I ran across a dim photo of him the other day, going through some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was rex.

__36__ was his favourite recreation(娱乐). He had as much __37__ in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to __38__ him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you __39__ throw one in.

That __40__ me of the night, __41__ he brought back a small __42__ that he found somewhere how far nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it could easily have been half a mile. The chest wasn’t a good __43__. It was just a __44__ old piece that somebody __45__. Still, it was something he wanted, probably because it presented a nice problem in transportation. It __46__ his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deeply in the night, we __47__ him trying to get the chest up onto the porch(门厅). It sounded __48__ two or three people were trying to tear the house __49__. We came downstairs and turned on the __50__ light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had __51__ somehow and he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own till dawn __52__ we not helped him. The next day we carted the chest miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a __53__ place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征) of his strength in such matters. __54__, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was __55__ of his skill.

36.　 A. Fighting　　 B. Swimming　　 C. Barking　　　 D. Running

37.　 A. fun　　　 B. trouble　　　　　 C. danger　　　 D. difficulty

38.　 A. stop　　　 B. make　　　　　 C. get　　　　　 D. have

39.　 A. will　　　　 B. do　　　　　　 C. did　　　　　 D. would

40.　 A. reminds　　 B. warns　　　　　 C. tells　　　　　 D. suggests

41.　 A. which　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　 D. when

42.　 A. chest　　　　 B. stick　　　　　 C. photo　　　　 D. one

43.　 A. one　　　　 B. ones　　　　　 C. value　　　　 D. pieces

44.　 A. priceless　 B. worthless　　　 C. valuable　　　 D. important

45.　 A. kept　　　 B. forgot　　　　　 C. deserted　　 D. bought

46.　 A. tested　　 B. testing　　　　　 C. checked　　　 D. examining

47.　 A. saw　　　 B. heard　　　　　 C. watched　　　 D. caught

48.　 A. like　　 　B. that　　　　　　 C. as if　　　　　 D. at least

49.　 A. up　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　 D. down

50.　 A. hall　　　　 B. kitchen　　　 C. bedroom　　　 D. porch

51.　 A. rolled　　 B. stopped　　　 C. caught　　　　 D. broken

52.　 A. if　　　 　B. would　　　　 C. had　　　　　　 D. should

53.　 A. distant　　 B. nearby　　　 C. silent　　　　　 D. busy

54.　 A. In all　　　 B. As a result　 C. At last　　　　 D. After all

55.　 A. proud　　 B. tired　　　　　 C. ashamed　　　 D. doubtful

35.　 ----Ten dollars, please!

----How terrible! I ______ to bring my wallet with me.

A. was forgetting　　　　　 B. forget

C. had forgotten　　　　　　 D. forgot　

34.　 Mr. Green requires that the students ______ cheat in any exam.

A. should　 B. don’t　　　 C. wouldn’t　　　 D. not

33.　 If I ______ more time, I would have gone with him then.

A. had　　 B. had had　　 C. should have　 D. have

32.　 It was 3 years ago that I first met Lisa, when she ______ at a computer company.

A. has worked　　　　　　　 B. has been working

C. was working　　　　　　 D. is working

31.　 Since1978, my hometown ______ a new look.

A. takes on　　　　　　　　 B. has taken on

C. takes off　　　　　　　　 D. has taken up

30.　 ----Where did you meet him?

----It was in the hotel ______ he stayed ______ I met him.

A.　　　 where, that　 B. that, where　 C. where, where　 D. that, that

29.　 Yesterday Jane walked away from the discussion. Otherwise, she ______ something she would regret later.

A. had said　 B. will say　 C. might say　 D. might have said

28.　 Hearing his father was seriously ill, ______.

A. he burst into tears　　　　　 B. his eyes were filled with tears

C. his face lost its colour　　　　 D. tears came to his eyes

27.　 ----Is the boy your own son?

----No. He is an ______ child ______ himself Martin.

A. adopted, calling　　　　　　 B. adopted, called

C. adopting, calling　　　　　　 D. adopting, called