The man left a country village 　　36　 　London. Soon there was a strange noise and that made the man 　　___37　 　his car. He got off his car and checked it carefully. As he found 　　38___ wrong, he went on his way.

　　 The noise began almost at once and now it was 　　39　 　than ever. The man quickly turned his head and saw a great “black cloud” following the car. When he stopped at a village farther on, he was told that someone 　　40　 　have hidden a queen bee(藏了个王蜂) in his car as there were thousands of bees nearby. So he decided to drive as quickly as 　　41　 , thinking in this way he could get rid of(摆脱) them. After one hour's hard driving, he arrived in London. He stopped his car outside a hotel and 　　42　 　in to have a drink. It was not long 　　43___ a man who had seen him arrive hurried in to tell him that his car was covered with bees. The poor man 　　44　 　up the police, telling them what had happened. The police decided to send for a beekeeper. In a short time, the beekeeper arrived. He found the unwelcome things 　　___45___ near the wheels at the back of the car. Very gladly the keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box and the man drove away quietly, freely from the “black cloud” which had hung over his car.

36. A. in　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. for　　 　　　　　　　　 C. to　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. out of

35.　　　 Their performance was __________ and so many of the audience left before the end.

　　　 A. interested　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 C. boring　　　　　　　　　　　 D. exciting

34.　　 The man shot _________ her, but when he got ready to shoot, he himself was _________ and fell. So she escaped the shooting luckily.

A. at; shot at　　　　　　　　 B. at; shot　　　　　　　　　　 C. /; shot at　　　　　　　　　　 D. /; shot

33.　　 I think you should make a mark where you have stopped __________ so that you can know where to go on _________ whenever you pick up the book again.　

　　　 A. reading; reading　　　 B. to read; reading　　　　 C. reading; to read　　　　　 D. to read; to read

32.　　 The ________ tasted the soup to see if he ________ put enough salt in it. 　　　

　　　 A. cook; has　　　　　　　　 B. cook; had 　　　　　　　 C. cooker; has　　　　　　　　 D. cooker; had

31.　　 _________ failed, I’ll keep on trying again and again until I make it. 　　　

　　　　 A. Even though I 　　　 B. If I’ve　　　　　　　　　　 C. If I　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Even though I’ve

30.　　　 _______ thin the ice is! It is dangerous to skate on it.

　　　　 A. What　　 　　　　　　 B. What a　　　 　　　　 C. How　　　 　　　　　　 D. How a

29.　　　 Some of my girl students find _________ difficult to learn physics. Can you help them?　

　　　 　 A. that　　　　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. them　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. themselves

28.　　　 Teachers should teach their students not only __________ but also __________. 　　

　　　 　 A. to read or write; to learn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to read and write; to learn

　　　 　 C. reading or write; learning　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reading and writing; learning

27.　　　 “___________ have you been to China, please?” “Twice.”　

　　　 　 A. How many times　　 B. How often　　　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. How soon