Garden of small inventions

　　　 Visitors of all ages are invited to Port Discovery to see the new exhibit—a garden of small inventions, which features interactive activities and gadgets(小器械，小物件，小玩意) for the environmental protection. The exhibit runs through Sept.4. Fee is $10.75; free for ages younger than two. Contact 410-727-8120 or portdiscovery.org.

Rain-barrel workshop

　　　 The Parks and People Foundation presents a workshop on building water-efficient rain barrels for the home between 6pm-8pm on Wednesday at the foundation’s Stieff Silver Building. Cost is $50 and includes the barrel and all materials. Contact 410-448-5663, ext.109.

Pruning(修剪)plants

　　　 Visitors can attend a workshop on pruning plants between 9:30am-10am on Tuesday at Ladew Topiary Gardens. Visitors should meet in the Visitors Center at Ladew, Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton. $10; free for Ladew members, and includes admission to the gardens and the nature walk. Contact 410-557-9570 or www.ladewgardens.com.

Landscape exhibit

　　　 Photographs, paintings and drawings will be shown at Landscape and Nature—a view from Maryland, through Sept.9 at the University of Maryland. Opening reception is between 5pm-7:30pm on Tuesday. Contact 301-985-7937 or um.edu/art.

56. It will cost a couple with their newly-born baby________ to visit Port Discovery.

A. $ 30　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. $100　　　　　　　　　　　 C. $21.5　　　　　　　 D. nothing

57. To learn how to make your flowers grow better, you will probably go to __________.

A. Port Discovery　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Stieff Silver Building

C. Ladew Topiary Gardens　　　　　　　　

D. the University of Maryland

58. You will call _______ to get information about learning something about art.

A. 410-727-8120 B. 410-448-5663

C. 410-557-9570 D. 301-985-7937

59. Which activity is offered only on Wednesday according to the ads?

A. Garden of small inventions B. Rain-barrel workshop

C. Pruning(修剪)plants D. Landscape exhibit

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A﹑B﹑C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every December the radio station in my city makes a program in which all the poor children can send letters asking for some Christmas presents. One day, as I was   36   the radio, I decided to do something, so I asked four of my friends if they wanted to help a poor child. They   37 .

  After several days, we learned about a   38   from a little child called Juan. In his letter, he   39   some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father   40   the house because it was in bad   41   .

  We told the radio station that we wanted to   42   Juan. After that, we started to think about how to   43   all the money to buy all that Juan   44   . After 5 days, we collected much money and bought many things for Juan. We   45   bought some toys as a little   46­­   for Juan.

      47  , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were   48   , and all those helping these children.

In the party we  49   Juan. We played some games with him and gave him the   50    we prepared for hm. He was very excited and happy, so were my   51   and I.

   That day was one of the most   52   days in my life, and I learned something   53   from it. Giving help to those in need is one of the most meaningful things that you can do   54    this makes you feel good and also makes the persons who you are helping   55   .

   I am going to keep doing that all my life!

36. A. thinking of          B. listening to           C. searching for        D. looking after

37. A. agreed             B. refused              C. hesitated            D. admitted

38. A. note           B. telephone             C. message            D. letter

39. A. asked for       B. cared about          C. looked at            D. laughed at

40. A. build                B. repair                    C. rent                D. buy

41. A. choice           B. situation           C. condition            D. place

42. A. praise          B. visit                C. help                D. teach

43. A. save           B. collect              C. spend              D. keep

44. A. lost              B. hated             C. needed               D. wasted

45. A. hardly         B. also              C. never                 D. still

46. A. surprise               B. change            C. promise             D. comfort

47. A. Nearly         B. Suddenly             C. Immediately          D. Finally

48. A. told             B. shown             C. invited               D. allowed

49. A. forgot          B. met                C. ignored                D. caught

50. A. presents        B. signals                   C. plans               D. tips

51. A. parents         B. neighbors           C. friends              D. classmates

52. A. difficult            B. official               C. peaceful           D. meaningful

53. A. lucky          B. funny               C. important           D. interesting

54. A. though         B. but                  C. unless              D. because

55. A. happy           B. angry               C. peaceful            D. wealthy

–We’re going to visit our teacher this weekend, would you like to join us?

—______. I’d love to.

A. That’s all right B. Sounds great C. It’s a pity D. Have fun

He said _______, but actually he didn’t keep his promise. That’s to say, he didn’t show up.

　　　 A. he would come the next day B. he had come tomorrow

　　　 C. he came the next day D. he will come tomorrow

Only those who have reached the agreed standard for their event will______ as competitors.

　　 A. have admitted　　　 B. being admitted　　 C. be admitted D. be admitting

— Would you come to our party tomorrow, Della?

— I’m afraid I can’t afford the time, but thank you for the invitation _______.

　　 A. somehow B. instead C. besides　　　 　 D. anyhow

The children are busy doing piles of homework, for they _______ their end-of-term exam soon.

　 A. will be taken B. take C. are taking D. would take

When the powerful earthquake struck and all lights went out all of a sudden. It seemed ________the world were at an end.

　 A. as if B. even if C. such as D. like that

They told us it was the second time that the volunteers _______ the nursing home.

　　　 A. visited B. have visited C. were visiting D. had visited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

It keeps raining these days. We doubt _______ the sports meeting will take place as planned.

　　　 A. which B. that C. whether D. when