A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 　41 　as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 　42 　enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 　43　 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 　44 　riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 　45 　or tired, he did not stop 　46 　he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was　 　47 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 　48 　myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 　49 　a very small area to 　50 　myself.”

　　　 The above story is 　51 　to the journey of our 　52 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 　53 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 　54 　, time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding 　55 　and the things we love to do. One day 　56 　we look back, we will 　57 　that we don’t really need that much,　 58　 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 　59 .

　　　 Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only 　60 　to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.

41. A. use　　 　 　　B. cover　 　　C. work　 　　 　　D. get

42. A. Good 　　　 　B. Strange 　　　 　　C. Sure　　 　　　 D. Interesting

43. A. rode　 　　　 　B. ran　　　 　　 　　C. expanded 　　 D. struggled

44. A. kept on　　　 　 B. asked for　　　 　　 C. gave up　　 　　D. succeeded in

45. A. sad　　 　 　　B. excited　 　 　　　C. confused　 　　 D. hungry

46. A. but　　　 　 　　B. so　　　　　 　 　　　C. because　 　　 D. if

47. A. sleeping　 　B. arguing　 　　 C. dying　　　　 　　 D. smiling

48. A. push　 　 　　B. make　　 　 　　　C. destroy　　 　　 D. prove

49. A. need　 　 　　B. have 　　 　　　　C. find　　　　　 　　 D. show

50. A. live 　　 　　　B. bury 　　 　　　　C. support　　 　　 D. sleep

51. A. useful 　B. certain　 　 　　　C. similar　　　　　　 D. special

52. A. future　 　B. past　　　　　　　 　　 C. history　　　　　　 D. life

53. A. friends 　　B. progress 　　 C. discoveries　　　 D. money

54. A. health 　B. career　 　 　　　C. honor　　　 　 　D. freedom

55 A. things　 　　　B. condition　　　 　　 C. people　　　　　　 D. beauty

56. A. before 　 　B. when　 　　 　　C. unless　　　 　 　D. since

57. A. realize　 　　B. regret　　 　　 　　C. apologize 　　 D. explain

58. A. or 　 　　　B. until　　 　　　　C. however　 　　D. but

59. A. saved 　　　B. missed　　　 　 　C. reduced　　 　 　D. won

60. A. possible 　　B. probable　　　 　　C. necessary　 　D. suitable

40. A student will be immediately punished if a teacher finds him 　　　in the exam．

A．cheat　　 　　 B．to cheat　　 C.cheated　　　 　 D．cheating

39. He __________ his position because he made some loss in his work.

　　 A .resigned　 　　B. signed　 　　C. was kicked　 　D. left

38. On Saturday afternoon, Mrs. Green went to the market, 　　　　　　　　 some bananas and visited her cousin.

　　　 A．bought　　　　　 B．buying　　　　　　 C．to buy　　　　　　 D．buy

37. 38. After five hours’ drive, they reached ______ was called the Death Valley.

　 　A. that　 　　　B. where　　 　　C. which　　　 　D. what