I thin she　hurt　my　feelings＿＿rather　than　by　accident　as　she　claimed．

A)virtually?    B)deliberately?      C)literally      ?D)appropriately

Visiting friends is probabley one of the most common occurrences　

in daily life. Generally s　　　　 , it is polite to call a friend before 1.　　　

you visit, but often very close friends just drop in　　　　 each other　 2.　　　

without calling. Some people enjoy a　　　　 （惊喜）visit from a friend, 3.　　　

but many people do not. Take Americans for example, those　　　　　 don’t 4.　　　

like surprise visits may tell their friends to call first　　　　 they come. 5.　　　

This is　　　 　　（可接受的）because most people are vdry busy. Dropping 6.　　　

in at a busy time can l　　　　 to some problems for the person visiting 7.　　　

and the person visited. It is a good idea to ask a friend w　　　　 he or 8.　　　

she　　　　　 （介意）your just dropping by without calling. If you are not　 9.　　　

sure your friend　　　　 （欢迎）surprise visits, call first.　 10.　　　

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