Dear Dr Know,

I’m not happy. I have too 　41　 rules in my family. I have to 　42　 at 6:00 every morning. I can’t 　43　 my friends after school 　44　 I have to 　45　 my dog for a walk. I can’t watch TV on school nights. And I have to 　46　 in bed by ten o’clock 　47　 weekends, I have to clean my room and wash my clothes. Then I have to help my mother 　48　 dinner. Later I have to go to the Children’s Palace 　49　 the piano. I never have any fun. 　50　 can I do?　

(　 )41. A. many　　 B. much　　　　 C. a few　　　 D. few

(　 )42. A. go to bed　 B. get up　　　 C. go home　　 D. get home

(　 )43. A. watch　　 B. look　　　　 C. meet　　　　 D. listen

(　 )44. A. so　　　　 B. then　　　　 C. because　　 D. and

(　 )45. A. bring　　　 B. take　　　　 C. carry　　　　 D. took

(　 )46. A. be　　　　 B. is　　　　　 C. am　　　　 D. are

(　 )47. A. In　　　　 B. On　　　　 C. At　　　　　 D. of

(　 )48. A. make　　　 B. making　　　 C. do　　　　　 D. doing

(　 )49. A. learn　　　 B. to learn　　　 C. learning　　 D. learned

(　 )50. A. Why　　　 B. Who　　　　 C. How　　　　 D. what

Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like   31. Red is used for signs of   32, such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of 33  in autumn. People say orange is a 34   color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of 35  . People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in 36   . People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people 37   two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and 38   . Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be 39  . Those who like to be with 40    like red. The cool colors are 41   and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to 42   more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good 43   for a living room or a 44   . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. 45    colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

31. A. sadness         B. anger         C. administration    D. smile

32. A. roads                B. ways        C. danger              D. places

33. A. land                    B. leaves        C. grass                D. mountains

34. A. lively                B. dark          C. noisy                D. frightening

35. A. moonlight         B. light          C. sunlight            D. stars

36. A. summer             B. spring        C. autumn             D. winter

37. A. speak               B. say            C. talk about         D. tell

38. A. green                    B. yellow       C. white                      D. gray

39. A. calm                 B. sleepy        C. active                   D. helpful

40. A. the other             B. another      C. other one          D. others

41. A. black                    B. green         C. golden              D. yellow

42. A. go round              B. go by               C. go off                  D. go along

43. A. one                     B. matter        C. fact                  D. way

44. A. factory              B. classroom  C. restaurant               D. hospital

45. A. Different           B. Cool          C. Warm                  D. All

Once upon a time, a rich man wanted to make a trip (旅行) to another town. He tried not only to take things to sell but also to take money to 36 things with. He 37 to take ten servants with him. They would 38 the things to sell and the food to 39 on their trip. Before they started, a little boy ran up to 40 and asked to 41 with them.

The rich man said to the little boy, “Well, 42 may go with us. 43 you are the smallest, the thinnest and the weakest of all my 44, you can’t carry a 45 load (担子). You must 46the lightest one to carry.” The boy thanked his master and chose the biggest load to carry. That was bread.

“You are 47.” said his master, “That is the biggest and the heaviest one.” The boy didn’t say 48 and lifted the load gladly.

 On the trip they walked for days and at last they got to the town. All the servants were very tired 49 the little servant. Do you know 50? Most of the bread was eaten during the trip and a little was left when they arrived at the town.

1.A. eat             B. buy                          C. change           D. get

2.A. decided               B. liked                       C. hoped D. tried

3.A. take           B. bring                       C. carry     D. borrow

4.A. cook          B. eat                          C. buy       D. drink

5.A. them           B. the servants                   C. the road                  D. the rich man

6.A. stop           B. stay                         C. go D. talk

7.A. you    B. he                            C. I   D. they

8.A. Since          B. If                    C. Because         D. But

9.A. family         B. guests                     C. servants         D. things

10.A. heavy               B. light                        C. small     D. difficult

11.A. eat            B. choose                            C. pick up D. understand

12.A. brave                 B. right                         C. clever D. foolish

13.A. sorry                  B. anything                 C. angrily            D. good-bye

14.A. besides             B. of                            C. except           D. with

15.A. who                  B. him                          C. that                 D. why

Mr. Strong is a London taxi driver. The following talk is given by him.

“I have been a taxi driver     36     nearly ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. You meet a lot of people. I always work at night,     37     there is too much traffic during the day. I go to work at 5:30 in the afternoon, and I usually     38    between 2:00 and 3:00 in the morning.”

“Some     39     things happened late at night.     40     day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had her little dog with her. When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her     41      . So I waited in the car    42      she climbed in through the windows.”

    “I waited and waited. After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out    43      was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to     44     in through the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought I was a thief.”

    “Luckily the woman came downstairs. She     45     have gone to sleep and forgotten me and the dog!” 

1.A. in                 B. for                    C. before               D. after

2. A. if                 B. so                     C. though              D. because

3.A. go home        B. go shopping       C. do sports           D. do housework

4. A. sad              B. good                 C. strange              D. disappointing

5. A. The other  B. Another             C. The others        D. Other

6. A. money          B. bag                  C. box                   D. key

7.A. until              B. while                C. since                 D. as soon as

8. A. what             B. which               C. who                  D. that

9. A. drive            B. walk                 C. climb                D. run

10.A. will             B. can                   C. may                  D. must