We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn’t even lift her eyes from the book. Mum __36__ at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to __37__ down. While I watched __38__ open in surprise, Mum __39__ her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked __40__ to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She __41__ the mop past the desk and __42__ the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, “Very __43__ floors.”

“Yes, I’m __44__ they’ve finally decided to clean them,” the nurse answered. She looked at Mum __45__ and said, “But aren’t you working late?”

Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop __46__ her farther and farther down the hall. I watched __47__ she was out of sight and the nurse had __48__ to writing in the big book.

After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were __49__. She quickly put the mop back and took my __50__. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, “__51__.”

Outside, Mum told me: “Dogmas is __52__. No fever.”

“You saw her, Mum?”

“Of course. I told her about the hospital __53__, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop __54__ as well. It’s a fine hospital. But such __55__! A mop is no good. You need a brush.”

36. A. stared             B. pointed                 C. came                     D. aimed

37. A. sit                  B. lie                        C. fall                       D. bend

38. A. eyes                       B. hands                C. mouth               D. arms

39. A. put on            B. took off                C. hung over          D. threw away

40. A. bravely           B. proudly                 C. poorly               D. quietly

41. A. dragged                 B. pulled                   C. pushed           D. rushed

42. A. as                   B. because                 C. after                 D. as soon as

43. A. pretty             B. good                     C. cheap                D. dirty

44. A. delighted            B. surprised              C. anxious            D. disappointed

45. A. respectfully            B. pitifully                C. carefully           D. strangely

46. A. taking             B. fetching                C. forcing           D. advancing

47. A. when            B. while                   C. after                   D. until

48. A. turned back       B. turned round        C. turned down   D. turned into

49. A. nervous                  B. sad                       C. crying               D. shining

50. A. clothes             B. hat                        C. hand              D. mop

51. A. Excuse me       B. I’m sorry             C. Good luck           D. Thank you

52. A. ill                   B. better                 C. well               D. wrong

53. A. rules               B. rights                    C. advice               D. limits

54. A. visiting            B. worrying               C. smoking         D. working

55. A. a hospital          B. beds                      C. floors                D. nurses

Jerry stood up and looked at the crowd of people making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he    36  , the girl with the    37  . The story had begun twelve months before in a    38  . Taking a book off the shelf he found himself    39   by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting    40   a thoughtful soul and an insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the    41   owner’s name, Rosanna.
During the next year the two grew to know each other through the    42   . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first    43   - 7:00 PM at the station.
A beautiful young woman was coming toward me, her    44  tall and slim. I started to walk toward her with delight, entirely forgetting to    45   that she was not wearing a rose. I    46  made one step closer to her, and then I saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, was standing almost directly    47   the girl. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.
I felt   48   I was split in two, and there she stood. My fingers gripped the worn leather copy of the    49   that was to identify me to her. I knew this would not be     50  , something perhaps even better than love. I felt choked by the bitterness of my     51  . “I’m Jerry, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to    52  ?”
The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered,” but the young lady in the green suit who just    53   begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said    54  you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big   55 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

Jerry stood up and looked at the crowd of people making their way through the station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he    36  , the girl with the    37  . The story had begun twelve months before in a    38  . Taking a book off the shelf he found himself    39   by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting    40   a thoughtful soul and an insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the    41   owner’s name, Rosanna.

During the next year the two grew to know each other through the    42   . Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. The day finally came for their first    43   - 7:00 PM at the station.

A beautiful young woman was coming toward me, her    44  tall and slim. I started to walk toward her with delight, entirely forgetting to    45   that she was not wearing a rose. I    46  made one step closer to her, and then I saw Rosanna, a short and fat woman well past 40, was standing almost directly    47   the girl. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away.

I felt   48   I was split in two, and there she stood. My fingers gripped the worn leather copy of the    49   that was to identify me to her. I knew this would not be     50  , something perhaps even better than love. I felt choked by the bitterness of my     51  . “I’m Jerry, and you must be Rosanna. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to    52  ?”

The woman’s face broadened into a big smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered,” but the young lady in the green suit who just    53   begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said    54  you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big   55 across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

1.                A．hadn’t        B．wouldn’t       C．couldn’t D．didn't

2.                A．rose           B．flower          C．book D．notes

3.                A．restaurant      B．meeting room    C．library    D．station

4.                A．absorbed       B．surrounded      C．interested D．burdened

5.                A．reacted        B．reflected        C．responded    D．repeated

6.                A．previous        B．nice           C．thoughtful D．beautiful

7.                A．phone         B．telegram        C．book D．e-mail

8.                A．dining          B．meeting        C．walking   D．talking

9.                A．legs           B．face           C．figure    D．hair

10.               A．observe        B．conclude       C．notice     D．say

11.               A．carefully        B．eagerly         C．luckily D．easily

12.               A．behind         B．past           C．over  D．before

13.               A．as long as       B．even though     C．no matter how  D．as though

14.               A．newspaper      B．book           C．magazine  D．note

15.               A．a meeting       B．happiness       C．love D．a dinner

16.               A．relief          B．sorrow         C．disappointment D．unwillingness

17.               A．a walk          B．your home      C．a party    D．dinner

18.               A．went by        B．called me       C．came here D．dropped in

19.               A．when          B．supposing       C．unless D．since

20.               A．market         B．restaurant       C．building   D．library

Most people in school like Gloria. So when she_36_ sick, some boys_37_ to visit her. But none of them wanted to_38_ any money for a gift to bring along. Then Willie said, “We can_39_ some flowers from a_40_ . Gloria will not know_41 _they come from, and the dead man will not_42_ them.”

Everybody was afraid, _43_ Willie. So he went alone and found some beautiful flowers. Then they went to Gloria’s_44_ , and the boys acted_45_  the flowers were from all of them, but_46_  did not mind. After their visit, Willie_47_ the other boys, “It’s a good thing that I was not afraid. Gloria . liked the flowers.”

The other boys laughed. Gloria_48 _not have liked the_49_ if she had known they had_50_ from a grave(墓地).

That night, Willie was reading a book_51_ his mother came into his room. “There’s a man_52 _asking for you,” she asked. “He said that you didn’t _53 _the flowers.”

“What does he look like?” Willie asked.

“That’s hard to say,” Willie’s mother answered. “He is all_54_ with mud.”

Willie, all of a sudden, turned_55_ .