Last month I went to visit my old neighborhood．As l walked along the street，my mind was  36 by memories of the past．I saw the 37 apartment building where I had lived and the playground where I had played．As I 38 these once familiar surroundings，39 of myself as a child there came to mind．40，what I saw and what I remembered were not the same．I sadly 4l that the best memories are those 42 untouched．

    My old apartment building，as I remember，was bright and 43．It was 44 just a place to live in． It was a movie house，a space station，or whatever my young mind could imagine．I would 45 away with my friends and play in the basement．This was always 46 because it was so cool and dark，and there were so many things there to hide among．There was a small 47 at the back of the building．We would go there to lie in the 48 of the trees and enjoy ourselves．

    But what I saw was 49 different．The apartment building was now in 50，which looked hardly worth living in, windows broken and once clean walls covered with dirty 51．The river was polluted，hardly 52．The trees and flowers were all dead．It was really heartbreaking to see all this．

    While I do not 53 having seen my old neighborhood, I do not think my 54 childhood  memories can ever be the same．I 55 it is true when they say．“You can never go home again.”

  36．A．drowned    B．flooded    C．interrupted    D．fixed

  37．A．bright    B．historic    C．modern    D．old

  38．A．viewed    B．spied    C．enjoyed    D．searched

  39．A．photos    B．slides    C．pictures    D．drawings

  40．A．Therefore    B．However    C．Moreover    D．Anyway

  41．A．realized    B．observed    C．reflected    D．obtained

  42．A．gone    B．forgotten    C．deserted    D．1eft

  43．A．alone    B．awake    C．alive    D．aware

  44．A．other than    B．more than    C．rather than    D．better than

  45．A．steal    B．jog    C．walk    D．move

  46．A．embarrassing   B．shocking    C．boring    D．exciting

  47．A．factory    B．river    C．school    D．1ake

  48．A．shadow    B．shelter    C．shade    D．structure

  49．A．completely    B．nearly    C．mostly    D．slightly

  50．A．disaster    B．disorder    C．discomfort    D．disrepair

  51．A．signs    B．marks    C．signals    D．notices

  52．A．changeable    B．visible    C．comfortable    D．recognizable

  53．A．regret    B．enjoy    C．remember    D．mind

  54．A．difficult    B．normal    C．innocent    D．lonely

  55．A．imagine    B．suppose    C．insist    D．suggest

Everyone knows what it feels like to be hungry, though few of us

can imagine the pain of starvation． But the new movie Back to 1942,

directed by Feng Xiaogang, who is perhaps China's most clever

commercial movie director, brings this pain to life． For some, Feng may

be too commercial at timcs． But with his new movie Back to1942, Feng

might avoid such criticism． The film, based on a novel by Liu Zhenyun,

makes the audiences aware of China's history and the difficult times our

ancestors faced when more than 3 million people lost their lives in 1942,

a time when China was engaged in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression （1937—1945） ．

This historic background provides the perfect material to create a wonderful movie． And Feng is no stranger to using exciting elements, such as destructive natural disasters as seen in Aftershock（《唐山大地震》） and thrilling battle scenes as seen in Assembly（《集结号》）． Combined with a strong cast, which includes Xu Fan, Zhang Guoli, Chen Daoming and Zhang Hanyu, it is almost certain that these elements will ensure the movie becomes a major box office hit, at least in China．

But this time, Feng seems to have set his eyes on the international market as well．Joininng the strong Chinese cast are two big names from Hollywood: Tim Robbins who plays a Catholic priest and Adrien Brody who plays American journalist Theodore White． Many of the movie's scenes, like the ones showing the bombing attacks by the Japanese army, are very Hollywood-style, both in terms of their scale and technical level．

But somehow, the movie, like many of its kind, such as White Deer Plain（《白鹿原》）, falls short on generating an emotional impact． It seems to conflrm the old saying "one man dying is a tragedy, but a million deaths is a statistic figure"．

In the end, the movie pictures a legend that will undoubtedly be treasured at home and; most likely, be filed abroad as another lesson in modern Chinese history-but one well worth remembering and learning from．

Feng, famous for directing comedies, has spent 10 years preparing for his latest work． When asked why he had been so determined to make the movie, Feng told, "China has gone through numerous disasters, but the whole nation Jacks introspection（反省） on the sufferings, so I hope that audiences, especially young people, can learn more about the troubled history of the country．"

56． What is the passage mainly about?

　　　 A． An introduction to Feng Xiaogang's successful career．

　　　 B． A brief account of Feng Xiaogang's new movie Back to 1942．

　　　 C． An analysis of the reasons why Back to 1942 must also make a handsome profit．

D． A brief description of the difference between Back to 1942 and Feng's former works．

57． The underlined word "hit" in Para．2 probably means　　　　 ．　　　　 　　　　　

A．success　　 　 B．injury　　　 　 C．beat　　 D．progress

58． Feng's Back to1942 differs from his previous movies mainly in its　　　　　　 .

　　　 A． strong cast B． historic background

　　　 C． mtemational elements　　　　　　 　 D． emotional impacts

59． Which of the following best describes the author's attitude towards Back t0 1942 ?

　　　 A． Prejudiced． B． Objective． C． Cautious． D． Disappointed．

It’s said that Jackie Chen’s new movie is worth ________.

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

It’s said that Jackie Chen’s new movie is worth ________.

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