the building without _______ permission.

　 --- I’ve lost _______ permission card.

　　　 A．the; a　　　　　 　　　 B．a; the　　　 C．\; the　 　　　　　　　 D．\; \

33．When _______ comes to golf, I know nothing and I have no interest in this match.

　　　 A．this　　　　　　 　　　 B．that 　　　　　　 C．it　　　 　　　　　　 D．one

32．Americans are nervous _______ the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran, but also worry _______ the ability of the United States and the United Nations to deal with the situation.

　　　 A．about; about　　　 　　　 B．to; about　　 C．for; about　 　　　 D．for; for

31．The overseas Chinese scientist made another wonderful discovery, _______ of great value to study AIDS.

　　　 A．which I think it is　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．which I think is 　

　　　 C．I think it is　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．I think is