When I was a kid, I liked summer best. 36 ?  Because I could do what I like. I could go 37 at the pool. I could 38 my beautiful skirts. And of course there 39 no school. But autumn (秋天) is my 40 season now.

Summer is too hot, so I always 41 in the house. I 42 like it. Winter is usually too 43 . I don’t like to go outside and I have to wear lots of warm clothes. In spring (春天) it usually rains. It’s my second favorite season.

Autumn is the best. It isn’t too hot 44 too cold. The temperature (温度) is 45 18℃and 22℃. It’s a great time of the year. I like it.

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。

A man died and was on his way to another world，either Heaven or Hell (地狱)．He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him to 36 in the palace．

The man said，“I have been working hard　 37 my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work．”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is nowhere else 38 than here for you．There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone 39 you．Moreover，nothing needs to be done by you．”Then，the man stayed in the palace．

At the beginning，the man felt very 40 ，eating and sleeping，without thinking about other things． 41 gradually，he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，“It’s too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day．Now I have no 42 in this kind of life any more．Could you please help me find a job?”

The owner replied，“ Sorry，there is no 43 here at all．”

After another several months，the man could not 　44 his present life and went to the owner again and said，“I really can not stand this sort of life any more． 45 you do not offer me a job，I would like to go to hell instead of living here．”

The owner of the palace laughed loudly and then said，“Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell! ”

36．A．play　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．rest　　　　　　　　　　 C．stay　　　　　　　　 D．visit

37．A．to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．during　　　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　　　　 D．for

38．A．better　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．nearer　　　　　　　　 C．safer　　　　　　　 D．funnier

39．A．paying　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．serving　　　　　　　 C．stopping　　　　　 D．guiding

40．A．happy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．lonely　　　　　　　　 C．surprised　　　　 D．sad

41．A．But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．And　　　　　　　　　　 C．Or　　　　　　　　　 D．So

42．A．confidence　　　　　　　　　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　　　 C．interest　　　　　 D．doubt

43．A．job　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．food　　　　　　　　　 C．fun　　　　　　　　　D．worry

44．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．imagine　　　　　　　 C．believe　　　　　　 D．stand

45．A．Though　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Until　　　　　　　　　 C．When　　　　　　　　D．If

Dick had a toothache. His mother  36   him to the dentist. Before they saw the dentist, they 37  wait. “Please come in!” said a nurse in a   38  dress.     Dick looked afraid  39   he came into the dentist’s room. “Now tell me. What’s wrong 40  you?” the dentist asked. “I feel terrible. I think I’ve a  41  tooth.” said the boy. “Well, let me have a   42  ”, said the dentist kindly. Dick  43  his mouth 44  the dentist began to examine（检查）his  45  .

When we see a cigarette box, we’ll see “ Smoking is harmful to your health” on it. Children are not    36  to smoke by their parents or teachers. But in many countries  37 is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers   38  in their teens or earlier.

Some students think smoking is very cool, and they can see many people smoking around them. They want to have a   39 .

“If young people start smoking early, they will probably get addicted （上瘾的）to nicotine（尼古丁）. And it will be very hard to  40   later on,” said a professor. A study shows smoking is a problem for many Chinese teens.  41    can we do to make them stop smoking?

Some people think we can make a law. Teenagers under 18 are not allowed to smoke,   42   they should be fined. Parents should give up smoking. They can set an example （树立榜样）43   their children.

“Every year about four million people die of smoking. And if people  44   smoking, the number will increase （增加）10 million a year from now on,” said the World Health Organization. So we must learn and tell others about the  45  of smoking.

Mike didn’t do his English homework. The teacher asked him    31  . “I’m sorry, I   32  .” “But why did you forget?” “It didn’t seem   33   or important,” said Mike. “Are you going to punish (惩罚)me?” asked Mike. “   34  . The punishment is for me. I didn’t teach you well,” said the teacher.

“Thank you,” said Mike. “You are the best    35  in the world. I can never know as much as you , but you taught me a lot.” “How can I be a good teacher if the students do not know more than me? I will not succeed until that happens,”   36  the teacher.

Mike’s   37   teacher was a strict（严厉的） man.. Every day Mike played the same piece of music,and the teacher said it was not good and he must practise   38  . After two years of hard work, Mike left and felt sad.   39  when he played it in public, everyone said it was perfect, and he found he could play other pieces of music easily.   

What do you think of these two   40  ?