20．Playing football ______ so much of the boy's spare time that he even found there was not
enough time to do the homework．（　　）

A．

broke up

B．

took up

C．

ended up

D．

made up

19．The total darkness made it impossible to ______ what the notice said．（　　）

A．

pick out

B．

point out

C．

come out

D．

make out

18．Our daughter doesn't know what to ______ at the university； she can't make up her mind about her future．（　　）

A．

take in

B．

take over

C．

take up

D．

take on

17．The couple went ______ to prepare a spectacular feast for their guests．（　　）

A．

just to show

B．

as a surprise

C．

to an end

D．

all out

16．Now，the world's focus is all on____ it is that the global economy will come back to normal．（　　）

A．

why

B．

what

C．

where

D．

when

15．Weather ______，I will go skating with you tomorrow．（　　）

A．

permits

B．

permitting

C．

permitted

D．

permit

14．The fire was finally ______ after the building had ______ for two hours．（　　）

	A．	put off； caught fire		B．	put away； been on fire
	C．	put out； been on fire		D．	put out； caught fire

13．A sudden storm occurred in Beijing last night，______great inconvenience in transport．（　　）

A．

caused

B．

causing

C．

affecting

D．

brought

12．People in the United States（21）C their parents with two （22）B days：Mother's Day，on the second Sunday in （23）A，and Father's Day，on the third Sunday in June．
Mother's Day was proclaimed（宣布）a day for national festival （24）APresident Woodrow Wilson．He was the one who （25）A the second Sunday in May and also began the custom of（26）Da carnation（康乃馨）．
In 1909，Mrs．Dodd thought of the idea of a day to honor fathers．She wanted to honor her（27）Dfather，William Smart．After her mother died，he had the responsibility of （28）A a family of five sons and a daughter．In 1910，the first Father's Day was （29）C in Spokane．Senator Margaret Chase Smith helped to（30）A Father's Day as a national memorial day，in 1972．
These days are set aside to show （31）Band respect for parents．They raise their children and （32）Cthem to be responsible citizens．They give love and care．
The two special days are celebrated in many （33）A ways．On Mother's Day people wear（34）C  ．A red one symbolizes a living mother．A white one shows that the mother is（35）A．Many people attend religious services to honor parents．It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the（36）B．On these days families often get together at home．These are days of fun and good feelings（37）Dmemories．
Another tradition is to give cards and （38）BChildren make them in school．Many people make their own presents．These are valued （39）Dthan the ones bought in stores．It is the thought that counts．Candy makers，bakeries，telephone companies，and other （40）Cdo a lot of business during these holidays．

21．A．love	B．miss	C．honor	D．visit
22．A．ordinary	B．special	C．common	D．famous
23．A．May	B．June	C．July	D．April
24．A．by	B．with	C．as	D．for
25．A．chose	B．adapted	C．adopted	D．adjusted
26．A．having	B．growing	C．bringing	D．wearing
27．A．other	B．one	C．another	D．own
28．A．raising	B．rising	C．earning	D．losing
29．A．shared	B．started	C．celebrated	D．suggested
30．A．establish	B．find	C．announce	D．become
31．A．faith	B．love	C．belief	D．pity
32．A．urge	B．punish	C．educate	D．force
33．A．different	B．same	C．similar	D．sad
34．A．roses	B．cards	C．carnations	D．glasses
35．A．dead	B．sick	C．healthy	D．important
36．A．home	B．cemetery	C．hotel	D．park
37．A．or	B．but	C．so	D．and
38．A．money	B．gifts	C．flowers	D．wishes
39．A．less	B．good	C．important	D．more
40．A．countries	B．families	C．stores	D．organizations．

11．

Films in West-city Cinema this week
A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES •Chinese film •Dircected （导演） by   Feng Xiaogang •Mainly acted by Liu  Dehua，Liu Ruoying， Ge You，Li Bingbing •From Monday to Wednesday， at 8：00 p．m． •Ticket Price：RMB¥35	KUNGFU　HUSTLE •Chinese   Hong  Kong  film •Directed by Zhou  Xingchi •Mainly acted by Zhou Xingchi，Yuan Hua，Liang Xiaolong •From  Wednesday  to Friday， at 8：00 p．m． •Ticket price：RMB¥40
HARRY POTTER （III） •American film•Directed by Alfonso Cuaron •Mainly acted by Daniel Radcliffe，Rupert Grint．Emma Waston •From Friday to Sunday，at 7：30 p．m． •Ticket Price：RMB¥30 （Half on Sunday for children）	TROY •American film •Directed by Wolfgang Petersen •Mainly acted by Julian  Glover，Brian Cox， Nathan Jones，Adoni Maropis •From Tuesday to Thursday， at 8：00 p．m． •Ticket Price：RMB¥45

41．If you want to see the film which was directed by Feng Xiaogang，go to the cinema EXCEPT onB．
A．Monday       
B．Thursday        
C．Wednesday       
D．Tuesd
42．Now Daming is free on Thursday，And he has 45yuan in his pocket，So he can see the filmD
A．Troy and Harry Potter    
B．Harry Potter and A World Without Thieves
C．A World Without Thieves and Kungfu Hustle  
D．Kungfu Hustle and Troy
43．Mr Green and his wife can payC when they want to see a film with their 10-year-old son on Sunday．
A．¥65           
B．¥70            
C．¥75            
D．¥80
44．You can seeB foreign films in West-city Cinema this week．
A．one          
B．two            
C．three          
D．four
45．Which of the following is TRUE？D
A．Liu Dehua acted in the film Kungfu Hustle．
B．The ticket price of the four films is the same．
C．All the films start after 8o'clock in the evening．
D．The four films were released in the same year．