The Dear Old Lady-that is what the people of Pisa call the tower-needs help. Three million people visit Pisa each year. That’s a lot of people. Why do they come to this town　　 　

36　 ? To see a tower. A look at the picture will 　37　 you why. The crazy tower leans! It is known to us all as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. 　　 The tower looks as if it might __38_at any time. In fact, some visitors stop at the tower just long enough to take a picture. Then they hurry away. 　39 　visitors climb the 294 steps to the top and come down, 40　 heroes. Engineers say that the visitors are 　41 　-at least for a while. But the tower does lean. It leans aside 14 feet 10 inches at the present time. The tower has leaned for 800 years. And every year it leans a big more. If this 　42 　on, the tower will fall. 　　 You may wonder what makes the tower lean. If you look at the picture, you will see that one side of the tower is deeper in the earth than 　43　 . The foundation on 　44 　the tower rests has sunk into the soil on the leaning side. Why does this happen? 　　 Pisa’s tower 　45 　14,500 tons. The soil of the town is a mixture of a clay and sand and water. A heavy tower 　46　 on soil like this must have a very strong foundation. The leaning Tower’s foundation is just not deep or wide enough for the tower 　47 　on it. Can nothing be done about the tower? No,the Italian　 48 　have several plans. They don’t want to make the tower straight-just keep it from leaning any further. So all the plans call for a new foundation that won’t sink. 　 But a new foundation can’t be built 　49 　the tower is resting on the old one. The tower must be 　50　 with jacks(千斤顶). They would be like jacks we use to raise cars when changing a tyre. Only these jacks would be giant ones. One plan calls for 15 of them to be placed __51___ the tower. Each of the giant jacks would be on its own foundation. And each of them could lift 1,000 tons. The 15 jacks would raise the 14,500 ton tower and hold it up while the new foundation　 52　 . 　 The Italian engineers are 　53 　the best plan to save the tower. They know that any plan takes a lot of money. They are trying to 　54 　the money from the Italian government. But many Italians refuse to believe that the old tower is 　55 .“It leans and leans and leans,” they say, “But it will never fall down.” (　 )36.A .in Greece　　 B. in India　　 C. in Belgium　　 D. in Italy (　 )37.A. say　　　　　 B. speak　　　 C. tell　　　　　 D. judge (　 )38.A. sink　　　　 B. fall　　　　 C. drop　　　　 　D. break (　 )39.A.Much　　　 　B. The most　　 C. Others　　　 　D. Other (　 )40.A. hoping　　　 　B. feeling like　 C. becoming　　 D. wishing (　 )41.A. good　　　　 B. well　　　　 C. safe　　　　 　D. healthy (　 )42.A. keeps　　　 B. continues　　 C. does　　　　 　D. go (　 )43.A. one　　　　 B. the other　　 　C. another　　　 D. side ( 　)44.A. where　　　 B. which　　　 C. that　　　　　 D. it (　 )45.A. weighs　　 　B. puts　　　 　　C. makes　　　　 D. takes (　 )46.A. came　 　　B.placed　　 　　C. built　　 　　　D. got (　 )47.A.to bear　　 　B. to be sat　　　 C.to be seat　　 D. to stand (　 )48.A.scientists　　 B.engineers　　 C. workers　　 D. builders (　 )49.A. during　　　 B. while　　　 C. and　　　　　 D. for (　 )50.A. hanged　　 B. lift　　　　　 C. raised　　　　 D. rose (　 )51.A. under　　　 B. below　　　　 C. around　　　 D. about (　 )52.A. is building　 B. is built　　　 C. being built　　 D. is being built (　 )53.A. looking　 　B. researching　 　C. searching for　 D. finding (　 )54.A. get　　　　 B. receive　　　 C. accept　　　 D. win (　 )55.A. in need　　 B. in trouble　　 C. in danger　　 D. in fact

35. ---Has Billy finished his homework today?

　 ---I have no idea. He _____ it this morning.

　 　　A. would do　　 B. has done　　 C. was doing　 D. had done

34.- --Tom, what would you like to eat, some beef?

　 ---Mom, anything___beef. You know, I dislike beef.

　 A. but　　　 　　B. like　　 　　　　　C. than　　 　　　D. with

33. Because he believed he was innocent(无罪的),he went to the police station with his

　 head_____high.

　 A. holding　　 　B. being held　　 　　C. to hold　　 　　D. held

32. ____made the teacher proud was____more than half of her students had been admitted

　 　to key universities.

　 　A.What/because　 　B. That/what　 　　　C. That/because　 D. What/that

31. I was really anxious about you. You ____ hospital without telling the nurse.

　 A.mustn’t leave 　B.couldn’t have left 　C. needn’t leave D.shouldn’t have left

30. I wish I ____ able to talk this over with Jack when he was here last night.

　 A. have been　 B. were　 　　　C. had been　　 D. would be

29. A great deal of science and technique has been_____since China carried out the reform

　 and open policy.

　 A. brought down　 B. brought in　 C. brought out 　D. brought up