44.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. phoned　 　　　　　　　　 B. rang 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. made a call 　　　 D. telephoned

43. A. before　 　　　　　　　　　 B. till　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. ago　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. after

42. A. climbed　 　　　　　　　　 B. rushed　 　　　　　　　　　 C. walked　 　　　　　　　　　 D. shouted

41. A. other people　 　　　　　 B. usual 　　　　　　　　　　 C. she could　 　　　　　　　 D. possible

40. A. may　　 　　　　　　　　 B. must　　 　　　　　　　　 C. had to　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. could

39.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. aloud　 　　　　　　　　 B. loudly　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. louder　 　　 D. more loudly

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

37. A. stop　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. repair 　　　　　　　　　　 C. wash 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sell

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