When you are learning English, you find 　41 wrong to translate a sentence word for word into your 　42 language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an 　43 . If you look 　44 each word in the 45 , one at a time, what is your 　46 ? It must be a 　47 sentence in your native language. Languages do not only have different sounds, they are also 　48 in many other ways. It is very 　49 to master the rules of word 　50 in the study of English, too. If the 　51 puts words in a very unusual order, the listener doesn’t 　52 the speaker’s sentence easily.

Another thing we must always 　53 is that there are a lot of 　54 in the English language. For example when we say “look out!” to a man who is in danger, we 　55 mean “Be careful!”

When people are parting, they often say “Good—bye 　56 ” “Bye—bye!” But sometimes they 　57 say “Good morning!” or “Good afternoon!” or “Good evening!” 58 “Good night!” to one another 　59 “Good—bye!”. You will find few people 　60 who know that “Good—bye!” is a short way of saying “God be with you!”

41. A. it 42. A. second 43. A. advice　 44. A. up　　　 45. A. sentence　　 46. A. idea　　　　　　 47. A. wrong　　　　 48. A. same　　　　　 49. A. important　　 50.A.place

B. that　　 B. spoken B. example　　 B. at B. book B. meaning　　 B. interesting B. different　　 B. stress

C. you C. native C. article C. after C. phrase C. answer C. puzzled C. similar C. simple C. order

D. that D. foreign D. answer D. down upon D. dictionary D. translation D. difficult D. alike D. hard D. formation

51. A. speaker 52. A.read 53. A. remember　 54. A. letters　　　　 55. A. hardly　　　　 56. A. and　　　　　　 57. A. don’t 58. A. or　　　　 59. A. without 60. A. today

B. listener B. reapeat B. say　　 B. words B. nearly B. or　　　 B. must B. nor　　 B. instead of B. tomorrow

C. reader C. translate C. do C. phrases C. really C. instead C. should C. either C. unless C. in future

D. writer D. understand D. deal with D. idioms D. clearly D. as well D. may D. neither D. more than D. in the past

On a winter day, it rained heavily. While I was walking from the library at the end of my 　31 break, a man was walking towards me with two huge 　32 of brochures.

I thought, “What 　33 is that man trying to do? Carrying all those things?” Then all of a sudden he 　34 them all! What a terrible mess with hundreds of brochures all over the 　35 in front of me! “Oh, no,” I thought. The man 　36 his head helplessly in the rain and started trying to 　37　 all of the brochures up. I couldn’t believe how many people walked 　38 as if nothing had happened.

I thought, “I am not going to be one of those people who don’t 　39　 this man.” I wondered what I would 　40 people to react if I were that man. So, 　41 it was the end of my lunch time from work and I would be 　42 if I stopped to help him, I didn’t mind. If I 　43 what happened, I was sure my 　44 wouldn’t mind too much. So, I helped him gather them all. Then I asked if he would like a 　45　 carrying a box to where he went. He said yes gratefully.

I carried one of the boxes. The box I had to carry was very 　46 —as I’m quite a short and thin girl—but I didn’t 　 47　 . We got there and he thanked me very much for helping him 　48 . He also gave me one of these brochures about all the walks in and around the Bay of Plenty.

What is a more 　49 way to spend some time than helping someone else when you can? Luckily, I wasn’t that late back to work, so nobody even 　50 it at all!

31. A. coffee　 　　　　　 B. tea　　　　　　　　　 　 C. afternoon　　　　　　　　 D. lunch

32. A. piles　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. packs　　　　　　　 　 C. boxes　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cases

33. A. on purpose　　　　　　　　 B. on earth　　　　　　　　　 C. on hand　　　　　　　　　 D. on end

34. A. dropped　　　　　　　　　　 B. fell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. threw　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broke

35. A. table　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. path　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. shelf　　　　　　　　　　　 D. library

36. A. nodded　　　 　　　 B. raised 　　　　　　　　　 C. lifted　　　　 　　　 D. shook

37. A. get 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. fill　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pick

38. A. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. through　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. along

39. A. look after　　　　　　　　　 B. think about　　　 C. look at　　　　　　　　　　 D. care about

40. A. invite　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. inspire　　　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　　　　　　 D. beg

41. A. even though B. ever since C. as long as D. now that

42. A. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　 　　　 C. painful　　　　　　　　　　 D. regretful

43. A. asked B. knew C. explained D. understood

44. A. wife　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. boss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. parents　　　　　　 　 D. friend

45. A. hand　　　 　　　　　　 B. rest　　　 　　　　　　 C. lift　 　　　　　　　　　 D. ride

46. A. small　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. heavy　　　　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pretty

47. A. cry　　　　　　　 B. complain　　　 　 C. shout　　　　　 D. argue

48. A. out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. along 　　　　　　　　　　 D. off

49. A. friendly　　　　　　　 B. important　　　　　　　　 C. useful 　　　　　　　　　　 D. meaningful

50. A. doubted　　　　　　　　　　 B. watched　　　　　　　　　 C. observed　　　　　　　　 D. noticed

—We'd like you to start work tomorrow if possible.?

—I'm sorry,but I can't possibly start until Monday.　　 ??

A.Do you agree with me　　　　　　　　　　 B.Is that a good idea?

C.Do you think I'm right　　　　　　　　　　 D.Will that be all right?

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

　　

    There are many stories about snakes, and I find it interesting to　　 try to imagine how such stories got started. One common and colorful　　 misbelief is that the familiar garter snake (无毒小蛇) swallows (吞)　　 its young to protect them. The habits of this harmless snake are well　　 known in the United States since it usually lives in areas such as　　 parks and gardens. Like all snakes, the garter swallows the whole　　 creatures it uses for food. However, unlike most other common snakes,　　 the garter bears its young alive, in litters (一窝) of up to 50. My　　 guess is that our forefathers, observing the garter snakes' behavior　　 simply took it as true that the snake had swallowed its little ones in　　 time of danger, and was now setting them free again. This idea has　　 continued to exist in American people's tales to this very day.

　　 　　 　　

(1) The author wondered _____________.

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A. how the stories of snakes got started　　 　　   

B. if garter snakes harm people　　 　　   

C. if garter snakes lay eggs　　 　　   

D. how the garter snake swallowed and protected its young　　 　　

(2) What is true about the garter snake?

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A. It eats its young alive.　　 　　   

B. It frightens people.　　 　　  

C. It is often found in people's homes.　　 　　   

D. It doesn't lay eggs.　　 　　

(3) From the story we know the garter snake _________.

[    ]

A. gives birth to young ones one by one　　 　　   

B. swallows its young when in danger　　 　　   

C. sets its young free when danger was gone　　 　　   

D. swallows the whole creatures for food like other snakes　　 　　

(4) What does the author think of the story about garter snake?

[    ]

A. Imaginative　　B. True　　 　　   

C. Interesting　　D. Believable　　 　　

(5) The underlined word "bears" probably means ________.

[    ]

A. keeps　　   B. gives birth to 　　  

C. swallows　　D. carries away from