阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The young couple had another quarrel. They were sitting silently when the landlady(女房东) came in and asked, “You don’t 　36 the house any more?” He kept silent and she 　37 shook her head.

The landlady began 　38 the house. After looking around, the landlady screamed, “See how you have 　39 my house? The walls are full of nails(铁钉)! How could I rent it to others?”

She began looking around her 　40 room. Four years ago on the wedding night, he felt deeply 　41 to her, saying, “I feel so sorry to you for 　42 you live in this small room. In the future I will buy our own big house.”

This tiny room has two nails on the wall next to the door, one for her bag and the other 　43 . At that time, she threw all her stuff(填充物) such as her bag and umbrella on the 　44 once she entered the room, staring at the whole 　45　 and feeling terribly upset. Then he began 　46 more nails into the wall. There were three nails on the left, on which 　47 his clothes yesterday and four on the right used to 　48 their wedding photo frame.

The landlady started to pull the nails out with a tool. After the nails were　 49 , the walls were left with countless holes. Suddenly, she felt heartbroken as if she were 　50 nonstop through these holes.

　　She 　51 to her feet and exclaimed, “Stop removing the nails! We will rent the house 　52 we buy our own!” He gazed at her surprised, and then turned round, tears over his cheek.

She 　53 realized that marriage was like a wall and that all 　54 and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall. 55 , when they were removed, only a wall with holes would remain. But if all the nails were still in their own places, the wall was still complete and reliable.

36. A. like　　　　　 　　 　　　 B. clean　　　　 　　 C. rent　　　　 　　　 D. keep

37. A. simply　　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. barely　　　　 　　 C. coldly　　　 　　　 D. proudly

38. A. observing　　　　 　　　 B. examining　　　 　　 C. watching　　 　　　　　　 D. spotting

39. A. shared　　　　　 　　　 B. ruined　　　　　 　 C. kept　　　　 　　　　　　 D. decorated

40. A. familiar　　　　 　 　　　 B. dirty　　　　　 　 C. empty　　　　 　　 D. bright

41. A. devoted　　　　 　　　 B. attached　　 　　　 C. optimistic　　 　　　 D. guilty

42. A. leaving　　　　　 　　　 B. having　　　　 　 C. asking　　　　 　　 D. getting

43. A. clothes 　　　　　 　　　 B. pictures　　　　 　 C. umbrellas　　　 　　 D. hats

44. A. floor　　　　　　 　　　 B. wall　　　　　 　 C. ceiling　　　　 　 D. door

45. A. trouble　　　　　 　　　 B. mess　　　　　 　　 C. confusion　　　 　 D. order

46. A. putting　　　　　 　　　 B. striking　　 　　　　 C. driving　　　　 　 D. beating

47. A. hung　　　　　　 　　　 B. fastened　　　 　　 C. dropped　　　　 　 D. swung

48. A. connect　　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. fix　　　　　 　　 C. hang　　　　　 　 D. put

49. A. replaced　　　　 　　　 B. separated　　　 　　 C. unfastened　　　 　 D. removed

50. A. crying　　　　　 　　　 B. aching　　　　 　　 C. bleeding　　　 　　 D. disturbing

51. A. jumped　　　　　 　　　 B. held　　　　　 　　 C. stuck　　　　　 　 D. got

52. A. if　　　　　　　 　　　 B. unless　　　　 　　 C. as　　　　　　 　 D. until

53. A. especially 　　　 　　　 B. eventually　　 　　　 C. fortunately　　　 　 D. sadly

54. A. chaos(混乱)　　　　　 B. troubles　　　　 　 C. quarrels　　　　 　 D. challenges

55. A. Therefore　　　　 　　　 B. Besides　　　　 　　 C. Thus　　　　　 　 D. However

A Good Custodian

I know a woman who tries hard to be a good custodian．

I pass her every day after school as she pushes her cart down my

hallway．Of course, she is my building's cleaner,

One Tuesday morning I came into school and saw a 　36 on my

desk from my custodian,

It seemed that some unbearable first year students had damaged the bathroom in a particularly disgusting way and she had been 　37　 to clean it．This took　 38　 than she had expected． She had left the typewritten note on my desk to 　39 for not being able to clean my room as she was 　40　 to do．

At the beginning of the period, I shared her note with my first period　 41　 When I mentioned that our custodian had apologized to us, their first 　42 was to volunteer to seek out and beat up those first year students for making our custodian have to clean up their 　43　 . It turned out that just about all of my students also knew our custodian by name -all of them responded with smiles and 　44　 for a long time about this time or that time when she'd　 45 each of them in the hallway．That she felt she needed to apologize 　46　 a strong reaction from many of the kids．

As the class period was about to end, I asked them to　 47 the floor like I do every period and thanked them for picking up any garbage 　 48　 it wasn't theirs．My entire class disappeared; they each disappeared instantly　 49　 their desks to pick up those annoying tiny pieces of paper that 　50　 so easily from notebooks．One girl made a （an）　 51　 that I later used with my other classes:" Her job might be to clean the room, but she shouldn't have to clean up　 52 us．There's a difference．”

I believe that people know the difference between right and wrong．I believe that people appreciate it when others　 53　 take care of them．And I believe that people, even adolescents who are not quite yet mature, appreciate it when they see someone who takes 　54　 in her work． Sometimes we need a 　55　 of the things we take for granted ．．．things like a good custodian to take care of us．

36．A．paper　　　　　　　　 　 B．handbook　　　　 　　　 C．note　　　　　　 　　　　 D．letter

37．A．advised　　　　　　　 　 B．persuaded　　　 　　　 C．allowed　　　 　　　　 D．charged

38．A．shorter　　　　　　　 　 B．longer　　　　　　 　　　 C．mare　　　　　 　　　　 D．less

39．A．apologize　　　　　　 　 B．regret　　　　　　 　　　 C．appeal　　　　 　　　　 D．complain

40．A．recommended 　　　 B．believed　　　　　　　　 C．approved　　　　　　　 D．scheduled

41．A．class　　　　　　　　　　 B．colleagues　　　　　　　 C．staff　　　　　　　　　　　 D．members

42．A．answer　　　　　　　　　 B．reaction,　　　　　　　　 C．decision　　　　　　　　 D．behavior

43．A．room　　　　　　　　　　 B．desks　　　　　　　　　　 C．mess　　　　　　　　　　 D．chaos

44．A．talked　　　　　　　　　　 B．asked　　　　　　　　　　 C．quarreled　　　　　　　 D．discussed

45．A．visited　　　　　　　　　 B．called　　　　　　　　　　 C．praised　　　　　　　　　 D．greeted

46．A．made　　　　　　　　　　 B．showed　　　　　　　　　 C．earned　　　　　　　　　 D．accepted

47．A．sweep　　　　　　　　　 B．examine　　　　　　　　 C．check　　　　　　　　　　 D．mop

48．A．even if　　　　　　　　　 B．only if　　　　　　　　　　 C．if only　　　　　　　　　 D．if ever

49．A．above　　　　　　　　　　 B．under　　　　　　　　　　 C．beyond　　　　　　　　　 D．across

50．A．leave　　　　　　　　　　 B．fall　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．fly　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．miss

51．A．promise　　　　　　　　 B．agreement　　　　　　　 C．announcement 　　　 D．comment

52．A．after　　　　　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　　　　 C．with　　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

53．A．freely　　　　　　　　　　 B．gently　　　　　　　　　　 C．hopefully　　　　　　　 D．sincerely

54．A．advantage　　　　　　　 B．pride　　　　　　　　　　　 C．action　　　　　　　　　　 D．chance

55．A．keeper　　　　　　　　 B．caretaker　　　　　　 C．reminder　　　　　　 D．observer

It was a cold, wet day on June 6th, 2007, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 　 31　 ,Wasana stared at the 　 32　 ,then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 　 33　 at the back of the classroom.

He 　 34　 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling at the base of a rock on the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana 　 35　 the water, wondering why it looked so 　 36　 . Then it hit him—the 　 37　 was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a 　 38　 disaster, he shouted 　 39　 at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, don’t stay here! The 　 40　 on the hill is going to fall on us! ”

Chaos broke out as the 　 41　 ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers 　 42　 Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.

Just then Principal Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After 　 43　 the site, Grrusinghe knew the school was in　 44.　 The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down 　 45　 .

　 46　 a group of teachers and older students Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. They were too 　 47　 : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Grrusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 　 48　 their classrooms. Thanks to Wasana’s 　 49　 action and careful observation, 　 50　 was hurt in the accident.