53.Alan became fat because he __________.

　　　　　　 　　　 A. ate too much　　　　　　　 B. had a lot of sleep

　　　　　　 　　　 C. lived a better life in the town　 　　　 D. stopped playing football

52.He stopped playing football because__________.

　　　　　　 　　　 A. he didn't like it any more　　 B. he liked tennis more

　　　　　　 　　　 C. there was no team for him　 D. the nice girl played tennis

51.Alan _________ when he was young.

　　　　　　 　　　 A. had a lot of footballs　　 B. often played football

　　　　　　 　　　 C. played tennis　　　 　　　 　　　 D. was rather fat

50.The man told the boy to let go of his beard because _________.

　　　　　　　 A. he was going to get off　 B. he wanted to find a seat for the boy

　　　　　　　 C. he was afraid that the boy could hurt his beard

D. he was afraid that the boy might fall

(b) When Alan was young, he played football a lot, and he was very good at it, but then he went and worked in a town, and there was no team for him there, so he stopped playing.

Then he began to get fat, so he thought, "I've stopped playing　 football, and now I'm getting fat. What am I going to do?" He thought about it for a few days, and then he said to himself ,"I know I'll play tennis(网球)."He had a few lessons, and then played for a few days. He met a nice girl at　 the tennis club(俱乐部)one day, and they played a game of tennis against(对)another man and woman. Alan played very badly, and was very angry with himself. "I've never played as badly as this before." he said to the girl. 　

"Oh." she said," you have played before, haven't you?"

49.The boy couldn't get anything because ___________.

　　　　　　　 A. he was short　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. there were too many people on the bus

　　　　　　　 C. he could catch Mr. King's beard　 D. he could put his feet

48.Mr King went to watch the match ____________.

　　　　　　 　　 A. on foot　　 B. by car　 　C. with his friends　　 D. by bus

47.Mr King was going to watch the match because _________.

　　　　　　 　　 A. one of his friends gave him a ticket 　B. he liked football match very much

　　　　　　 　　 C. it was the biggest match of the year　 D. the headmaster told him to

46.　 Mr King is a _________.

　　　　　　 　　 A. player B. teacher C. student　 D. bus driver

44.　 -I’ve been learning English for about 5 years.

　　　 -_________. But I find it too hard to learn.

A.　　 No have I B. I have so C. So have I D. Have I so