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18．A long time ago during wartime，a soldier went away to fight．His wife was expecting a baby．
When the baby learned to talk，he always asked his mother，"Where is my father？"The mother got tired of his questions．One night she pointed to her shadow on the wall and said，"That is your father．"After that，she pointed to her shadow every night at dinner time and said his father would eat dinner with them．This made the boy feel happy．
Finally，the war was over．The husband came home．But when he arrived at his house，the wife was out．He saw the little boy．He knew it was his son，but the child said，"You are not my father．He won't be home until dinner time．"
The father was very angry．Then his wife arrived．He said that she had been a bad wife，and he would not listen to her．Then the wife left so sadly that she jumped into the river and killed herself．That night，the boy saw his father's shadow on the wall．He pointed to it and said"Now my father is home，"Then the man understood．But it was too late!

46．when the soldier arrived at home，his wifeB．
A．was cooking dinner          B．was out
C．was in the river             D．was having dinner
47．What do you think of the soldier's wife？C
A．She was a bad wife               B．she was a bad mother
C．She was a good wife              D．She was ugly
48．What made the boy feel happyD？
A．His mother ate dinner with him
B．His father ate dinner with him．
C．The dinner was delicious．
D．He thought his father would have dinner with him．
50．What happened to the wife at lastB？
A．She was so sad that she killed her husband．
B．She was so sad that she jumped into the river and killed herself．
C．She was so sad that she killed her son．
D．She was so sad that she left her home angrily．

17．How is theweather（天气）in Australia？

16．Today，roller-skating is easy and fun．But many years ago，it wasn't easy at all．Before 1750，people never tried skating on wheels．That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin．Merlin's work was making instruments．In his free time he liked to play the violin．Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams．People called him a dreamer．
One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party．He was very pleased and a little excited．As the day of the party came near，Merlin began to think．He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party．Merlin had an idea．He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room．
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll．Finally，he decided to put two wheels under each shoe．These were the first roller skate shoes．Merlin was very proud of them．He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin．He was sure that everyone would be very surprised．
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room，playing his violin．Everyone was really surprised to see him．There was just one problem．Merlin had no way to stop his roller-skating．He rolled on，playing the violin．Then，with all eyes on him，Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall．
The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise．Nobody forgot Merlin's wonderful entrance after that．

56．The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skatingD
A．before the year 1750                  B．before the invitation
C．because it was dangerous              D．because of Joseph Merlin
57．People called Merlin a dreamer becauseB
A．he slept and dreamed a lot              B．he was full of different ideas
C．he liked to play the violin               D．he hit into a huge mirror
58．B made Merlin think of skating on wheels．
A．Merlin's work            B．An important party
C．A huge mirror            D．Merlin's violin
59．What was Merlin's problem after he rolled into the roomA？
A．He couldn't stop his roller-skating．
B．He couldn't attract a lot of attention．
C．Everyone was surprised at him．
D．He couldn't play the violin while rolling．
60．Merlin's entrance to the party wasD
A．safe        B．thankful            C．impossible             D．surprising．

15．Joe and Amy are two pigs．They（36）D each other and been in love since they were little．They love each other so much，as if there were no others in the world．Joe takes very good care of Amy．When they have dinner，Joe always reserves（保留） the best for Amy．Amy grows（37）Cunder Joe's good care．
But on a dark windy night，their master decides（38）B the fatter one to the butcher's house．Watching Amy in her sleep，Joe stays wide awake that night．He knows that Amy will be the one if things go on like this．Joe decides to sacrifice（牺牲）（39）C．For the first time in his life，Joestarts a fight with Amy，which breaks his heart so bad．However Amy tries，Joe （40）Atalks to her anymore．
After that，Joe always has fat meals without waiting up for Amy．Amy starts to slim down （41）Bthe heartbreak．But Joe gets（42）Devery day．
Joe writes down"I Love You"on the wall the night before （43）C．Joe is taken away from Amy forever．"If words can't speak themselves，my death will say it all．"
Amy finally （44）Bwhat Joe has done for her．She doesn't even have a chance to say"I Love You"to Joe now．
Amy decides to leave the place（45）Ahas the sad memory and live her own life，also Joe's．

36．A．know	B．knew	C．are knowing	D．have known
37．A．sad	B．angrily	C．happily	D．happy
38．A．selling	B．to sell	C．buy	D．to buy
39．A．her	B．herself	C．himself	D．him
40．A．never	B．often	C．usually	D．sometimes
41．A．because	B．because of	C．thanks to	D．instead of
42．A．big	B．thinner	C．big and big	D．bigger and bigger
43．A．die	B．dead	C．death	D．kill
44．A．understand	B．sees	C．know	D．learn
45．A．that	B．where	C．when	D．why．