As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous not only in Britain, but also in many other　 31　 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he also liked 　32 . He was an actor.

Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's　 33　 his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted　 34　 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them　 35 : Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 　36 __.Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He　 37　 it, but he used his experiences in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued to write　 38　 he died. When he died in 1870, he was 39　 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 40 it ended.

31. A. cities　　　　　 B. countries　　　 C. towns　　　　 D. villages

32. A. reading　　　　 B. writing　　　　 C. acting　　　　 D. playing

33. A. what　　 　　　B. how　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. why

34. A. the next　　　 B. next　　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. next time

35. A. too　　　　　 B. as well　　　　 C. as well as　　 D. also

36. A. book　　　　　 B. story　　　　　 C. play　　　　　 D. film

37. A. hated　　　　 B. enjoyed　　　　 C. wanted　　　　 D. shamed

38. A. as　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　 C. until　　　　 D. since

39. A. drawing　　　 B. singing　　　　　 C. writing　　　 D. making

40. A. what　　　　 B. how　　　　　　 C. who 　　　　 D. which

　　The old man ___5_____ tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. “Are you tired, sir? ”asked the young man. “Then you'd better lie down on the ____6____ and have a good rest. Don't worry about ___7_____. I'll wake you up in time.”

　　“All right. It's very kind of you, young man.”The old man lay down and ____8____ he fell asleep.

　　The young man took the big bag gently. ____9____ when he was just going to run away, he found a corner of his fur coat was ____10____ the old man's body. Several times he tried to put it out, but he couldn't. At last he took off his ___11_____ and went away with the bag.

　　The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his ___12_____ could carry him. He reached a place, and there he thought the old man couldn't ___13_____ him. He stopped and quickly opened the bag.

　　To his surprise, there was ____14____ but old newspapers in it. He hurried to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man was ____15____ .

（　）1. A. for　　　　    B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. next to　　　　　　　　　　 D. far from

（　）2. A. man　　　　   B. station　　　　　　　　　　  C. driver　　　　　　　　　　  D. comer

（　）3. A. surely　　    B. really　　　　　　　　　　  C. nearly　　　　　　　　　　  D. hardly

（　）4. A. like　　　　    B. love　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wish

（　）5. A. was　　　　   B. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. became

（　）6. A. ground　　   B. floor　　　　　　　　　　    C. earth　　　　　　　　　　    D. chair

（　）7. A. the bag　　  B. the money　　　　　　    C. the bus　　　　　　　　    D. me

（　）8. A. by and by   B. at last　　　　　　　　　　   C. at first　　　　　　　　　　 D. in the end

（　）9. A. So　　　　　　 B. And　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Because

（　）10. A. above　　   B. over　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. under　　　　　　　　　　   D. in

（　）11. A. shoes　　   B. shirt　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. coat　　　　　　　　&nb

sp;　　    D. cap

（　）12. A. legs　　　　 B. foot　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. friend　　　　　　　　　　  D. bike

（　）13. A. watch　　  B. notice　　　　　　　　　　  C. find　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. meet

（　）14. A. anything   B. everything　　　　　　    C. nothing　　　　　　　　    D. something

（　）15. A. waiting　　 B. going　　　　　　　　　　   C. crying　　　　　　　　　　  D. leaving

— Why are you standing, Alice?

— I can't see the blackboard clearly. Two tall boys are sitting__ me.

A. behind　　　　　　　 B. next to　　　　　　　 C. between　　　　　　　 D. in front of

Two men, Mr Smith and Mr Martin were both badly ill. They were in the same 31 room. Mr Smith was able to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was 32 the only window of the room. Mr Martin had to spend all his time lying on his back. The men 33 for hours without stopping. They spoke of their families, their times, their jobs...And every afternoon when Mr Smith could 34 in his bed, he would pass the time by talking to his 35 about all the things that he could see outside the 36. Mr Martin believed that his world was made “larger ” by the “colorful” 37 world. Out of the window was a 38 with a lovely lake. Mr Smith told Mr Martin about the beautiful ducks swimming freely on the water, happy children playing around, colorful flowers and big old trees around the lake. As Mr Smith told him all this, Mr Martin would close his eyes and tried to make the richest pictures for 39 in his mind…Days and40 passed, and finally, Mr Smith went back home. Then Mr Martin 41the nurse if he could move to the other bed. 42 for him, the nurse said he could. When everything was done, he tried hard to raise himself a bit to see what was outside. To his 43, as he looked out of the window, he saw nothing but a wall.

Mr Martin asked the nurse what made Mr Smith able to see so many wonderful things outside. The 　44 answered that the man was 45 and could not even see the wall.

31. A. training　　　　　　　 B. meeting　　　　　　 C. hotel　　　　　　　　 D. hospital

32. A. out of　　　　　　　　 B. next to　　　　　　 　 C. away from　　　 D. well above

33. A. danced　　　　　　　 B. sang　　　　　　　　 C. walked　　　　　　 D. talked

34. A. sit up　　　　　　　　 B. walk around　　　 C. stand up　　　　　 D. jump about

35. A. schoolmate　　　　 B. desk-mate　　　　 C. roommate　　　　 D. workmate

36. A. box　　　　　　　　　 B. door　　　　　　　　 C. window　　　　　 D. bed

37. A. foreign　　　　　　　 B. outside　　　　　　 C. lonely　　　　 　 D. green

38. A. library　　　　　　　　 B. market　　　　　　 　 C. park　　　　　　　　 D. church

39. A. itself　　　　　　　　　 B. yourself　　　　　　 C. herself　　　　　　 　 D. himself

40. A. weeks　　　　　　　　 B. hours　　　　　　　 C. minutes　　　　　　 D. seconds

41. A. asked　　　　　　　　 B. thanked　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　 D. invited

42. A. Unluckily　　　　　 B. Happily　　　　　　 C. Worriedly　　　　 D. Seriously

43. A. happiness　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　　　 D. surprise

44. A. patient　　　　　　　 B. doctor　　　 　 C. nurse　　　　　　　 D. friend

45. A. blind　　　　　　　　　 B. old　　　　　　　　　 C. poor　　　　　　　　 D. ill

As we all know, Charles Dickens is considered to be a great English writer. He's very famous in Britain, and also famous in many other 41 in the world. He was born in 1812 and he lived in London. He wrote lots of books, and he liked　 42　 ,too. He was an actor(演员).

　 Maybe it's interesting to hear that and that's 　43 　his books were so good. He gave public readings of his stories that were very popular. His stories first appeared in a magazine, in parts. People always wanted to read　 44　 part. He wrote a lot, and most of them are popular. There are films and plays of them 45 :Oliver Twist became a famous musical play, and Great Expectations was a wonderful 46 . Dickens' early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12. He　 47　 it but he used his experiences(经历)in his writing. He married Catherine Hogarth and they had a big family. He continued(继续)to write　 48 　he died. When he died in 1870, he was 49 a story. But what a pity! We'll never know 50 it ended.

41. A. cities　 　 B. countries　 C. towns　 D. villages

42. A. reading　 B. writing　 　C. acting　 　D. playing

43. A. what　 　B. how　 　　 C. when　 D. why

44. A. the next　 B. next　 　　C. next to　 D. next time

45. A. too　 　 B. as well　 　C. as well as D. also

46. A. book　 B. story　 　　 C. play　 　 D. film

47. A. hated　 　B. enjoyed　 C. wanted　 D. hoped

48. A. as　 　　B. while　 　　C. until　 　 D. since

49. A. drawing B. singing　 　 C. writing　 D. making

50. A. what　 B. how　 　　C. who　 　D. which