A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After36 　weeks the editor 37 　the story to her. The lady was 38 　. She wrote back to the editor:

　 “Dear Sir.

　 　Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. 39 　do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. 40 　I sent you the story, I pasted(粘)together pages 18; 19 and 20. This was a 41　to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were 42 　pasted together. Is this the 43 　you read all the stories that are sent to you?”

　 The editor wrote back:

　 “Dear Madam,

　 When I have an egg 44 　breakfast, I 45 　eat the whole egg in order to discover that it is bad.”

36. A. few　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　 D. a little

37. A. gave　　　　　 B. came back　　　　 C. handed　　　　 D. returned

38. A. angry　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　 D. glad

39. A. How　　　　　 B. Why　　　　　　　 C. What　　　　 D. Where

40. A. After　　　　　 B. until　　　 　　　　C. Before　　　　 D. Since

41. A .lesson　　　　　 B. test　　　　　　　 C. question　　　 D. thing

42. A. already　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　 C. even　　　　　 D. yet

43. A. work　　　　　 B. check　　　　　　 C. road　　　　　 D. way

44. A. on　　 　　　　　B. for　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 D. in

45. A. must not　　　　 B. have not to　　　　 C. need not to　　 D. don’t have to

35. Everyone was ________ when they heard this ________ news.

　　　 A. excited; excited　 B. exciting; exciting　 C. excited; exciting　 D. exciting; excited

34. This old man lives _____, but he never feels _______.

　　　 A. alone; alone　 B. lonely; alone　 C. lonely; lonely　　 D. alone; lonely

33. It’s careless _____ him to make the same mistake again. I think it important ______ everyone to be careful in everything.

　　　 A. to; for　　 B. for; of　　　 C. of; to　　　 D. of; for

32. China is famous ________ the Great Wall.

　　　 A. as　　　 B. for　　　　 C. to　　　　 D. of

31.-----Are your parents doctors, too?

　 ----- No, they are teachers. ________ of them love teaching very much.

　　　 A. All　 　　B. Both　　　 C. None　　 D. Neither

30. ----- Would you like to go hiking with me, Susan?

　 ----- I’d like to, _______ you don’t want to go alone.

　　　 A. until　　　 B. before　　　 C. if　　 D. after