For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.

For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活状况) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.

Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__ 53__things happened several times later.

The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤)．I got on an airplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.

I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.

41．A. ever　　　　　　　 　　　 B．never　　　　　　 C．always　 　　　　　 D．often

42．A. except　 　　　　　 　B．rather than　 　　　C．more than　　　 D．or rather

43．A. because　 　　　　 　B．before　　　　　　 C．although　 　　　D．since

44．A. visited　 　　　　　 　B．praised　 　　　　C．telephoned　 　　　 D．met

45．A. work　 　　　　 　B．life　　　　　　　 C．study　 　　　　　　 D．plan

46．A. worry　 　　　　B．care　 　　　　　C．talk　 　　　　　　　 D．look

47．A. built　 　　　　　 　B．found　　　　　　 C．bought　 　　 　　D．sold

48．A. repairing　　 　　B．painting　　　　　 C．cleaning　 　　　　　 D．decorating

49．A. teach　 　　　　 　B．order　　　　　　 C．force　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．allow

50．A. asked　 　　 　　　B．kept　　　　　　 C．ordered　 　　　　　　 D．served

51．A. smart　　 　　　 B．upset　　　　　　 C．busy 　　　　　　　　　 D．tired

52．A. practice　 　　　 　　　B．task　　　　　　 C．tea　 　　　　　　　　　 D．time

53．A. Different　 　　　　 　B．Similar　　　　　 C．Funny　　　　　　　　　 D．Strange

54．A. as usual　 　　　B．in pain　　　　　 C．casually　 　　　　　　　 D．finally

55．A. call　 　　　　 　　　B．moment　　 　　　C．situation 　　　　 D．scene

56．A. church　 　　　　B．school　　　　　 C．home　 　　　　　　　 D．hospital

57．A. immediately　　　 B．happily　　　　 C．gradually　 　　　　　　 D．carefully

58．A. heard　 　　　 　　　B．spoke　　　　　 C．thought　 　　　 　　　 D．demanded

59．A .take up　 　 　　　B．make up　　　　 C．turn up　 　　　 　　　 D．put up

60．A. started out　 　　　B．given in　　　　 C．passed away　 　　　 D．come back

40. The visiting minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks, _________ that he

　had enjoyed his stay here.

　A. having added　 　　　B. to add 　　　　　C. adding　　　　　　 D. added

39. Though the girl　　　 to learn Japanese, she couldn’t catch up with her classmates.

　A. made effort　　　　　　　　　 B. made an effort

C. took every effort　　　　 　　　D. gave her efforts

38．The accident that resulted ________the death of two passengers resulted ________careless driving.

A．in；on　 　　　　 　　　　　　　B．in；from

C．on；in　 　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　D．from；in

37．-Can you hit that bird with your gun, Tom?

-No！It is out of the ________of my gun.

A．length　 　　　　　 　　B．aim　　　　　　 C．distance　 　　　　　　　　　 D．range

36. The water level of the river has increased _________ half a meter since it began to rain 7 days ago.

A. on　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. for　　　　　　　 　　　 C. in　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. by