In the early 1800’s, a boy named John lived in an orphanage (孤儿院) with several other children. Every day was 　31 　working and Christmas was the one day of the year 　32 　the children did not work and received a gift - an orange. The children 　33 　it so much that they kept it for weeks, and even 　34 - smelling it, 　35 　it and loving it. Usually they tried to preserve it for so 　36 　that it often went bad before they ate it.

This year John knew he would soon be 　37 　enough to leave. He would save the orange until his birthday in July. If he preserved it 　38 , he might be able to eat it on his birthday.　

Christmas day finally came. The children were so 　39 　as they entered the dining hall. In his excitement, John knocked over something, causing a big 　40 . Immediately the master shouted, “John, leave the hall and there will be no orange for you.” John's heart 　41 . He turned and ran back to the 　42 　room so that the children wouldn’t see his tears.　

Then he heard the door open and the children entered. Little Elizabeth with a 　43 　on her face held out her small hands. “Here John,” she said, “this is for you.” As John 　44 　his head, he saw a big juicy 　45 　all peeled and quartered … Each child had sacrificed(舍弃) their own orange by 46 　a quarter and had created a big, beautiful orange for him.　

John never forgot the sharing, love and personal 　47 　his friends had shown him that Christmas day. 　48 　that day, after he became rich, every year he 　49 　send oranges all over the world to children everywhere. His 　50 　was that no child would ever spend Christmas without a special Christmas fruit!　

31. A. forced　　　　 B. passed　　　　　 C. taken　　　　　　 D. spent

32. A. as　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　 D. which

33. A. needed　　　　 B. wanted　　　　　 C. valued　　　　　　 D. liked

34. A. months　　　　 B. days　　　　　　 C. years　　　　　　 D. seasons

35. A. tasting　　　 B. watching　　　　 C. pressing　　　　　 D. touching

36. A. much　　　　　 B. soon　　　　　　 C. long　　　　　　　 D. far

37. A. old　　　　　 B. strong　　　　　 C. tall　　　　　　　 D. experienced

38. A. seriously　　 B. carefully　　　 C. secretly　　　　　 D. softly

39. A. nervous　　　 B. excited　　　　 C. pleasant　　　　　 D. eager

40.A. cry　　　　　　 B. disappointment　 C. surprise　　　　　 D. noise

41.A. jumped　　　　 B. stopped　　　　 C. broke　　　　　　 D. settled

42.A. cold　　　　　 B. small　　　　　 C. old　　　　　　　 D. lonely

43.A. look　　　　　 B. tears　　　　　 C. comfort　　　　　 D. smile

44.A. shook　　　　　 B. lifted　　　　　 C. put　　　　　　　 D. turned

45.A. gift　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　 C. orange　　　　　　 D. wonder

46.A. sharing　　　　 B. breaking　　　　 C. eating　　　　　　 D. taking

47.A. feelings　　　 B. affairs　　　　 C. relation　　　　　 D. sacrifice

48.A. In return for　 B. In case of　　　 C. In memory of　　　 D. In search of

49.A. must　　　　　 B. would　　　　　 C. might　　　　　　 D. should

50.A. desire　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　 C. meaning　　　　　 D. thinking

30. A library with five thousand books _______ to the nation as a gift.

　 A. is offered　　　　 B. have offered C. are offered　　　　　 D. has offered

29. Public attention at the moment _______ the World Cup matches.

A. focuses　 　　　　　 B. is focused　 　　 C. is focused at　 　　 D. is focused on

28. The UN is trying to _____ the world ____ hunger.

A. get rid of; by　 　　　 B. rid; of　 　　　　 C. rid; from　 　　　　　 D. get rid; of

27. He came up with a new ______ to the problem at yesterday’s meeting.

A. way　 　　　　　　 B. method　 　　 C. means　 　　　　　 D. approach

26. Our water supply has been ______ because they are repairing one of the main pipes.

A. cut off　 　　　　　　　 B. cut up　 　　 C. cut away　 　　　 　　 D. cut in

25. There are _________ flowers shown in the park and _______ people go to have a look.

A. varieties of; various　 　　　　　　　　　 B. a plenty of; many　

C. various; many a 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. quite a few; quite a little

24. _____ he referred to in his article was unknown to the general readers.

A. That　 　　　　　　 B. What　 　　　 　C. Whether　 　　　 D. Where