Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 　36　 to go everywhere. They had to decide where and which animal to visit as their time was　 37__ . So both of them agreed not to __38 __after choosing a __39__ at every fork (岔路口)。

A road sign at the first fork　 40__ one way to the lion quarters and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the __41 __after a __42_ discussion because lions were“the king of the grassland”.The second showed a division (路口)going separately to the panda and peacock. They　 43　 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. Thus they made choices all along the way and each choice meant __44__ what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it，and 　45_ ，for it brooked(容忍)no delay. If they hesitated(犹豫不决)they would miss 　46　 .Only 　47__　 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and　 48　 possible regret.

Life is__49_ like this--choices often occur that one has to make，for example ,between two __50__ 　jobs，two fascinating wooers(追求者)--To get one you　 51　 give up the other--you can get half of it. If you　 52　 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses，you will most likely　 53　 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it.　 54　 you have got half of the desirable things in life--something that is　 55_ to come by.

35. -How about eight o’clock tonight?

-That ________ me fine.

A. fits　　　　　 B. meets　　　　　 C. satisfies　　　 D. suits

34. ________ is known ________ thousands of Chinese worked in the gold mines in the late 19^th century.

A. As; to　　　　 B. Which; that　　 C. It; that　　　 D. It; to

33. Bad luck! __________ going forward, our can went backwards and got stuck in the mud.

A. As a result of　 B．Instead of　 C．In spite of　 　　D. In case of

32. Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, _______ they knew it to be valuable.

　　A. as if　　　 　B. now that　 　　C. even though 　　　D. so that

31. She’s having a lot of trouble with the new computer, but she doesn’t know whom to _______.

A. turn to 　　 　　B. look for　　　 　　 C. deal with　　 D. talk about