— Is Alice still performing？

— I’m afraid not. She is said 　　　　 the stage already as she has gone abroad for further study.

A. to leave                     B. to have left      

C. to be left            D. to have been left 

My nephew's 10-year-old son came for a visit one hot，July weekend. I persuaded him to　 inside and joined him in a game. After　 for an hour, I suggested that we relax for a while. I fell into my favorite recliner（躺椅）to let my neck muscles relax. He'd slipped out of the room and I was catching a few enjoyable moments of peace and quiet.

    "Look，Alice，”he said　 as he ran over to the chair where I was sitting"I found a kite. Could we go outside and 　 it?"

    Glancing out a nearby window, I noticed it was　 outside.“I'm sorry, Tripper,.” I said, sad to see his 　 eyes. "The wind is not blowing today. The kite won't fly.”

    The　 10-year-old replied,“I think it's windy enough. I can get it to fly,”he answered as he ran out to the back door 　 Up and down in the yard he ran, pulling the kite 　 to a small length of string. He ran back and forth，as hard as his ten year-old legs would carry him, looking back　 at the kite behind. After about ten minutes of unsuccessful determination, he came back in.

    I asked, "How did it go?"

    "Fine，”he said, not wanting to admit 　 ．“I got it to fly some”

    As he walked past me to return the kite to the closet shelf, I heard him say under his breath, "I guess I'll have to wait for the　 ．”

    At that moment I heard another Voice speak to my 　 . "Alice, sometimes you are just like that. You want to do it your way instead of waiting for the Wind.，，

    And the voice was right. We usually want to use our own efforts to 　 what we want to do. We wait for the Wind only after we have done all we can and have exhausted（耗尽） our own　  ．We must learn how to rely on Him in the first place!

1.A. live     B. study   C. stay        D. lie

2.A. playing  B. resting  C. challenging  D. arguing

3.A. casually  B. enthusiastically  C. stubbornly  D. deliberately

4.A. decorate  B. drop  C. hang   D. fly

5.A. hot      B. still   C. noisy  D. fine

6.A. bright   B. disappointed  C. dull  D. satisfied

7.A. clever   B. talented  C. determined  D. fearless

8.A. hurriedly   B. curiously  C. suddenly  D. unwillingly

9.A. adapted   B. added  C. attached  D. devoted

10.A. angrily   B. nervously  C. doubtfully  D. hopefully

11.A. win   B. defeat  C. mistake  D. luck

12.A. wind   B. order  C. news  D. sunshine

13.A. heart   B. memory  C. dream  D. world

14.A. imagine   B. decide  C. apply  D. accomplish

15.A. courage   B. patience  C. strength  D. knowledge

　　In 1901, H.G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers（探险者） landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the "moon people" they met. In turn, the "moon people" expressed their surprise. "Why," they asked, "are you traveling to outer space when you don't even use your inner space？"

　　H.G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the "moon people" asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

　　Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The "Chunnel", a tunnel（隧道）connecting England and France, is now complete.

　　But what about underground cities? Japan's Taisei Corporation is designing a network of underground systems, called "Alice Cities." The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome（太阳能穹顶）would cover the whole city.

　　Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth's space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H. G. Wells’ "moon people" would agree. Would you？

56. The explorers in H. G. Wells’ story were surprised to find that the "moon people"____.

　　A. knew so much about the earth

　　B. understood their language

　　C. lived in so many underground cities

　　D. were ahead of them in space technology

57. What does the underlined word "it"（Paragraph 2）refer to？

　　A. Discovering the moon's inner space.

　　B. Using the earth's inner space.

　　C. Meeting the "Moon people" again.

　　D. Traveling to outer space.

58. What sort of underground systems are already here with us?

　　A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.

　　B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.

　　C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.

　　D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.

59. What would be the best title for the text？

　　A. Alice Cities-cities of the future

　　B. Space travel with H. G. Wells

　　C. Enjoy living underground

　　D. Building down, not up

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children.And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book.Either the author has aimed too 　3 ., so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children's books are 5 　very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 　6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it.Unfortunately, there are in fact 　8 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 　10 to solve.

This may be why many of books regarded as 　11 of children's literature were in fact written for 　12 .“Alice's Adventure in Wonderland”is perhaps the most 　13 of this.

Children, left for themselves, often 　14 the worst possible interest in literature.Just leave a child in bookshop or 　15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 　17 of teachers and right-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash childrensintos 18 our taste in literature.After all children and adults are so 　19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 　20 books.So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.

1. A.hoped　　　 B.realized　　　 C.told　　　　　 D.said

2. A.short　　　 B.long　　　　　 C.bad　　　　　　 D.good

3. A.easy　　　　 B.short　　　　 C.high　　　　　 D.difficult

4. A.and　　　　 B.but　　　　　 C.or　　　　　　 D.so

5. A.both　　　　 B.neither　　　 C.either　　　　 D.very

6. A.child　　　 B.father　　　　 C.mother　　　　 D.teacher.

7. A.hears　　　 B.buys　　　　　 C.understands　　 D.reads

8. A.few　　　　 B.many　　　　　 C.a great deal of D.a great number of

9. A.but　　　　 B.however　　　 C.so　　　　　　 D.because

10. A.hard　　　 B.easy　　　　　 C.enough　　　　 D.fast

11. A.articles　 B.work　　　　　 C.arts　　　　　 D.works

12. A.grown ups　 B.girls　　　　 C.boys　　　　　 D .children

13. A.difficult　 B.hidden　　　　 C.obvious　　　　 D.easy

14. A.are　　　　 B.show　　　　　 C.find　　　　　 D.add

15. A.school　　 B.home　　　　　 C.office　　　　 D.library

16. A.more　　　 B.less　　　　　 C.able　　　　　 D.be

17. A.lovingness B.interests　　 C.objections　　 D.readings

18. A.receiving　 B.accepting　　 C.having　　　　 D.refusing

19. A.same　　　 B.friendly　　　 C..different　　 D.common

20. A.common　　 B.avarage　　　 C.different　　　 D.same