--- Is my answer to the math problem right?

--- Let me consider it caredully 　　 I give you an answer.

　 A. before　 B. after　 C. since　 D. as soon as

Jack 　41 　in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 　42 　his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to 　43 countries. All my friends go to Spain, 　44 　 they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a 　45 to Spain and 　46 at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went 　47 for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and 　48 he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.

Jack 　49 on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”

Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him 　50 , “Maps of the city, sir?”

41. A. flew 　　　　　 B. lived　　　　　 C. went 　　　 D. dropped

42. A. for 　　　　 B. off 　　　　　 C. with 　　　　　 D. into

43. A. all 　　　　　 B. both　　　　 C. other　　　　　 D. any

44. A. and 　　　　　 B. but　　　　 C. though　 　　　 D. however

45. A. bus 　　　　 B. plane 　　　　　 C. train　 　　　 D. bike

46. A. reached 　　 B. left　　　　 C. arrived 　　　 D. stayed

47. A. down 　　　　　 B. up　　　　　 C. away 　　　　　 D. out

48. A. before 　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. since　　　　　 D. after

49. A. lay　　　　　　 B. stood　　　　　 C. fell　　　　 D. jumped

50. A. once again 　　 B. on time 　 C. at times　　 D. at once

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

What’s a typical（典型的）day like in Buenos Aires（布宜诺斯艾利斯）? For Diego, who lives with his parents in a house in Buenos Aires, a school day starts　 41 . If his mother doesn’t wake him up at 6:00 a.m., his dog Luna will. Diego　 42　 himself quickly and takes Luna for a walk.

Then it’s time to get ready for school. Diego puts on his school clothes and eats a quick　 43 . He slings（抛）his heavy schoolbag over his shoulder and gets onto the city bus for the 25 minutes’ 44　 to school.

Diego is in the seventh year of primary school. Classes start at 8:00 a.m. with math, followed

45　 history and music. At 1:00 p.m., Diego and his friends have their lunch. After lunch, Diego heads to English class. This is one of his favorites,　 46　 the students practise English by writing e-mails to students in　 47　 countries.

　　　 When the　 48　 class ends, Diego and his friends　 49　 the bus to a city park to play football. Then he’s back home to start on homework. If he finishes in time, Diego will cook dinner. His parents come home from work at about 8:00 p.m., and　 50　 they sit down to dinner. After dinner, Diego does some reading or watches TV before getting ready for bed!

（　 ）41. A. quickly　　　　　　　　 B. early　　　　　　　　　　　 C. late　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. slowly

（　 ）42. A. dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dresses

（　 ）43. A. lunch B. breakfast C. supper D. dinner

（　 ）44. A. walk　　　　　　　　　　 B. way　　　　　 　　　　　　 C. ride　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. road

（　 ）45. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. about

（　 ）46. A. because　　　　　　　 B. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unless

（　 ）47. A. other B. others　　　　　　　　　　 C. another D. the others

（　 ）48. A. first B. second C. third D. last

（　 ）49. A. fetch　　　　　　　　　 B. carry　　　　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bring

（　 ）50. A. only B. just C. also D. then

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was 　46 and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.

Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very 　47 and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said,“Don’t worry, I’m just 　48 .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it 　49 ,I’ll hit you.”

　 One day I went swimming with my 　50 in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning, I went swimming 　51 ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me, only to 　52 that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking .I was so 　53 that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help, but this time nobody came to help me.

54 ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best 　55 in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.

　 46.A.writing　　　　 B.sleeping　　　　　 C.cooking　　　　　 D.running

　 47.A.angry　　　　 B.worried　　　　　　 C.sorry　　　　　　　 D.excited

　 48.A.smiling　　　 B.saying　　　　　 C.playing　 　　　　D.joking

　 49.A.now　　　　 B.then　　　　　　 C.again　　　　　 D.once

　 50.A.friends　　　 B.classmates　　　　 C.brothers　　　　 D.parents

　 51.A.fast　　　　　 B.slowly　　　　　　 C.well　　　　　 D.alone

　 52.A.find　　　　　 B.understand　 　　　　 C.say　　　　　 D.think

　 53.A.careful　　　 B.careless　　　　　　 C.fast　　　　　 D.slow

　 54.A.In the end　　　 B.At first　　　　　　 C.Since then　　　 D.At that time

　 55.A.time　　　　　 B.sport　　　　　　 C.lesson　　　　　 D.day