Some years ago, on a hot summer day, a little boy decided to go swimming in the river near his house. He went into the river and was 　41 towards（朝向） the middle, but he didn’t find there was an alligator（鳄鱼）in the river. His mother in the house 　42 out of the window and saw the alligator come near. She ran towards the river 　43 and shouted（呼喊）at her son. The little boy 　44　 his mother’s voice and swam to his mother. 　45 it was too late. Just as the mother caught her little boy by the arms, the alligator caught his legs. The mother 　46 her best to save（拯救）her son. Later, a farmer walking by killed the alligator with his gun. After several weeks in the 　47 , the little boy got well. There were scars （伤疤）on his leg and arms. A newspaper 　48 went to interview him and asked if he would 　49 him his scars. The boy showed him his legs. And then 　50 a great smile（微笑）, he said to the interviewer, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. They’re scars of love”.

41. A. running　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. swimming　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. walking

42. A. came　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. took　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked

43. A. quickly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. early 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. freely

44. A. saw　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. felt　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. heard

45. A. So　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. And

46. A. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. put

47. A. restaurant　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hospital　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. school

48. A. reporter　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. worker　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. student

49. A. describe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. show

50. A. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. without　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with

　 An old man lived alone in a town. He wanted to dig up his potato garden, but it was very　 41 work. His only son, who always 　 42　 him in the past, was then in prison（监狱）.So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said:

　 Dear son,

　 I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to 　 43　 potatoes in my garden this year. I 　 44　 to miss doing it because your mother always loved planting time. I'm just getting too old to dig up a garden. If you were here, all my 　 45　 would be over. I know you would dig up the garden for me　 46　 you weren't in prison.

　 Love, Dad

　 Soon the old man　 47　 a letter, "Dad, don't dig up the garden! That's where I buried（埋藏）the guns!”

　 At 4 a.m. the next morning, some 　48　 came and dug up the whole garden without finding any gun. The old man was 49 and wrote another note to his son. He told him what had happened, and 　50 　him what to do next.

　 His son's reply was, "Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It's the best I could do for you

from here.”

41. A. hard　 　B. interesting　 C. simple　 　 D. boring

42. A. taught　 B. helped　 　　C. changed　 D. stopped

43. A. cook　 　 B. dig　 　　　 C. put　 　　　D. plant

44. A. hope　 　 B. forget　 　　 C. hate　 　　D. decide

45. A. trouble　 B. illness　 　　 C. danger　 　 D. fear

46. A. if　 　　 B. unless　 　　C. because 　 D. when

47. A. wrote　 　B. received 　　C. sent　 　　 D. read

48. A. friends　 B. neighbours　 C. policemen　 D. prisoners

49. A. ill　 　　B. lucky　 　　 C. surprised　 D. sorry

50. A. told　 　　B. called　 　 C. invited　 　 D. asked