通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Fouad sits in the cafe? listening to the sad music playing on an old tape recorder. The　 song　 seems　 to　 go　 on　 forever. Fouad　 thinks　 it's 26　 , but he doesn't want to hear it now. It's too sad for him. It makes him　　 27　 of his uncle in Egypt who he hasn't seen for many years now.

Fouad's father 28 a few months ago. After that, Fouad found that there were so many things that 29 had wanted to ask his fa­ther, but had never asked. He realised that he knew 30 about his own family, and decided to try and find out more about the place where his father had　 31　 up.

He has now spent a couple of days 32 around Jerusalem with an old, torn photograph in his hand. The photograph shows the whole 33　 　, his grandparents standing　　 　34 　at the centre of a group of four children in front of a house on a busy street. Next to the　 　35 there seems to be a garden with what look like olive trees in it. Fouad, 36 , can't find anywhere in this modern Jerusalem that looks much like the street or the house where the photograph was 37 . He feels sadder than the sad song playing in the cafe, thinking now that he might never　 　38　 　the place where his father had been born.

The 39 keeps on singing her sad, sad song, and Fouad decides to go back home. He pays a few dollars and then goes out 40 the street.

26. A. funny　　　　　　　 B. beautiful　　　　 C. noisy　　　　　　　 D. sad

27. A. think　　　　　　　　 B. know　　　　　　 C. hear　　　　　　　 D. dream

28. A. moved　　　　　　 B. lived　　　　　　　 C. traveled　　　　　 D. died

29. A. they　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　 C. he　　　　　　 D. she

30. A. little　　　　　　　 B. much　　　　　　 C. some　　　　 D. none

31. A, started　　　　　　 B. grown　　　　　 　C. brought　　　　　 D. kept

32. A. looking　　　　　　 B. turning　　　　　 C. driving　　　　　　 D. walking

33. A. people　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　 C. family　　　　　　 D. group

34. A. slowly　　　　　　 B. carefully　　　　 C. proudly　　　　　 D. quietly

35. A. house　　　　　　　 B. trees　　　　　　 C. street　　　　　　 D. children

36. A. luckily　　　　　　 B. besides　　　　　 C. instead　　　　　　 D. though

37. A. sent　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　　 D. shown

38. A. reach　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　 C. leave　　　　　　　 D. enjoy

39. A. music　　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　 C. song　　　　　　　 D. singer

40. A. onto　　　　　　　　 B. of　　　　　　　　 C. from　　　　　　　 D. along　　

25. - Lucy, let me help you fix your computer.

-_______. I can manage it myself.

A. That's OK　　　　　 B. No, thanks　 C. Perhaps not　　 D. Not at all

24. Miss Green is the only person________ can help you with your English.

A. she　　　　　　　　　 B. whom　　　　　　 C. which　　　　 D. who

23. I think high school students should________ pocket money.

A. be giving　　　　　　 B. have given　　 C. give　　　　　 D. be given

22. Alice has been in China for several years. She________ be a big girl now.

A. need　　　　　　　　 B. must　　　　　　 C. can　　　　 D. may

21. - How many students are there in your newly built school?

-Two thousand in________ classrooms.

A. four　　　　　　　 B. fourth　　　　　 C. forty　　　　　　　 D. the fortieth

20. Tom________ a lot of friends since he came to China last year.

A. made　　　　　　　　　 B. makes　　　　　 C. is making　　　　 D. has made