One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been 　36 　me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly 　37 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could 　38 　my moves, because she 　39 　to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I 　40 　she had strict sleeping habits, 41 　I thought she ought to be able to 　42 　some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 43 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having　 　44 　.” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked　 　45 　. Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it 　46 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 　47 　for another ten minutes, until 　48 my daughter burst into tears, and 　49 　that she was beaten.

Clearly I had made 　50 . I had started the evening wanting to have a 　51 　time with my daughter but had 　52 　my desire to win to become more 　53 　than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 　54 　me well. As a parent, I 　55 　that it got in my way. So I had to change.

36. A. guiding　　　　　　 B. asking 　　　　　　 C. training 　　　　　　 D. advising

37. A. allowed　　　　　　 B. expected　　　　　　　　 C. replied　　　　　　　 D. accepted

38. A. change　　　　　　 B. repeat　　　　　　　 　　　 C. hurry　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. pass

39. A. agreed　　　　　　　 B. needed　　　　　　 C. begged　　　　　　 D. hated

40. A. knew　　　　　 　　　 B. learned　　　　　　 C. guessed　　　　　　 D. heard

41. A. so 　　　　 　　　 B. for 　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　 　　　　　 D. or

42. A. put up　　　　　　　 B. take up　　　　　　 C. pick up　　　　　　　 D. give up

43. A. As usual 　　　 B. Go ahead 　　　　 　　　 C. By the way　　　　 　　　 D. Come on

44. A. patience 　　　 B. luck　　　　　　 　　　 C. fun　　　　　　　　　 D. success

45. A. excited　　　　　　　 B. proud　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. anxious　　　 　　　 D. angry

46. A. well　　　 　　　 B. again　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. fairly　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. regularly

47. A. discussed　　　　　　　 B. continued　　　　　 　　　 C. counted　　　　　　 D. argued

48. A. nervously　　　　　　　　 B. immediately　　　 C. strangely　　　 D. suddenly

49. A. promised　　　　　　　　 B. admitted　　　　　　 C. wondered　　　 　 D. discovered

50. A. a mistake　　　　　　　　 B. a decision　　　　 　　　 C. an attempt　　　　 　　　 D. an effort

51. A. free　　　　　 　 　　　 B. different　　　 　 C. full　　　　　 　　 D. happy

52. A. managed　　　 B. recognized　　 C. allowed　　　 　 D. reduced

53. A. important　　　　　 　　　 B. attractive　　　　　 　　　 C. practical　　　　　　 D. interesting

54. A. offered　　　　　　　 　　　 B. served　　　　　　　 　　　 C. controlled　　　　　 　　　 D. taught

55. A. realized　　　　 　　 B. apologized　　　　 　　　 C. imagined　　　　　　　　 D. explained

35. Losses of rare and precious cultural relics abroad is one of the major problems that need to be ______ in China.

　 A. dealt with　　　 B. deal with　　　　　 C. dealed with　　　　 D. do with

34. - Did your boss phone you again the next day?

　 - No, it was two days ______ she gave me a second call.

　 A. that　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　　　　 D. since

33. I’ll shout if you go ______!

　 A. too closer　　　　　 B. any closer　　　　 C. more closer　　　 D. much close

32. For Chinese, 2008 is a special year, a year ______ the 29 the Olympics were held in China for the first time and one ______ saw many natural disasters.

　 A. that; that　　　 B. when; that　　　　 C. that; what　　　　　　　 D. when; when

31. It is reported that China has invented a robot that can speak as well as ______.

　 A. to move　　　　 B. moving　　　　 C. move　　　　　　　　　　　 D. moves

30. I am not sure whether I will have anything else to do tomorrow. _______, I will try to come to the party.

　 A. Logically　　　 B. Anyhow　　　 C. But　　　　　　　 　 D. Instead

29. - How often does Susan mop the floors?

　 　- ______.

　 A. Every two day　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Every other day

C. Each other day　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Twice week

28. Tom was ______ that he couldn’t understand ______ difficult sentence.

　 A. so a stupid boy; such　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a so stupid boy; a such

　 C. so stupid a boy; a such　　　　　　　 D. so stupid a boy; such a