Every night for a year, Neil Simmons quietly went out of his house. He wanted to “talk” to an owl settling for the night at the end of his garden. He made owl cries like a real wild owl (猫头鹰)and was happy to hear the bird “hooting (大声叫嚣)” back to him.

Last year Fred Cornes moved in next door. He heard an owl hooting and answered back. For 12 months the neighbors got into the back gardens of their homes, thinking they were talking with nature. Mr. Simmons kept a diary of all his talks with his bird friend. They would both be out again tonight if it wasn’t for a chance talk between their wives.

Mr. Simmons said. “My wife Kim was telling Fred’s wife Wendy about my owl watching and described how I got the birds to boot back. She said, ‘That’s funny — that’s just what Fred has been doing.’ Then the penny dropped, I felt such a fool when I found out. The trouble is that owl calls aren’t exactly the same and it’s easy to make a mistake.”

Mr. Cornes said, “I’m really flattered (过奖). I didn’t know I sounded so real. I love nature and I couldn’t resist hooting at the owls. I was very excited when they hooted back. I’m sorry that I was fooling my neighbor who was fooling me.”

45．After the talk between the wives, the two men would probably _________ .

A．stop observing owls            B．not stay up hooting again

C．not enter the back garden again   D．make no mistakes about wild owl cries

46．“Then the penny dropped.” most probably means “Then __________.”

A．I understood                     B．everybody knew about it

      C．I heard the noise                  D．no money was paid

47．Mr. Simmons felt upset about the whole thing because __________.

A．all his efforts seemed to be meaningless

B．his wife let out his secret by chance

C．garden owls hooted so differently

D．Fred had been doing the same

48．The text suggests that __________.

A．Nail seldom heard natural owl calls

B．the owl never hooted back to Neil

C．Fred was always good at pleasing owls

D．owl watching is no longer interesting to Fred

I stood there outside of the classroom  with the other students，waiting for the supervisor（监考老师）to open the door，and   1  filled the heart.
When we were finally inside the classroom，I realized how   2  it was.  The heater hadn't been on and the _3___ were as cold as ice.  Alright then, the supervisor started to walk around，____4___everyone's calculator to make sure they were "approved devices"（允许使用的工具）．
At around 8：25，the test started.  I was___5____my way through word problems， grammar sections，and reading and   6  sections.  The supervisor kept walking around the room,    7  each student's extra pencils and   8  sharpening them for us.I turned the___9___when instructed to，___10____it wasn't another math section and it wasn't.  It was a reading section —— ___11____！I started reading the excerpt（片段）given and was    12  to discover that it wasn't a boring piece about astrology （星象）or biological science. ____13____，it was an excerpt from a romantic novel.  I became little____14____with reading it and at times I wanted to say "Awww！”aloud.  My heart was     15       swooning（沉醉）and I think I was   16 .  Hopefully I got the questiotions from that section____17__because I actually had fun answering them.  Who knew the SAT could actually bring   18 ？
It was about 1 p. m.  when the test was over.  I got out of the classroom  with____19____．As I was walking outside the building，I was thinking that the test was no longer a bitter____20____for the first time in my life.

But when I got ____ the town ought to have been, all I found was a gas

station.

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

短文改错（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文,文中共有10处语言错误,每句最多有两处.错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除和修改.
增加:把缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该词.
删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉.
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词.
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均限一词.
2.只允许修改10处,多者从第11处不记分.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m a student from Xinhua Middle School．I’m gladly to learn that you want a few part-time English reporter．I’m interesting in this opportunity．
I think I’m qualified in the job. As a student, I’ve read a lot and have a knowledge in many fields．I like English and do well in both spoken and writing．Beside, I’m easy to get along and enjoy working with others．I once worked as a reporter for my school broadcasting station, but I’m sure I can do the job well if I got the position．
I’m looking forward to your reply．

After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag . By the time I got home, I was sweaty,  16 and hungry. I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the kitchen to  17 . I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV , but I knew my  18   would take me the whole night. I grabbed my schoolbag and went  19 to my room, feeling defeated. I tried to understand chemistry and  20 sleepiness at the same time. I was stressed out and  21 . I wanted something to cheer me up .
Later in the evening , I  22 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing .  23 she sings off-key (跑调), it made me excited that she was here. I ran down the stairs to greet my mom. We  24 and I ran back upstairs to do homework again. I like it when my mom was happy. Her  25 flowed down to me and I got the strength to  26  the stress again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be  27 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up  28 in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown . At a  29 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work, she gets stuck in  30 for two hours on her way back home. When I  31 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to  32 . At least I have some fun things to do at school, while one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I  33   that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart even though there may be   34 . Seeing her happy makes me feel  35 , too.