55. A： ate　　　 B： drank　　　 C： took　　　　 D： had

　　 The cat was afraid. It ran away as (56) as it could. (57) it (58) to (59),

　　 “That thing can speak. It (60) a bird. It must be a man.”

54. A： don't　 　B： didn't　　 C： wasn't　　　 D： won't

53. A： quite　 　B： quiet　　　 C： quilt　　　　 D： quietly

52. A： many　 　　B： much　　 　　C： very many　 　D： very much

51. A： with　　 　B： to　　　 　　C： for　　　　 D： at

　　 The poor parrot was (52) afraid. It kept (53) and (54) move until the cat was near enough to jump on it. Then, suddenly, the parrot said,

　 “Haven't you (55) your breakfast?”

50. A： how　　 　B： what　 　　　　C： how a　 　　D： what a

49. A： near and near　　　　　 　B： nearer and nearer

　　　　　　　 C： nearest and nearest　 　　D： the nearest and the nearest

　　 It was thinking (50) nice it would be to have this animal (51) its meal.

48. A： will be　 　B： would be　 　C： be　　　　　 D： is

47. A： If　　　 　B： Whether 　　　C： Because　 　D： Since

46. A： and　　　 　B： but　　　　　 C： or　　　　　 D： yet