阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. It was  36  a beautiful day that I decided to drive in the country.

37   my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to _38__ along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a mile（英里）before I finally found a big __39__ near the road. I was __40__ to see it because it was getting dark.

I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She _41__, “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got __42__ ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered .I didn’t know _43__ she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, _44__ she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how _45__ it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I was anxious(焦虑的，渴望的) to __46__. As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as _47__ as possible.

I was so happy when I saw __48__ house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s _49__, but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(结婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before their wedding（婚礼）, he went away and __50__ came back.’’

I understood!

(     ) 36. A. so           B. such          C. very         D. too

(     ) 37. A. On          B  In            C. By          D. Over

(     ) 38. A. drive        B. walk           C. ride         D. climb

(     ) 39. A. house       B. tree           C. hospital       D. car

(     ) 40. A. sad          B. angry          C. pleased      D. surprised

(     ) 41. A. said         B. spoke         C. asked        D. talked

(     ) 42. A. gasoline      B. milk          C. tea          D. water

(     ) 43. A. that          B. who           C. when        D. what

(     ) 44. A. or           B. then           C. but          D. later

(     ) 45. A. long         B. far            C. often        D. much

(     ) 46.A. stay         B. leave          C. sit down      D. have a rest

(     ) 47.A. soon         B. quickly         C. early       D. slowly

(     ) 48.A. others        B. the other        C. else         D. another

(     ) 49. A. kind         B. warm-hearted    C. strange      D. friendly

(     ) 50. A. often        B. usually          C. never      D. sometimes

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. The sunshine was 31 beautiful that I decided to drive in the country. 32 my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to 　33 along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a long way before I finally found a big 34 near the road. I was 　 35 to see it because it was getting dark.I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She 　36 , “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 37 ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered. I didn’t know 　38 she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, 39 she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how 40 it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I wanted to 41 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as 　42 as possible.

I was so happy when I saw 　43　 house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s 44 , but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(结婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before they married, he went away and 　45 came back.’’ I understood!

(　 ) 31.A.so　　　　　 B. such　　　　 C. very　　　 D. too

(　 ) 32.A.On　　　　 B In　　　　　 C. By　　　　 D. Over

(　 ) 33.A.drive　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. ride　　　 D. climb

(　 ) 34.A. house　　　 B. tree　　　　 C. hospital　　 D. car

(　 ) 35.A.sad　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. happy　　 D. surprised

(　 ) 36.A. said　　　 B. speak　　　　 C. asked　　 D. talk

(　 ) 37.A. gasoline　　 B. milk　　　　 C. tea　　　 D. water

(　 ) 38.A.that　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. when　　　 D. what

(　 ) 39.A.or　　　　 B. then　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. later

(　 ) 40.A. long　　　 B. far　　　　　 C. often　　　 D. much

(　 ) 41.A.stay　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. sit down　 D. have a rest

(　 ) 42.A. quietly　　 B. quickly　　　 C. early　　　 D. slowly

(　 ) 43.A.others　　　 B. the other　　 C. else　　 　 D. another

(　 ) 44.A. kind　　　 B. warm-hearted C. strange　　 D. friendly

(　 ) 45.A. often　　　 B. usually　　　 C. never　　 D. sometimes

　　学习语言的关键在于应用。请你根据提示词语及句型，踊跃参加以下活动吧！相信你一定是佼佼者！

　　A．Who is Dr. Know?

　　Choose a problem from the list below. Ask your classmates for advice. Who gives the best advice is “Dr. Know”.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)Problems: toothache, stressed out, hungry, backache, cold, sorethroat, tired, headache, thirsty

　　2)What's the matter?

　　You should (shouldn't)…

　　3)lie down, go to bed, see a dentist, listen to music, go out, drink, eat, have a rest, exercise…

　　B．Who is the healthiest?

　　Make a survey about what some of your classmates do and how often they do on weekends. Tell it to your classmates. Take a vote:

　　Who is the healthiest?

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never, watch TV, read books, exercise, shop, surf the Internet, play football

　　2)What do you usually do on weekends?

　　How often do you watch TV?

　　C．Vacation Dreams

　　Imagine your dream vacation. On a piece of paper, write what you are doing for vacation, when you are going and how long you are staying there. Put your paper in a bag, then take another paper from the bag. Find the students who has your paper.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)go camping, go bike riding, go sightseeing, take walks, visit, on Monday, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, on the 12th, next week, for a week, for three days

　　2)Where are you doing for vacation?

　　What are you doing for vacation?

　　When are you going?

　　How long are you staying there?

　　D．Find someone who…

　　Ask three of your classmates questions. Write their answers in the table below. The first student to fill in all the blanks wins.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)walk to, ride my bike, take the bus (train, subway), get to school

　　2)How do you get to school?

　　How long does it take?

　　How far is it from…to…?

　　E．Plan a party

　　Write everything you have to do next week, and fill in the table below. Choose a day and time to have a party. Then invite classmates to your party.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)study, have a lesson, visit, help, play football, go to the movies, watch TV

　　2)Can you come to my party?

　　I have to…

　　What are you doing on Tuesday?

　　F．The same and different

　　Write your name on a piece of paper and put it in a bag. Take a paper from the bag to find a partner. You have three minutes to make a list of things that are the same and different between you and your partner. The pair with the most items wins.

　　提示词语及句型：

　　1)tall, quiet, athletic, serious, intellectual, thin, funny

　　2)He is taller than me.

　　We are both girls.