George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.

She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.

Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip  39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.

One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.

“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.

The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to  42  the bus.

He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.

“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.

“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

1.A. work       B. job        C. child             D. house

2.A. grew          B. gave    C. bought        D. knew

3.A. make          B. carry         C. bring            D. take

4.A. or             B. and        C. but               D. so

5.A. larger         B. bigger      C. worse            D. better

6.A. after         B. before      C. finished             D. began

7.A. get out of                   B. get along with 

      C. come up with                  D. catch up with

8.A. excited        B. surprised    C. interested           D. bored

9.A. tired        B. sad          C. clean               D. happy

10.A. When     B. What         C. Why            D. Where

---What’s the matter _______ Tom?   ---He has a high fever.   

A. to         B. with       C. and      D. for

第二节 补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）?

根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话。?

( Han Mei is our monitor. She’s talking to Li Ming.) ?

Han Mei =" H  " Li Ming = L?

L: Hi, Han Mei, you look unhappy. 87.                    ??

H: I am going to the hospital. Our English teacher Mrs. Gao is ill and now in hospital.?

L: 88.           . What’s the matter??

H: She has a terrible stomachache.?

L: 89.               ??

H:  Three days ago. She is always around us before exams. She is too busy to see the doctor. We’d better go and see her tomorrow. 90.               ?

L: What about fruits and flowers? You know, some presents are never too small. She treats us all as her own children.

H: I agree with you. 91.                ??

L: Outside the hospital gate at 8∶ 30 a.m.?

H: 8∶ 30? It’s too early. Let’s make it 10∶ 00 a.m. Some classmates live far from the hospital.

L: OK. By the way, remember to tell the others about it by using QQ.?

H: Yes, I will.?