45. It is _________to read the book again.

　　　 A. worthwhile　　　　　　　 B. worth　　　　　　　　　　　 C. worthless　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. worthy

SECTION　 B　　　　　　　　　　

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context. ( 18 points)

　　 Mary Coffey is a 94-year-old woman from Dallas. She has thousands of happy memories of the dance floor---dancing the Tennessee Waltz with her husband. John Clayton. For the entire 58 years of their marriage, they　 46　 dancing every week. Coffey believes it was the waltz that kept the romance in their marriage alive for such a long time. “ The waltz can make us　 47　 through hugging and kissing.” Coffey once said.

　　 Clayton passed away 15 years ago, and Coffey has　 48　 to set foot on a dance floor since then because of her deep sadness. But now, she has been diagnosed (诊断) with serious heart disease, and is believed to have just six months　 49　 to live. When they learned her　 50　 , volunteers at Mesquite’s Christian Care Center asked Coffey what she had dreamed to do in her life. To their 　　51　　 , Coffey’s answer was simple: “one last Tennessee Waltz”.

　　 After a long discussion, the volunteers decided to make her dream come true. They prepared a party for the old woman secretly. They drove her to the romantic party in the Park Series on a Tuesday night. In the car, Coffey asked　 　52　 , “ What are we going to do?” One of the volunteers　 53　 on purpose, “ Mary, we are going to someone’s birthday party.”

　　 Seeing all the volunteers that welcomed her at the party, Coffey was so　 54　 that she cried immediately. Then, Coffey was　 55　 to dance the waltz on the dance floor by one of the volunteers. During the first song, Coffey danced　 　56　 , showing that she was still familiar 　　57　 　all the moves. Coffey soon became tired, however, she was excited that she had the opportunity to dance the waltz one last time. She said, “I am very grateful! I will value this special memory forever!”

44. The lock in my bag 　　　　　me of not locking my closet.

　　 A. recalled　　　　 　　　 B. remembered　 　　　　 C. reminded　　　 　　　　　　 D. required

43. Good manners are ________ all over the world and no one like people who are rude or unfriendly.

　　　 A. comforted　　　　　　　　 B. touched　　　　　　　　　　 C. appreciated　　　　　　　　　　　 D. participated

42. When there is a shortage of food, there is a ________.

　　　 A. fund　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. famine　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. charter　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. medication

41. The book he referred________ yesterday is one about the relations between China and the USA.

　　　 A. about　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

40. One of the aims of the UN is to make sure that fresh drinking water is _________ to everyone by 2015.

　　　 A. accessible　　　　　　　　 B. acceptable　　　　　　　　 C. adorable　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. adaptable

39. The computer system suddenly ________ while she was searching for information on the Internet.

　　　 A. broke out　　　　　　　　 B. broke down　　　　　　　　　　 C. broke away　　　　　　　　　　　 D. broke in

38. The bus was _________ for nearly an hour because a tree had fallen across the road.

　　　 A. held up　　　　　　　　　　 B. held out　　　　　　　　　 C. held back　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. held down

37. _________ the heavy fog, we would have reached the top of the hill.

　　　 A. On account of 　　　　 B. Because of　　　　　　　　 C. Except for　　　　　　　　　　　 D. But for

36. ---Peter , where did you guys go for the summer vacation?

---We________ busy with our work for months, so we went to the beach to relax ourselves.

A. were　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. have been　 　　　　　　 C. had been　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will be