Once upon a time there was a monster(怪物). He was very ugly, and had no friends. No one wanted to talk to him. Even other monsters thought he was ugly.

　 He lived alone and was very unhappy because he was so lonely.

　 “I wish I had a friend.” he said to himself every day. “One friend would be enough. Someone to talk to.”

　 “Dear Editor（编辑）.” he wrote. “ I am an ugly monster. How can I find a friend?”

　 “Dear Monster.” the Editor replied. “ Advertise for a friend in this magazine.”

　 The monster wrote an advertisement（广告）.

　 “Monster wants a friend, male or female. I have two heads, four arms, six legs and three tails. I have one blue eye, one green eye and one brown eye. Smoke comes out of my noses. But I am really a kind monster and will be a good friend to someone. If you would like to meet me, please stand outside Blake’s Store at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 22^nd. Write to me at Box 45. Everybody’s Magazine.”

A few days later he went to the magazine.

“Do you have any letters for Box 45?” he asked.

The Editor looked in Box45.

“Yes, there is one.” she said, and gave it to him.

The monster opened the letter, and read, “Dear Monster, I think a person’s character is more important than his appearance. I will wait outside Blake’s Store on Friday. Please carry a flower so that I will recognize(辨认) you. Yours sincerely, Miss Alice Thwaite.”

53.Why was the monster unhappy?

A. He had no friends.　 B. He was ugly.

C. He had two heads.　 D. He had three tails.

54. What did the monster advertise for?

A. A magazine　 B. A friend　 C. An editor　 D. A male monster

55. How did the monster describe himself in the advertisement?

A. Bad　 B. Lonely　 C. Kind　 D. Different

56. What was strange about Miss Thwaite’s letter?

A. She was not interested in people’s appearances.

B. She wanted to meet the monster.

C. She needed a flower to recognize him by

D. It was the only reply

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could 　  this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my 　     I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “　  You are going to college.” I was very 　    when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later, 　  took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, 　  together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I 　  I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we 　  the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were 　 . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was 　 . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”

He asked me, “What do you think of the 　 ?”

“Too bad,” I answered.

“And marriage is even 　 !” he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard 　  I could get into a good college. I 　  studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our 　  to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1.A. say                        B. do                            C. receive          D. find

2.A. teacher               B. friend                      C. father                     D. husband

3.A. Yes!                      B. No!                           C. Really?           D. OK?

4.A. angry          B. tired                        C. nervous                  D. surprised

5.A. he                         B. she                           C. it                               D. they

6.A. working               B. studying                  C. singing           D. farming

7.A. guess          B. mean                       C. say                           D. hope

8.A. looked at             B. returned to            C. arrived at                D. left for

9.A. outside                B. inside                      C. back                         D. away

10.A. terrible             B. wonderful              C. funny                       D. special

11.A. workers     B. guard                         C. building                   D. factory

12.A. better                B. harder                     C. worse                      D. easier

13.A. but                     B. if                               C. so that                     D. such that

14.A. enjoyed            B. stopped                  C. disliked          D. minded

15.A. way           B. idea                         C. plan                         D. visit