A woman came out of her house and saw three old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I ___36___ you, but you must be very hungry. Please ___37___ and have something to eat.”

“Is the man of the house ___38___?” they asked. “No,” she replied, “He’s out.” “Then we cannot come in,” they replied. In the evening when her ___39___ came home, she told him what had happened. “___40___ them I am home and invite them in!” The woman went out and invited the men in. “We do not go into a house ___41___,” they replied. “Why is that?” she asked.

One of the old men explained, “His name is Wealth,” he said ___42___ one of his friends, “and he is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and ___43___ your husband which one of us you want in your home.”

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. The husband was ___44___. “How nice!” he said. “Since that is ___45___, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!” His wife ___46___. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own ___47___, “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let us ___48___ our daughter-in-law’s advice,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite ___49___ to be our guest.” The woman went out and asked the three old men, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our ___50___.”

Love got up and started walking toward the house.

The other two also got up and ___51___ hin. ___52___, the lady asked Wealth and Success, “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”

The old men answered together, “If you ___53___ Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but ___54___ you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. ___55___ there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”

36. A. like　　　　　 B. know　　　 　　C. recognize　　　　　 D. need

37. A. go out　　　　 B. get away　　　 C. get up　　　　　　 D. come in

38. A. home　　　　　 B. room　　　　　 C.family　　　　　　 D. office

39. A. friend　　　　 B. father　　　　　 C. brother　　　　　 D. husband

40. A. Go tell　　　　 B. Do tell　　　　　 C. Go ask　　　　　　 D. Do ask

41. A. one by one　　 B. one after another　 C. along　　　　　 D. together

42. A. laughing at　　 B. looking at　　　　 C. pointing to　　　　 D. staring at

43. A. argue with　　 B. discuss with　　　 C. debate with　　　 D. quarrel with

44. A. overjoyed　　　 B. surprised　　　　 C. excited　　　　　 D. worried

45. A. the situation　　 B. the position　　　 C. the case　　　　　 D. the point

46. A. agreed　　　　 B. appreciated　　　 C. nodded　　　　 　D. disagreed

47. A. suggestion　　　 B. plan　　　　　　 C. solution　　　　　 D. explanation

48. A. discuss　　　　 B. take　　　　　　 C. consider　　　　　 D. ignore

49. A. Success　　　　 B. Wealth　　　　 C. Love　　　　　　 D. them

50. A. friend　　　　 　　B. relative　　　　 C. son-in-law　　　　 D. guest

51. A. followed　　　　 B. stopped　　　　 C. honored　　　　　 D. pleased

52. A. Pleased　　　　　 B. Surprised　　　 C. Delighted　　　　 D. Disappointed

53. A. invited　　　　　 B. invite　　　　 C. had invited　　　　 D. have invited

54. A. when　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　　 D. since

55. A. wherever　　　　 B. however　　　 C. whenever　　　　 D. whatever

35. His idea, though good, needs __________.

　 A. being practiced　　 B. to practice　　 C. practiced　　 D. to be practiced.

34. You must have watched the football match between Holland and Japan last night, _________ you?

　 A. haven’t　　 B. didn’t　 C. mustn’t　　 D. needn’t

33. The house is too expensive. _________, it’s a bit far from the company where I’m working. So I have decided not to buy it.

　 A. More or less　 B. However　　 C. Sooner or later　　 D. Besides

32. The two boys __________ with each other for the highest mark.

　 A. completed　　 B. complained　　 C. competed　　 D. compared

31. You will find this map of great __________ in helping you to get round Shanghai.

　 A. price　　 B. value　　 C. cost　　 D. useful

30. It is the Party __________ makes __________ for us to live a happy life.

　 A. who; it is possible　 B. which; it possible　 C. that; it possible　 D. which; it is possible

29. You __________ have the book as soon as I finish reading it.

　 A. should　　 B. must　　 C. could　　 D. shall