I climbed over the rail (栏杆) and stood on the edge of the bridge and looked at the water of the river. My knees felt a bit funny and started to shake. Why did I come up here and   36   a fool of myself?

I looked down at the   37   again. A leaf went   38   by. Then a log (木头). The log passed the leaf. The current (水流) must be   39  , I thought. Jim and Mark had already jumped. Then they stood on the   40   watching me. Steve was sitting on the bank, too,   41  his foot. Bob was on the opposite bank. He shouted at me, “Go in straight,   42   you’ll ‘kill’ yourself.” I was ready after he said that.

“OK,” I shouted back to   43  . “If Phil jumps, then, I will.” Phil ran over to   44   I was. He was built like me, so I figured (指望、期待)   45   he could do it, so could I. Phil stood on the rail and then did a beautiful swan dive.

“OK, if Bob jumps again, I will.” Bob came up and jumped off.

“OK, if Jim jumps again, I will.” Jim came over, shaking his head   46   and jumped. As soon as his head   47   above the water, he said, “All right, now it’s your   48   to jump.”

I looked up at the sky. I closed my eyes. Then I held my nose, let out a cry and jumped off. My eyes were closed and   49   the way down I   50   how it was in heaven. When I   51  the water, feet first, the force turned   52  and I could   53   the current. My feet sunk in the mud. I pushed off, came to the surface, and swam to the shore.

Mark looked at me, “Wasn’t that   54  ?”

I looked at my red swollen (肿的)   55  , “Yes, certainly.”

36. A. make                  B. have                 C. do                  D. become

37. A. rail                    B. leaf                   C. log                  D. water

38. A. flying                  B. walking                C. floating              D. running

39. A. strong                 B. weak                  C. heavy               D. cold

40. A. edge                   B. water                 C. bank                D. bridge

41. A. to hold                 B. holding                C. was holding          D. held

42. A. and                   B. but                   C. or                  D. however

43. A. him                   B. her                   C. me                  D. them

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

45. A. whether                B. why                        C. how                D. if

46. A. a little                  B. few                 C. little          D. a few

47. A. disappeared             B. found                 C. appeared            D. discovered

48. A. chance                 B. turn                   C. right               D. way

49. A. some of                B. half                   C. part of                   D. all

50. A. wondered              B. noticed                C. knew                    D. understood

51. A. drank                  B. hit                    C. drove                    D. emptied

52. A. off                    B. in                    C. around                   D. away

53. A. feel                    B. touch                 C. see                      D. smell

54. A. surprised               B. fun                   C. different          D. easily

55. A. hands                  B. head                  C. feet              D. arms

--Guess what, we’ve got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this summer.

--How nice! You 　　 a different culture then.

　　　 A. have experienced　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. will be experiencing　 　　

　　　 C. have been experiencing　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will have experienced

     President Nixon was impeached(弹劾)due to the Watergate office       incident. Nowadays,      people often use the word “gate” to refer to scandal（丑闻）.

       A. complex                   B. tunnel                C. revolution          D. platform

 It is well known that running is good for one’s health       reading is good for one’s mind.

   A. while      B. unless      C. thus      D. since                

 It remains ____ whether he is suitable for the position.

A. seen          B. to be seen             C. seeing                      D. to see

— I’ve given up smoking already, darling.

—You should have taken the doctor’s advice years ago. ____________, anyway.

　 A. It’s easier said than done　 　　 B. Better later than never　 　

C. No pains, no gains　　　　　 　　 D. Well begun is half done

       Hold on, please. I will       you       to the first-aid center.

       A. put; through             B. go; through        C. look; through     D. see; through

       Our      resources and fine policy can certainly provide foreigners with the advantages of developing their business. 

       A. narrow                     B. limited        C. abundant           D. generous

　　　 The mother felt herself 　　 cold and her hands trembled as she read the letter from the battlefield.

　　　 A. grown　　　　　　　　　　 B. grow　　　　　　　　 C. to grow　　　　　　 D. to have grown

—What caused the party to be put off?

—__________the invitations.

A. Tom delayed sending 　　　　　　 　　　　 B. Tom’s delaying sending

C. Tom delaying to send　　　　　　　 D. Tom delayed to send