Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very　 　1　 　woman. She didn't buy many jewels (珠宝) or 　2　 　clothes. 　3　 , she spent millions of dollars in 　4　 　a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah' s 　5　 　was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 　6　 　because Sarah was afraid to 　7 　building it.

Sarah' s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 　8　 　arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 　9　 　the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 　10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.

Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting　 　11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of　 12 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn't want her house to be finished.

Sarah Winchester's 　13 　seemed to have worked (奏效) 　14 　she lived to be 83 years old. But 　15　 , her house was finished.

41.(　　 ) A. poor　　　 B. rich　　　　 C. useful　　　 D. brave

42.(　　 ) A. cheap　　 B. expensive　 C. simple　　　 D. old

43.(　　 ) A. Still　　 　B. Usually　　 C. Instead　　 D. Even

44.(　　 ) A. building　 　B. buying　　　 C. selling　　 D. setting　　　

45.(　　 ) A. door　 　　B. window　　　 C. kitchen　 　D. house

46.(　　 ) A. years　　 B. months　　　 C. weeks　　 D. days

47.(　　 ) A. keep　　 B. enjoy　　　　 C. stop　　　 D. help

48.(　　 ) A. drivers　 B. workers　　　　 C. farmers　　 D. visitors

49.(　　 ) A. but　　　 B. until　　　　　 C. since　　　 D. so

50.( 　　) A. floors　 B. kitchens　　　　 C. windows　　 D. rooms

51.( 　　) A. bigger　 B. smaller　　　　 C. stronger　　 D. cleaner

52.( 　　) A. working B. dying　　　　　 C. living　　　 D. growing

53.( 　　) A. age　　 B. family　　　　　 C. plan　　　　 D. husband

54．(　 　)A. or　　 B. because　　　　 C. neither　　　 D. nor

55.( 　　) A. hardly　 B. usefully　　　　 C. carefully　　 D. finally

40.(　　 ) The shoes are a bit too large for me. Would you please show

me_________ ?

A. small ones　　　　　　　　　 B. a smaller one　

C. a small pair　　　　　　　　 D. a smaller pair

39.(　　 ) ---- How about going out for a walk ?

---- Sorry. I prefer _______ at home rather than _____ out for a walk.

A. to stay, go　　　　　　　　 B. to stay, going

C. staying, ago　　　　　　　 D. staying, to go

38.(　　 )That country has ___________.

　　　　　 A. a small population　　　　　 B. a little population

　　　　　 C. much population　　　　　　 D. many populations

37.(　　 ) She was heard _____ in the next room.

　　　　 A. sing　　　　 B. to sing　　 C. sang　　　 D. sung

36.(　　 ) I have _____ to tell you.

　　　　　 A. else nothing new　　　　 B. new nothing else

　　　　　 C. nothing new else　　　　　 D. nothing else new

35、(　　 )In our school the number of the students _____ more than 3,000.

　　　　　　 A. is　　　　 B. are　　　 C. were　　　 D. become

34.(　　 )_____ of the students are going to visit the factory next week.

　　　　 A. Three fifth　　　　 B. Third fifths

　　　　 C. Three fives　　　　 D. Three fifths

33.(　　 ) Children must _____ by their parents.

　　　　　 A. be taken good care　　　 B. be taken good care of

　　　 　　C. take good care　　　　　 D. take good care of