48. A. looks                B. pays                C. takes               D. does

47. A. best                  B. funny               C. favorite             D. most

46. A. in                     B. with               C. by                 D. for

45. A. writer               B. star              C. businessman         D. fan

44. A. pick                B. pick up             C. hope             D. wish

43. A. make                       B. get                 C. put                 D. keep

42. A. asked                       B. told                C. spoke               C. talked

41. A. look up              B. look after           C. look for             D. look at

Who is your idol(偶像)? Why do you like the person? Cool looks? Money? A lot of talent(才能)?

Shanghai teenagers say they   41   more than that. Most of them say their idols are hardworking and brave (勇敢).

This summer, Shanghai's Xinwen Evening News   42   around 1,000 middle school students about their idols.

The newspaper   43   people in six different groups: leaders, young heroes, teenagers, writers, artists and business people. Students were asked to   44   one from each group.

NBA's  45   Yao Ming was the No.1 Chinese idol   46   48% of all votes(投票).

Popular singer Jay Chou (周杰伦) is the teen's   47   star. A teenager said, "Jay is so kind to his mother and grandma. He   48   good care of them. "

Shanghai students also like U.S. businessman Bill Gates. More than half picked him as their idol. A junior student who likes Gates said, "Bill was not   49   rich. He worked hard. And he doesn't like to tell everyone how rich he is. He also has courage(勇气). He   50    school to start his own business!"

40. ―What are you going to do this weekend?

   ―I           yet.

A. haven't decided                           B. won't decide

C. didn't decide                              D. have decided