40. A. that　　 　B. which　　　　　 　　C. What　　 　　　D.where

39. A.Apart　　 　B.Far　　　　　　 　　C. Free　　　 　　D.Aside

38. A.do　　　 　　B.avoid　　　　　　 　C. work　　　 　　D.make

37. A.success　 　B.discouragement　 　C.surprise　 　　D.disappointment

36. A. away　　　 B. down　　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　 D.off

35. Never hesitate to contact us- ____ you have any items that are puzzling you.

　 A. because　 B. unless　 C. while　　 D. when

Section B (18分)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Growing up on a remote Michigan farm. Henry Ford, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, knew little of farming. Like most pioneer farmers, his father, William, hoped that his eldest son would join him on the farm，enable it to expand, and eventually take it 　36 　. But Henry proved a 　37 . He hated farm work and did everything he could to 　38　 　it . It was not that he was lazy.　 39　 from it！ Give him a mechanical job to do， from mending the hinges (绞链)of a gate to sharpening tools, and he would set to work eagerly. It was the daily life of the farm, with its repetitive tasks, 　40　 frustrated him.

　Henry was excited by the development in technology that could free farmers like his father from wasteful and boring toil. But these developments, in Henry’s boyhood, had touched farming 　41 　at all and farmers went on doing things in the way they had always done. So Henry　 42　 　his attention elsewhere. When he was twelve he became almost obsessively interested in clocks and watches. Soon he was repairing them for friends, working at a bench he built in his bedroom.

In 1876, Henry suffered a serious 　43　 .His mother died in childbirth. There was now no reason for him to stay on the farm， and he resolved to get away as soon as he could. Three years later, he took a job as a mechanic in Detroit. 　44　 this time steam engines had joined clocks and watches as objects of Henry’s fascination. Making and installing them was the business of the Detroit workshop that he joined at the age of sixteen.

A chance meeting with an old co-worker led to a job for Henry as an engineer at the Edison Detroit Electricity Company. 　45 　Henry quickly learned the ropes of his new job, his interest in fuel engines had come to dominate(占主要地位)his life.　

Henry learned 　46 　　a slow, painstaking business it was to build an engine by hand from scratch. Every piece of every component had to be fashioned individually, checked and rechecked, and tested. 　47　 the burden, Henry joined forces with another mechanic。 Even so, it was two years before they had succeeded in building a working car. Henry called it the “Quadricycle”.

34. Pointing to the house on ______ roof grow lots of bush , the old man told me that was　 ____ I would stay.

　 A. its ; what　 B. Whose ; what　　 C. Whose ; where　　 D. its ; where

33. I wish to shake hands with you, ____?

　 A. shall I　 B. may I　　 C. do I　　 D. will I

32. Though he was always finding excuses of one sort or ___ for his being absent from work, none of us would believe him.

　 A. the other　 B. others　　 C. another　　 D. some other

31. Nothing but one desk and six chairs _____ in the room.

　 A. are　　 B. is stayed　　 C. is　　 D. are left