59. Mrs. Brown was frightened because she remembered something ____.

58. The man on the door steps_____.

57. Mrs. Brown looked out of the window because______.

56. When Mrs. Brown heard the knock, she was probably ______.

45. Time is up, and I must be _____ now

ⅡClose Test: (10’)

　 Is your schoolbag too heavy to carry? The e-schoolbag will help you. It is said that e-schoolbag are going to be brought into ____46__ in Chinese middle schools soon.

　 Heavy schoolbags have been a serious ___47__ for a long time. But the e-school bag will ___48__ . An e-schoolbag is ____49_ lighter than a usual schoolbag. Perhaps, the e-schoolbag should be ___50__ an e-schoolbook. It is as __51__ as a usual book, ___52.__ it can still have all the things for study, such as a textbook, an exercise book and so on. They can be made __53__ chips(芯片)like stamps. The students can read the text page by page on the screen (屏幕),___ 54___ notes, or even send e-mails to their teachers. They only need to put the right chip into the e-schoolbag. Then the students can use it.

　 Some people say ___55__ e-textbooks can be easily broken, while others say it is not good to students’ eyes. But only time will tell.

III Reading Comprehension: (20’)

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　　 Mrs. Brown had just finished cooking when she heard a knock at the door. She was surprised because the postman and the milkman had already been there, and she wasn’t expecting any visitors. She went into the front room and pulling the curtain back a little, looked out of the window to see who it was. A man was standing on the steps leading to the front door.

He was a tall, broad-shouldered man wearing an old army coat and big black hat pulled forward over his eyes, so it was difficult to see his face clearly. His shoes, Mrs. Brown noticed, were old and dirty and there was a large hole in his trousers. He carried a small black bag in his hand.

As she looked at him, Mrs. Brown remembered stories she had read in the newspapers about old ladies who opened to strangers, and were hit on the head and had their things stolen. She felt rather frightened. “I am not going to open the door”, she said to herself, “If I don’t, perhaps he’ll think there’s no one in and go away.” She let the curtain fall back into place and waiting.

The man looked round quickly, put his hand in his pocket, drew out his keys, and began to try them one by one in the front door.

44. The checkout assistant at my _____ supermarket is always rude and unhelpful.

43. I have never ______ it before; you must have invented it from your own imagination.

42. The dress was _____ when it was discovered just how much the price is.

41. When department stores have an oversupply of goods, they often _____prices to promote sales.

40. The wolf has a reputation as a fierce animal, ____, no evidence shows that a wild wolf has ever harmed a human being.