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。

Johnny Sylvester, eleven years old, was in hospital. Several days before, ___36__he was playing in a football game, he ___37___and his head hit the ground. The doctors believed that he might never get well.

“He seems to have __38__ hope. So medicine won’t help. Perhaps he needs something else,” said one of the doctors. “When I visit Johnny, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”

To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not possible. Babe Ruth was as important a man in America as the president __39__, and he was the most famous baseball player in the game.

The next day, Johnny’s father___40­­­­___to tell Babe Ruth about the story of Johnny on the phone. Twenty-four hours ___41___, in walked Babe Ruth. Young Johnny couldn’t believed it really was the Babe.

Babe Ruth sat down at Johnny’s bedside and said, “ Now listen, kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve __42__ you a new American League baseball. You must start throwing it.”

Johnny said____43___, and his eyes were in admiration at the great man.

For Johnny this was the beginning of a new life, once he thought he would never see. To the surprise of his doctors, young Sylvester went out of the hospital on his own ___44___a few weeks later. He was also able to live a healthy life------- all because of the ___45___ of Babe Ruth.

(　 )36. A. while　　　 B. when　　　 C. before　　　 D. after

37.(　 ) A. fell　　　　 B. stopped　　 C. ran　　　 　D. jumped

38.(　 ) A. waken up　 B. picked up　 C. put up　　　 D. given up

39.(　 ) A. him　　　 B. himself　　 C. he　　　　　 D. his　

40.(　 ) A. tried　　　 B. managed 　C. improved　　　 D. decided　　　　　

41.(　 ) A. though　　 B. since　　　 C. after　　　　　 D. before

42.(　 ) A. fetched　　 B. caught　　 C. taken　　　　 D. brought

43.(　 ) A. nothing　　 B. anything　 C. everything　　 D. something

44.(　 ) A. shoes　　　 B. legs　　　 C. feet　　　　　 D. socks

45.(　 ) A. reply　　　 B. present　 　C. photo　　　　 D. success　

35.(　 ) --- Could you tell us ______ ?　　

--- About two weeks.　

　　 A. how often are you going to be away　 B. how often we are going to be away　

C. how long are we going to be away　　 D. how long we are going to be away

34.(　 ) --- He didn’t come to school yesterday, didn’t he ?

　　　 --- _________.He was ill in bed.

　　 A. Yes, he did　　 B. No, he didn’t　 C. Yes, what a pity　 D. No, I think　

33.(　 ) What way can you think of ______ the mice in the room?

　　 A. how to kill　　 B. to kill　　　 C. killing　　　 D. killed

32.(　 ) ______are! I’ve never seen so many beautiful flowers.

　　　 A. What beautiful the flowers　　 B. How beautiful the flowers

　　　 C. What beautiful flowers　　　 D. How beautiful flowers