The teacher asked Mike to help give 　　　 the books to all the students.?

A.away　　 B.up　　　 C.in　　　　 D.back?

The books in David’s schoolbag felt like bricks as he ran down the street. What he wanted to do was to play basketball with Eric, 　41　 his mother told him he would have to return his sister’s books to the library first.

He had 　42　 set foot in a library and he wasn’t about to do so today. He would just 　43　　　 the books in the outside return box. But there was a 　44　 ; it was locked.

He went into the building, only a few minutes 　45　 closing time. He put the books into the return box. And after a brief 　46　 in the toilet, he would be on his way to the playground to　 　47　 Eric.

David stepped out of the toilet and stopped in 　48　 --the library lights were off. The place was 　49　 . The doors had been shut. They 　50　 be opened from the inside. He was trapped　 -- in a library!

He tried to 　51　 a telephone call, but was unable to 　52　 . What’s worse, the pay phones were on the outside of the building. 　53　 the sun began to set, he searched for a light and found it.

54　 he could see. David wrote on a piece of paper: “ 55　 ! I’m TRAPPED inside!” and stuck it to the glass door. 　56　 , someone passing by would see it.

He was surprised to discover that this place was not so unpleasant 　57　 . Rows and rows of shelves held books, videos and music. He saw a book about Michael Jordan and took it off the shelf. He calmed down, settled into a chair and started to 　58　 .

He knew he had to 　59　 , but now, that didn’t seem to be such a 　60　 thing.

41. A. but 　　　　　　　　　 B. because 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. or 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. since
42. A. ever 　　　　　　　　 B. nearly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. never 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. often
43. A. pass 　　　　　　　　 B. drop 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. carry 　　　　　　　　　　 D. take
44. A. problem 　　　　　 B. mistake 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. case 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. question
45. A. during 　　　　　　　 B. after 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. before
46. A. rest 　　　　　　　　 B. break 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. walk 　　　　　　　　　　 D. stop
47. A. visit 　　　　　　　　 B. meet 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. catch 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. greet
48. A. delight 　　　　　　　　　　 B. anger 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. surprise 　　　　　　　　 D. eagerness
49. A. lonely　　　　　　　　 B. empty 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. noisy 　　　　　　　　　　 D. crowded
50. A. wouldn’t 　　　　　 B. shouldn’t　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. couldn’t 　　　　　　　　 D. needn’t
51. A. make 　　　　　　　 B. fix 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. use 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pick
52. A. get on 　　　　　　　 B. get up 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. get through 　　　　　　 D. get in
53. A. If 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. As 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Though 　　　　　　　　 D. Until
54. A. On time 　　　　　 B. Now and then 　　　　　　　 C. By the way 　　　　　　 D. At last
55. A. Come 　　　　　　　 B. Help 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Hello 　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sorry
56. A. Surely 　　　　　　　 B. Thankfully 　　　　　　　　　　 C. Truly 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Gradually
57. A. at most 　　　　　　 B. after all　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. in short 　　　　　　　　 D. as usual
58. A. watch 　　　　　　　 B. play 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. read 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. write
59. A. wait 　　　　　　　　 B. stand 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sleep 　　　　　　　　　　 D. work
60. A. bad 　　　　　　　　　 B. cool 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strange 　　　　　　　　　 D. nice

In every British town，large and small，you will find shops that sell secondhand

goods．Sometimes sueh shops deal mostly in furniture，sometimes in books，some—

times in ornaments and household goods，sometimes even in clothes．

　 The furniture may often be“antique"， and it may well have changed hands

many times．It may also be very valuable，although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salesroom，where one piece might well be so1d for hundreds of thousands of pounds．As you 1ook around these shops and。See the polished wood of chests and tables，yon cannot help thinking of those 1ong dead hands which polished

that wood，of those now—closed eyes which once 1ooked at these pieces with lore．

　 The books，too，may be antique and very precious；some may be rare first

printings．Often when someone dies or has to move house，his books may all be

sold，so that sometimes yon may find who01e libraries in one shop． On the border between England and Wales，there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as

well．Eyen the cinema and castle have been taken over，and now books have replaced

sheep as the town’s main trade．

　 There are also much more humble shops,sometimes simply called “junk shops”，where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply．Sometimes the profits from these shops go to charity． Eyen these pieces，though，can make you feel sad；you think of those people who once treasured them，but who have moved on，to another country or to death．

　 Although the British do not worship their ancestors，they do treasure the past

and the things of the past． This is true of houses as well． These days no one knocks them down.They are restored until they are often better than new．In Britain．

People do not buy something just because it is new．old things are treasured for

proven worth；new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted．

1. Books found in secondhand bookshops may ______.

A.be copies of the earIiest printing　　　　 B．be on sale for the first time

C.never be worth very much　　　　　　 D.never be rare

2. What is the small town on the border between England and Wales famous for?

A.Its sheep．　 B．Its bookshops．　　 C.Its cinema．　 D．Its castle．

3. Secondhand goods sometimes fill you with sadness because

A.they are too expensive for average buyers

B.they remind you of the original owner

C．they are now neglected

D．they are sold for charity

4.The average British person_______.

A.does not respect old things because they are not fashionable

B.likas to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so

C.likas to buy new things because they are fashionable

D.does not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable

5.What does the underlined word”them”(Paragraph 4)refer to?

A.Junk shops．　　　　　　　　　 B．Profits from shops．

C.Small household pieces．　　　　 D．0ld houses．