通读下面两篇短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

(A)

People in Canada like to do outdoor exercise.

Cycling. Cycling means riding a bicycle. In Canada, most people　 56　 bicycles for fun and　 57　 .

Baseball. Do you know this　 58　 ? To win, you have to hit a ball with a bat (球拍)。

In-line skating. Do you remember the word “skate”? You skate on ice in　 59　 . In spring, there is no ice,　 60　 many Canadians still put on skates with wheels (轮子). They　 61　 on sidewalks and road.　 Many children like in-line skating.

Bird watching. Many Canadians like to watch　 62　 . Many birds leave Canada in winter. They　 63　 in spring. Then they build nests (鸟巢)for their eggs. It’s fun to learn the names of birds and watch　 64　 build their nests.

Soccer(足球). Many neighborhoods in Canada have soccer teams for children and teenagers. In soccer, do you hit the ball?　 65　 ! You kick it.

(　 ) 56. A. ride　　 B. make C. get　　　 　 D. fix

(　 ) 57. A. money 　　 B. school 　　　 C. exercise　 　 D. work

(　 ) 58. A. book B. sport C. film　 　　　 D. team

(　 ) 59. A. spring 　　　 B. summer 　　 C. autumn 　　 D. winter

(　 ) 60. A. but　 　 B. so　　　 C. or 　　 D. and

(　 ) 61. A. swim 　　　 B. skate C. jump D. fall

( 　) 62. A. TV 　 B. birds C. matches　　　 D. plays

(　 ) 63. A. die 　　 B. leave C. keep out 　 D. come back

(　 ) 64. A. them B. it 　　　 C. these D. that

(　 ) 65. A. Yes　　 B. No 　　 C. Well 　 D. What

(B)

On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. I was feeling a little　 66　 , as I was carrying our shopping, bags of snacks(零食).They were so heavy that I decided to　 67　 some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can(垃圾桶) 68　 I noticed a poor man held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started looking　 69　 it.

I suddenly felt very guilt (内疚的)because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was　 70　 .

I knew this man would take all he could get, so I walked up to him and handed the　 71　 and some snacks over to him. The man looked up in　 72　 and took what I gave him.

A big smile on his face, he said: “Wow, first someone gives me this sandwich, then this drink, and some tasty food; this is my son’s　 73　 day.”

With that, he thanked me happily. I got a　 74　 inside and I knew I had done something good. I now understand what it is meant by saying “　 75　 is getting”.

The image(形象)of that man’s happiness caused by my small present appears in my mind every time I have the chance to do something nice.

(　) 66. A. well 　　 B. tired　 　　　 C. happy 　　　 D. cool

(　) 67. A. put away　　　 B. take away C. throw away 　　　 D. give away

(　) 68. A. when 　 B. while 　　　 C. where 　　　 D. why

(　) 69. A. after　　 B. through 　　 C. round 　　　 D. for

(　) 70. A. dirty 　 B. cheap 　　　 C. large D. heavy

(　) 71. A. drink 　 B. money 　　　 C. bags 　 D. books

(　) 72. A. danger 　　　 B. surprise 　　 C. trouble 　　 D. time

(　) 73. A. school B. bad 　 C. lucky 　　　 D. sad

(　) 74. A. happy day　　 B. new idea 　 C. good present 　　 D. warm feeling

(　) 75. A. taking　 B. putting 　　 C. making　　　 D. giving

40. We often hear someone say “Language is a living thing”, but most of us do not stop ____ about how and why this is true.

A. thinking　　　　　B. think

C. to think　　　　 　D. the thought

39. –It’s very important for you to be there on time.

　　 --I ______ be there at 7:00. I promise.

A. will　　　　　　B. may

C. can　　　　　　D. should

38. -These is ________ interesting on TV this evening. Let’s go to the cinema.

-Good idea.

A. something　　　　 B. nothing

C. anything　　　　　D. everything

37. David told me that he had ________ the book for a week.

A. borrowed　 B. lent　 　　C. kept　　 　D. bought

36. I found _______ hard to answer these questions.

A. one　　 　 B. that　　　 　C. this　 　　D. it