It was a normal summer night, humidity(潮湿)hung in the thick air. The only sound was my sister’s heavy __36__ from the bed next to me.

　　 I couldn’t go to _37__, partly because of my cold and partly because of my __38__ for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a __39__ .

　　 Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough __40__ to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright __41__ hanging in the sky, giving off a magic glow.

　　 My sister turned over as though she was as light as air. Why could she sleep soundly? Why wasn’t she __42__ too? Did she know about tomorrow?

　　 I couldn’t stand the __43__ anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the __44__ and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. Pouring the red paste onto the brush, I cleaned back and forth, up and down.

　　 Then I walked downstairs to look for some __45__of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat,　 __46__ me as he meowed(猫叫)his sad song. He was on the old orange couch (长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, 　47 　something to happen. He looked at me as if to say, “I’m __48__, pet me. I need a good hug.” Even the couch begged me to sit on it.

　　 In one movement I settled down onto the soft 　49　 . This couch represented my birth, my parents’ marriage, and hundreds of other little __50__.

　　 As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was __51__ with questions: What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a __52__ thought; each touch sang a different song.

　　 I forgot all about the __53__ and the next day’s surprise. The __54__ was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries __55__ move away.

36. A. murmuring　　 B. breathing 　　 C. crying　　　　　　 D. thinking

37. A. sleep　　　　 B. work　　　　　 C. study　　　　　　 D. rest

38. A. interpretations　 B. plans　　　 C. arrangements　 D. expectations

39. A. surprise　　　 B. hope　　　 C. success　　　　 　　 D. failure

40. A. energy　　　　 B. ideas　　　　　 C. strength　　　　　 D. stamps

41. A. cloud　　　　 B. star　　　　　 C. sun　　　　　　 　　 D. moon

42. A. thrilling　　 B. sweating　　　 C. sleeping　　　 D. speaking

43. A. silence　　 B. cold　　　 C. pressure　　　　　 D. pain

44. A. sitting-room　 B. kitchen 　 C. bathroom　　 D. waiting-room

45. A. sights　　　　 B. signs　　　　　 C. signals　　　　 　 D. notices

46. A. interested　 　 B. pleased C. reminded　　　 D. frightened

47. A. begging for　 B. asking for　　 C. admiring for　 D. waiting for

48. A. lonely　　 B. shy　　 　 C. friendly　　　　　 D. lively

49. A. bed　　　　 　 B. couch 　　　 　　C. cat　　　　 D. bad

50. A. people　　　　 B. animals　　 　 C. events　　　 D. pets

51. A. flooded　　　 B. applauding　　 C. satisfied　　　 D. knocked

52. A. strange　　　 B. difficult　　　 C. new　　　　 　　 D. noble

53. A. cold　　　 　 B. mind　　　　 　 C. time　　　　　 D. heat

54. A. family　　　　 B. atmosphere　　 C. heart　　　　　　 D. bed

55. A. completely　　 B. slowly　　　　 C. suddenly　　　　　 D. partly

35.If I 　　　　when he comes,wake me up,please.

A.slept　　 B.an sleeping　　 C.will be sleeping　　　　 D.was sleeping

34.Tony was very unhappy for　　　 to the party.

A.having not been invited　　　　　 B.not having invited

C.having not invited　 　　　　　　　D.not having been invited

33.I came here　　　　 to see you.

A.specially　　 B.especialty　　　　 C.particularly　　　　 D.special

32.As a film star she was a success,but as a wife she was　　 failure,so their marriage ended in　　　 failure.

A./;/　　　　 B./;a　　　　　　 C.a;a　　　　　　 D.a;/