39. A. earlier　　　 　　　 B. longer　　　　　　 C. sooner　　　　　　 　　　 D. later

38. A. students　　　 　 B. foreigners　　　　 　 C. passengers　　　 　　　　　 D. visitors

37. A. persuaded　　 　　 B. reminded　　　　　 C.　 warned　　　　　　 　　 D.　 informed

36. A. leaving　　　　 B. passing　　　 　　　　 C. visiting　　　　　　 　　　 D. finding

55. A. wise　　　　　　 B. rude　　　　　　　　　 C. shy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. stupid

答案　 36.D　 37.A　 38.B　 39.C　 40.B　 41.C　 42.B　 43.A　 44.D　 45.C　 46.D　 47.C　 48.D　 49.A　 50.B　 51.A　 52.B　 53.C　 54.C　 55.D

Passage 11

(07·四川)

It's fourteen years since I left the Philippines to live with my family in the USA. A month ago, while on summer vacation back in my motherland, I learned a lesson from mosquito (蚊子) bites. Right before　　 36　 　Kennedy Airport in New York, my grandma 　37　 　me of the behavior of the native mosquitoes around the 　38　 　like me. She said, "There's an old saying-the 　39　 　you stay away from the motherland, the sweeter your blood 　40　 　to the mosquitoes. " Not 　41　 　it, I replied, "Grandmaaaa, that's just an old wives' tale!"　

Well, less than a week 　42　 　my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 　43　 　of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being 　44　 　, but they all proved useless.

Late one 　45　 　in my cousin's home, I couldn't bear the 　46　 　of the bites. Hoping to find some comfort, I 　47　 　my cousin, who was sleeping peacefully in the bed next to mine. Unhappy for being 　48　 　she said, "There is nothing you can do. Go back to sleep. "　 With a few turns, she slept again. Enviously (妒嫉地) 　49　 　her sleep, I hoped a big mosquito would 　50　 　on her face.　 However, the mosquitoes would just lightly dance around her forehead and fly away quickly, never biting her. Amazed (惊奇的), I ran to others' 　51　 　, only to find they were all sleeping 　52　 　as the same thing occurred again and again.

From those bites, I came to 　53　 　my grandma's silly tale. From then on, I've always tried to keep a(n) 　54　 　mind about those strange old wives' tales 　55　 　they do have some truth to them.

54. A. hear 　　　　　 B. learn　　　　　　　　 C. expect　　　　　　　　　　　 D. speak

53. A. honestly　　　 B. much　　　　　　　　 C. well 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bravely

52. A. imperfect　　 B. impossible　　　　 C. uncertain　　　　　　　　　 D. unsatisfactory

51. A. received　　　 B. accepted　　　　　　 C. organized　　　　　　　　 D. discussed

50. A. looked for　　 B. asked for　　　　　 C. waited for　　　　　　　　 D. prepared for