61. He observed the movement of that object for many years and p_______ that it would return every 76 years.

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在 26-45 个题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　　26　　　for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same　　 27　 night after night. One would　　28　　 them to know their parts by heart and　　　 29 　　have cause to falter(结巴).Yet　　 30 is not always the case.

A famous actor in a　 31 　successful play was once cast in the role of a noble　　 32　 　had been imprisoned(关押) in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler(狱卒)would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　　　 33　 　the noble was expected to read the letter at each　　 34　 , he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　　 35　 　his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　　 36　 　of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed(使显露)the noble sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　　 37　 　with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　　 38　 　and presented the letter to the noble. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　　 39　 　as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　　 40　 　to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting his eyes，he said, “The light is　　 41　 . Read the letter to me.” And he quickly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　　 42　 　that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied, “The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my　　 43 .” With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the noble's　　 44　 ，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　　 45　 　copy of the letter which he proceeded(继续进行)to read to the prisoner.

26. A. fortunate 　　　　　 B. unfortunate 　　　　　　 C. happy 　　　　　　　 D. unhappy

27. A. lines 　　　　　　　　 B. words 　　　　　　　　　　 C. plays 　　　　　　　 D. roles

28. A. want 　　　　　　　　 B. ask 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. expect 　　　　　　 D. wish

29. A. always 　　　　　　　　　　 B. never 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sometimes 　　　　　　　 D. often

30. A. such 　　　　　　　　 B. the thing 　　　　　　　　 C. one 　　　　　　　　 D. this

31. A. highly 　　　　　　　 B. high 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. poorly 　　　　　　 D. poor

32. A. where 　　　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. which 　　　　　　　 D. who

33. A. Because 　　　　　　 B. Even though 　　　　　 C. When 　　　　　　　 D. Though

34. A. play 　　　　　　　　　 B. performance 　　　　　 C. role 　　　　　　　　 D. case

35. A. with 　　　　　　　　 B. in 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on 　　　　　　　　　 D. to

36. A. pages 　　　　　　　　 B. jokes 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lines 　　　　　　　　 D. contents

37. A. appeared 　　　　　 B. disappeared 　　　　　　 C. put out 　　　　　　 D. took in

38. A. room 　　　　　　　　 B. cell 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stage 　　　　　　　 D. office

39. A. English 　　　　　　 B. French 　　　　　　　　　 C. order 　　　　　　　 D. full

40. A. wondered 　　　　　 B. surprised 　　　　　　　　 C. anxious 　　　　　 D. afraid

41. A. bright 　　　　　　　 B. dim 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dark 　　　　　　　　 D. out

42. A. To see 　　　　　　　 B. To find 　　　　　　　　　 C. Seeing 　　　　　　 D. Finding

43. A. glasses 　　　　　　　 B. lines 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. light 　　　　　　　　 D. letters

44. A. surprise 　　　　　　 B. satisfaction 　　　　　　 C. anger 　　　　　　　　　　 D. amusement

45. A. usual 　　　　　　　　 B. old 　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. unusual 　　　　　 D. new

25. ______ monitor of his class,　Little Rocky decided to ______ his　classmates heart and soul.

A. Acting as; serve　　 B. Serving as; serve for　　 C. Serving; serve as　　 D. Act as; serve

24. What she said just now ______ me of that American professor.　

A. mentioned 　　　　　　　　　　 B. informed　　　　　　　　　 C. reminded　　　　　 D. memorized

23. China has been developing rapidly since its foundation, but as is known to us, she is still a country _____ the Third World. 　

A. belongs to 　　　　　　　　　　 B. belonged to 　　　　　　 C. belonging to 　　 D. to belong to