I’ve always loved pigeons(鸽子). Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start　 21　 them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt(破坏)our 　22　 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I　 23　 carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could　 　24　 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of　 25 . 　You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 　26 big prizes. 　My wife had been changing her　 27　 to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite　 28　 of all the prizes we’d won. Then there was the traveling, which she liked. You see someone has to take the pigeons a　 29 way off and release them. Some of the 30 were really nice. I never traveled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. They’ve got this wonderful sense of　 31　 , which can bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes　 32 storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the great　 33 . Then I’d watch them　 34　 round and come down onto the landing shelf. I’d look at my watch and think, “My goodness, that’s a good 　35　 .” And I’d take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to 　36　 what time he’d arrived. Then my wife would　 37　 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d won　 38　 . 　Then last year we had a　 39 ! One　 of them got some sort of flu(流行病)and died, then they all　 40　 . It was terrible, I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course. 　21. A. racing　　　　　　　　　　 B. feeding　　　　　　 C. tending 　　　　　 D. flying 　22. A. dream 　 　　 B. work　　 　　　　 C. marriage 　 　　　　 D. hobby 　23. A. just 　　　 B. even 　　　　　　 C. almost 　　 　　　　 D. hardly 　24. A. notice 　　　 B. learn 　　 　　　　　 C. imagine 　　　　　　　　 D. recognize 　25. A. living 　　　 B. fun 　 　　　　　 C. money 　　　　　 D. change 　26. A. losing 　　　 B. winning 　 　　　　 C. giving 　 　　　　 D. making 　27. A. subject 　 　　 B. decision 　　　　　　 C. relation 　 　　　　　 D. attitude 　28. A. proud 　　 　 B. fond 　　　　　　 C. careful 　　　　　　 D. sure 　29. A. different 　　 　 B. long 　　　　　　 C. short 　　　　　　 D. far 　30. A. distances 　　　 B. activities　 　　　 　　　 C. trips 　　　 　　 D. movements 　31. A. direction 　　　 B. sight 　 　　　　　 C. hearing 　　　　　 D. touch 　32. A. over 　　　 　 B. across 　　　　　　 C. with 　　 　　　　　　　 D. through 　33. A. heaven 　　 　 B. mountain 　　　　　 C. cloud 　　　　　　　　　 D. sky 　34. A. turn 　　　 　 B. dance 　　 　　　　 C. circle 　　 　　　　 D. whistle 　35. A. fly 　　　　 B. time 　　　　　　 C. day 　　　　　　 D. look 　36. A. write 　　　 B. record 　　　　　　 C. count 　　　　　　　　　 D. memorize 　37. A. come 　　　 　　　 B. show 　　　　　　 C. phone 　　　 　 D. cheer 　38. A. again 　　　 B. finally 　 　　　　　 C. only 　　 　　　　　　　 D. accidentally 　39. A. disadvantage 　 　　 B. chance 　　　　　　 C. problem 　　　　　　　　 D. disaster 　40. A. flew down 　　 B. went down 　 　　　　 C. let out 　　　　　　 D. gave out

20. The British Islands is a group of islands that lies_________the west coast of Europ.

　　 A. on　　　 B. along　　　 C. to　　　 D. off

19. I’d like to take _________of this opportunity to thank you for your help.

　　 A. advantage　　　 B. case　　　 C. use　　　 D. care

18. I hope this book will be _________ to beginners of English.

　 　A.some help　　　　　　 B. great help　　

C. of very help　　　　　 D. of some help

17. He got_________ when he was crossing the street. He died soon after he was taken to hospital.

　 A. run over　　　　　　　 B. run after　

　 C. run out　　　　　　　 D. run up

16. He came up with a new______to the problem at yesterday’s meeting.

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

15.　It’s strange _______ he didn’t come yesterday.

A. why　　　　 B. that　　 C. where　　　 D. how