Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbors. For more than 30 years， they had been getting along very well.

Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing， then bitter words， and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob，” John thought.

Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.

“I’m looking for a few days’ work，” the carpenter said.

“I do have a job for you，” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbor Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbor！”

The carpenter said， “I think I know what to do， sir， and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.”

Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day.

About sunset when the farmer returned， the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all！

It was a bridge！ And the neighbor， Bob， was coming across， with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi， John！ You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge！”

Then they met in the middle， taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other，” said Farmer Bob.

Then they turned to see the carpenter， who was ready to go. “No， wait！ Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you，” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay，” the carpenter said， “but I have more bridges to build.”

51. Just before the carpenter came， John and Bob   　　　　  each other.

A. didn’t speak to                 

B. were friendly to     

C. often fought with                

D. never had bitter words with

52. Farmer John asked the carpenter to build a fence because       　　　　.

A. he wanted to protect his farm     

B. he didn’t want to do it himself

C. he wouldn’t like to see Bob      

D. he wanted to find him something to do

53. What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge！” mean？

A. John was great to build this bridge.

B. John was not good at building bridges.

C. John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D. John should build the bridge earlier.

54. What do you think of the carpenter？

A. Shy.         B. Wise.        

C. Proud.       D. Careless.

55. What is the best title for the passage？

A. What a Big Fence！             B. Farmer and Bridge

C. Three Kind Men                  D. A Fence or a Bridge？

An old man lived with his son， his daughter-in-law and his four-year-old grandson. The family would eat together nightly. But the elderly grandfather always made 　43　terrible mess on the table because of his shaky hands. 　44　 the couple set a small table at the corner. There， the grandfather ate alone， 　45　the rest of the family enjoyed their dinner at the dinner table.

Because the old man had broken a lot of dishes， his food was served in wooden bowls. The four-year-old boy watched it all 　46　silence.

One evening， the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps. 　47　 asked the child， “What are you making？” The boy replied， “Oh， I’m making bowls for you and Mama to eat your food from 　48　  I grow up.”

The couple finally realized 　49　they should do. That evening， he led the old man back 　50　 the family table. For the remaining days， the old man ate every meal with the family.

A man died and was on his way to another world，either the Heaven or the hell.He saw an extremely magnificent palace half way and the 　31　  of the palace asked him to stay and 　32　   in the palace.

The man said，“I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any 　33　.”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is 　34　   else better than here for you. There are  a wealth of seafood and delicacies.In my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone 　35　   you.Moreover，you can rest 　36　   that nothing needs to be done by you.” Then，the man settled down in the palace.

At the beginning，the man felt very 　37　   at the rotation of eating and sleeping. But gradually，he felt a  bit lonely and void.So he went to the owner and 　38　，“It is 　39　  to live by just eating and sleeping every day.Now I show no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job？”

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

After another several months，the man could not bear the present life and went to the owner again，“I really could not 　40　  this sort of life any more.If you do not offer me a job，I would  prefer to go to the 　41　  instead of living here.”

The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously， “Do you think it is Heaven here？ It is 　42　  the hell！”

31. A. god        B. foreigner   C. owner       D. guard

32. A. sleep      B. eat    C. drink        D. live

33. A. movement      B. hesitation        C. performance     D. work

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

35. A. visiting   B. stopping   C. keeping    D. avoiding

36. A. assured   B. convinced        C. reminded   D. informed

37. A. bored      B. initial       C. happy       D. scared

38. A. appreciated    B. motivated        C. complained      D. cried

39. A. unbearable     B. precious    C. vivid        D. temporary

40. A. come up with  B. put up with   

C. catch up with       D. end up with

41. A. palace    B. heaven     C. hell   D. sky

42. A. actually         B. immediately     C. directly     D. hardly

 Those flowers were 　　　　 for your mother on her seventieth birthday， but as she is away， I would be glad if you accept them.

A. offered                B. produced       

C. meant          D. supplied

 When he was young， he used to 　　　　 hard at his lessons.

A. devote to working                                   B. devote himself to work

C. be devoted to work             D. be devoted to working

 Learn from every mistake because every experience， encounter， and particularly your mistakes are there 　　　　 you and 　　　　 you into being more who you are.

A. teach； force     B. taught； forced   

C. to teach； forcing  D. to teach； force

 My suggestion is that you should 　　　　 yourself to the new urban living style.

A. adapt        B. adjust            C. adopt           D. assist

 There is 　　　　 thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction.

A. such a        B. such no            C. no such               D. a such

 — Is Alice still performing？

— I’m afraid not. She is said 　　　　 the stage already as she has gone abroad for further study.

A. to leave                B. to have left      

C. to be left         D. to have been left 

 I am sure the exhibition you have 　　　　 you an idea of the happy lifestyle of the people in the faraway country.

A. an interest in giving         B. interested in gives

C. an interest in gives          D. been interested in giving