The town of Pressure and the town of Pleasure were neighbors but they had nothing in common. Residents built walls to 　36　 　influence from the other town.

In Pressure, everyone struggled to be the very 　37　 . When women gave birth, they would compete to have the baby with the loudest 　38　 . There was violent competition in every aspect of life. Because 　39　 　was the symbol of success, people were always busy making money, with no time for relaxation. Some young people couldn’t 　　40 　the intensity(紧张) and chose to drink to escape.

In Pleasure, the motto was: 41　 　you like it, do it. People grew up without pressure and 　42　 　do anything they liked. Children played computer games day 　43　 night. At school, teachers didn’t care 　44　 　students came or not. Workers might sit around the office all day long drinking coffee and doing　 45　 .Thanks to the lack of regulations，nobody worried about 　46　 　their jobs. It was pleasure that 　47 . The computers they used were old 　48　 　from the town of Pressure.

Some of the young were addicted to drugs 　49　 the emptiness(空虚) of their lives.Then, people in the two towns began asking themselves, “What is life 　50　 ?” But, just before life in the two towns completely 　51　 , there came a great person---Mr Reason. He went from door to door, talking with people and 　　52　 advice. People in Pressure learnt to be content with what they had 　53　 　people in Pleasure began to make plans. They 　54　　 the walls between them and built a road to connect the two. The town’s people came to 　55　　 the truth---there is no gap between Pressure and Pleasure if they don’t go to extremes(极端;两极端).

36. A. pick out　　　 　　　 B. put out　　　　 　　　 C. leave out　　　　 　 D. keep out

37. A. best　　　　 　　 B. richest　　　　　 　　 C. worst　　　　　 　　 D. least

38. A. smile　　　　 　　　 B. laugh　　　　　 　　　 C. cry　　　　　　 　　　 D. sign

39. A. wealth　　　 　　 B. health 　　　　　　　 C. happiness　　　 　　　 D. pleasure

40. A. catch　　　　 　　　 B. bear　　　　　　 　　 C. make　　　　　 　　　 D. live

41. A. Even though　 　　　 B. Unless　　　　　 　　　 C. As long as　　　 　　　 D. While

42. A. should　　　 　　　 B. might　　　　　 　　 C. had　　　　　　 　　　 D. could

43. A. and　　　　 　　　 B. after　　　　　　 　 C. or　　　　　　 　　　 D. by

44. A. what　　　　 　　　 B. who　　　　　　 　 C. where　　　　　 　　　 D. whether

45. A. nothing　　　 　　　 B. something　　　　 　 C. anything　　　　 　　　 D. everything

46. A. finding　　　 　　　　 B. asking　　　　　 　　 C. doing　　　　　 　　　 D. losing

47. A. mattered　　 　　 B. cared　　　　　　 　 C. considered　　　 　　 D. minded

48. A. ones　　　　 　　　 B. those　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 　　　 D. one

49. A. compared to　 　　　 B. thanks to　　　　 　 C. as a result　　　 　　　 D. because of

50. A. for　 　　　　　　　 B. at　　　　　　　　 C. in　　　　　　 　　　　 D. to

51. A. gave　　　　 　　　 B. failed　　　　　　 C. lost　　　　　 D. saved

52. A. following　　 　　　　 B. taking　　　　　　 　 C. seeking　　　　 　　　　 D. giving

53. A. when　　　 　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　 　　　　 D. since

54. A. pulled off　　 　　　　 B. pulled down　　　 C. pulled out　　　 　　　　 D. pulled up

55. A. tell　　　　 　　　　 B. realize　　　　　　 C. perform　　　　 　　　 D. doubt

35.In some countries ,treatments for A (H1N1) flu were neither ____nor effective, and many patients died because of infection.

　　　 A. critical　 B. scientific　 C. necessary　 D. special

34. It was too noisy outside. Not until ____at the top of my voice _____his head.

　　 A. I shouted; had he turned　　 B. did I shout ;did he turn

　　 C. had I shouted; he turned　　　 D.I shouted ;did he turn

33.-----Did your father come back early last night?

　 -----Yes ,It was not yet eight o’clock _____he arrived home.

A. before　 B. when　 C. that　 D. until

32. To keep safe _______an earthquake, you should remain at a spot in your room where nothing may fall on you.

　 A. in search of　　　 B. in advance of　　　 C. in terms of　　　　 　D. in case of

31. -He is eager to try something he has never tried before.

　　-Oh, I see. That’s _______ he’s different from others.

A. when　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　 D. what

30. –Do remember to charge the battery 12 hours when you first use it.

　 --_________.

A. Made it　　 B. Got it　　 C. Understood it　　 D. Remembered it

29. My English teacher insisted that the exercises _________ very difficult and that we ________ it carefully.

A. were; must finish　　 B. be; finish　　 C. were; finish　　 D. be; finished

28. Alone in a deserted house, he was so busy with his writing that he felt ________ lonely.

A. nothing but　　 B. anything but　　 C. all but　　 D. everything but