Mr Reese was born in a big city. His father had several companies and got a lot of money. He could give his son all the young man wanted. He was busy with his business and never asked him how he got along with his studies. So the boy spent most time in the restaurants or cinemas. Of course he was weak at his lessons and learned nothing at school. He made many friends but none of them was good and when they knew he came from a rich family, they began to teach him to gamble（赌博）. Of course he lost much money.

Now Mr Reese was twenty and finished middle school. He could not do anything. But his father didn't mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn't gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him to run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced（判刑）to death.

It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain hard when Mr Reese was being sent to the execution ground（刑场）. Soon both he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily, “Bad luck! I shall be shot in such bad weather!”

“Don't complain（抱怨）, brother, ”said one of the soldiers. ‘You're luckier than us all. We'll have to go back to the city after that!”

68. Old Reese never wanted to know about his son's studies because ____.  

A. he was sure his son was good at his lessons   B. he spent all his energies on his business

C. he knew nothing about the education        D. his wife looked after their children

69. The bad young men taught Young Reese to gamble in order ____.    

A. to play with him

B. to spend spare time

C. that the could get much money from him

D. that they could find jobs in his father's companies

70. Old Reese became angry because ____.      

A. his son had learned nothing at school.          B. his son was weak at all his lessons

C. his son couldn't do anything in the companies    D. his son had lost one of his companies

71. Mr Reese complained ____.  

A. he was sentenced to death               B. he would be shot

C. he went to the execution ground on foot    D. he would be shot in bad weather

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，并将答案填写在本题下面的横线上。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A： Mary, we are going to have a party on New Year's Eve. I’m sure we'll have a good time. 【小题1】 _____
B： I'd like to.【小题2】_____
A： In our classroom. We are going to decorate it and turn it into a splendid ballroom.
B： 【小题3】_____ I shall be very glad to spend my first New Year in China with you.
A： But we are going to ask everyone at the party to give a performance. 【小题4】_____
B： I will. My voice is not very pleasant to the ear, though.
A ： I heard you sang once.【小题5】 _____ I’m sure you'll be the star of our New Year party.
B： Oh, thank you.

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Miss Green was watching TV. Suddenly the program stopped . "Now we broadcast an important notice from the   36  : At about nine this evening , an old woman of 79 ,named Mrs Humney , was 37  and killed by a robber (抢劫犯)wearing a green coat . Those who can supply any clue (线索）are requested to  38   to the police ." The  39  news made the lonely girl filled with  40   .She couldn't help looking around .But she didn't  41  that a man was already behind the door.

    Suddenly the man  _42   before Miss Green . The girl didn't know what to __43  . " Just put your necklace on the table, then I’ll  44  whether I shall be safe to stay here for the night." said the robber. That made her even more terrified , but she tried to  45  herself.

    Just then there came the whistle of a police car .Then  46   the door bell. The man said with a pistol(手枪） 47  the girl's back, " Don't  48  the door. Never let him in." But the girl got a(n)  49  . She asked the man outside the door , " Who is it ?" "I'm Bull. Is there  50  unusual here ?" "No, there isn't ." Immediately she added  51   ," only 52   and I are here." "Good night, " Bull replied in the same loud voice.

    A few minutes later. The sound of the  53  died away. " It's well done, " the robber laughed. Almost at the same time the glass was  54  into pieces . The policemen  55  into the room and caught the robber.

    "Miss Green , what you said made us take action right away, " said Bull, " for we know that you have no brother."

36. A. police      B. government           C. army                     D. prison

A. hit               B. stolen                      C. robbed                    D. cheated

A .announce            B. know                    C. provide                 D. report

. A .terrible            B exciting                  C. strange                 D. funny

A. anger            B. fear                         C surprise                   D. sadness

A .feel               B. look                       C .hear                     D. notice

A. came                B .appeared                 C .walked                  D. ran

. A. say               B .make                      C. do                           D. deal

A. decide            B .consider                 C .hope                  D. doubt

A .protect            B .scare                        C. free                    D. calm

A .touched            B. hit                          C .rang                     D. struck

A .against            B .in                          C .to                     D .over

A .knock            B. shut                      C .lean                      D. open

A .belief               B. idea                         C .help                  D .voice

A. anything           B. something              C. anyone                  D. someone

. A .excited              B. anxiously             C .loudly                 D .bravely

. A .my friend        B. my neighbour            C .the robber          D. my brother

A. policeman       B. police car              C .robber                    D. footsteps

A .turned               B .brought                   C .broken                D. changed

A. slipped             B .went                       C .fell                         D. hurried

I shall be surprised if he does this the same way _______ I do .