Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb   31   highest peak (山峰) in the Alps.   32   mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop   33   and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not  34   his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber   35  was planning to climb the highest peak.

Franz was very angry when he found out   36   Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, too. Franz also didn’t want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top   37    him.

Rudi turned out to be a very good climber,  38   as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and couldn’t go on farther. Franz   39   behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the   40   to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to   41   him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was   42   and hurt. Rudi must decide whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

He thought Saxo’s life was more   43   than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz continued the climb, and finally   44  reached the top. Later, the villagers   45   knew Rudi was the real conqueror (征服者) of the mountain.

31. A. the              B. a                C. an           D. /

32. A. Rudi         B. The Rudi’s      C. Rudis’          D. Rudi’s

33. A. climbing     B. climb            C. to climb     D. climbed

34. A. try out          B. give up      C. go over      D. work out

35. A. what         B. which            C. whom         D. who

36. A. which            B. what         C. that         D. where

37. A. after            B. behind           C. before           D. over

38. A. but              B. so           C. or           D. for

39. A. walked           B. rested           C. stayed           D. watched

40. A. first            B. second           C. third            D. last

41. A. take         B. beat         C. push         D. help

42. A. helpful          B. helping      C. helps            D. helpless

43. A. popular          B. successful       C. important        D. interesting

44. A. he               B. they         C. them         D. him

45. A. both         B. none         C. either           D. all

What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often   31  very hard for long hours. It is a   32   habit, but it is not a better way to study. An efficient(讲效率的) student must   33   enough sleep, enough food and enough rest. Every week you   34   to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good       35   your study. When you return to your studies, you'll find yourself   36   than before and you'll learn more.

Maybe we can   37   that learning English is   38   taking Chinese medicine. We don't mean that it's bitter (苦的). We mean that like Chinese medicine, the efficiency of your study   39   slowly but surely.   40   slowly but surely every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.

Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work, they can remember people’s birthdays; and they are always  31  to their friends and family members. Mr. Brown is such a person.
Mr. Brown works in a  32 , and he lives in the town alone . He only has a sister. She lives in   33  town with her husband and her son, Mike. Mr. Brown doesn’t have time to see his sister or her family, from one year to the  34 , but he never forgets  35  them different kinds of greeting cards. These days, he is busy  36  a birthday card and presents for the 20th birthday of his nephew, Mike.
Last Sunday, Mr. Brown had quite a surprise. He drove home from the hotel at the usual time, and he drove his car very  37  , not too slowly or too fast. When he got home, he parked his car as usual in the right place, and then he went into the house to make supper. Suddenly, there was a  38  the door. Mr. Brown opened the door and found a policeman standing outside the door.
“What’s wrong?” he asked  39 . ‘Did I drive on the wrong side of the street? Or did I make a mistake at work?’
“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman with a big  40  on his face, “My name is Mike”.

Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work, they can remember people’s birthdays; and they are always  31  to their friends and family members. Mr. Brown is such a person.

Mr. Brown works in a  32 , and he lives in the town alone . He only has a sister. She lives in   33  town with her husband and her son, Mike. Mr. Brown doesn’t have time to see his sister or her family, from one year to the  34 , but he never forgets  35  them different kinds of greeting cards. These days, he is busy  36  a birthday card and presents for the 20th birthday of his nephew, Mike.

Last Sunday, Mr. Brown had quite a surprise. He drove home from the hotel at the usual time, and he drove his car very  37  , not too slowly or too fast. When he got home, he parked his car as usual in the right place, and then he went into the house to make supper. Suddenly, there was a  38  the door. Mr. Brown opened the door and found a policeman standing outside the door.

“What’s wrong?” he asked  39 . ‘Did I drive on the wrong side of the street? Or did I make a mistake at work?’

“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman with a big  40  on his face, “My name is Mike”.

What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often   31  very hard for long hours. It is a   32   habit, but it is not a better way to study. An efficient(讲效率的) student must   33   enough sleep, enough food and enough rest. Every week you   34   to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It's good       35   your study. When you return to your studies, you'll find yourself   36   than before and you'll learn more.
Maybe we can   37   that learning English is   38   taking Chinese medicine. We don't mean that it's bitter (苦的). We mean that like Chinese medicine, the efficiency of your study   39   slowly but surely.   40   slowly but surely every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.