41. A. fishing boat　　　 B. goods ship　 C. passenger ship　 D. oil tanker

40. A. aiming　　　 B. targeting　　 C. intending　　 D. taking

39. A. warships　　 B. commercial ships　　　 C. fishing ships　　　 D.passengers ships

38. A. return B. turn　　 C. response　　 D. favor

37. A. joined B. attended　　 C. gathered　　 D. united

36. A. Attack　　　 B. Sink　　 C. Control　　　 D. Drive

35. Having got up late this morning, Mike ran as fast as he could _____ to catch the bus.

　A. hope　　　　 B. to hope 　C. hoped　　 D. hoping

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　An Indian warship destroyed a suspected pirate vessel off the Horn of Africa last November. Finally, here is the language that pirates can understand:　 36.　 a ship.

　　 Several countries have　　 37.　　 forces to patrol Somali waters in　　 38.　 to the growing number of pirate attacks on　 39. 　. But the pirates have only become more brazen (肆无忌惮),　 40.　 larger ships. Pirates even hijacked (劫持) a Saudi　　 41.　 that was carrying over $100 million of oil.

　　 Nearly 100 ships were hijacked　　 42.　 the Horn of Africa in 2008. Ransoms (赎金) paid to　 43.　 the ships reached nearly $50 million. This has　 44.　　 much hand-wringing (much disappointment) in government circles, and some　 45.　　 decisions by shipping companies. Some have decided to reroute their ships all the way　　 46.　 the Cape of Good Hope. That could　 47.　　 over $250,000 to each trip, but it’s better for their ship and crew to be kept by pirates for some weeks.

　　 International patrols are having little　　 48.　 . Pirates responded by moving their armed attacks　　 49.　 offshore. In effect, they've created a much larger field of play. The Sirius Star was　　 50.　 450 nautical miles off the Kenyan coast, in the Indian Ocean--a　　 51.　 of water so vast that　　 52.　 forces can't possibly patrol(巡航) it.

　　 It seems that shipping firms have a decision to make: 53.　　 the region altogether or arm their ships to defend off direct attacks. There are some creative ways to do that. A chemical tanker fought off pirates　　 54.　 with automatic weapons by releasing foam from fire hoses into the waters around the ship. In 2005, a cruise ship used a Long Range Acoustic Device, capable of causing permanent ear damage and temporary vision loss, to defend off a pirate attack on Somalia's coast.

　When shall　 55.　 return to this body of water? People are still seeking the answer.

34. -----What should I do with this passage?

　-----_____ the main idea of each paragraph.

　A. Finding out　　 　　 B. Found out　　　　　 C. Find out　　　　　 D. To find out

33. -The problem isn't difficult for the children to work out, is it？

　-_____ . Perhaps they should have been given a more difficult one.　

　A. Yes, it is　　 B. Yes, it isn't　　 C. No, it is　　 D. No, it isn't

32. It's dangerous to let the children who are _____ go swimming in the river.　

　A. too young to　　 B. so young　　 C. not old enough to　　 D. so old