先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Ellen Ream, an Englishtown student once said "It is never too late and you are never too 　41 　to start something new!" She began to learn English at the 　　42 　of 50, and in just a few years, she has made amazing　 　43 　!

Ellen chose to study at Englishtown because no evening classes were offered in the German countryside　 44　 she lives．At Englishtown, she joins conversation classes　 45　 and talks with native English - speaking teachers．

"Englishtown is a(an)　 46　 place to study," she says．"My son always says, ' Morn, you are a bit　 47 　．' He cannot understand why I spend so many hours　 48　 , but I love it．I do it for myself．"

In 2001, Ellen began with the first level of Englishtown and quickly progressed．"It took me a lot of time to study," she said．"Maybe I wanted too much in a short time．I　 49　 all my courses after two years, but found I still had grammar difficulties．"

　　 　50　 giving up, she chose to go on studying．After four years at Englishtown, she's still studying in the online classroom．But now to perfect her English, she has set new goals for herself and　 51　 understanding grammar points．

　"Studying online is　 52　 boring, but you need self- control and staying - power," she says．"If you really want to learn, never give up even when you meet difficulties or when you think there is no　 53　 　．Practice, practice, practice!”

Ellen has been able to put her English to use　 54　 　visiting England five times! "I'm very　 55　 Englishtown．My life has changed a lot．" Ellen says．

41．A．young　　 　　　　　 B．tall　　　　　　 　　 C．cute　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．old

42．A．age　　　 　　　　　 B．end　　　　　　 　 C．top　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．back

43．A．mistakes　 　　　　　 B．money　　　 　　　　 C．progress　　　 　　　　　　 D．friends

44．A．where　　 　　　　　 B．when　　　　　 　　 C．whether　　　 　　　　　　 D．which

45．A．worldwide　 　　　　 B．specially　　 　　　　 C．online　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．recently

46．A．terrible　　 　　　　　 B．wonderful　　　 　　 C．expensive　　 　　　　　　　 D．ancient

47．A．nervous　 　　 　　　 B．embarrassed(尴尬)C．crazy　　　　 　　　　　 D．lazy

48．A．studying　 　　　　　　 B．talking　　　 　　　　 C．reading　　　 　　　　　　　 D．changing

49．A．started　 　　　　　　 B．forgot　　　　　 　 C．finished　　　 　　　　　　 D．left

50．A．Instead of　 　　　　　 B．Dream of　 　　　　 C．Because of　　 　　　　　　　 D．According to

51．A．worked out　 　　　　 B．set off　　　　　 C．thought up　　 　　　　　　 D．focused on

52．A．always　　　 　　　　 B．very　　　　　　 　 C．never　　　　 　　　　　　 D．ever

53．A．problems　　 　　　　 B．success　　　　 　 C．amusement　 　　　　　　　 D．presents

54．A．in　　 　　　　　　　 B．by　　　　　　 　 C．with　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．on

55．A．angry with　 　　　　 B．afraid of　　　　 　 C．busy with　　 　　　　　　　 D．thankful to

40．--We enjoyed ourselves very much!

　 --_______．

A．It's OK with me　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B．I'm glad you did

C．Well done　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D．That's right

39．--Did you know everybody_______ came to the party?

--Almost, but I didn't know the one _______you talked with near the door．

A．who; /　　　　 　　　　 B．whose; that　　 　　 C．that; which　　　　 　　　 D．/; whom

38．--Please tell Wang Ying that she has won the English speaking contest．

　　 --_______！She never won it before．

A．Congratulations　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．What a terrible news

C．What a good surprise　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D．How exciting the race

37．When you cut your finger, please put it under _______water．

A．a　　　　　　 　　 B．an　　　　　　 　　 C．the　　　　　　　 　　　 D．/

36．While I _______TV, the door bell _______．

A．watched; was ringing　　　　　　　　 　　 B．watched; rang

C．was watching; was ringing　　　　　　 　 D．was watching; rang

35．I would rather swim than climb mountains because I think swimming is _______climbing．

A．not as exciting as　　　　　　　　　　 　 B．less exciting than

C．as exciting as　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D．more exciting than

34．-Do you think it's important to get enough sleep．?

-_______It helps us perform well in the study．

A．I am afraid not　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．I hope not

C．I think so　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D．I don't know