41．A．so              B．or                C．but              D．as

40．A．pleased with     B．strict in              C．angry with        D．sorry for

39．A．a very big dinner                       B．a very poor dinner

   C．a very bad dinner                        D．a very small dinner

38．A．left for          B．arrived on         C．arrived at         D．got away

37．A．wanting         B．asking              C．to let            D．to invite

36．A．through         B．away             C．into              D．out

35．--_____It’s nice and warm．

  A．How are you?                         B．How is the weather?

  C．What would you like?                  D．What do you think of the books?

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  Once upon a time，some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle（海龟）．They began to beat the turtle．Just at that time，a young man and said to them, “Stop!” The children ran __36__quickly．The turtle was very thankful and said，“Thanks for your kindness．I really would like__37__ you to a wonderful place now．”

  The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea．When he__38__ the palace．He was very surprised and said to the turtle．“ What a nice palace”  To thank him，the king of the turtles gave him__39__．He had never seen such a dinner before．He received a warm welcome there and was very__40__everything．

  After dinner，the king of the turtles said，“I am going to give you two boxes，__41__you can open only one．”You mustn’t open both．Don’t forget it!” the turtle warned him．”All right．I will open only one，”the young man promised（许诺）．At this time，a large wave sent him out of the sea．

  After he__42__，he opened the bigger of the two boxes．__43__the box was full of gold．”My God!” he cried，“I’m __44__ now．” Then he thought，“things in the other box must be expensive，too．”He could not wait any longer．He broke his promise and opened the other box．As soon as he opened it，he became an old man．His hair turned white．His face __45__ an old man over eighty years old．It all happened in a moment．He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late．

34．--The soap opera is so awful． --Yes．______

  A．I’m interested in it．                             B．I like it very much．

  C．I’m happy to see it．                   D．I’m bored with it．

33．--Oh, my dear! You shouldn't stop the car here．The police will come soon．

  --I really don't want to, but it __

  A．runs very fast                                       B．has run out of the fuel（燃料）

  C．runs very slowly                                    D．is quite expensive

32．-- _____have you ever been to Disneyland?

   --Only once．

   A．How soon         B．How long         C．How often      D．How many times