Mr. Clarke works in a middle school. He likes reading and often   36   some books from the library. He keeps ___37___ to the radio every morning and reading newspapers after supper. So he knows much and teaches well. His ___38____ worship (崇拜) him very much. Mike, Mr. Clarke’s little son, is only nine. He also likes reading books. And he often asks his father some questions. Mr. Clarke always thinks he’s too ___39____ to understand him and choose the easiest ones to answer. Of course the boy is not satisfied with（对……满意） it.

One day Mike read ___40___ about the electric lights and was ___41___ it.. When his father told him to do some housework, he went on thinking of it. He asked him ___42___ questions, and his father answered all. Then his father said proudly, “Fathers always know more than sons!”

The boy thought for a while and said, “___43___ !”

“Oh! Why?”

Mike didn’t answer and asked ___44___, “Who invented the electric lights?”

“Thomas Edison,” answered Mr. Clarke.

“Why didn’t his father invent them then?”

Looking at his son, Mr. Clarke didn’t know ___45___ to answer!

(   ) 36. A. lends               B. buys                   C. borrows      

(   ) 37. A. hearing           B. listening                 C. watching       

(   ) 38. A. friends                   B. students                 C. classmates   

(   ) 39. A. old                      B. clever                   C. young

(   ) 40. A. something         B. nothing                  C. anything       

(   ) 41. A. worried about      B. good at                 C. interested in     

(   ) 42. A. few              B. a few                   C. a little       

(   ) 43. A. I don’t think so      B. I agree                  C. You’re right

(   ) 44. A. although          B. instead                  C. too         

(   ) 45. A. how               B. what                   C. which        

 This book ______ Tom’s father’s. because his name is on the book.

A. must belong to         B. can’t be             C. must be  

---I hope _____ Niagara Falls in the future.

---Yes, we hope so.

　　　 A. they visit　 　　 B. they will visit　 　　 C. them to visit 　

 Don’t make a _______ in the reading-room.

         A. noise               B. sound                    C. voice      

 There were about two         people  watching the football match yesterday .

A . million of        B . million             C . millions of   

 Let’s go swimming if it ____hot tomorrow.

A. will be           B. would be            C. is  

 He wondered ____________________________ some shampoo.

       A. where can he buy   B. where he can buy  C. where he could buy 

 It has to be a place ________ we can do lots of exercise.

A. that           B. which             C. where

—Have you finished your homework _____________?
—Not_____________. I’ll need another hour.
　　　 A. yet; yet　　　 B. yet; already　　 　 C. already; yet

I didn't use to have _____ breakfast, but this morning I had _____ big breakfast and then I played _____ guitar.

　　　 A. /, a, the　　　 B. /, a, /　　　　　 　 C. a, the, the