31. A.hopeless　　　　　　　　　 B.painful　　　　　　　　　　 C.dull　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.crazy

30. “What about having a cup of tea?” “　　　　　　 .”

第二节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She spent all her time taking care of the tree. But the children nearby drove her 　　31　　 　by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears,　　 32　　 　“Aunt Misery” at her.

One evening, a passer-by asked to 　　33　　 　for the night. Seeing that he had an 　　34　　 　face, she let him in and gave him a nice 　　35　　 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer(巫师),thanked her by granting(允准)her 　　36　　 　that anyone who climbed up her tree 　　37　　 　not be able to come back down until she 　　38　　 　it.

When the children came back to steal her 　　39　　 , she had them stuck on the tree. They had to beg her long 　　40　　 　she gave the tree permission to let them go. Aunty Misery was free from the trouble at last.

One day another man stopped at her door. This one did not look trustworthy to her,　　 41　　 she asked who he was. “I am Death. I’ve come to take you 　　42　　 　me,” said he.　 Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to 　　43　　 　some pears from my pear tree to remember the pleasure it brought to me in this life. But I am too 　　44　　 　to climb high to get the best fruit. Will you be so kind as to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr.Death climbed up the tree 　　45　　 　and was immediately stuck to it. No matter howmuch he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.

29. Only when your identity has been checked　　　　　　　　 .

28. On the west beach of the river　　　　 a leaning tower, which was built 30 years ago.

27.　　　　 　with fear, a hungry fox hid himself in a small cave,　　　　 his tail to the rain.

26. It was that man who 　　　　　you 　　　　taking bribes.

25. 　　　　　great help, I can get rid of all the difficulty and succeed.

24. Our school　　　　 　food 　　　　　the students.

23. They are pleased to see the problem 　　　　　so quickly..

22. It’s 　　　　　taking the trouble 　　　　　　a job fully to new employees.