The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always   l  　a meeting   2  　Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about   3  . After that, they had tea and asked　  4  .

    One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. “There's not 5 food in the world for everyone,” he said. “More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have   6  　food, they have more babies,   7  　they never   8   being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?” He   9  　for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, “Well, why not   10   that woman and stop her?”

1.A. held 　　　 B. made 　　　 C. took 　　　 D. left

2.A. in 　　　　 B. at 　　　　 C. on 　　　　 D. for

3.A. something important             B. everything important

C. nothing important               D. anything important

4.A. problems　　 B. questions C. the man　　 D. the ladies

5.A. good　　　　 B. clean　　　 C. enough　　　D. pleasant

6.A. better 　　　B. more 　　　 C. less 　　　 D. fewer

7.A. but 　　　　 B. since　　　 C. as 　　　　 D. so

8.A. stop 　　　　B. enjoy 　　　C. like 　　　 D. keep

9.A. waited　　　 B. asked　　　 C. looked　　　D. played

10.A. see 　　　　B. look 　　　 C. find 　　　 D. watch

根据句意及首字母提示完成单词。

51.--Tigers can eat people.　　

--That sounds t______.

52. They're t _______ about a new movie.

53. There are many people t______ photos in front of the Great Wall.

54. What bad w______ it is today!

55 -How is it going?　　 -P______ good!

56. It's r______. I don't want to go out.

57. Does it s______ in winter in Toronto?

58. Look at the sun. It's shining(照耀) brightly（明亮的. It's a s______ day.

59.Look at this g________ of boys. They are playing games.

60.I'm s_______ that a little girl can eat so much food.

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __1__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __2__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __3__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __4__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.
　　The best children’s books are __5__ very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy（令人满意的） the __6__ who hears the story and the adult（成年人） who __7__ it. Unfortunately（不幸的是）, there are in fact few books like this, __8__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __9__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __10__ of children’s literature（文学） were in fact written for __11__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious（明显）of this.
　　Children, left for themselves, often __12__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __13__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics（连环图书）, full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.
　　Perhaps we parents should stop __14__ to brainwash（洗脑）children into accepting（接受）our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __15__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise（妥协）over the bedtime story.

　　1. A. to　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　 C. with　　　　　　　　D. around
　　2. A. short　　　　　　 B. long　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　 D. good
　　3. A. easy　　　　　　　 B. short　　　　 C. high　　　　　　　　 D. difficult
　　4. A. and　　　　　　　　B. but　　　　　　C. or　　　　　　　　　 D. so
　　5. A. both　　　　　　　 B. neither　　　 C. either　　　　　　 D. very
　　6. A. child　　　　　　　 B. father　　　 C. mother　　　　　　D. teacher
　　7. A. hears　　　　　　 B. buys　　　　 C. understands　　 D. reads
　　8. A. but　　　　　　　　 B. however　 C. so　　　　　　　　　 D. because
　　9. A. hard　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　 C. enough　　　　　　 D. fast
　　10.A. articles　 　　 B. work　　　 C. arts　　　　　　　　 D. works
　　11. A. grown-ups　 B. girls　　　　　C. boys　　　　　　　 D. children
　　12. A. are　　　　　　　B. show　　　　 C. find　　　　　　　　 D. add
　　13. A. school　　　　 B. home　　　　 C. office　　　　　　 D. library
　　14. A. going　　　　　 B. liking　　　　 C. trying　　　　　　　D. preferring
　　15. A. same　　　　　 B. friendly　　 C. different　　　　 D. common

　　 It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas(汽油) on my way home from work. I was tired and had a little　 41.

　　 I worked in a　 42 doctor's office, and during those days many unexpected things happened. It seemed that I was going to be late getting home today. My husband who is a punctual(守时的~) person would be ready to　 43　 .again. Maybe　 44　 I hurried, I could still arrive home earlier.

　　 I was going inside to　 45　 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter(柜台). I heard them asking for　 46　 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just　 47 a few minutes ago.

　　 At the counter, a young man was quite 48　 . He was trying to 49 how to get there,with two other people. One of them was　 50 .trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would you like to follow me to the　 51 　?"

　　 A look of　 52　 appeared on the woman's face.

　　 "I'm going right by there," I said, and it was a(n) 　53　 since I had just decided to do exactly that.

　　 I got into my car and began the journey back. I was trying to make them be sure they were right　 54 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there. I felt　 55　 than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　 Later, as I arrived home, my husband teased(嘲笑), "So you aren't ever late any more." I said,"Sometimes it's good to be late."

41. A. headache　　　 B. fever　　　　　　 C. cold　　　　　　 D. break

42. A. foreign　　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. crucial　　　　　 D. noisy

43. A. relax　　　　　 B. offend　　　　　　 C. complain　　　　 D. appear

44. A. while　　　　 B. since　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　 D. if

45. A. wait　　　　　 B. look　　　　　　 C. care　　　　　　 D. search

46. A. money　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. directions　　　　 D. opinions

47. A. risked　　　　 B. provided　　 　　　C. called　　　　　 D. left

48. A. helpful　　　　 B. skilled　　　　　 C. confused　　　　 D. active

49. A. imagine　　　 B. expect　　　　　 C. explain　　　　　 D. urge

50. A. only　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　 C. still　　　　　　　 D. ever

51. A. station　　　　 B. office　　　　　　 C. hospital　　　　　 D. hotel

52. A. panic　　　　 B. pleasure　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　 D. peace .

53. A. dream　　　　 B. fact　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　 D. example

54. A. behind　　　　 B. before　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　 D. beside

55. A. duller　　　　 B. quieter　　　　　 C. worse　　　　　　 D. better