The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.
　 The clock struck 12. "Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to study so hard when he was a boy ."
　 The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
56. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .
　 A. asleep B. working in bed　　　 C. outside D. quietly laughing at him
57. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________.　 .
A. it was too late at night　　 　　　　　　　

B. he was very tired
C. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

58. What do you suppose happened to the author？
　 A. He went to a church to pray again　　　　　 B. He passed the exam by luck
　 C. He failed in the exam D. He was punished by his teacher
59. The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A. The Night Before the Examination 　　　　　B. Working Far into the Night
C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons

  I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

   We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s  36  rang, it was my mother calling from my  37 .  She asked if I had 38  my mobile. I checked my purse. It was  39 !

   I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,  40  it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but  41  it was getting late, I decided to leave.”  He gave me the address of a  42  near his home.

   Later that evening, I went to  43  him there. I didn’t dare to go  44  , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After 45  10 km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys  46 .

   My 47 were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you  48  my mum?” I asked. He  49 that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts (联系人）. But all they  50  was my mobile phone number----- which didn’t _51.  He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who 52 my house.

   I was  53  to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so 54  to Rhys and offered him some money, but he  55  .

   As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

36．A．electric car          B．mobile phone       C．radio                  D．doorbell

37．A．hospital               B．company             C．school                 D．home

38．A．found                  B．changed              C．lost                     D．bought

39．A．gone                  B．new                    C．busy                   D．broken

40．A．accepted             B．returned              C．got                     D．answered

41．A．before                 B．because               C．after                   D．if

42．A．coffee shop         B．post office           C．hotel                   D．supermarket

43．A．follow                 B．meet                   C．catch                  D．punish

44．A．slowly                 B．back                   C．alone                   D．finally

45．A．driving                B．running               C．walking               D．ridding

46．A．talked about         B．looked for            C．heard of              D．knew about

47．A．difficulties           B．fears                   C．diseases              D．hopes

48．A．remember            B．know                  C．tell                      D．understand

49．A．realized               B．repeated              C．explained             D．believed

50．A．had                     B．noticed                C．expected             D．finished

51．A．happen                B．matter                 C．help                    D．fit

52．A．called                  B．visited                 C．shared                 D．sold

53．A．sorry                  B．glad                    C．sad                     D．proud

54．A．useful                 B．strange                C．grateful               D．polite

55．A．missed                B．appeared              C．agreed                 D．refused

 He is one of the most excellent students in our class, and he always _____ himself in his studies.

   A. buries           B. hides         C. covers           D. leaves

 Tell me when you ____ at the airport, Alice. I’ll go there to meet you if I’m free.

   A. arrive        B. would arrive           C. have arrived      D. are arriving

 This is the first time we ______ a film in the cinema together.

   A. see           B. had seen                    C. saw               D. have seen

 As soon as the children _____ themselves in their seats in the classroom, the bell rang.

   A. sat               B. settled                C. took               D. put

 It was not until Bob took off his dark glasses that I _____ him.

   A. realized           B. requested          C. recorded       D. recognized

 Buses here are always crowded with passengers, so I prefer _____ there rather than take a bus.

   A. cycle            B. cycling           C. to cycle          D. being cycled

------- Where did you find him?

-------It was in the hotel _____ he lived.

　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　 　　　　 C. which　　　　　　 D. what

 The scientist ______ much of his time to increasing the rice production.

   A. spent               B. offered           C. devoted          D. paid