44．A．a tide                   B．the sand                 C．a fish           D．one of her friends

43．A．loses              B．losing             C．lost            D．were lost

42．A．hungry            B．sleepy             C．thirsty          D．tired

41．A．found            B．meant           C．said            D．saw

40．A．in trouble        B．happy             C．out of trouble    D．in the water

39．A．pulling             B．pushing              C．throwing        D．putting

38．A．up                B．back             C．down          D．on

37．A．lonely              B．surprised         C．interested       D．afraid

36．A．town               B．city              C. village          D. country

35．―May I come in, please?

    ―________

    A．With pleasure        B．It's a pleasure        C．Yes. do please   D. Come in if you like

      Laura lived in a small village near the sea．One day she decided to go for a swim in the sea．She knew that the sea near the  36  had a strong tide（浪），but she was a good swimmer，so she wasn’t   37  ．Laura left her friends lying on the sands and ran into the sea．She swam quite far out from the beach and waved（招手）to her friends in the distance．After a short while she decided to swim  38  ．She tried her best．but she couldn’t get any closer to the beach．Ⅲle fide kept  39  her back．She waved her arms in the air to let her friends know that she was  40  ，but they just waved back，for they didn't know what she  41  . After a long time, Laura become very  42   and she couldn't swim any more. Her legs could hardly move and she  43  hope. Suddenly, her foot touched   44   ! All the time she had been swimming in a place where the water wasn't deep! When at last she went back to the beach, one of her friends asked," Did you  45   your swim?" "Yes, it was lovely," she answered. She never told them what really happened.