先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

　 　　Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard-working while Peter was　 36　 ． Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

　 　One summer there was no　 37　 and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this　 38　 in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a　 39　 search，he found a river full of blue water．He was very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.　 40　 it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home　 41　 lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to leave his work unfinished．He completed his work　 42　 at night．He Was very satisfied．He went home, had a good meal and　 43　 into a sound sleep．

　　 Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also　 44　 digging a canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get　 45　 water and all his crops died．

　 　Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

(　 )36．A．cruel　　 　　　B．1azy　　　　 　C．careless　 　　　　D．silly

(　 )37．A．rain　　 　　　B．wind　　　 　　C．cloud　　　 　　　D．river

(　 )38．A．feeling　　 　　B．dream　　 　　C．problem　　 　　　D．thought

(　 )39．A．quick　　 　　　B．long　　　 　　C．slow　　　 　　　D．special

(　 )40．A．Whether　 　　　B．Although　 　　C．When　　　 　　D．Unless

(　 )41．A．for　　　 　　　B．to　　　　　 　　C．with　　 　　　　D．at

(　 )42．A．early　 　　　B．far　　　 　　　C．1ate　　　 　　　D．deep

(　 )43．A．fell　　　 　　B．1ooked　　　 　　C．turned　　 　　　D．walked

(　 )44．A．stopped 　　　B．1oved　　 　　　C：forgot　 　　　　D．started

(　 )45．A．clean　 　　　B．enough　 　　　　C．1ittle　　 　　　　D．fresh

35. Some of my friends are interested in science，but none of them can tell _______.

　 　A. when UFOs will appear next time　　 　　B. why do horses know the way

　　C where was this kind of plant found　 　　D. how do elephants communicate

34.-It’s such a long way! What shall I do?

一You--take my car if you want

　　 A. will　　　 　　　B. must　 　　　　C. may　　　　　　 D. shall

33. Friends are those _______ make you smile，always open their hearts to you and 　encourage you to succeed

　　 A. which　　 　　　B. what　　 　　　　C. whom　　　　　 D. who

32.一Long time no see!

　　 　-I’ve just retuned I _______ to Zhengzhou for a meeting last month.

　　 A. am sent　　 　　　B. was sent　　 　　C. am sending　　　 　D. was sending

30. Karin found some waste paper on the floor．She _______ it _______ and threw into the future.

　　 A. put; up　　　 　　B. picked up　　　 C. turned; up　　　　 D. looked up

(　 )3l. If you try to sit on two chairs，you will fall _______ them For life，you must choose one chair．

　　 A. between　　　 　　B. under　 　　　C. among　　 　　　D. into

29. Rebuilding in Yushu began soon alter the earthquake，and it will　　　　 long into

　 　　the future

　　 　A . reach　　　　 　B. keep　　　 　　C. stop　　　　　 　　D. last

28. I often laugh when I see my grandma learning pop songs But she says，“One is never _______ old to learn’’

　　 　A. too　　　　 　　B. so　　　　　 　C. very　　　　　 　　　D. quite