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　A pine tree in California was regarded （看作）the oldest tree in the world. People thought 　1　 was nearly 5,000 years old. 　2　　 　they could not be 　3　　 　. Then someone 　4　 the tree down 　5　　 　a chain saw （链式锯）。Kiling the 　6　　 　tree in the world was a 　7　　 　thing to do. But when the tree 　8　　 　down, 　9　　 　knew its 　10　　 　. It was 4,900 　11　　 　.

　How can you 　12　　 　the age of a tree? If you ever 　13　　 　a tree that has just 　14　　 　cut down, take a look at the cut 　15　　 　. You will see rings. There are little rings in the middle. 　16　　 　each ring is a larger one. The ring 　17　　 　the bark （树皮）is the biggest one of 　18　　 　.

　Count these rings. A tree grows one ring each 　19　　 　. A ten-year-old tree has ten rings. A sixty-year-old tree has sixty rings. 　20　　 　rings does a 4,900-year-old tree have?

A good memory is a great help in learning a language. Everybody 　36 his own language by remembering what he 　37 when he is a small child. Some boys and girls who live in foreign countries 　38 their parents seem to learn two languages almost as 　39 as one. At school it is not easy to learn 　40 second language because the pupils have 　41 time for it, and they are busy with other subjects, too.

A man’s mind is rather 　42 a camera. It takes photos not only of what we see, but of what we feel, hear, smell and taste. 　43 we take a real photo with a camera, we have much to do before the photo is finished and ready to 　44 it to our friends. In the same 　45 , there is much work to be done before we can take a picture forever in our mind.

(　 )36.A.study　　　　　　　　　 B.learns　　　　　　　　　 C.watches　　　　　　　　 D.learn from

(　 )37.A.hears　　　　　　　　　 B.listens　　　　　　　　　 C.hear of　　　　　　　　　 D.listen to

(　 )38.A.in　　　　　　　　　　　 B.on　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.together　　　　　　　　 D.with

(　 )39.A.easy　　　　　　　　　 B.easier　　　　　　　　　 C.easily　　　　　　　　　　 D.much easily

(　 )40.A.an　　　　　　　　　　　 B.a　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.the　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.one

(　 )41. A.such little　　　　　 B.so little　　　　　　　　 C.so few　　　　　　　　　 D.such few

(　 )42.A.same　　　　　　　　　 B.as　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.like　　　　　　　　　　　 D.unlike

(　 )43.A.Where　　　　　　　　 B.Who　　　　　　　　　　 C.Why　　　　　　　　　　 D.When

(　 )44.A.show　　　　　　　　　 B.on show　　　　　　　 C.gave　　　　　　　　　　 D.lend

( 　)45.A.idea　　　　　　　　　　 B.way　　　　　　　　　　 C.time　　　　　　　　　　　 D.street

I would rather_____________ the chance than_____________ her.

A. not to take; to hurt　　　　　 　 B. not take; hurt

C. not taking; hurting　　　　　　 　 D. don’t take; to hurt

根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出五个适当的句子补全对话，并在答题卷上按要求作答。其中有两项是多余的。

A: Hello! May I speak to Mr. Smith?

B: I’m sorry. 　　 36　　 I think he will come back in an hour. 　　37　

A: That’s very kind of you. I’d like him to come to my birthday party. 　　38　

B: OK. Wait a minute, please! I’ll go and get a pen and a piece of paper. OK. 　 39　　 　

A: 8765432. My name is Li Bai.

B: All right. 　 40