The weather was terrible that night.The summer thunderstorm had knocked out the power.Luckily，there was enough candlelight flickering on the kitchen table.With the  candlelight，I could see the card I was writing to my husband’s cousins in Finland.

Dear Heli and Risto，

You are on my mind tonight because we are using the candles you gave us when you visited us two years ago.There was a horrible summer thunderstorm this evening and the power went out，and your candles were just what we needed.They have lit our dinnertime，the bedrooms and now I am sitting by one in the kitchen...

What I didn’t say to Heli and Risto is that we never burned the candles before because they，well，smell like a campfire.And so they stood in iron candlesticks until we needed them.

I’m so thankful that we had candles on hand that dark night.And I’m equally as thankful that I had a beautiful card on hand，too，or I would have let the opportunity to keep in touch with far­away family escape.It would have turned into another one of those moments when the thought of sending a card crossed my mind but never actually happened.

The candle burned slowly.After I finished my card to Finland，I enjoyed looking through the rest of my “Someone Cares” greeting cards.The air was fresh and cool，and I had cards and enough light to write.I found a birthday card for my nephew’s 10th birthday，a thinking­of­you card for my aunt，and a fun greeting card for an old friend and I began writing.Candles and cards—two things that make a thunderstorm into the perfect storm.

56．Why did the writer light the two candles that night?

A．Because she thought of her husband’s cousins.

B．Because she wanted to add some fun to her life.

C．Because she wanted to enjoy another kind of lifestyle.

D．Because there was no electricity due to the thunderstorm.

57．By saying “smell like a campfire”，the writer wants to show________.

A．she often went to a campfire alone

B．she liked the smell of a campfire very much

C．she didn’t like the smell of the burning candles

D．she didn’t need to burn the candles in the past

58．In the past，when the writer wanted to send a card，________.

A．she often didn’t put it into practice

B．she often immediately wrote one

C．she often didn’t know what to write

D．she usually hesitated for a long time

59．Lighting the candles in the stormy night made the writer________.

A．know who was the most important person to her

B．know how to make her boring life interesting

C．value her relatives and friends more

D．believe everyone could be happy

   Michel is a young girl who works for the police (36)a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped (37) many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).

　　When she was fourteen, Michel was already (38) interested in the differences in her friends' (39) that she would spend hours (40) them. After (41) college she went to France for a (42) two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.

　　Michel says that it is (43) for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover (44) of what she needs to know simply (45) looking at the writing with her own eyes, (46) she also has machines (47) help her make (48) different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often (49) great help to the police.

　　36) 　A. with 　　　　B. by 　　　　 C. like 　　　D. as

　　37) 　A. search　　 　B. follow 　　 C. catch 　　 D. judge

　　38) 　A. so　　　　　 B. too 　　　　C. quite 　　 D. extra

　　39) 　A. books　　　　B. letter　　　C. tongues 　 D. handwriting

　　40) 　A.writing 　　　B. studying　　C. settling 　D. uncovering

　　41) 　A.attending　　 B. finishing 　C. starting 　D. stepping into

　　42) 　A. powerful 　　B. natural 　　C. special　　D. common

　　43)　 A.main 　　　 　B. safe 　　　 C. easy 　　　D.impossible

　　44) 　A. most 　　　　B. nothing　　 C. little 　　D. sight

　　45) 　A. with 　　　 B. by 　　　　 C. of　　　 　D. about

　　46) 　A. so 　　　　 B. for 　　　　C. thus 　　　D. but

　　47) 　A. they 　　　 B. in which 　 C. that 　　　D. those

　　48) 　A. up 　　　　 B. out 　　　　C. for 　　　 D. into

　　49) 　A. of 　　　　 B. too　　　　　C. without 　　　D. over

　　50) 　A. test 　　　 B. sign(标记)　C. means 　 　D. habit(习惯)

　　51) 　A. thief 　　　B. criminal　　C. writer 　　D. policeman

　　52) 　A. whether 　　B. unless 　　 C. if 　　　　D. after

　　53)　 A. adds 　　　 B. tells 　　　C. repeats 　 D. cries

　　54) 　A. before 　　 B. after 　　　C. shyly 　　 D. and

　　55) 　A.necessary　　B. all right 　C.important 　D. quite easy

A bank is the place____ they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.

  A.when   B.that   C.where   D.there

The boy looks stupid,but ____ he is smart.

A.in a fact               B.as a fact

C.in a matter of fact     D.as a matter of fact

The scientist ____ finding a way to improve the production of the crops .

A.devotes to  B.is devoted to    C.is devoted himself   D.devotes him to

______ from his looks,he is a kind man.

  A.Judging           B.Being judged

  C.To judge          D.Judge

The letter is from my sister,____ is working in Beijing.

  A.which        B.that           C.whom       D.who

The place ____ interested me most was the Children’s Palace.

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

Mr Baker ____ to the beach tomorrow.

  A.is driving         B.drives       C.is driven      D.has driven

 After she found she had lost the necklace,she and her husband ____ to    find it.

  A made up their minds         B.made their mind

  C.had made up their mind      D.had made minds