49. A.helpless　　　　 B.exciting　　　　　 C.strange　　　　 D.terrible

48. A.staring　　　　　 B.watching　　　　 C.shouting　　　　 D.crying

47. A.around　　　　　 B.at　　　　　　　 C.behind　　　　 D.over

46. A.stranger　　　　 B. host　　　　　　 C.crash　　　　　 D.noise

45. A.enjoyed　　　　 B.remained　　　　 C.imagined　　　　 D.hated

44. A.thermos　　　　 B.cup　　　　　 　C.lid　　　　　　　 D.tea

43. A.knowing　　　　 B.remembering　　 C.hearing　　　　　 D.thinking

42. A. friends　　　　 B.neighbors　　　 C.children　　　　　 D.guests

41. A.owner　　　　　 B.host　　　　　 C.guest　　　　　　 D.master

40.　　　 ,the Chinese like staying at home watching TV at night.

　 A.Generally spoken　　 B.General to say　　　 C.General tospeak　　 D.Generally speaking

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The　 41　 picked up the thermos and poured some hot water into the tea-cup and placed it on the small table in front of his 　42 　,who were a father and daughter,and put the lid on the cup with a clink Apparently 　43 　of something .he hurried into inner room,leaving the　 　44 　on the table

His two .guests heard a chest of drawers opening and a rustling (飒飒地响).

They 45 　sitting in the living-room,the 10-year-old daughter, looking at the flowers outside the window.The father was just about to take his cup when the 　46 　came, right there in the living-room.Something was hopelessly broken.

It was the thermos,which had fallen to the floor .The girl looked 　47 her shoulder at once,startled(吓一跳), 48 . It was 　49　 .Neither of them had touched it ,not even a little bit.

The sound caused the host to rush back from the inner room .He looked at the 　50 　floor and blurted out,“It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter!”

The father started to say something.Then he muttered,“Sorry,I 　51 　it and it fell.”

“It doesn’t matter,”the host said.

Later, when they left the house,the daughter said,“Daddy,I saw your 　52 　in the windowpane(窗玻璃).You were sitting perfectly 　53　 .Why did you say…?”

The father 　54 .“what then would you　 55　 as the cause of its fall?”

“It fell by itself. The floor is uneven (不平).It wasn’t steady when Mr. Li put it there.”

“It won’t 　56 　,girl. It sounds more 　57　 when I say I knocked it down. There are things people accept less the more you　 58 　them.The truer your story is ,the less true it sounds.”

The daughter was 　59 　in silence for a while .Then she said ,“Can you 　60 　it only this way?”

“Only this way.”the father said.