42. A. jokes 　　　　 　　　 B. advice　　 　　　　　　　 C. explanation　 D. complaint

41. A. challenge　　 　　　　　 B. job　　　　　 　　　　 C. task　　　　 　 D. matter

40. A. accused　　 　　　　　 B. warned　　　 　　　　 C. reminded　 　　 D. convinced

39. A. important　　　 　　 B. easy　　　　 　　　　　 C. interesting　 D. little

38. A. composing　　 　　　 B. requesting　　 　　 C. reporting　　 　 D. explaining

37. A. ladies 　　　　　　 B. neighbors　　 　　　　 C. friends　　 　　 D. relatives

36. A. nobody　　　 　　　　　 B. someone　　 　　　　　 C. anyone　　 　　 D. nothing

35. He chose to teach in a western province, though he _______ in the city for a better life.

　 A. could stay　 　　　　　　 B. would stay　 　　　　　 C. could have stayed　 D. had stayed

第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with 　36　 . As they drive past 　37　 　they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acknowledgement. The only fame they have is making a nuisance (讨厌的人) of themselves to the local police station by 　38　 　music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other petty 　39 　　gripe (把柄).

On moving into this neighborhood, I was 　40　 　of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a 　41　 　to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some 　42　 　or other.

I 　43　 　answered politely and made sure I 　44　 　as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark　about their garden or pets.

Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I 　45　 　to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their 　46　 　remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to 　47　 　these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their 　48　 .　Imagine my 　49 　　when two days later they 　50　 　at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stocking on their gate, and they 　51　 　me a bunch of flowers!

So, my fellow gifters, do not 　52　 　on your random gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this 　53　 　to others, nor how many broken or 　54 　　hearted people you may just change with a simple act of 　55　 .

34.-Did you hear that Li Hua was robbed during his recent trip to South Africa?

　 　-Yes, not only ________ his money, but he was nearly killed.

A. he lost　　　　 　　　 B. did he lose　　 　　　　　　 C. he had lost　　　 D. was he lost

33. Now the world’s attention ______ the stocking markets, as they have great influence in the world’s economy.

　 A. is fixing on　　 　　　 B. has fixed on　　 　 C. is being fixed on　　 　 D. had been fixed on