40. A.surprised　 B.pleased　 C.disappointed　 D.worried

39. A.by the window 　 　B.in the vase　 C.on the desk　 D.on the floor

38. A.divided　 B.watered　 C.cut　 D.cleaned

37. A.hated　 B.approved　 C.enjoyed　itted

36. A.devotion　 B.spirits　 C.gratitude　 D.expectation

35. Doctors have said that as many as 50% of the patients don’t take medicine as 　　.

A.being directed　 B.to be directed　 C.directed　 D.directing

SECTION B (18 marks)

Directions： For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A， B， C and D.Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

When I was young， my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red， pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.

　He took care of them with so much love and　　 　36　　 . Every day he came home from work， he went　 straight　　 to see them. He 　37　 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us， “No one should touch my flowers.”

One day my younger sister， who loved my dad very much， had wanted to help him and she　　 　38　　　 the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them　 　39　　　 . She believed that he would be very　　 　40　　 to see them that way.

When mom and I realized what my sister had done， we became completely hopeless. However， my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went， 　41　， straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers　　 lying　　 on the floor like dead animals， he was 　42　 at first. He looked towards the street， to see if it was any of the　 　43　　 children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.

Finally mom， who always taught us to　　 　44　　 no matter what， looked at dad and said： “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued： “No outsider did this great job， only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face　 changed　　 into 　45　 and then he said： “Do I have a better　　 　46　 　　than my lovely daughter？” My younger sister smiled and　 　47　　 dad tightly.

34. It is time the whole society 　　 the disabled as they are.

A.accept　 B.will accept　 C.accepted　 D.accepts

33. The wealth of the richest province is about 12 times 　　 of the poorest.

　　　 A.one　 B.than　 C.as　 D.that

32. -What made you so delighted at Christmas？

-　　.

A.As there was an unusual celebration

B.My uncle’s coming back from abroad

C.I received many more presents than others

D.Because my parents promised me a new car

31. Life is like a long race 　　 we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.

A.why　 B.what　 C.that　 D.where