Although I had left school against the advice of my teachers, I had, without telling anyone, tried to 　41 　my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome 　42 　from one end of the city to another and to 　43 　among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the 　44 , so the friendship I knew at school was 　45 . I put up with it for a short period. It was 　46 　long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my 　47 　into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued writing poetry at home.

By chance, I 　48 　some prizes and awards for literature. A young woman from a 　49 　company came to the college one day. She told me that I won a national poetry award. I 　50 　at her in astonishment(吃惊) and disbelief. She wanted to make a short 　51 　about me, to which I said, “ No, I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real 　52 . I was just frightened. In the end she 　53 　me that I should do it the following day.

So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my 　54 　and I became 　55 　interested in literature than ever. I 　56 　what I should do after this, and decided some weeks later that I could not 　57 　myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening, I hesitatingly (犹豫地) told my parents that I wanted to _58 　to school. They were greatly surprised and a little afraid, but they did not try to persuade me not to. They wanted to know if I was 　59 , and if I knew what it meant and 　60 　I realized that if I gave up my job training, it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me, and they asked about the matter no further.

41. A. stop　　　　　　 B. go on　　　　 　 C. continue　　　　 D. walk

42. A. talk　　 　　　　　 B. journey　　 　　　　　 C. job　　　　 　　　　 D. walk

43. A. do　　　　 　　　　 B. sit　　　　　　 C. talk　　　　　　 D. work

44. A. family　　　　 　 B. class　　　　　 C. city　　　　　 　　 D. country

45. A. absent　　　 　　　 　　 B. missed　　　 　　 C. lost　　　　　 　　 D. over

46. A. too　　　　 　　 B. very　　　　　 C. much　　　　 　　 D. quite

47. A mind　　　　 　　　 B. heart　　　　 　　 C. soul　　　　 　　　 D. thought

48. A. defeated　　　 　 B. beat　　　　　 　　 C. won　　 　　　 　　 D. hit

49. A. TV　　　　　 　　 B. radio　　　　 　　　 C. shoe　　　　 　　 D. food

50. A. looked　　　 　　 B. fixed　　　 　　　 C. shouted　　　　 　 D. stared

51. A. talk　　　　　 　　 B. film　　　　 　　 C. conversation　　 　 D. speech

52. A. reason　　　　　 B. cause　　　　 　　　 C. excuse　　　　 　　 D. wish

53. A. advised　　　　 B. suggested　　　 　　　 C. agreed　　　　 　 D. persuaded

54. A. poems　　　　 　 B. stories　　　　　 C. speeches　　　 　 D. plans

55. A. less　　　　　 　　 B. much　　　　 　　 C. far　　　　　 　　 D. more

56. A. wandered　 　 　　 B. considered　　 　 C. discussed　　　 D. wondered

57. A. think　　　　　 B. consider　　　　 C. spend　 　　　　 D. imagine

58. A. drop　　　　 　　　 B. leave　　　　　 　 C. return　　　　　 D. go to

59. A. sure　　　　　 　 B. clear　　　　　 　 C. curious　　　　 D. true

60. A. whether　　　　 　　　 B. that　　　　　 　 C. how　　　　 　　 D. what

40. Give me an undisturbed hour and I’ll see the work Tom ___ unfinished.

　 A. will leave　　　 B. is leaving　　　 C. has left　　　 D. had left

39. – In fact, I’m not used ___ to like that.

　 -- Neither am I.

　 A. to being spoken　 B. to be spoken　 C. being spoken　 D. to speaking

38. I order not to be disturbed, I spent three hours ___ in my study.

　 A. locking　　　　　 B. locked　　　　 C. to lock　　　　 D. being locked

37. He used to be a popular singer, but drug ____ his ruin.

　 A. resulted from　　 B. contributed to　 C. attended to　　　 D. devoted to

36. ___ warmly for his work, he was too ___ to fall asleep.

　 A. Praising; excited　　　　　　　　 B. To praise; exciting

　 C. Praised; exciting　　　　　　　　 D. Praised; excited