43. A. and　 B. or　 C. but D. however　

42. A. thanked　　　　　 B. missed　　 C. hated　　　　　　 D. loved

41. A. /　　 B. a　　 C. an　　 D. the

40. A. beside　　 　　　B. like　　 C. except　　　　　　 D. besides

39. A. nobody　　　　 B. anybody　　 C. somebody　　　 D. everybody

38. A. big　 B. small　 C. rich　 D. poor

37. A. is　 B. had　　 C. got　　 D. were

36. A. borrowed　 B. lent　　 C. kept　　　　　 D. made

35. A. needn’t　　　 B. dislike　　 C. need　　　　 D. ask

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D

　 　　David lived in a small village. His father was often ill and he had to spend much money on medicine. And when he was twenty-six, he　 36　 some money from his friends and　 37　 married. His wife was beautiful but she came from a　 38　 family. So she could not help him and told her husband to find work in the town. She hoped he would get enough money to pay off his debts(债).

　　　 The young man could neither read nor write. Of course　 39　 in the town would employ(雇佣) a man　　 40　 him. He had to go to　 41　 island to work for a farmer there. The island was small and there were only three men on it. They lived a hard life and David　　 42　 his father and wife very much. He wanted to write to them,　 43　 he couldn’t. Luckily, Charlie,　　 44　 had been in school for five years, helped him. And then David asked the farmer to post the letter for him. From then　 45　 , David waited for a reply every day.

　　　 About two months later, the farmer brought his wife’s letter to the island. He was very　 46　 but he couldn’t read it. He had to ask Charlie to help him again. When the farmer came out of the house, he found David　 47　 Charlie’s mouth. The farmer was very　 48　 at what David was doing.

　　 “　 49　 are you doing it for, David?” he asked.

　　 “I　 50　 let him read my wife’s letter,”　David replied.

34. A. a　 B. an　　 C. the　　 D. /