（   ）45．A．as soon as         B．as quick as                    C．as well as         D．as good as

A

   During the winter, Fred Carpenter goes skiing（滑雪）just about every weekend． Sometimes he drives as far as three hundred miles to find the freshest snow． Fred has been skiing since he was seven years old． By the time he was twelve, he had won several junior championships． When he was thirteen, he lost his right leg in an accident． By the next season, Fred had learned to ski on one leg． “It’s certainly a little harder this way, ”Fred says, “but the thrill is just the same． ”

    Now Fred is looking for other people like himself who love to ski． “It’s time to organize some races! ”he says．

（   ）44．A．feel                  B．puzzle                    C．enjoy                     D．worry

（   ）43．A．most of            B．most the                 C．most               D．most a

（   ）42．A．18 year old       B．18 old age              C．at the age of 18  D．at an age of 18

（   ）41．A．to live with       B．to live to                C．living for          D．living to

（   ）40． A．every two year   B．two another year   C．every other year D．more two year

（   ）39．A．Germany          B．German                 C．Germanic               D．the German