56． Why did the people of Pisa want to build the tower?

A．They needed a new church． 

B．They needed a bell tower

C．They wanted to spend a lot of money.

D．They wanted to build a leaning tower.

It took almost 180 years to finish the tower ．Today, the leaning Tower has eight floors．It is 54.5 meters （179 feet）tall , and it leans about almost 4 meters（14 feet） to one side ．The tower is also sinking into the ground on which it was build．Every year, the tower leans about 1.5 centimeters (1/16 of an inch)

    Like all old buildings, it is also falling apart．If someone cannot figure out （想出）a way to save the tower, it will all far apart（破裂）in 175 more years．

44．A．is                          B．are                        C．be                         D．are to

43．A．of                         B．from                      C．about                     D．in

42．A．plat                       B．sing                       C．run                        D．jump

41．A．tall                       B．short                      C．small                     D．light

40．A．and                       B．with                             C．to                          D．by

39．A．water                     B．sea                        C．land                       D．air

38．A．On                        B．In                          C．At                         D．Of