Tom was a clerk in the telegraph office．One day he bought a large number of used books with two dollars．He put them in a　 31　 　and pulled them to the 　32 ．He had to remain at work until three in the morning．

　　 At three，he began to walk home．The streets were dark．Tom could　 33 　wait to arrive home to begin reading the books 　34　 he had just bought．

　　 “　 35　 !”a voice shouted．But Tom didn’t　 36 　the shout．A moment later， a gunshot went 　37 　his ear．He heard the shot．Tom turned to see what was 　38　 ．An angry policeman ran towards him．The policeman 　39　 that the bag did not belong to(属于) Tom．He shouted at Tom，“Drop it!”

　　 “Open it!” the policeman ordered．

　　 Tom opened it and the old books 　40　 out of it．

　　 “Why did you not stop running when I shouted?” the policeman said．“If I could shoot 　41　 ，you would be dead．”“I didn’t 　42　 that，”Tom said，“I am almost deaf．”

　　 The policeman told Tom that he was 　43 　for having shot at him．“It would

　 be better for you not to walk on the streets at night，”he said．

　　 Tom smiled，and told the policeman that his job　 　44　 　a clerk in the telegraph　 office was a night job．The policeman could think of　 45　 to answer this．

　 (　 )31．A．basket　　 B．box　 　　　C．desk　 　　　D．bag

　 (　 )32．A．office　　 B．bedroom　　 C．bookshop　　 D．police station

　 (　 )33．A．nearly　　 B．really　 　C．hardly　　 　D．almost

　 (　 )34．A．what　 　　B．where　 　　C．who　 　　　D．which

　 (　 )35．A．Stop 　　　B．Thief　 　　C．Hello　 　　D．Danger

　 (　 )36．A．see　 　　　B．look　 　　　C．hear　　 　　D．1isten

　 (　 )37．A．across　　 B．past　 　　　C.through 　　D．out

　 (　 )38．A．shot 　　　B．that 　　　C.hapening 　　D.trouble

　 (　 )39．A．told　 　　B.said　 　　　C．thought 　　D．looked

　 (　 )40．A．ran　 　　B．took 　　　C．flew　 　　D_fell

　 (　 )41．A．earlier　 B．1ater　 　　C．in time　 　D．better

　 (　 )42．A．see　 　　　B．notice　 　　C．know　　　 D.understand

　 (　 )43．A．careless　 B．surprised　 C．sorry　　 　D．angry

　 (　 )44．A．with　 　　B．as　 　　　C like　　　 　D．being

　 (　 )45．A．nothing　 B．everything C．anything　 D．something

30．一Did you see Tom at the party?

　　 　　　　一No，he　　 by the time I got there．

　　 　　　A．1eft　　 ．B．was leaving　　 C．had left D．has left

29．一I’m going to the supermarket．

　 　　　　一Will you get me some chocolates　　　 you are there，Mum?

　　 　　　A．since　　 B．because　　 C．if　　 D．while

28．一Do you still have a headache，Billy?

　　 　　　　一No，it’s　 　　．I’m all right now，Mum．

　　 　　　A．dropped　　 B．run　　 C．1eft 　D．gone

27．一How far is it from your home to your school?

一It’s a quarter’s walk， 　　　　　．

　　 　　　A．here and there　　 　B．now and then　　

C．up and down 　　　　D．more or less

26．一The digital camera is really cheap!

　　 　　　一The　 　　　，the better．1’m short of money，you see．

　 　　　A．cheap　　 B．cheaper　 C．expensive 　　D．more expensive

25．一How are you getting on with your work?

　　 　　　--I can't do it　　 any longer；I’11 have to get help．

　 　　　　A．quietly　　 B．alone　　 C．1onely　　 　D．hard

24．一Oh，no，we’ve missed the 8 o’clock train!

　　 　　-　　　　 ．There is another one in half an hour．

　 　　　A．You’re right　　 B．That’s all right

　　 　　　C．It's OK　　　　 　D．It doesn’t matter