Question

A man died and was his way to another 36  , either the heaven or the hell(地狱).He saw an extremely 37 palace half way and the owner of the palace 38 __him to stay and live in the palace.

   The man said, “I have been working 39  during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep 40  any work.”

The owner of the palace said,“ 41  , there is nowhere else better than here for you. There is a wealth of 42  in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone 43   you. 44 , you can rest assured(放心) that 45   needs to be done by you.” Then, the man settled down in the palace.

At the beginning, the man felt very 46   at the rotation(轮流)of eating and sleeping. But 47 he felt a bit lonely and empty. So he went to the owner and complained, “It is very 48 _ to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no 49  in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a 50 ?

The owner replied,“ 51 ，there is no job here at all.”

After another several months, the man could not 52 the present life and went to the owner 53 , “I really could not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would 54   to go to the hell instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously(轻蔑地), “Do you think it is Heaven here? It is 55  the hell!”

36. A. world        B. house        C. space        D. hospital

37. A. summer      B. small         C. ordinary     D. splendid

38. A. asked        B. warned       C. forced       D. demanded

39. A. comfortably   B. hard         C. honestly     D. fruitlessly

40. A. apart from    B. besides       C. without      D. out of

41. A. If any        B. If so         C. If necessary   D. If possible

42. A. jewels        B. tastes        C. books       D. food

43. A. stopping      B. asking        C. noticing     D. meeting

44. A. However      B. Otherwise     C. Anyway     D. Moreover

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

46. A. surprised      B. happy        C. mad         D. afraid

47. A. easily        B. carefully       C. confidently   D. gradually

48. A. strange       B. enjoyable      C. boring       D. relaxing

49. A. interest       B. trust          C. patience      D. curiosity

50. A. partner       B. way out       C. meaning      D. job

51. A. Good idea    B. Cheer up       C. Sorry        D. Never mind

52. A. bear          B. lose          C. handle       D. risk

53. A. indeed        B. already        C. always       D. again

54. A. hope         B. prefer         C. promise       D. expect

55. A. no longer     B. also           C. actually       D. still

Answer 1

36—40 ADABC  41—45 BDADC   46—50 BDCAD  51—55 CADBC