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    Reading books IS a good hobby for all kinds of reasons．

    First．reading books is fun．You can always keep(1)y      amused if you like reading．This is especially useful when the weather is bad．It is a relaxing hobby，too．You call really become lost in a book．

    Next．you can read a book almost(2)a       ，in a car，in a waiting room，on a plane．in bed and in the bath．Ail you need is a book！Reading is a convenient hobby as it is easy to stop and then (3)s       again．

(4}A       good reason for reading books is that it is useful．If you read as a hobby．you will get better and (5)b        at it．This(6)m        that you will read faster and you will become better at understanding what you read．As your reading improves you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much(7)e        ．Many school subjects depend on good reading and，as you read．you learn more and more．

    Some people say that reading is out of date(过时)．This is not true．You have to be able to read to use a computer and，the better you read，the better your computer skills will be．Reading is(8)h       out of date!

    Good Readers are most likely to be good(9)w          ，too．They are usually good at spelling as well，and have more things to write about．Reading books is a wonderful hobby one of the best．(10)w         else could be more useful，or more enjoyable?

Mr. White is a member of his office. He’s 　36 and can easily deal with all kinds of matters. So he’s always　 37 more than his workmates. Of course he’s often 　38　 and has no time to do the housework. His wife 　39　 him well and does all at home.

40 ! Their daughter was hurt in a traffic accident last month and had to be 41　 . Now Mrs. White has to look after her there 　42　 she can’t go home. Mr. White often eats something in the restaurant. As he 　43　 did some cleaning, the rooms were all disorderly(凌乱不堪的).

Yesterday morning, before Mr. White got up, the telephone 　44　 . He sat up to answer it. His friend told him to 　45 an important telephone number down. But he could find 　46 a piece of paper. He found there was much dust(灰尘) on the table and wrote the number on it. But soon he 　47 it and went to work. Two hours later 　48　 came back and looked for a sweater for her daughter. Her husband came in while she was 　 49　 the table. He couldn’t 　50　 the number on the table and called out angrily, “Who let you clean the table?”

(　 )36. A. important　　　 B. strong　　　　 C. good　　　　 D. able

(　 )37. A. helped　　　　 B. thought　　　　 C. paid　　　　　 D. asked

(　 )38. A. busy　　　　　 B. quiet　　　　　 C. lazy　　　　　 D. happy

(　 )39. A. sees　　　　　　 B. knows　　　　 C. misses　　　　 D. takes care of

(　 )40. A. Well　　　　　　 B. Once　　　　　 C. What’s more　　 D. Bad luck

(　 )41. A. in hospital　　　 B. outside　　　　 C. in bed　　　　 D. in time

(　 )42. A. but　　　　　　 B. or　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　 D. and

(　 )43. A. not　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　 C. almost　　　　　 D. often

(　 )44A. shouted　　　　 B. spoke　　　　　 C. rang　　　　　 D. called

(　 )45 A. write　　　　　 B. remember　　　 C. understand　　　 D. use

(　 )46 A. either a pen or　B. neither a pen nor　C. both a pen and　 D. not only a pen but

(　 )47 A. forgot　　　　 B. read　　　　　　 C. took　　　　　　 D. threw

(　 )48 A. he　　　　　　 B. his friend　　　　 C. his wife　　　　 D. his daughter

(　 )49 A. brushing　　　　 B. walking in　　　 C. leaving　　　　 D. cleaning

(　 )50 A. find　　　　　　 B. listen to　　　　 C. look at　　　　　 D. write