59. The brave soldier was killed by some e_____ in a terrible way.

58. Over two hundred people died or i______ in the big fire.

57. After the earthquake, the city lay in r______.

56. Her n_______ language is French, not English.

I’m a newspaper reporter. I don’t have 　　21　 money, but I meet a lot of interesting people. Some are rich, 　　22　 　are poor. One or two are dishonest, but the others tell the truth most of the time. On the whole, I like my job and I am good at it. I type fast. I have a good　 23　 . I don’t talk, but I’m a good 　　24　 . I’m probably the best listener in the entire city and I 　　25　 　stupid. I have a very stupid face. People look at me, and then they explain things to me very slowly. Other reporters ask people a lot of questions and 　　26　 　them angry, but I just look stupid and soon I am getting a lot of 　　27　 　: many uninteresting ideas, many irrelevant(不相关的) facts, but always 　　28　 　interesting news for my newspaper.

　　 I have a method(办法) for 　　29　 　news from the ordinary(寻常) men in the street. 　Let me give you 　　30　 . Yesterday afternoon I needed information about recreation for elderly 　　31　 　people in the city. I went to the park, sat on a bench 　　32　 　the sun, and waited. Soon, an old lady came and sat next to me. She carried two large paper bags and an old handbag. I sat quietly beside her for about ten minutes, and then I 　33　 　a chocolate bar slowly. I made a lot of 　　34　　 　with the paper wrapping(包装). Next, I offered her a piece of my chocolate. After that, she told me about 　　35　 . She doesn’t have real home.　 She and two friends sleep in the bus station; on warm days she comes to the park with her few belongings in two paper bags. Later, we went to a restaurant for a cup of coffee and a sandwich. I 　　36　 , of course, I didn’t 　　37　 　any notes. I asked her a few questions about recreation, but she wasn’t interested in 　　38　 . She needed money and a place to live in, she said. She told me a lot about the bus station. I gave her a dollar and some 　　39　 . Finally, I 　　40　 　her in the park, went back to the office, and typed up some notes for my newspaper.

21. A. many　　　　 　 B. much　　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 　 D. any

22. A. others 　　　　　　 B. the others　 C. the other　　　 　 D. another

23. A. brain　　 　　 B. thinking　　 C. mind　　　　 　 D. memory

24. A. listener　　 　 B. speaker　 　　　 C. reporter　　　 　 D. lecturer

25. A. seemed　　 　 B. look　　 　　　 C. am　　　　　 　 D. must be

26. A. get　　　 　　 B. let　　 　　　　 C. cause　　　　 　 D. make

27. A. reasons　 　　B. ideas　 　 　　　　 C. information 　　D. experience

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

29. A. getting　 　　　 　　B. having　　　 C. receiving　　 　　 D. accepting

30. A. a model　 　　 B. an example　　 C. an idea　 　　　　　　 D. a story

31. A. rich　　　 　　　 B. bad　　　　 C. poor　　　　　 D. wealthy

32. A. under　　 　　　 B. below　　 　 C. at　　　　　 　　 D. in

33. A. took　 　　 　B. unwrapped　 　　 C. made　　　　　　　 　　 D. ate

34 A. sound　　 　　　 B. voice　　　 C. noise　　　　 　　 D. voices

35. A. her　　　 　　　 B. hers　　　 　　 C. herself　　　　 　 D. of her　

36. A. bought　　 　　 B. cost　　　　 C. spent　　　　 　 D. paid

37. A. take　　　 　　 B. write　　　　 C. put　　　　 　　 D. get

38. A. which　　 　　　 B. what　　　 C. them　　　　 　　　 D. that

39. A. money　　　　　　 B. bill　　　　　　　　　 C. change　　　　　　　　　 D. cheque(支票)

40 A. left　　　 　　　 B. kept　　　 　　 C. took　　　　 　　 D. stopped

20. ------It’s wrong for a student to follow_____ his teachers say.

　 ------I can’t agree _____.

A.　　 whatever; more　 B. no matter what; more

C. whatever; much　 D. no matter what; much