About six months later，the letter they were looking forward to ________at last．

A．arrived　　　B．arriving　　　C．had arrived　　D．arrive

She set out soon after dark 　　　 home on hour later.

　 A．arrived　　 B．to arrive　 C．having arrived D．and arrived

　 at the airport，he telephoned his wife and told her what he would do when he got home.

A. Once arrived　 B. As soon as he reached

C. When he got　　 D. Upon arriving

Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order 36　 to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith by profession worked almost eighteen hours____37__ day at his trade．Despite their seemingly　 38 condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art. 39 , they knew well that their father would never be able to 40 either of them to study at the Academy．

After many long discussions at night in their 41 bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact．They would toss （掷） a coin．The 　42 　would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 　43 his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and 44 Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 　45 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation.By the time he graduated, he was beginning to　 46 considerable fees for himself．

When the young artist　 47 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 　48　 . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 49 you．"

Albert rose and wiped the 50 　from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too 51　 for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 52 ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas　 53 a pen or a brush．"

More than 450 years have 54 ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 55　 creation that can catch the world's hearts．

36.A．fully　 　　　　　　　　　 B．merely 　　　　　　 C．completely 　　　　　　 D．entirely

37.A．a　　　　　　 　　　 B．every　　　 　　 C．one 　　　　　　　　　　 D．each

38.A．demanding　　　　　　　　 B．promising　　　　　 C .careless 　　　　　　　　 D.hopeless　　

39.A．Therefore　　　　　　　　 B．And　　　　　　　　　 C.However 　 　　　　　 D．But

40.A．study　　　　　　　　　　　 B．give　　　　　　　　　 C．send　　 　 　　　　　 D．offer

41.A．separated　　　　　　　　 B．messy　　　　　　　C．crowded　　　　　　　　 D．unusual

42.A．loser　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.winner　　　　　　　　 C．old　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．younger

43.A．advertise　　　　　　　　　 B.support 　　　　　　　 C．expect　 　 　　　　　　 D．require

44.A．flew away to　　　　　　 B.left behind　　 C．left from 　　　　　　 D．went off to

45.A．deserved　　　　　　　　　 B.financed　　　　　　　 C．desired 　 　　　　　　 D．envied

46.A．earn　　　 　　　　　　 B.save　　　　　　　　　　 C．draw　　 　 　　　　　　 D．spend

47.A．arrived　　　　　　　　　　 B.returned　　　　　　　 C．reached 　　　　　　　　 D．got

48.A．fate 　　　　　　　　　　　 B.time　　　　　　　　　　 C．top 　　 　　　　　　　 D．turn

49.A．take charge of　　　　　 B.make up for　　　　 C．take care of　 　　　 D．make use of

50.A．smiles　　　　　　　　　　　 B.sweats　　　　　　　　 C．tears 　 　　　　　　　　 D．hints

51.A．latter　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.latest　　　　　　　　　 C．later　　 　　　　　　　 D．late

52.A．hands 　　　　　　　　　　 B.eyes 　　　　　　　　　 C．pictures 　 　　　　　　 D．mines

53.A．with　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.by　　　　　　　　　　　 C．through　　 　　　　　 D．in

54.A．remembered 　　　　　　 B.kept　　　　　　　　　　 C．passed　　 　　　　 D．changed

55.A．mysterious　　　　　　　 B.innocent　　　　　　　 C．skillful 　　　　　　　　　 D．touching

Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order 36 to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith by 37 , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their seemingly　 38 condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, 39 they knew well that their father would never be able to 40 either of them to study at the Academy．

After many long discussions at night in their 41 bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact．They would toss （掷） a coin．The 　42 　would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 　43 his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the Other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and 44 to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 　45 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to　 46 considerable fees for himself．

When the young artist　 47 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 　48　 . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 49 you．"

Albert rose and wiped the 50 　from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too 51　 for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 52 ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas　 53 a pen or a brush．"

More than 450 years have 54 ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 55　 creation that can catch the world's hearts．

36．A．merely　　　　 　 B．fully　　　　 　　 C．completely　　　 D．entirely

37．A．heart　　　　 　　　 B．method　　　　 C．profession　　　 D．words

38．A．demanding　 　　　　 B．promising　　 　　 C．hopeless　　　　 D．careless

39．A．so　　　　　 　　　 B．and　　　　　 　 C．however　　　 　 D．but

40．A．study　　　　 　　 B．send　　　　 　　 C．give　　　　　　 D．offer

41．A．separated　　　 　 B．crowded　　 　　　 C．new 　　　　　 D．unusual

42．A．winner B．loser C．old 　．younger

43．A．support　　　　 　 B．advertise　　 　　　 C．expect　　　　　 D．require

44．A．flew away　　　 B．went off　　　 　 C．set aside　　　　 D．left behind

45．A．deserved　　　 　　 B．desired　　　 　　 C．financed　　　　 D．envied

46．A．spend　　　　 　 B．save　　　　　 C．draw　　　　　 D．earn

47．A．arrived　　　 　　　 B．regained　 　　　　　 C．returned　　　　 D．got

48．A．turn　　　　 　　　 B．time　　　　　 　 C．top　　　　　 　　 D．fate

49．A．take charge of B．make up for C．make use of 　 D．take care of

50．A．smiles　　 　　　　 B．sweats　　　　 　 C．tears　　　　 　　 D．hints

51．A．late　　　　　 　　 B．nervous　　　 　　 C．tiring　　　　 　 D．tense

52．A．eyes　　　　 　　　 B．hands　　　　 　　 C．pictures　　　 　 D．mines

53．A．in　　　　　 　 B．of　　　　　 　　 C．upon　　　　　 D．with

54．A．passed　　　　 　 B．kept　　　　　 　 C．remembered　　 　 D．changed

55．A．strange　　 　　　　 B．touching　　　 　　 C．wonderful　　　 D．mysterious