58. The little boy has learned many Tang dynasty poems _____ though he is very young.

　　 A. by heart　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. by mind　　　 　　　　　　　 C. by the way　 　　　　　　 D. by book

57. The rain was coming down in buckets. This sentence means ____ .

　　 A. The rain was coming down into the buckets.　 B. The rain was very heavy.

　　 C. There was some rain in the buckets. 　　　　　　　 D. There were some buckets in the rain.

56. He said under his breath that he would keep the secret. The underlined part means _____.

　　 A. loudly　 　　　　 　　　 B. shyly　 　　　　　 　　　 C. politely　 　　　　 　　　 D. in a low voice

55. All ____ not baked in one oven. (prov.)

　　 A. bread is　　 　　　　　　 B. breads is　　 　　　　　　 C. breads are　　　 　　 D. bread are

54. Because of the year 2008 Olympic Games, the American corporation board of trustees(董事会) decided to set up a Chinese _____ in Beijing.

　　 A. room　　　　 　　　　 B. group　　　　 　　　　 C. counterpart　　　　 D. branch

53. --- Please tell me how to work out this maths problem.

--- Use your ______ , then your find a way.

　　 A. heart　　　 　　　　　 B. brains　　　 　　　　　 C. hand　 　　　　　　　　 D. mind

52. I shall walk with you to the bottom of the road. The underlined part means ____.

A. end　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. top　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. side　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. base

51. --- Who is at the _____ of all this trouble.

　 --- I don’t know.

　 A. base　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. bottom　　　　　　　　　　 C. reason　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cause

50. John is on the bottle again. This sentence probably means _____.

　　 A. John is standing on a bottle now.　　　　　　 　　　 B. John is holding a bottle now.

C. John threw away a bottle. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. John begins to drink wine again.

49. ____ and friends should be few but good. (prov.)

A. Money　　　 　　　　 B. Jobs　　　 　　　　　　 C. Books　　　 　　　　　 D. Interests