3.A. here　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

2.A.wondered　　　　　　　　　　　 B. understood　　　　　　　 C. thought　　　　　　　　　　 D. knew

1.A.sent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. brought　　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. explained

50.A. valuable　　　　　　　　　　 B. expensive　　　　　　　　 C. worth　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rich

　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B

　 We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had ___1___ me to this spot in a small Italian town far from home in Rome. I　 __2____ why.

　 “ Look __3____, Elsa,” father said. I　 ___4____ all my courage and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the town. And I saw many streets around the square.

　 “ See, my dear, “ father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. ___5___ is like that. If you can’t get to the ____6____ where you want to go by one road, ____7___ another.”

　 “ Now I understood why I was there. ____8___ that day I had begged my mother to do ___9__ about the lunch that was ____10____ at school. But she refused _____11___ she couldn’t believe the lunch was as bad as I said.

　 When I turned to father __12____ help, he would not interfere. ____13_____, he brought me to this tower to ___14___ a lesson ------ the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I ___15___ a plan.

　 At school the next day, I secretly ____16___ my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I ___17____ the cook to serve it to mother at dinner. The plan ___18_____ perfectly. She had one spoonful and said, “The ____19____ must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done and mother said firmly that she ___20___ take up the matter of lunch at school the next day.

49. A. keep　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B .remain　　　　　　　　　　 C. manage　　　　　　　　　　 D. leave

48.A. help　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. let　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　　　　　 D. have

47.A. successful　　　　　　　　　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. necessary　　　　　　　　　 D. important

46.A. danger　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. harm　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. trouble　　　　　　　　　　 D. difficulty

45.A. wealth　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. health　　　　　　　　　　　 C. failure　　　　　　　　　　　 D. illness

44.A.helper　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. thief　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　　 D. teacher