根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能正确填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

There is good news for the children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl __42__ big eyes. Her big eyes are __43__ us her dream: I wish to __44__! In China, there are still __45__ girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their __46__ are too poor. If the family has two or three children, it is harder to __47__ the money for all the children. So the parents often ask __48__ to stay at home, and boys to go to school.

Now they needn’t __49__ the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in some poor places. They don’t have to pay for books and other things. Some of them can even get money from the government to make their life __50__. Soon, all the children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very happy with the news. It is __51__ great.

42．A. with　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　 C. to　　　　　　 D. in

43．A. saying　　　　 B. telling　　　　 C. speaking　　　　 D. talking

44．A. go to work　　 B. go to bed　　　 C. go to school　　 D. go home

45．A. a lot　　　　　 B. lot of　　　　　 C. a lot of　　　　 D. much

46．A. schools　　　 B. cities　　　　　 C. houses 　　　　D. families

47．A. pay　　　　　 B. take　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　 D. lend

48．A. teachers　　　 B. girls　　　　　 C. boys　　　　　 D. all the children

49．A. look up　　　 B. turn on　　　　 C. worry about　　 D. make sure

50．A. better　　　　 B. shorter　　　　　 C. longer　　　　 D. worse

51．A. not　　　　　 B. never　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　　 D. really

41．---Have you finished your homework _____? ---Yes, I have _____ finished it.

　　 A. yet, yet　　 B. already, already　　 C. yet, already

40．In our class, _____ of the studetns are boys.

　　 A. two third　　 B. two three　　 C. two thirds

39．It is important _____ us _____ English well.

　　 A. for, to learn　　 B. of, to learn　　 C. for, learn

38．_____ you work hard, you will get a good result.

　　 A. Though　　 B. Once　　 C. But

37．The school provides the students _____ delicious food .

　　 A. to　　 B. with　　 C. for

36．When did the flood _____ in her hometown?

　　 A. break up　　 B. break out　　 C. break in

35．_____ was the population of China in 2007?

　　 A. How much　　 B. How many　　 C. What

34．---Maria, we are _____ apples, could you go and buy some? --- Sure.

　　 A. short for　　 B. ready for　　 C. short of