It’s fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites.Right before   36   Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma   37   me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the   38   like me. She said, “There’s an old saying—the   39   you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood   40   to the mosquitoes.” Not   41   it, I replied, “Grandmas, that’s just an old wives’ tale!”

    Well, less than a week   42   my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a   43   of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being   44  , but they all proved useless.

    Late one   45   in my cousin’s home, I couldn’t bear the   46   of the bites, Hoping to find some comfort, I   47   my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being   48   ,she said, “There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep.”With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (嫉妒地)   49   her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would   50  on her face. However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的)，I ran to others’   51   ,only to find they were all sleeping   52   as the same thing occurred again and again.

    From those bites, I came to   53   my grandma’s silly tale. From then on. I’ve always tried to keep a(n)   54   mind about those strange old wives’ tales   55   they do have some truth to them.

36. A. leaving              B. passing                           C. visiting                           D. finding

37. A. persuaded           B. reminded                 C. warned                           D. informed

38. A. students             B. foreigners               C. passengers               D. visitors

39. A. earlier                       B. longer                            C. sooner                            D. later

40. A. grows                       B. goes                       C. flows                             D. remains

41. A. expecting           B. understanding          C. recognizing              D. believing

42. A. after                         B. before                            C. when                              D. as

43. A. shade                        B. pile                         C. cloud                             D. blanket

44. A. touched                     B. bitten                             C. defeated                  D. discovered

45. A. morning             B. afternoon                        C. evening                   D. night

46. A. noise                        B. hit                          C. pain                               D. effect

47. A. woke up             B. shouted at                C. looked for               D. dropped on

48. A. blarney              B. interrupted               C. moved                            D. frightened

49. A. having               B. watching                        C. making                           D. helping

50. A. land                          B. fly                          C. fall                         D. wait

51. A. houses               B. flats                        C. rooms                            D. homes

52. A. joyfully             B. anxiously                 C. soundlessly              D. worriedly

53. A. tell                           B. know                     C. remember                D. accept

54. A. open                         B. active                      C. clear                              D. boneset

55. A. and                           B. so                           C. because                          D. until

About 1,000 students were having a final exam in a huge lecture hall. Obviously the teacher wasn’t very well liked, who kept shouting out how much time was left. During the exam he was so  36   going around the room making sure that nobody   37  . He asked the students to pile the   38   tests on the huge desk. This made for quite a mess(混乱).

    Anyway, everyone needed a fairly good   39  . Many students did poorly when rushed.  40of the students thought that he must get a good grade, so he went on when the professor said “  41   down and check up your exam sheets”.

Five   42   turned into ten, ten into twenty, twenty into forty … almost an hour   43   the test was over, our friend finally put down his pencil,   44   up his work, and headed to the front to present his final. The whole time, the professor sat there,   45   waiting for the student to complete.

“What do you think you are doing?” It was clear that the professor had   46   only to give the student a   47   time.

“Turning in my exam,” replied the student confidently.

“I’m afraid I have some bad   48   for you,” the professor gloated(幸灾乐祸), “Your  49 is an hour late. You’re FAILED it. And I’ll see you next term when you   50   my course.”

The student smiled slyly(狡诈地)   51   asked the professor, “Do you know who I am?” “No,” cried out the professor   52  .

The student   53   the professor right in the eyes and said slowly, “I didn’t think so,” so he lifted up one of the   54   half way, put his test neatly into the center of the pile, let the pile fall  55   his test in the middle, turned around, and walked out of the huge lecture hall.

36．A．kind                       B．busy                       C．strict                      D．serious

37．A．cheated                   B．failed                            C．slept                       D．passed

38．A．written                   B．succeeded               C．unfinished               D．completed

39．A．teacher                   B．friend                     C．grade                      D．paper

40．A．All                         B．One                        C．None                      D．Each

41．A．pencils                   B．papers                    C．hands                     D．books

42．A．students                  B．minutes                  C．sheets                     D．piles

43．A．if                           B．though                    C．before                    D．after

44．A．gathered                 B．brought                  C．sent                        D．made

45．A．strangely                B．excitedly                 C．anxiously                D．curiously

46．A．promised                B．managed                 C．waited                    D．worked

47．A．easy                       B．hard                       C．long                       D．good

48．A．information            B．result                      C．advice                    D．news

49．A．exam                      B．time                       C．arrival                    D．turn

50．A．accept                    B．repeat                     C．learn                      D．begin

51．A．and                        B．but                         C．so                          D．however

52．A．cruelly                   B．calmly                    C．angrily                   D．firmly

53．A．searched                 B．hit                          C．blamed                   D．looked

54．A．hands                     B．eyes                       C．desks                      D．piles

55．A．changing                B．burying                  C．improving               D．sticking

One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when   26  a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid   27  a big tree and then   28  forward through the tall grass   29  it could almost hear them talk.  30  the mother rat and her babies knew   31  had happened, the cat   32  from its hiding place and started to run   33  them.
The mother rat and her babies all   34  at once. They hurried towards   35  home, which was under a pile of large stones.   36  the baby rats were   37  frightened that they could not run very   38 . Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat would be upon   39 . What was to be done?
The mother rat stopped running,   40  round and faced the cat,   41，"Bow Wow! Bow Wow! "just like   42  angry dog. The cat was so surprised and   43  that it ran away.
The mother rat turned to the babies, "Now you see  44  important it is to learn 45   second language!"

Having driven almost thirty hours, I decided to stay in South Carolina for a few days. The next morning, I purchased a three-day fishing license and bait (饵料) before heading to the lake.

Opening my trunk, I carefully took out my fishing gear (用具), put it on the lake’s edge, baited up and began to fish.

       “Good morning,” said someone, walking up from behind me.

       Turning around, I saw a game warden (猎场管理员) with a clip-board.

       “Good morning,” I said, nodding my head.

      “Catch any fish?” he asked.

       “No sir, just relaxing and killing time.”

       “Can I see your fishing license?”

       I handed him the license I had purchased at the bait shop.

       “Can I see your driver’s license, too?” he requested.

       “I see the name on the driver’s license is spelled Kiser and the name on the fishing license is Kaiser,” said the warden.

       “The gentleman at the bait shop must have written it wrong,” I told him.

       “Well, I’m afraid I’ll have to write you up for fishing with an invalid license and take away your fishing gear.”

       “You’ve got to be kidding,” I responded, with a surprised look on my face.

       Sure enough I was written up and my fishing gear taken away. I was told that I would have to pay a fine and that my stuff would be sold at auction（拍卖）.

       I stood there almost in tears as he drove away. Those rods and reels were very special to me. I had used them over twenty years, fishing with my friends, who were now all dead.

       After returning home in Georgia, I telephoned South Carolina trying to explain the situation, but no one would listen. I was told that the Department of Fish and Game had a “zero tolerance” for fishing and hunting violations. Finally, in tears I paid the fine and gave up the fight.

       Nine months later, I received a letter. I had no idea who it was from as there was no return address. On a plain piece of notebook paper was written “Auction for the Department of Fish and Game held this Saturday at 11:00 am.”

       On Saturday, at six in the morning I headed to South Carolina. By ten o’clock I had found the auction. There were numerous boats and piles upon piles of fishing equipment. All at once, there it was—my wonderful stuff all thrown in a pile as if it was worth nothing.

       As the auction began I took my seat. In my wallet was twenty-seven dollars. For more than an hour I waited for my property to be brought to the auction block.

       “We have three rods and reels here. I guess we will sell this as a unit,” said the auctioneer.

       “50 dollars,” yelled someone in the crowd.

       “51 dollars,” yelled another man.

       I rose from my seat and walked out of the auction.

       “66 dollars,” I heard as the bidding continued.

       “100 dollars,” came another bid. The auction became silent.

       “100 dollars once, 100 dollars twice, 100 dollars three times. Sold for 100 dollars,” went the auctioneer.

I walked to my truck, got in and just sat there. Suddenly I heard something hit the side of my truck. Turning around, I saw the back of a man putting my three rods and reels into my truck. It was the same game warden who wrote me the ticket almost a year ago!

       As I got out of the truck he stuck out his hand and said, “I wasn’t wrong. It’s the law that is wrong.”

       I shook his hand, thanked him and drove away. I cried as I crossed the South Carolina Georgia state line.

Who wrote a letter to the writer telling him about the auction?

A. The Department of Fish and Game.                  B. The game warden.

C. A person unmentioned in the passage.                      D. The auction organizers.  

Why did the writer walk out of the auction while it was going on?

   A. He realized he was unable to get back his fishing gear.

   B. He was too nervous to stay inside till the auction ended.

   C. He couldn’t bear hearing people selling his fishing gear.

   D. He knew the game warden was waiting for him outside.

What did the game warden mean by saying “It’s the law that is wrong”?

A. It didn’t make any sense to prohibit people from fishing freely in South Carolina.

B. The writer did break the law by fishing with an invalid license whatever the reason.

C. The writer should have been allowed a chance to explain and get his things back.

D. The auction should not have been held to sell the boats and fishing equipment.

One day a mother rat and her babies were out in an open field. They were playing and having a good time when   26  a hungry cat came on the scene! It hid   27  a big tree and then   28  forward through the tall grass   29  it could almost hear them talk.  30  the mother rat and her babies knew   31  had happened, the cat   32  from its hiding place and started to run   33  them.

The mother rat and her babies all   34  at once. They hurried towards   35  home, which was under a pile of large stones.   36  the baby rats were   37  frightened that they could not run very   38 . Closer and closer the cat came. In no time the cat would be upon   39 . What was to be done?

The mother rat stopped running,   40  round and faced the cat,   41，"Bow Wow! Bow Wow! "just like   42  angry dog. The cat was so surprised and   43  that it ran away.

The mother rat turned to the babies, "Now you see  44  important it is to learn 45   second language!"

1.                A．naturally        B．suddenly        C．nearly    D．certainly

2.                A．on            B．between        C．by   D．behind

3.                A．crawled(爬)     B．jumped         C．looked   D．put

4.                A．before         B．when          C．until D．while

5.                A．Before         B．After           C．Unless    D．Otherwise

6.                A．where         B．what           C．which    D．when

7.                A．jumped         B．started         C．jumping  D．starting

8.                A．over           B．through         C．after D．against

9.                A．runing away     B．ran away        C．run away  D．to run away

10.               A．to             B．for            C．its    D．their

11.               A．Because        B．But            C．Thus  D．Although

12.               A．as             B．very           C．so    D．much

13.               A．freely          B．hardly          C．soon  D．quickly

14.               A．ahead          B．down          C．that  D．them

15.               A．turned         B．walked         C．jumped   D．ran

16.               A．saying          B．said           C．shouting   D．shouted

17.               A．a             B．an             C．their  D．that

18.               A．pleased        B．excited         C．frightened D．worried

19.               A．so             B．why           C．what  D．how

20.               A．\              B．the            C．a D．an