Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would

 38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　

 49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　 51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 54　 ，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.

　　36．A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy

　　37．A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles

　　38．A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish

　　39．A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often

　　40．A. such B. the thing C. one D. this

　　41．A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor

　　42．A. where B. what C. which D. who

　　43．A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though

　　44．A. play B. performance C. role D. case

　　45．A. with B. in C. on D. to

　　46．A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents

　　47．A. appeared B. disappeared C. came out D. came in

　　48．A. room B. cell C. stage D. office

　　49．A. English B. French C. order D. full

　　50．A. worded B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid

　　51．A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out

　　52．A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding

　　53．A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters

　　54．A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement

　　55．A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new

　Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is　 36　 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane　 37　 night after night. One would

 38　 them to know their parts by heart and　 39　 have cause to falter（结巴）.Yet　40　is not always the case.

　　A famous actor in a　 41　 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat　 42　 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act，a gaoler（监狱长，看守）would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner.　 43　 the noble was expected to read the letter at each　 44　 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

　　One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke　 45　 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the　 46　 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed（使显露）the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then，the gaoler　 47　 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the　 48　and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in　

 49　 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly,　50　 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then，squinting（眯着眼看）his eves，he said,“The light is　 51　.Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler.　52　 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied，“The light is indeed dim，sir. I must get my　 53　”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s　 54　 ，the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the　 55　 copy of the letter which he proceeded（继续进行）to read to the prisoner.

Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is 1 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 2 night after night. One would 3 them to know their parts by heart and 4 have cause to falter (结巴). Yet 5 is not always the case.

    A famous actor in a 6 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat 7 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty year. In the last act, a gaoler (监狱长、看守) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 8  the noble was expected to read the letter at each 9 , he always insisted that it should be written out in full.

    One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 10 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 11 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed (使显露) the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler 12 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the 13 and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in14 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, 15 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting (眯着眼看) his eyes, he said,“The light is 16 . Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. 17 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied,“The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my 18 ”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's 19 , the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 20 copy of the letter which he proceeded (继续进行) to read to the prisoner.

1. A. fortunate 　　  B. unfortunate 　　   C. happy　　　　　　   D. unhappy

2. A. lines　　   　　   B. words　　　　　　   C. plays　　　　　　　　 D. roles

3. A. want　　  　　   B. ask　　　　　　　　   C. expect　　　　　　   D. wish

4. A. always    　　   B. never　　　　　　    C. sometimes　　　　 D. often

5. A. such　　   　　   B. the thing　　　　    C. one　　　　　　　　   D. this

6. A. highly　　 　　   B. high　　　　　　　　  C. poorly　　　　　　   D. poor

7. A. where　　 　　   B. what　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　　   D. who

8. A. Because　　　　 B. Even though　　  C. When　　　　　　    D. Though

9. A. play     　　   B. performance　　  C. role　　　　　　　　   D. case

10. A. with　　 　　   B. in　　　　　　　　　　  C. on　　　　　　　　    D. to

11. A. pages    　　   B. joke　　　　　　　　  C. lines　　　　　　　　  D. contents

12. A. appeared　　  B. disappeared　　    C. came out　　　　   D. came in

13. A. room    　　   B. cell　　　　　　　　   C. stage　　　　　　　　 D. office

14. A. English 　　   B. French　　　　　　　　　　 C. order　　　　　　    D. full

15. A. wondered    B. surprised　　　　   C. anxious　　　　　　 D. afraid

16. A. bright   　　   B. dim　　　　　　　　   C. dark　　　　　　　　  D. out

17. A. To see  　　   B. To find　　　　　　  C. Seeing　　　　　　   D. Finding

18. A. glasses  　　   B. lines　　　　　　　　  C. light　　　　　　　　  D. letters

19. A. surprise　　   　　   B. satisfaction　　    C. anger　　　　　　    D. amusement

20. A. usual    　　   B. old　　　　　　　　    C. unusual　　　　　　 D. new

书面表达

　　假设你是贫困地区的一名失学儿童，名叫李萍。你很幸运地得到在北京工作的一位美国人Mr Smith的帮助，得以重新回到校园继续学习。于是你于2005年2月1日用英语给Mr Smith写一封信，向他表示感谢，并介绍你的学习情况。(词数：80～120)

　　信中内容包括：

　　1．收到书和钱，已重返校园，对此表示感谢；

　　2．在老师的帮助下学习取得了很大进步；

　　3．老师表扬了你，家长鼓励你；

　　4．下决心更加努力学习，取得更大进步；

　　5．盼望见到Mr Smith，但因没有机会去北京，希望Mr Smith给你寄张照片。