41． A． fish                           B． flowers                        C． water

40． Jack heard from his parents yesterday．

    A． received a letter from    B． heard of                       C．got a present from

Ⅲ、完形填空。从短文后所给各题的三个选项中选出一个能填入空格的最佳答案，并将所选答案填入答题卡内。完成41―50题。每小题2分，共20分。

Once a king was walking around a pool with his ministers（大臣）．Suddenly, he came up with（想出） an idea． He asked,” How many baskets of   41   are there in the pool?” The ministers couldn’t give an answer． The king was angry, “ You   42   answer my questions in three days!”

   Three days passed, but   43   of the ministers had the answer． Just then, a child said that he knew it． The king told the ministers   44   the child to the pool． To his surprise, the child   45   and said with a smile, “It is    46   ． No need to go to the pool．” This made the king pleased． “All right． Let us know   47  ．” The child said, “If you know the   48   of the basket, the answer is known．   49   it is as big as the pool, there is one basket of water; half as big, two baskets… ”“ Stop! That’s it ．You have got the answer． They were thinking of things   50   a wrong way ．”

    Sometimes to get out of the difficulty, one must change one’s way of thinking．

39． Take it easy． I’m sure you will pass the exam successfully．

    A． Keep it up．                B． Don’t be sorry．          C． Don’t worry

38． He came back so late that his father was angry last night．

    A． gave back                    B． returned                       C． brought back

37． His father gave up smoking two years ago．

A． enjoyed                       B． failed                           C． stopped

36． Our new English teacher speaks fast． Most of us can’t follow her．

    A． find                             B． run after                      C． understand

35． My bag is old． Let’s go to that shop______ a new one．

    A． to buy                         B． buy                             C． buying

B、请从下列各题的三个选项中，选出一个相同或相近的选项替换句中划线部分，并将所选答案填入答题卡内，完成36―40题。（5分）

34． Paul has________ friends here, so he often feels lonely．

    A． few                             B． a few                           C． some

33． You ______ cross the road when the traffic lights are red． It’s dangerous．

    A． needn’t                        B． may not                       C． mustn’t

32． ―You are late． The meeting _________ for about ten minutes．

    ―I’m sorry． The traffic is heavy．

A． has begun                    B． began                          C． has been on