43. A. real　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pleasant　　　　　　 D. soft

42. A. caught　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. listened to　　　　　　　　 C. heard　　　　　　　　 D. mastered

41. A. go with　　　　　　　 　　　 B. come with　　　　　　　　 C. follow　　　　　　　 D. understand

40. A. cost　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. used　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. spent　　　　　　　　 D. took

39. A. Before　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. As　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. After　　　　　　　　 D. Since

38. A. afraid　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　 D. sure

37. A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. whether　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　 D. where

36. A. on which　　　　　　　　　 B. in which　　　　　　　　　 C. at which　　　　　　 D. from which

55. A. steal　　 　 　　　　　　　　　 B. follow 　　　　　　　 　　 C. have　　　　　 　　　 D. remember

　　　　　　　　　　 (本题为一级重点中学学生做)

Can you remember the day 　36　 　you spoke your first word?

Try to imagine 　37　 　the first few months of your life were like. I am　 38　 　you just spent most of your time eating, sleeping and crying. 　39　 　you grew older, you were awake more of the time. It 　40　 　your parents more time to play with you and talk to you. You tried your best to watch and listen. You began to know that people made certain sounds to 　41　 　certain things.

Then you began to try making the sound you 　42　 .And little by little you were able to make the 　43　 　sound for one thing. On that day you came to understand the 　44　 　of language. A certain sound 　45　 　a certain thing. One sound might be as good as 　46　 .But it is no good as a word 　47　 　everybody agrees on its meaning. When a 　48　 　of people use the same sounds for things, they can understand each other. Only then do they have a 　49　 .

After you found the secret of language, you 　50　 　words. Some of the words meant 　51　 ,such as BOOKS,CHAIRS and SHOES,　 52　 　words meant doing things, such as GO and SWIM. And other words described things, such as GOOD and DIRTY. Soon you learned to 　53　 　words together to express an idea, such as “I want to go out and play with my friends”. This is language, people can communicate 　54　 　it. So we say languages are 　55　 　to communicate.

54. A. gave up　　　　　　　 　　　 　　 B. broke down　　　 　　　 　　 C. passed away　　　 D. died out