He would rather die than ________.

A. giving in 　 B. give in　　 C. to give in　 　D. gave in

I have been told in China, having a pet, particularly a dog, is often considered to be a status symbol because it shows the family can 　36 to have an animal. It is different here.

　　 In Canada it is 　37　 for people to have pets. Many people have dogs. Many others have cats and there are people who keep fish, birds or rabbits. Some keep what we call exotic pets. These might be ferrets, snakes or almost any other animal you can think of, although keeping 　38 pets is often difficult and because it can also be hard on the animal. The keeping of some exotic animals is not allowed by law.　　 Now, my wife and I live in a small town. We no longer have a 　39 --- we live in an apartment. We have a cat named Callie and she never goes out 　40 onto the balcony so cars are no longer an issue. She’s about sixteen years old and will probably live to be twenty or more. The 　41　 will come when she dies and we no longer have a pet. We have had a pet for so long it seems like a natural part of our lives and without a cat around the house it will seem somehow 　42 . On the other hand, we are getting older and given that a cat can live about twenty years we wonder if we will ever have another after Callie goes. Cats are cutest, of course, when they are small kittens but a kitten is 　43 for a longer time than we may have left.

　 I think having a pet is very good for a number of reasons. It helps to teach children how to look after a　 44 creature, makes them realize that animals have feelings just like we do and that, in many ways, we depend on each other. For older people like me an animal is a 　45 and a comfort to have around, a pet, properly treated, returns the favor by 　46 unconditional love. Wouldn’t this world be a 47 place if people could learn how to do that.

36. A. buy　　 　 B. afford 　　　 C. supply 　　　 D. provide

37. A. common　　 B. unusual 　　 　　　　C. particular　 　 D. public

38. A. aboard B. domestic　 　　　 C. excited　　　 　　 　　D. exotic

39. A. dormitory B. home 　　C. family 　　 　　　 D. house

40. A. except 　 B. besides　　 C. except for　　 　 D. beside

41. A. demand 　 B. dilemma　　　 　 C. decision　　 　　　 D. matter

42. A. puzzled 　　 B. confused　　 C. empty 　　　　 D. alone

43. A. commitment B. committee　　 C. friend　　　　　　 　　 D. follower

44. A. lively　　　　　 　　 B. alive 　　　 　　　　C. live　　 　　　　　 D. living

45. A. company　　 　 B. competitor 　　 C. companion　　　　　　 D. co-worker

46. A. giving out　　 B. giving in 　　 　　 C. giving back　 D. giving off

47. A. bad　　　　　　 　　 B. great 　　 　　 C. messy　　 　　 　　 D. poor

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 　26 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 　27 but a failure.” After five years of 　28 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the beatific 　29 that could have happened to me. I 30 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 31 that what people said about me was 　32 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 　33 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 　34 and went to college. My first novel 　35　 while I was at college. After college I taught during the 　36 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 　37 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 　38 that job to write full time 　39 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 　40 was a working-class boy who’d 　41 school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 　42 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 　43 what does it mean? I 　44 wish all the people that have put me down had 　45 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

26. A. bright　　 　　　　 B. useless 　　　　　　　　 C. simple　　　 　　　　 D. hopeful

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

28. A. low　　 　　　　 B. poor　 　　　　　　　 C. good　　　 　　　　 D. useful

29. A. support　　 　　 B. happiness 　　　　　　 C. surprise　　 　　　　　 D. thing

30. A. admitted　 　　　 B. decided　　 　　　　　 C. planned　　 　　　　　 D. told

31. A. me　　　 　　　　 B. them　　　 　　　　　 C. her　　　　 　　　　　 D. it

32. A. wrong　 　　　　　 B. right　　　 　　　　　 C. stupid　　　 　　　　 D. faulty

33. A. see　　 　　　　　 B. know　　　 　　　　 C. understand　 　　　　 D. face

34. A. experiment 　　　 B. practice　 　　　　　　 C. writing　　　 　　　　 D. composition

35. A. came on　 　　　 B. came in　　 　　　　　 C. came out　 　　　　　 D. came back

36. A. day　　 　　　　 B. night　　　 　　　　　 C. month　　　 　　　　 D. year

37. A. graduation　 　　 B. pass　　　 　　　　　 C. degree　　 　　　　　 D. success

38. A. giving in　 　　　 B. giving back 　　　　　 C. giving out　　 　　　 D. giving up

39. A. while　　 　　　 B. if　　　　 　　　　　　 C. when　　　 　　　　 D. or

40. A. there　　 　　　　 B. here　　 　　　　　　　 C. it　　　　　 　　　　 D. that

41. A. left　　 　　　　　 B. attended　　 　　　　 C. changed　　 　　　　 D. graduated

42. A. tired　　 　　　　　 B. calm　　　 　　　　 C. nervous .　　 　　　　 D. famous

43. A. And　　　 　　　 B. But　　　 　　　　　 C. However　 　　　　　　 D. Well

44. A. just　　　 　　　 B. exactly　　 　　　　　 C. so　　　　 　　　　 D. very

45. A. praised　　 　　 B. said　　　 　　　　　 C. answered　　 　　　　　　 D. advised

I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “You’re never going to be 2 but a failure.”

　 After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best　 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive (积极地) with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Let’s 8 it, you’ve failed at everything you’ve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel (小说) 10 while I was at college.

　 `After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 　 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself — 15 was a working-class boy who’d 16　 school early, now teaching at the university

　 My writing career (职业) took off when I discovered my own style. Now I’m rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”

1. A. bright　　　　　 B. useless　　　 C. simple　　　 D. hopeful

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

3. A. low　　　　　　 B. poor　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. useful

4. A. support　　　　　 B. happiness　　 C. surprise　　　　 　 D. thing

5. A. admitted (承认)　 B. decided　　　 C. planned　　　　 D. told

6. A. me　　　　　　 B. them　　　　 C. her　　　　　　 　 D. it

7. A. wrong　　　　　 B. right　　　　 C. stupid　　　　　 　 D. bad

8. A. see　　　　　　 B. know　　　　 C. understand　　 D. face

9. A. experiment　　　 B. practice　　　 C. writing　　　　 D. composition

10. A. came on　　　　 B. came in　　　 C. came out　　　　 D. came back

11. A. day　　　　　　 B. night　　　　 C. month　　　　 D. year

12. A. graduation　　　 B. pass　　　 C. degree　　　　 D. success

13. A. giving in　　　　 B. giving back　　 C. giving out　　　 D. giving up

14. A. while　　　　　 B. if　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. or

15. A. there　　　　　　 B. here　　　　 C. it　　　　　　　 D. that

16. A. left　　　　　 B. attended　　　 C. changed　　　　 　 D. graduated

17. A. tired　　　　　 B. calm　　　　 C. nervous .　　　　 D. famous

18. A. And　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　 C. However　　　 D. Well

19. A. just　　　　　　 B. exactly　　　　 C. so　 　　　　　　 D. very

20. A. praised　　　　 B. said　　　 　　　　　　 C. answered　　　 D. advised

The president was _____ a speech to senators _____ a group of armed young people burst into the hall

　 A. giving; as　 B. making; when　 C. delivering; while　 D. speaking; when