阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

One Monday morning, news got around in the schoolyard about a fire over the weekend． Soon Mr．Johnson,my teacher, came to explain that the Art class would be 　36 due to the fire．He also warned us not to approach the Art room because it could be 37 ．

During the morning break, Kirn and I decided to take a 　38 ．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．At the appointed time, Kirn and I 39 the Art room, ignoring the consequence I would face　 40 I got caught．We stood on tiptoes looking hard 　41　 the door window, trying in vain to see 42 was forbidden．Suddenly a firm 43 on our shoulders slopped us．

Turning around, I found a teacher staring angrily at us．In those seconds millions of 44 flashed through my mind．My father would beat me hard．45 than that, my mom might be so mad she might not stop him．My spirits 46 even lower wlien realizing how 47 Mr．Johnson would he．

When Kirn and I were led back to our classroom, I could found 48 to hide and wanted to melt into the 49 ．However, Mr．Johnson had a different 50 to teach．

Slowly, he bent down to look me in the 51　 , and I was met with a look of concern rather than anger．He spoke softly as he explained why he was 52 in my decision to go where I may have got hurt．He cared more about my 53 than the fact that Fd broken a rule．My heart was 54 with regret, and I discovered that he still loved me even after F d disappointed him．The rest of the day, he didn't even mention it in class publicly, 55 did he tell my parents It was the first time I felt the power of being given an unexpected second chance．

36．A．confirmed　　 　 B．examined　　 C．cancelled　　　　　 　 D．suggested

37．A．useless　　 　　 B．dangerous　 　　 C．childish　　　　　　 　 D．naughty

38．A．test　　　 　　　　 B．risk　　　　 　　 C．check　　　　　　 　 D．chance

39．A．reached　 　　　 B．searched　　　 C．entered　　　　　　 D．cleaned

40．A．until　　　 　　　 B．unless　　 　　　 C．as　　 　　　　　　 D．if

41．A．over　　　　 　 B．within　　　　 C．through　　　　　　 D．across

42．A．what　　　 　　　 B．how　　　 　　 C．why　　　　　　　 　 D．which

43．A．word　　　 　　 B．hold　　　 　　 C．cry　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．order

44．A．thoughts　 　　　 B．feelings　　 　　 C．solutions　　　　　　 D．excuses

45．A．Easier　　 　　　 B．Less　　　　 　 C．More　　　　　　　 D．Worse

46．A．changed　 　　　　 B．lifted　　　 　　 C．sank　　　　　　　 D．lost

47．A．strange　　　　 B．angry　　 　 C．kind　　　　　　　 D．sad

48．A．somewhere 　　 B．anywhere　　　　　 C．nowhere 　　　　　　 D．everywhere

49．A．fire　　 　　　　　 B．laugh　　　　 C．table　　　　　　　 D．floor

50．A． course　　 　 B．lesson　　　 　 C．knowledge　　　　　 D．ability

51．A．eye　　　　　　 B．head　　　　 　　　 C．hand　　　　　 　 D．feet

52．A．embarrassed 　　 B．excited　　 　　　 C．disappointed　　　　 　 D．moved

53．A．grade　　 　　　 B．honesty　　　 　 C．interest　　　　　　 D．safety

54．B．heavy　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．relaxed　　　　　　 D．empty

55．A．so　　　　 　　　 B．nor　　 　　　　　 C．either　　　　　　　 D．yet

—Hi．Tommy．Are you busy now?

—_____．I have done my work, and I’m going out for shopping．

　　　 A．Don't mention it　　　　　　　　 　 B．Nothing serious

　　　 C．Not really　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D．Never mind

—______you leave your room in such a mess?

—Sorry, Mum．I forgot to tidy it up．

　　　 A．Must　　　　　 　 B．Can　 　　　　 C．Should　　　　　　 　 D．Will

Language learning,______ the expert pointed out in his lecture, is more than remembering words and phrases．

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

Alex changed his mind at the last minute, otherwise we______an agreement．

       A．should have reached                    B．could have reached

       C．can reach                            D．should reach

The new driving test seems to be challenging, so the chances ______he can pass it at the first attempt are small.

       A．how                                                B．whether                                

       C．that                                       D．where

He became the ______of criticism by the readers for his newly-published book．

       A．target                                         B．theme                

       C．fortune                                     D．figure

______an hour every day has made a considerable difference to my health．

       A．Having walked                                  B．Walk                  

       C．Walking                                     D．Walked

Be careful, for the delicate glass ______ easily．

       A．is broken                                      B．breaks              

       C．will break                                   D．has broken

—Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature．

—He certainly ______ that honor, for his works are so popular．

A．reserves B．deserves C．observes D．respects