I arrived in the United States on February 6，1996，but I remember my first day here very clearly . My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon . The weather was very 　36 　and it was snowing , but I was too excited to 　37 ．From the airport , my friend and I took a taxi to my 　38 . On the way , I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the 　39 　time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers(摩天大楼) and their manmade 　40 ．My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then left because he had to go back to work . He promised to return the next day.

41 　my friend had left , I went to a 　42 　near the hotel to get something to eat . Because I couldn't speak a single 　43 　of English, I couldn't tell the 　44 what I wanted . I was very upset and started to make some 　45 　, but the waiter didn't 　46 　me . Finally , I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was 　47 . After dinner , I started to walk along Broadway(百老汇大街) 　48 　I came to Times Square with its cinemas , theatres , neon lights (霓虹灯), and huge crowds of people . I did not feel tired, so I 　49 　to walk around the city . l wanted to see 　50 　on my first day . I knew it was 　51 　, but I wanted to try.

When I returned to the hotel, I was 　52， but I couldn't 　53 　because I kept hearing the fire and police siren(警笛)during the night. I lay 　54 　and thought about New York . It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars , and full of 　55　 and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak English.

36.　　 I . A . warm 　　　　　　 B . hot 　　　　　　　　　 C . cold 　　　　　　　　　 D . cool

37.　　 A . look 　　　　　　　　　 B . listen 　　　　　　　 C . enjoy　　　　　　　　　 D . mind

38.　　 A . school 　　　　　　　 B . hotel　　　　　　　　　 C home　　　　　　　　　　 D . office

39.　　 A . first　　　　　　　　　　 B. second 　　　　　　　 C . last　　　　　　　　　　　 D . only

40.　　 A . parks 　　　　　　　　 B . satellites 　　　　　 C . beauty 　　　　　　　 D . lakes

41.　　 A. Long before 　　　 B. Shortly after　　　 C. Sooner or later 　 D. Then

42.　　 A. restaurant　　　　　　 B. sailor's shop　　　　 C. bookstore 　　　　　 D. post office

43.　　 A. sentence 　　　　　　 B. letter 　　　　　　　　 C. word　　　　　　　　　　 D. phrase

44.　　 A. boss 　　　　　　　　　 B. cook 　　　　　　　　 C. waiter　　　　　　　　　 D. man

45.　　 A. sounds 　　　　　　　 B. noise 　　　　　　　　 C. voices　　　　　　　　　 D. gestures(手势)

46.　　 A. listen to 　　　　　　　 B. understand　　　　 C. see　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. serve

47.　　 A. reading 　　　　　　　 B. writing 　　　　　　 C. ordering　　　　　　　 D. eating

48.　　 A. until 　　　　　　　　　 B. when 　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　　　　 D. after

49.　　 A. stopped 　　　　　　　 B. tried 　　　　　　　　 C. decided　　　　　　　　 D. continued

50.　　 A. something 　　　　　 B. everything　　　　　 C. some things 　　　　 D. some thing

51.　　 A. necessary 　　　　　 B. important　　　　　 C. impossible　　　　　　 D. right

52.　　 A. tired 　　　　　　　　　 B. excited 　　　　　　 C. surprised　　　　　　　 D. pleased

53.　　 A. go out 　　　　　　　　 B. eat　　　　　　　　　　　 C. have a bath. 　　　 D. fall asleep

54.　　 A. afraid 　　　　　　　　 B. awake　　　　　　　　 C. aloud　　　　　　　　　　 D. asleep

55.　　 A. noise　　　　　　　　　　 B. streets　　　　　　　　 C. places　　　　　　　　　 D. rivers

35.　　 He is a man of great experience, 　　　　much can be learned. A. who　　　　　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　　　　 C. from which　　　　　 D. from whom

34.　　 Not until my daughter fell ill 　　　　I had given her too little love and care. A. I realised　　　　　　　 B. did I realise　　　　 C. I had realised　　　　　　　

D. had I realized