6．A m_________ is a few seconds．

Henry's job was to examine cars which crossed the frontier(边界) to make sure that they were not smuggling(走私) anything into the country．Every evening except at weekends，he would see a factory worker coming up the hill towards the frontier, 　41 　　a bicycle with a lot of old straw (稻草)on it．When he 　42 　　the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and 　43 　　him take the straw off．Then he would examine the straw carefully to see 　44 　　he could find anything．Henry didn't let the man leave 　45 　　all his pockets were examined, But he never found 　46 　, even though he examined them very carefully．

Then one evening, after he had looked through the straw and examined the worker's pockets　 　47 　　usual, he said to him, “Listen, I know that you are smuggling things 　48 　　the frontier．Won't you tell me what it is that you're 　49 　　into the country so successfully? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the job, Tomorrow I'm going to retire(退休)．I promise that I shall not tell anyone if you tell me what you're smuggling．” The worker did not say anything for 　501 　．Then he smiled, turned to Henry and said quietly, “Bicycles”．

41．A．riding　　　　　 　 B．pulling　　　　 　　　 C．filling　　　　　 　 D．carrying

42．A．arrived　　　 　　　　 B．appeared　　　 　　　 C．came　　　　　　 D．reached

43．A．ask　　　　　　 　 B．tell　　　　 　　　　　 C．make　　　　　　 D．call

44．A．that　　　 　　　　　 B．where　　　 　　　　　 C．how　　　 　　　　　 D．whether

45．A．before　　　　　 B．thus　　　　 　　　　 C．after　　　　　　 　 D．so

46．A．nothing　　　　　 B．something　　 　　　　 C．everything　　　 　 D．anything

47．A．then　　　　　　 B．more　　　　　 　　 C．as　　　　　 　　　 D．like

48．A．cross　　 　　　　　　 B．past　　　 　　　　　　 C．across　　　　　 D．into

49．A．carrying　　　　 　 B．taking　　　　　 　 C．bringing　　　　 　 D．buying

50． A．Sometime　　　 B．some times　　　 　 C．moment　　 　　　　 D．some time

40．--________ clever this girl is!

--So she is．

A．What a　　　　 　　 B．How　　　　　　 　 C．What　　　　　 　 D．How a

39．The window ________ ten minutes ago, and the room is bright now．

A．can be cleaned　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B．is cleaned

C．was cleaned　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D．will be cleaned

38．This pair of shoes is made ________．

A．with hands　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B．with the hand

C．by hand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D．by hands

37．My brother is too young, I have to ________ him at home．

A．look for　　　　 　　 B．look like　　　　 　 C．look after　　　　 　 D．look at

36．--Dick, is Nick your twin brother?

--Yes, and I'm thirty minutes ________ than him．

A．fatter　　　　　 　　 B．taller　　　 　　　　　 C．heavier　　 　　　　　 D．older