57. Grandpa spent much of his time and money in church mainly to ________.

　　　 A. help the priest do some religious work

B. help those people in need

C. make some woodwork for the church

D. seek some help from God

56. Which of the following is NOT true about Grandpa Nybakken according to the passage?

　　　 A. He was an outgoing man and held an active attitude towards life.

　　　 B. He had a large family to support.

C. He was a carpenter working in the church.

D. He was a loyal Christian.

47.　 A. honor　 B. recognize　　 C. recall　 D. observe

Section C　 (12分)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

A college professor had his sociology class go into the poor areas of Baltimore to do research 　48　 　200 boys. The students in the sociology class were asked to write a prediction of each boy’s future. In every case the students wrote, “He hasn’t got a chance.” Twenty-five years 　49　 　another sociology professor came across the earlier study. He had his students follow up on the project to see what had 　50　 　to these boys.

With the exception of 20 boys who had moved away or died, the students learned that 176 of the remaining 180 had achieved more than ordinary success as lawyers, doctors and businessmen.

The professor was surprised and decided to 　　51　 　into the matter further. Fortunately, all the men were in the area and he was able to ask each one, “How do you 　　52　 　for your success?” In each case the reply came with feeling, “There was a teacher.”

The teacher was still alive, so he sought her out and asked the old lady 　　53　 　magic she had used to make these boys achieve success.

The teacher’s 　　54　 　sparkled and her lips broke into a gentle smile. “It’s really very 　　55　 ,” she said, “I loved those boys.”

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30分)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Grandpa Nybakken loved life-especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times, his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, “Oh, forevermore!” But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on him, and grandpa wasn’t laughing.

Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His search proved fruitless.

Suddenly, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!

The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

“It’s not fair,” he told God as he drove home in frustration. “I’ve been very faithful in giving of my time and money to your work, and now this.”

Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather’s small church in Chicago. Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation(教堂会众).

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year.”

“Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer about this. Then your boxes arrived. When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on the top.” After a long pause, he continued, “Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses. But the director surely must have confused their church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

46. A. dying　　 B. active　 C. alive　　 D. dead

45. A. made　　 B. declared　　 C. fixed　 D. changed

44.　 A. digital　 B. virtual C. real　　 D. false

43. A. television　　 B. music　 C. keyboard　　 D. sports

42.　 A. took it up　 B. took it on　　 C. took it over D. took it down

41.　 A. blueprint　　 B. poet　　 C. picture　　　 D. clue

40. A. with　　 B. for　　　 C. on　　　 D. of