先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

Jimmy started painting when he was four years old. When he was six, he was already very good at it. He 　36　 　many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people 　37　　 　a lot of money for them. They said, “This boy’s going to be 　38　 　when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to 　39　 these pictures for a lot more money. Then we will get rich.”

Jimmy’s pictures were 　40　 from other people’s because he never painted on the whole piece of 　41　 . He painted on half of it, and the other half was always 　42　 .

　“That’s very clever,” everyone said, “　 43　 else does that!”

　 One day somebody bought one of Jimmy’s 　44　 　and then said to him, “Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom half of your paper, but not on the 　45　 half?”

　 “Because I’m small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes don’t reach very high.”

36.(　　 ) A. took　　　　 B. borrowed　　　 C. lent　　　　　 D. painted

37.(　　 ) A. paid　　　　 B. bought　　　　 C. wanted　　　　 D. needed

38.(　　 ) A. young　　　 B. famous　　　　 C. short　　　　　 D. cool

39.(　　 ) A. fill　　　　 B. buy　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　 D. draw

40.(　　 ) A. different　　 B. similar　　　　 C. away　　　 　　D. good

41.(　　 ) A. glass　　　 B. wood　　　　　 C. paper　　　　　 D. table

42.(　　 ) A. empty　　　 B. full　　　　　 C. dirty　　　　　 D. blue

43.(　　 ) A. Anybody　　 B. Somebody　　 C. Everybody　　　 D. Nobody

44.(　　 ) A. brushes　　 B. books　　　 　　C. pictures　　　　 D. pens

45.(　　 ) A. middle　　 B. top　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　 D. left

35.(　　 ) -What should I do, Mr Green?

　　　　 　-_______ healthy, you should take more exercise.

　　 　　A. Stay　　　　　 B. Staying　　　　 　　C. To stay　　　　 　　D. Stayed

34.(　　 ) -Did Jack go to the evening party yesterday evening?

　　　 　　-No, he didn’t, because he_______.

　　　　 A. will be invited　 B. invited　　　　 　　C. didn’t invite　　 　　D. wasn’t invited

33.(　　 ) -What’s up? I can’t work it out.

-Try again, Bob. It’s only ______ difficult for you. You can make it.

　　　　 A. a bit　　　　　 B. a lot　　　　　　 　C. very　　　　 　　　D. much too

32.(　　 ) -Is your brother playing computer games, Tim?

　　　 　-He _____ do that because the computer doesn’t work.

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

31.(　　 ) -Don’t worry! I’m sure the doctor will be here in time.

　　　 　　-But what if he　 ______? It’s going to rain and it’s getting dark.

　 　　　A. won’t come　　 B. doesn’t come　 　　C. isn’t coming　　 　　D. wouldn’t come

30.(　　 ) -What do you think of Mary’s songs at the party?

　　　 　-Mary ______ very well. She has a talent for music.

　　　　 A. finished　　　 B. performed　　 　　　C. practiced　　　 　D. experienced

29.(　　 ) -I called you at 9:00 yesterday evening, but there was no answer.

　　　 　　-Oh, I’m sorry. I _____ dinner at my friend’s home then.

　　　　 A. have　　　　　 B. had　　　　　 　　　C. was having　　　 D. have had

28.(　　 ) -What are you busy with these days?

　　　　 -I ______ study for the coming English test. You know, I’m not good at it.

　　　 　A. hardly　 　　　　B. mainly　　　 　　　C. partly　　　　　 D. seldom