After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too _26_ to do any housework that morning, _27_ in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. What she __28_ was a terrible genie（妖怪）and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on. __29__ the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out __30__ it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a __31_ at the door. She thought that it __32 be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she _33__ to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to _34__ the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly __35_ in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards  _36_ that it was the man from the electricity board（供电局）who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It's only __37_! It is not __38_ for you to be __39_ !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away, __40__ the door behind him with great force and noise.

1.A. angry   B. ready    C. frightened     D. excited  

2. A. for      B. but       C. so              D. and  

3.A. wanted to see       B. wanted to play 

       C. was afraid to see   D. was afraid to play  

4. A. Though     B. But       C. And             D. If  

5.A. that         B. how       C. whether       D. when  

6. A. knock      B. voice      C. man            D. baker 

7. A. may        B. must       C. wouldn't       D. couldn't  

8. A. not         B. had        C. tried            D. failed  

9. A. see         B. frighten    C. help            D. scold  

10.A. went        B. lay         C. appeared       D. hid  

11. A. thought     B. wondered  C. imagined      D. realized  

12. A. me          B. you         C. game           D. play 

13. A. good        B. necessary   C. late           D. early  

14. A. off          B. here        C. afraid         D. sorry  

15.A. pushed      B. locking     C. knocking     D. shutting 

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　I'm a newspaperman(新闻记者)．I don't have much money, 　1 　I meet a lot of interesting people, some are 　2 　; 　3 　are poor．I like my job very much and I'm good at it．I don't talk a lot, but I'm a good 　4 　．Perhaps I'm the best listener in the city, and I look stupid(愚蠢的)and soon I am getting a lot of 　5 　．

　Let me 　6 　you 　7 　of how I got people to talk．I was writing an article(文章)about 　8 　in the city, how they live, 　9 　they do, and so on．So yesterday afternoon I went to the park, sat on a bench(长凳) 　10 　the sun, and waited．Soon an old woman came and sat near to me．She was carrying two large paper bags and an old handbag．I sat quietly 　11 　her about ten minutes, and 　12 　I took out some chocolate(巧克力)and I gave her a piece．After that, she 　13 　me about herself．She doesn't have a 　14 　．She and two friends sleep in the bus station．On warm days she comes to the park 　15 　her few clothes and things in two paper bags．　16 　we went to an eating place 17 a cup of coffee and 　18 　to eat．I paid, of course．I asked her a few questions about TV and films she was 　19 　．I gave her a dollar．Then, I 　20 　her in the park, went down to the office, and wrote the story for my article．

Most middle school students wear uniforms. Some students like uniforms, 　1　 others don’t. However, recently, a Japanese government survey(政府调查)　 2　 that more students in Japan like uniforms now 　3　 school uniforms are more fashionable (时尚的) than they were before. I surveyed some Japanese students about 　4　 they thought about school uniforms. I asked them, “ Are fashionable uniforms popular or not?” There were lots of different opinions (观点，看法). Hiromi said, “I like school uniforms because I don’t need 　5　 clothes every day. I think that fashionable uniforms are 　6 . My high school uniform is fashionable, but there is a 　7 . Fashionable uniforms are too expensive.”

Miki said that she didn’t like fashionable uniforms because she didn’t want to spend so much money 　8 uniforms. She thought that the uniforms should be changed (被改变). They should be cheaper and easier to get.

Mitsuaki said, “ I don’t like school uniforms because I want to look 　9 . I also agree that fashionable uniforms make many students 　10 uniforms in high school. If students like fashionable uniforms, it is good.”

(　 ) 36. A. and　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so

(　 ) 37. A. shows　　　　 B. tells　　　　　　　　　 C. speaks　　　　　　　　 D. talks

(　 ) 38. A. before　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C.because　　　　　　　　 D. so that

(　 ) 39. A. why　　　　　　　B. how　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　 D. what

(　 ) 40. A. choose　　　　 B. to choose　　　　 C. choosing　　　　　　　　 D. chose

(　 ) 41. A. good　　　　　　B. bad　　　　　　　　 C. well　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. old

(　 ) 42. A. question　　 B. word　　　　　　　　C. thing　　　　　　　　　　　 D. problem

(　 ) 43. A. in　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. at

(　 ) 44. A. the same　　　 B. different　　　　　　 C. happy　　　　　　　　　　 D. same

(　 ) 45. A. want to wear　 B. to want to wear　 C. to want wearing D. to want wear