I have just 36 a letter from my old school, 37 me that my former head- master, Mr Stuart Page, will be retiring next week. Pupils of the school, old and new, will be sending him a present to mark 　38 . All those who have contributed towards the gift will sign their names in a large album which 　39 to the headmaster's home. We shall all 　40 Mr Page for his patience and understanding and for the kindly encouragement he gave us when we went so unwillingly to school. 　41 former pupils will be attending a farewell dinner in his 42 next Thursday. It is a curious coincidence 43 the day before his retirement, Mr Page will have been teaching for 　44 forty years. After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening. For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. But this does not matter, for, 　45 he has often remarked, one is never too old to learn.

36. A. heard　　　　　 B. received　　　　　 C. sent　　　　　 D. accepted

37. A. informed　　　 B. to be informed　　　 C. informing　　　 D. to inform

38. A. the occasion　　 B. occasion　　　　　 C. a occasion　 　　D. an occasion

39. A. will send　　　 B. will be sent　　　　 C. is sent　　　　 D. will be sending

40. A.remind　　　　 B. recognize　　　　　 C. remember　　　 D.recite

41. A. A great many　　 B. Many of　　　　　 C. A great deal　　 D. Many a

42. A. honor's　　　　 B. honors　　　　　　 C. honor　　　　　 D. honors'

43. A. /　　　　　　　 B. as　　　　　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. that 　　

44. A. a total of　　　 B. totaled　　　　　　 C. in total　　　　 D. totally

45. A./　 　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C.as　　　　　　 D. that

Although it is not our normal _____ to give credit, this time I think we should consider the matter more closely.　

A. state　　　　　　 B. intention　　　　　　 C. occasion　　　　　　 D. practice

While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very 　36　in using a dictionary, and 　37　it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no 　38　.

　　I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and 　39　read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as 　40　troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 　41　these Latin words. We agreed together that he should 　42　me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 　43　wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite 　44　with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week 　45　I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty 　46　, but once we were nearly caught out.

　　One afternoon, the headmaster 　47　my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this 　48　you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 　49　you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 　50　for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to 　51　an occasion of praise into 　52　of fault-finding, finally 　53　him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow 　54　and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my 　55　.

1.A. quick　　　　 B. slow　　　　　 C. hard　　　　　　　 D. good

2.A. made 　　　　B. got 　　　　　  C. found 　　　　　　 D. left

3.A. trouble　　　　B. difference　　   C. labor 　　　　　　  D. worry

4.A. might　　　　　B. would 　　　　C. should　　　　　　  D. could

5.A. very 　　　　　B. little　　　　   C. much　　　　　　　D. few

6.A. for　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　C. in　　　　　　　　 D. to

7.A. change　　　　　B. take　　　　　 C. forgive　　　　　  D. tell

8.A. worked　　　　　B. tried　　　　  C. happened　　　　　 D. developed

9.A. angry　　　　　　B. satisfied　　   C. frightened　　　　  D. sad

10.A. or so　　　　　　B. or else　　　   C. as usual　　　　　  D. as far

11.A. became 　　　　 B. seemed　　　　 C. lay　　　　　　　 D. appeared

12.A. called　　　　　　B. taught　　　　 C. arranged　　　　　 D. sent

13.A. aim　　　　　　　B. goal　　　　　 C. point　　　　　 　 D. opinion

14.A. why　　　　　　　B. how 　　　　　C. which　　　　　　 D. what

15.A. excitement 　　    B. way 　　　　　C. meaning 　　　　　D. disappointment

16.A. turn 　　　　　　 B. leave 　　　　 C. grow　　　　　　　D. become

17.A. none　　　　　　　B. one 　　　　　C. either　　　　　　 D. some

18.A. ordered　　　　　　B. asked 　　　　C. took　　　　　　　D. let

19.A. surprise 　　　　   B. escape　　　　C. hope　　　　　　　D. chance

20.A. reading　　　　　　B. writing 　　　 C. translations　　　   D. essays

There's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella.At first I couldn't stand it；now I'm used to it.

　　 I don't know his name.I know he's average in appearance，wears a gray suit，and has a common face.One hot morning，when I was sitting on a tree?shaded bench in Palermo Park，reading the paper，suddenly I felt something touch my head.It was the very same man who now，as I'm writing，keeps striking me with an umbrella.

　　 On that occasion I turned around filled with anger.He just kept on hitting me.I asked him if he was crazy.He didn't even seem to hear me.Then I threatened to call a policeman.Calmly，cool as a cucumber，he stuck with his task.After a few moments of hesitation，and seeing that he was not about to change his attitude，I stood up and hit him on the nose.The man fell down.But he immediately got back on his feet，obviously with great effort，and without a word again began hitting me on the head with the umbrella.His nose was bleeding and，at that moment，I felt sorry for him.I felt regret for having hit him so hard.After all，the man wasn't exactly hitting me；he was merely tapping me lightly with his umbrella，not causing any pain at all.Of course，those taps were extremely bothersome.As we all know，when a fly lands on your forehead，you don't feel any pain；what you feel is annoyance.Well then，that umbrella was one huge fly that kept landing on my head time after time.

　　 Convinced that I was dealing with a madman，I tried to escape.But the man followed me，wordlessly continuing to hit me.So I began to run(I should point out many people run as fast as I do)．He took off after me，trying to land a blow.The man was out of breath so that I thought，if I continued to force him to run at that speed，he would drop dead right then and there.

1．When the man began to strike the author with an umbrella，the author________.

A．became angry

B．called the police

C．turned around and escaped

D．turned around and fought back

2．The author would most probably agree that the man was

________.

A．deaf 　　　　 B．blind

C．dead 　　　　 D．mad

3．The author felt sorry for the man because________.

A．the man formed a bad habit of beating others

B．he hit the man so hard that his nose bled

C．the man couldn't catch up with him

D．there was a fly on the man's head

4．It can be learned from the passage that the man ________.

A．shouted loudly while hitting the author

B．wanted to tell the author something

C．ran after the anthor breathlessly

D．acted as if he were a fly

This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept __36__ why those who had so much money were never __37__ and were always desiring more.

“As far as I'm concerned, if I had only enough to ___38__ and to wear, I would not want anything more.”

Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the __39__ saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to __40__ you for a long time. Now, open your __41__ and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this __42__ : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the __43__ shall become dust. Do you understand？”

“I see.” said the beggar.

“Then you should __44__ ！It's obvious that your wallet is a(an) __45__ one, so don't load it too heavily，” said the Goddess Fortune.

The excited beggar could hardly __46__ to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a __47__ of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.

“Is that enough? Isn't it cracking？” asked Fortune.

“Never __48__ .It's still strong enough now.”answered the beggar.

The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar's hands began to __49__. “Ah, if only the golden stream would __50__ forever! Just a little more，” said the beggar, “__51__ just a handful or two.”

“There! It's full. The wallet will __52__ .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will __53__ a little more, just a little more.”

One more piece was added and the wallet split. The __54__ fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now __55__ but his broken bag.

1.                A．showing        B．explaining       C．proving   D．wondering

2.                A．relaxed         B．satisfied        C．worried  D．depressed

3.                A．learn　         B．watch          C．eat  D．play

4.                A．street　        B．bridge          C．yard D．forest

5.                A．praise　        B．forgive         C．help D．comfort

6.                A．coat           B．pocket         C．box  D．wallet

7.                A．occasion        B．suggestion       C．situation  D．condition

8.                A．hand           B．feet            C．ground   D．street

9.                A．look out        B．look after       C．look up   D．look down

10.               A．small　         B．empty          C．worn 　　　   D．full

11.               A．stand　        B．wait           C．breathe　 D．think

12.               A．stream         B．piece          C．pair D．variety

13.               A．stop           B．request        C．fear D．insist

14.               A．spread         B．close          C．loose　　　    D．shake

15.               A．pour　　　     B．end           C．dry   D．bury

16.               A．take　　       B．add            C．lend D．send

17.               A．flow           B．break          C．disappear　    D．change

18.               A．attract         B．permit         C．include　  D．hold

19.               A．wallet 　       B．food           C．gold 　　 D．bag

20.               A．nothing        B．anything        C．everything D．something