40．A．Whether　 B．Although　　 C．When　　　　 D．Unless　

39．A．quick　　 B．long　　　　 C．slow　　　　 D．special

38．A．feeling　　 B．dream　　　 C．problem　　　 D．thought

37．A．rain　　　 B．wind　　　　 C．cloud　　　　 D．river

36．A．cruel　　 　B．1azy　　　　 C．careless　　　 D．silly

55. A interesting　 　　　　　　　　 B. exciting　 　　　　　　　 C. strange

[答案]46-55　 B A C B B　 B C A A C

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　 Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very hard．working while Peter was　 36　 ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

　 One summer there was no　 37　 and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this　 38　 in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a　 39　 search，he found a river full of blue water．He was

very happy．He started digging a canal to his field.　 40　 it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home　 41　 lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to

leave his work unfinished．He completed his work　 42　 at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home。had a good meal and　 43　 into a sound sleep．

　　 Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also　 44　 digging a

　canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get　 45　 water

　and all his crops died．

　 Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

54. A .another　 　　　　　　　　 　　B. the other　　　　　　　　 C. other

53. A. change　　　 　 　　　 　　　　B. menu　　　　　　　　 C. purse

52. A. little　 　　　　　　 　　　　B. few　 　　　　　　　 C. much

51. A. so　 　　　　　　　　 　　　　B. but　 　　　　　　　 　　C. or