It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites.Right before   36   Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   37   me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   38   like me. She said, “There’s an old saying—the   39   you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   40   to the mosquitoes.” Not   41   it, I replied, “Grandmas, that’s just an old wives’ tale!”

    Well, less than a week   42   my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a   43   of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being   44  , but they all proved useless.

    Late one   45   in my cousin’s home, I couldn’t bear the   46   of the bites, Hoping to find some comfort, I   47   my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being   48   ,she said, “There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep.”With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (嫉妒地)   49   her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would   50  on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的)，I ran to others’   51   ,only to find they were all sleeping   52   as the same thing occurred again and again.

    From those bites, I came to   53   my grandma’s silly tale. From then on. I’ve always tried to keep a(n)   54   mind about those strange old wives’ tales   55   they do have some truth to them.

36. A. leaving              B. passing                           C. visiting                           D. finding

37. A. persuaded           B. reminded                 C. warned                           D. informed

38. A. students             B. foreigners               C. passengers               D. visitors

39. A. earlier                       B. longer                            C. sooner                            D. later

40. A. grows                       B. goes                       C. flows                             D. remains

41. A. expecting           B. understanding          C. recognizing              D. believing

42. A. after                         B. before                            C. when                              D. as

43. A. shade                        B. pile                         C. cloud                             D. blanket

44. A. touched                     B. bitten                             C. defeated                  D. discovered

45. A. morning             B. afternoon                        C. evening                   D. night

46. A. noise                        B. hit                          C. pain                               D. effect

47. A. woke up             B. shouted at                C. looked for               D. dropped on

48. A. blarney              B. interrupted               C. moved                            D. frightened

49. A. having               B. watching                        C. making                           D. helping

50. A. land                          B. fly                          C. fall                         D. wait

51. A. houses               B. flats                        C. rooms                            D. homes

52. A. joyfully             B. anxiously                 C. soundlessly              D. worriedly

53. A. tell                           B. know                     C. remember                D. accept

54. A. open                         B. active                      C. clear                              D. boneset

55. A. and                           B. so                           C. because                          D. until

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before   16  Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   17  me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   18  like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the   19  you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   20  to the mosquitoes. " Not   21  it, I replied, "Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!" 
Well, less than a week   22  my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a   23  of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being   24  , but they all proved useless.
Late one   25  in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the   26  of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I   27  my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being   28   she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. "  With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地)   29  her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would   30  on her face.  However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others'   31  , only to find they were all sleeping  32  as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites, I came to   33  my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n)  34  mind about those strange old wives' tales   35  they do have some truth to them.

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before    16   Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   17   me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   18   like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the   19   you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   20   to the mosquitoes. " Not   21   it, I replied, "Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!" 

Well, less than a week   22   my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a   23   of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being   24   , but they all proved useless.

Late one   25   in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the   26   of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I   27   my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being   28    she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. "  With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地)   29   her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would   30   on her face.  However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others'   31   , only to find they were all sleeping  32   as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites, I came to   33   my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n)  34   mind about those strange old wives' tales   35   they do have some truth to them.

1.A. leaving        B. passing              C. visiting            D. finding

2.A. persuaded      B. reminded          C.  warned            D.  informed

3.A. students       B. foreigners           C. passengers               D. visitors

4.A. earlier        B. longer               C. sooner               D. later

5.A. grows          B. goes                 C. flows                D. remains

6.A. expecting      B. understanding        C. recognizing         D. believing

7.A. after          B. before               C. when                 D. as

8.A. shade          B. pile                 C. cloud                    D. blanket

9.A. touched        B. bitten          C. defeated             D. discovered

10.A. morning       B. afternoon            C. evening              D. night

11.A. noise         B. hit                  C. pain                     D. effect

12.A. woke up       B. shouted at           C. looked for               D. dropped on

13. A. blamed           B. interrupted          C. moved                D. frightened

14.A. having       B. watching             C. making               D. helping

15.A. land          B. fly                  C. fall                     D. wait

16.A. houses         B. flats               C. rooms                D. homes

17.A. joyfully          B. anxiously            C. soundlessly         D. worriedly

18.A. tell              B. know             C. remember             D. accept

19.A. open          B. active          C. clear                D. honest

20.A. and           B. so                   C. because              D. until

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before  1   Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   2   me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   3   like me. She said, "There's an old saying—the   4   you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   5   to the mosquitoes. " Not   6   it, I replied, "Grandma, that's just an old wives' tale!" 

Well, less than a week   7   my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a   8   of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being   9   , but they all proved useless.

Late one   10   in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the   11   of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I   12   my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being   13    she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. " With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地)   14   her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would   15   on her face.  However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others'   16   , only to find they were all sleeping   17   as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites, I came to   18   my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n)   19   mind about those strange old wives' tales   20   they do have some truth to them.   

1. A. leaving            B. passing               C. visiting                   D. finding

2. A. persuaded          B. reminded          C. warned                   D. informed

3. A. students          B. foreigners           C. passengers                 D. visitors

4. A. earlier              B. longer             C. sooner                   D. later

5. A. grows            B. goes               C. flows                   D. remains

6. A. expecting           B. understanding      C. recognizing               D. believing

7. A. after             B. before              C. when                    D. as

8. A. shade             B. pile                C. cloud                           D. blanket

9. A. touched          B. bitten                C. defeated                  D. discovered

10. A. morning         B. afternoon            C. evening                  D. night

11. A. noise            B. hit                 C. pain                      D. effect

12. A. woke up       B. shouted at         C. looked for                 D. dropped on

13. A. blamed          B. interrupted          C. moved                    D. frightened

14. A. having           B. watching           C. making                   D. helping

15. A. land              B. fly                 C. fall                             D. wait

16. A. houses         B. flats               C. rooms                  D. homes

17. A. joyfully        B. anxiously            C. soundlessly               D. worriedly

18. A. tell            B. know               C. remember                  D. accept

19. A. open          B. active               C. clear                     D. honest

20. A. and           B. so                 C. because                  D. until

It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA.A month ago,while on summer vacation back in my motherland,I learned a lesson from mosquito(蚊子) bites.Right before1Kennedy Airport in New York,my grandma2me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the3like me.She said,“There’s an old saying—the4you stay away from the motherland,the sweeter your blood5to the mosquitoes.”Not6it,I replied,“Grandmaaaa,that’s just an old wives’ tale!”
Well,less than a week7my arrival in Manila,I was already carpeted with a8of mosquito bites.I took many measures to keep myself from being9，but they all proved useless.
Late one10in my cousin’s home,I couldn’t bear the11of the bites.Hoping to find some comfort,I12my cousin,who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine.Unhappy for being13she said,“There is nothing you can do.Go back to sleep.”With a few turns,she slept again.Enviously(妒忌地)14her sleep,I hoped a big mosquito would
15on her face.However,the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly,never biting her.Amazed(惊奇的),I ran to others’16,only to find they were all sleeping17as the same thing occurred again and again.
From those bites,I came to18my grandma’s silly tale.From then on,I’ve always tried to keep a(n)19mind about those strange old wives’ tales20they do have some truth to them.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      leaving
   2. B.
      passing
   3. C.
      visiting
   4. D.
      finding
2. 2.
   1. A.
      persuaded
   2. B.
      reminded
   3. C.
      warned
   4. D.
      informed
3. 3.
   1. A.
      students
   2. B.
      foreigners
   3. C.
      passengers
   4. D.
      visitors
4. 4.
   1. A.
      earlier
   2. B.
      longer
   3. C.
      sooner
   4. D.
      later
5. 5.
   1. A.
      grows
   2. B.
      goes
   3. C.
      flows
   4. D.
      remains
6. 6.
   1. A.
      expecting
   2. B.
      understanding
   3. C.
      recognizing
   4. D.
      believing
7. 7.
   1. A.
      after
   2. B.
      before
   3. C.
      when
   4. D.
      as
8. 8.
   1. A.
      shade
   2. B.
      pile
   3. C.
      cloud
   4. D.
      blanket
9. 9.
   1. A.
      touched
   2. B.
      bitten
   3. C.
      defeated
   4. D.
      discovered
10. 10.
    1. A.
       morning
    2. B.
       afternoon
    3. C.
       evening
    4. D.
       night
11. 11.
    1. A.
       noise
    2. B.
       hit
    3. C.
       pain
    4. D.
       effect
12. 12.
    1. A.
       woke up
    2. B.
       shouted at
    3. C.
       looked for
    4. D.
       dropped on
13. 13.
    1. A.
       blamed
    2. B.
       interrupted
    3. C.
       moved
    4. D.
       frightened
14. 14.
    1. A.
       having
    2. B.
       watching
    3. C.
       making
    4. D.
       helping
15. 15.
    1. A.
       land
    2. B.
       fly
    3. C.
       fall
    4. D.
       wait
16. 16.
    1. A.
       houses
    2. B.
       flats
    3. C.
       rooms
    4. D.
       homes
17. 17.
    1. A.
       joyfully
    2. B.
       anxiously
    3. C.
       soundlessly
    4. D.
       worriedly
18. 18.
    1. A.
       tell
    2. B.
       know
    3. C.
       remember
    4. D.
       accept
19. 19.
    1. A.
       open
    2. B.
       active
    3. C.
       clear
    4. D.
       honest
20. 20.
    1. A.
       and
    2. B.
       so
    3. C.
       because
    4. D.
       until