60. Before the great detective arrived, it seemed that______.

A. the man had died of natural causes　　　　 B. no one could possibly have murdered the man

C. the mystery would be easy to solve　　　　 D. the dead man was covered with hair

59. I was deeply moved by Prana because______.

A. she gave what is needed with grace

B. she dug up so many apples in such cold winter

C she gave unconditional love to me with such grace

D. she tried her best to save the birds from the snow

B

The mystery had reached its climax (高潮) The man had undoubtedly been murdered. However, no one present knew who could have killed suchkind person. It was therefore time to call in the great detective, who gave one searching glance at the corpse (尸体), and then usedmicroscope.

"Aha!" he jumped as he pickedhair off the dead man's coat "The mystery ismystery no longer. We have only to find the man who lost this hair, and the criminal will be in our hands. " The chain of logic was complete, and the detective started to do his search.

For four days and four nights he moved unobserved through the streets of New York, scanning closely every face, looking forman who had losthair. On the fifth day he discoveredman pretending to betourist* and his head was enveloped incap reaching below his ears. The man was about to board the Gloritania, and the detective lost no time in following him on board.

"Arrest him!" shouted the detective, and then, drawing himself to his full height, he took out the hair. "This is his," said the great detective, "and it proves his guilt. "

"Remove his hat," ordered the ship's captain firmly.

It was discovered that the man had no hair.

"Aha!" said the great detective withoutmoment's hesitation. "He has committed not one murder, but about one million!"

58. Prana dug up as many apples from the snow as possible so that______.

A. she could help her owner store away many apples

B. her bird and squirrel friends could have food in cold weather

C. she could have fun in her yard time

D. she could have something to play with in the house

57. The underlined word indelible in Paragraph 2 means______.

A. unimportant 　　　 B. unbelievable 　　　　　 C. impossible 　　　　　　　 D. unforgettable

35. The visitor asked to have his picture taken ____ stood the famous tower.

A. wherever　　　　　　 B. at which　　　　　　　　 C. the place where　　　　　 D. where

34. If the man is only interested in your looks, ____ just shows how shallow he is.

A. as　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that

33. So long as Peter goes all out to do the work, I don't mind how long it _____ him to complete it.

A. took　　　　　　　　　 B. will take　　　　　　　　 C. take　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. takes

32. -This book is ______ more useful for us students.

-Yes, but it is _____ too difficult.

A. quite; quite　　　　 B. much; rather　　　　　 C. rather; quite　　　　　　　 D. quite; much