My father was a fisherman. He had his own boat, but it was hard 　36　 　a living on the sea. He worked hard and would 　37　 out until he caught enough to feed the family. He was a big man and was strong from pulling the 　38　 　and fighting the sea for his catch.

When you got 　39　 　to him, he smelled like the ocean. However much Mother washed his clothes, they would 　40　 　smell of the sea and fish.

He had an old truck and would drive me to school when the weather was 　41　 . He used his truck in is his fishing 　42　 . On the way to school, the old truck would 　43　 　a cloud of smoke. Soon he would stop right in front of the school. Then he would 　44　 　over and give me a big 　45　 　on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so uncomfortable for me. Here, I was twelve years old and 　46　 　old for a goodbye kiss!

One day, when we got to the school, he had his usual big 　47　 . He started to lean toward me, but I 　48　 　my hand up and said, “No, Dad. I don’t want a goodbye kiss.” Then he had a(n) 　49　 　look on his face, and he looked at me for a long time. I saw his eyes were 　50　 　with tears. “Yes, you have grown up and don’t need a kiss any more. Then I won’t … ” he said.

It wasn’t long after that when my father went to 　51　 　and never came back.

No one knows 　52　 　I would give to have my father give me just one 　53　 　kiss on the cheek … to feel his rough old face … to 　54　 　the ocean on him … to feel his arm around my 　55　 . I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told him I didn’t like his goodbye kiss.

36．A．doing　　　　　　　　　 B．leading　　　　　　　　 C．getting　　　　　　　　 D．making

37．A．stay　　　　　　　　　　 B．keep　　　　　　　　　　 C．leave　　　　　　　　　 D．turn

38．A．waves　　　　　　　　 B．nets　　　　　　　　　　 C．boat　　　　　　　　　　 D．hat

39．A．close　　　　　　　　　 B．beside　　　　　　　　 C．nearby　　　　　　　　 D．far

40．A．not　　　　　　　　　　 B．still　　　　　　　　　　 C．yet　　　　　　　　　　　 D．seldom

41．A．dry　　　　　　　　　　 B．fine　　　　　　　　　　 C．clear　　　　　　　　　 D．bad

42．A．company　　　　　　 B．business　　　　　　　 C．industry　　　　　　　 D．journey

43．A．send out　　　　　　　 B．make out　　　　　　 C．put out　　　　　　　　 D．bring out

44．A．turn　　　　　　　　　　 B．jump　　　　　　　　　 C．get　　　　　　　　　　　 D．lean

45．A．pat　　　　　　　　　　　 B．touch　　　　　　　　　 C．kiss　　　　　　　　　　 D．hug

46．A．so　　　　　　　　　　　 B．that　　　　　　　　　　 C．too　　　　　　　　　　 D．enough

47．A．yell　　　　　　　　　　 B．sign　　　　　　　　　　 C．laugh　　　　　　　　　 D．smile

48．A．rose　　　　　　　　　　 B．put　　　　　　　　　　　 C．hid　　　　　　　　　　　 D．shook

49．A．frightened　　　　　　 B．surprised　　　　　　 C．excited　　　　　　　　 D．shocked　

50．A．stuck　　　　　　　　　 B．flowed　　　　　　　　 C．covered　　　　　　　 D．filled

51．A．school　　　　　　　　 B．sea　　　　　　　　　　　 C．home　　　　　　　　　 D．church

52．A．why　　　　　　　　　　 B．how　　　　　　　　　　 C．what　　　　　　　　　 D．which

53．A．another　　　　　　　 B．other　　　　　　　　　 C．either　　　　　　　　　 D．more

54．A．taste　　　　　　　　　 B．smell　　　　　　　　　 C．see　　　　　　　　　　 D．feel

55．A．hand　　　　　　　　　 B．head　　　　　　　　　　 C．neck　　　　　　　　　 D．nose

35．―Steven has changed so much. In the past he just hunng around with his friends.

―That’s quite true. Probably he has realized that　　　　 .

A．all’s well that ends well

B．one man’s meat is another man’s poison

C．actions speak louder than words

D．no sweet without sweat

34．―Is it because there’s a shorage of water　 　　　Beijing raised the price of water?

―I think so.

A．why 　　　　　　　　　　 B．so 　　　　　　　　　 C．that 　　　　　　　 D．which

33．　　　 is becoing increasingly apparent that the old man could no longer look after

himself.

A．It 　　　　　　　　　 B．This 　　　　　　　 C．That 　　　　　　　　　　 D．What

32．―My friend Ann is going to London for further study next week. I hope she can

　　　 　　　　herself to the new environmet quickly.　

―Don’t worry about her. She will get used to the wat of life there soon.

A．adapt 　　　　　　 B．instruct 　　　　　 C．devote 　　　　　 D．bring

31．―Anything else we should pay attention to if we go camping, Mum?

―Nothing much. Take a raincoat　　　 it rains.

A．as long as 　　　 B．in case 　　　　　 C．even if 　　　　　 D．now that

30．Lin Xi, a Chinese in Berlin, went to the World Championships in Athleties,　　　 she saw China’s Bai Xue win the gold medal.

A．where 　　　　　　 B．when　　　　　　　 C．who 　　　　　　　　　　 D．which

29．Johnson, 　　　　to grasp the chace to become a doctor, decided to take up teaching.

A．fail 　　　　　　　　 B．fails 　　　　　　　 C．to fail 　　　　　　 D．having failed

28．All of the producers hope that the new car’s style and design will　 its lack of speed.

A．wish for 　　　　 B．search for 　　　 C．stand for 　　　　 D．compensate for

27．－You see, I’m poor in maths and you are not good at English.

　　 －That’s　　　　 we should help each other.

A．when 　　　　　　 B．where 　　　　　　 C．how 　　　　　　　　　　 D．what