Wife ____ a big dinner when Husband was aware of their eighth wedding anniversary that day.

A. was still preparing                          B. had hardly prepared  

C. did carefully prepare                      D. would eagerly prepare

—Is that the small town you often refer to?

—Right, just the one_______ you know I used to stay for years.

A. that            B. which          C. where         D. what

I was told that by 1990 things were beginning to improve, _________ quickly enough.

A. even if not B. even I didn’t improve

C. if not improved  D. if even to improve not

完形填空（共20小题; 每小题1. 5分, 满分30分） 

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 

There were once two brothers who lived on the 80th floor．On coming home one day to their __36__，they found that the elevator wasn’t working，and that they would have to climb the stairs to get home．

By the time they reached the 20th floor, they were very __37__，and decided to __38_their bags and come back for them the next day．When they had __39__to the 40th floor, the younger brother started to complain（抱怨）．They continued climbing，__40__all the way to the 60th floor．

They then realized that they had only 20 more floors to climb，and decided to __41__ quarrelling and ___42__ climbing in peace．They arrived home at last．Each stood __43__waiting for the other to open the door．

It was then that they realized the __44__ was in their bags which were left at the 20th floor．

This story is a symbol of how we__45__our lives．Many of us live under the expectations of our__46__，teachers，and friends when we are __47__．We seldom can do the thing that we really __48__and we are under a lot of pressure，__49__by the age of 20 we decide to lighten the __50__. Being __51__of the pressure，we work enthusiastically （热情） and have high hopes．

But by the time we’re 40 years old，we begin to feel unsatisfied and __52__complaint and criticism（批评）．Reaching 60，we realize that we have __53__ left to complain about and we began to walk the final stage in __54__and calmness．

The bright side is that your dream can come true at any moment! __55__you’re on the20th，40th，or even 60th floor or not，wake up to your dream and live it !

36．A．surprise         B．shame                     C．disappointment                  D．joy

37．A．tired                B．satisfied                   C．curious                                  D．interesting

38．A．bring up         B．give up                     C．pick up                                  D．look up

39．A．risen               B．jumped                    C．run                                         D．struggled

40．A．laughing         B．quarrelling              C．thinking                                D．playing

41．A．forget             B．try                             C．stop                                  D．keep

42．A．stop                  B．prevent                   C．continue                               D．consider

43．A．calmly             B．sadly                        C．curiously                         D．carefully

44．A．book                B．money                     C．key                                         D．gift

45．A．have                B．come                        C．mark                                      D．1ive

46．A．neighbours   B．brothers                    C．sisters                             D．parents

47．A．young             B．drunk              C．lucky                                      D．unique

48．A．remember      B．dislike                      C．like                                         D．regret

49．A．as if                 B．so that                     C．even if                                   D．in case

50．A．comfort          B．energy                     C．mind                                      D．pressure.

51．A．proud               B．careful                     C．fond                                  D．free

52．A．pick out          B．send out                  C．turn off                                 D．cut off

53. A. much              B. little                             C. plenty of                                   D. lots of

54．A．peace             B．trouble                    C．order                                 D．silence

55．A．If                      B．When                       C．Whether                               D．However

 Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states. They wanted to buy lottery tickets. The tickets cost only $0．9 each ．But that small spending could bring them a reward of $90 million. That was the second largest lottery jackpot（积累奖金）in history.

More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing. Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80. The chance of winning was one in 9．6 million. But that little chance certainly didn’t affect ticket sales. In the last few days before the drawing , tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second.

Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action. Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people. It allows them to dream about wealth they’ll probably never have.

But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized gambling. Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets. There are also many addicts who take the game seriously. They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets. Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit.

Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to some from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice（恶习）, under the name of social progress. No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not , you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans.

57. The main idea of the passage is that        ．

A．lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them

B．playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock market

C．a lot of people buy lottery tickets , but lotteries cause disagreement

D．lotteries are just legalized vice

58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?

A．Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra tax ．

B．The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress ．

C．Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste their money on them ．

D．People love the lottery because it is a stock market ．

59. In just one hour in the last few days , the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling        ．

A．$1．62 million  B．$90million  C．$9．6million  D．$87million

60. People who are addicted to playing lotteries should          ．

A．join a club       B．save every cent

C．win the Pennsylvania     D．kick the habit

 Will you drop in at my house this afternoon if　_________?

A. it is convenient to you     B. you are convenient

C. it is convenient of you     D. you will be convenient

Considering the fact that we are short of money, we’ll buy this mini car, although it is         .

   A. much smaller    B. much small       C. much bigger       D. much big

－What do you think of the book?

  －Oh, excellent. It’s worth ______ a second time.

A. to read     B. to be read       C. reading    D. being reading    

Eating too much fat can _______ heart disease and cause high blood pressureA. result from B. contribute to   C. attend to      D. devote to 

 I kept asking Mr. Smith to stay for lunch and he finally ___________. 

A. gave up      B. gave out        C. gave in       D. gave away