39. A. early　　　　　　　　　 B. late　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　　　　 D. sleepy

38. A. solve　　　　　　　　　 B. discuss　　　　　　　　　　 C. argue　　　　　　　　 D. settle

37. A. father　　　　　　　　 B. brother　　　　　　　　　　 C. teachers　　　　　　　　　　 D. friends

36. A. how　　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　　 D. where

60.　 A. chance 　　 B. possibility　 C. intention 　 D. difficulty

41~45 CBBCA　 　46~50 BDDCD　 　51~55 BABAC　 　 56~60 BBCCD

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Paul hated school. He did not do his homework. He did not like his teachers. Paul’s mother did not know　 36　 to do with him. His　 37　 did not know either. One afternoon, all his teachers at Pittsburgh Hight School met together with him to　 38　 his case. Paul was　 39　 . When he entered the　 40　 , his teachers were already there waiting for him.

He was tall　 41　 his age and very thin. His clothes were too small for him, but they were clean. He had a bright red　 42　 in the button hole of his black jacket. One of the teachers asked Paul　 43　 he had come to the meeting. Paul said　 44　 that he wanted to do better in school. This was a　 45　 . Paul often lied.

His teachers began to speak. They all agreed that Paul was the one to　 46 . One said Paul talked to the other students instead of　 47　 attention to the lessons. Another said Paul always sat in class with his hands covering his eyes. A third teacher said Paul looked“out of the　 48 ”instead of looking at her. His teachers　 49　 him without mercy.

Paul’s eyebrows(眉毛)moved up and down as his　 50　 never left his face, but his fingers　 51　 as he touched the flower on his jacket. At last the meeting was over, Paul’s smile got even wider. He bowed gracefully(优雅地)and left the room.

His teachers were　 52　 and confused. Then the art teacher came in and said there was something about Paul that other teachers didn’t　 53　 .“I don’t think he really　 54　 to be bad,”he said. “He’s just very　 55　 .”Then he told them that Paul had to work in a club every night to help support his family, for his single mother had been ill for several months.

59.　 A. please 　　　 B. take 　 C. give 　 D. accept

58.　 A. performance 　　 B. experience 　　　 C. situation 　 D. health

57.　 A. convinced B. reminded 　 C. proved 　　 D. showed

56.　 A. hands　 B. students　　　 C. audiences 　 D. friends

55.　 A. generous 　 B. brave 　　　 C. special 　　　 D. sad