43．A．way                    B．method               C．interest                D．reason

42．A．except                 B．besides                C．apart                   D．but

41．A．go                      B．take                    C．spend                  D．cost

40．A．mentioned           B．marked               C．dated                  D．printed

39．A．out                     B．away                   C．off                      D．over

38．A．puts                    B．keeps                  C．appears               D．remains

37．A．flowers               B．cakes                  C．letters                 D．others

36．A．covered               B．wrapped              C．unopened            D．untouched

       Last Sunday, Matthew would have turned 40. After his disappearance Tim used to buy  50 

for Matthew' s birthday each year but  51   he decided to just write a card. Each one   52   a loving message that Tim, 86, hopes Matthew will one day read.

       Tim went into Matthew' s bedroom every day to let in some air and just think about him. When his wife became ill, it was terrible. She   53   a horrible death with her last   54  ：where is Matthew?

       "If I could  55   to Matthew," said Tim, "I'd just tell him to come home. It doesn't matter that he' s been away so long, I just want him to come back and I always will. "