They may make us scared, but somehow we just can’t get enough of our favorite monsters．From literature to movies, TV shows to Halloween（万圣节） costumes（服装）, we want more of these blood-drinking, walking-dead, scary creatures!

Here’s a look at a few of them．

Mummy（木乃伊）: All you’ll need is a generous supply of toilet paper of make this instantly recognizable costume．The concept of mummies dates back thousands of years and across many cultures．Mummies are constantly seen in books, movies, and of course, on every Halloween night．

Werewolf（狼人）: The werewolf is known for its superhuman strength and shape-shifting powers．Examples of the werewolf date back to ancient Greek and Roman stories, which were about humans changing into animals and animals changing into humans．With television shows and movies, werewolves are once again having a strong influence on popular culture．

Frankenstein: Mary Shelley created the monster in her 1818 novel．Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who is curious about life and death, uses different body parts to create his works．Shocked by his new scientific creation, however, Victor ran away, leaving the creature to leave the laboratory and go out into the human world．Whether in books, movies, or onstage, this monster is still a costume favorite for people of all ages．

Zombie（僵尸）: Halloween activities would incomplete without zombies to really give people a fright．The zombie earned its title as one of Halloween’s most terrifying creatures after popular films．Zombies still frighten audiences as undead monsters that return to feast on the living．

Dracula（德拉库拉）: This classic vampire（吸血鬼） has terrified audiences for decades, but first appeared as a character in Irish writer Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel．In horror films, Dracula remains the most popular character．He is known for his pale skin, sharp teeth, red lips and son on．

1.According to the article, monsters ______．

2.Which of the following statements about monster costume is TRUE according to the article?

3.We can conclude that ______．

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of ___36___. They rushed up to the ___37___, leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but ___38___ those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小摊) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all ___39___ the water and dashed back the ___40___ they had come. With growing excitement, Maureen ___41___ them.

When she ___42___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___43___ things again. The toy stall was ___44___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___45___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___46___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___47___, looking on. The idea of ___48___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.

Nona Parker www..compushed out to the edge of the group and ___49___ what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s ___50___ lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the ___51___ for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her ___52___ sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and ___53___ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, ___54___ she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too ___55___ to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.

36. A. fright         B. surprise       C. shout         D. excitement

37. A. space          B. hill           C. lake          D. river

38. A. what’s worse         B. all at once      C. all the time      D. more or less

39. A. left                 B. polluted       C. painted         D. entered

40. A. street          B. way          C. boat          D. restaurant

41. A. ran after            B. searched for   C. glared at      D. got rid of

42. A. blamed       B. saw          C. praised         D. helped

43. A. destroying        B. stealing       C. buying         D. eating

44. A. closed         B. tall           C. dull          D. open

45. A. toy                 B. stall          C. building       D. mirror

46. A. fish            B. advice         C. money              D. food

47. A. tree            B. wall                C. stall         D. car

48. A. leaving       B. running       C. sleeping        D. spending

49. A. laid            B. let            C. drew          D. tasted

50. A. feet            B. eyes                C. shoulder       D. hands

51. A. edge           B. tiredness      C. wish          D. relation

52. A. friend         B. suggestion      C. way           D. head

53. A. went           B. stood           C. prayed        D. searched

54. A. even if        B. if             C. so             D. but

55. A. painful       B. nervous       C. enjoyable       D. near-sighted

Full of ______， he closed his eyes.

A.fright                        B.frighten                     C.frightened                 D.frightening

Cheerful Charlie was a very special boy. When he was still in his mother’s tummy(肚子), she had had an accident, which   36   that Charlie couldn’t walk. But that had never been a(n)   37   for him; he had always been happy. When he became older, they had started calling him Cheerful Charlie because of his joyful and   38   nature. He really brightened everything up for those around him.

    There wasn’t a postman, or a taxi driver who wasn’t   39   to see Charlie. “Cheer up, Mr Postman, that way you’ll   40   more letters today!” he would say, or “That was great, Mr Taxi Driver. You   41   that thing better than anyone else.” He also had great ideas and   42   for everything; and he shared them so   43   that, just about every day in that town, someone did a great job, or   44   something new, thanks to Charlie’s ideas.

    One day, though, he came up against a real   45  . A young boy came to town on his holidays. He was known as Waterworks and was a real crybaby. No matter what Charlie said to him, Waterworks would always find some   46    to be sad: “I don’t have many sweets…my parents didn’t buy me that toy…” Everything seemed so bad to him. But Cheerful Charlie wasn’t going to be   47  , and he kept spending more time with Waterworks,   48   trying to cheer him up, just as he did with everyone.

    Then, one day, when they were together in the street, someone   49   a pie from a window above by chance, and it landed   50   on Charlie’s head. He got such a fright that he couldn’t even move his lips. He was speechless, and   51   Waterworks was just about to cry, he   52   Charlie’s happy words so much that he finally said, “Wow, Charlie, that’s a nice clown mask (小丑面具) you just   53  !”

    On saying those words, Waterworks felt so   54   that he finally understood why Charlie was always so happy and cheerful. He realized that he was so used to Charlie’s enthusiasm that he couldn’t help but see the fun   55   of everything.

1.A. reflected          B. meant            C. told             D. predicted

2.A. problem            B. mistake          C. excuse           D. topic

3.A. sensitive          B. humorous         C. responsible      D. enthusiastic

4. A. surprised         B. moved            C. pleased          D. disappointed

5.A. send               B. write                C. print                D. find

6.A. paint              B. play             C. park             D. repair

7.A. theories           B. solutions            C. comments     D. impressions

8. A. eagerly           B. carefully            C. quickly          D. generously

9.A. cleared            B. noticed          C. enjoyed          D. invented

10.A. difficulty            B. surprise         C. risk             D. disaster

11.A. means         B. reason           C. method           D. value

12.A. let down          B. taken up         C. set free         D. driven away

13.A. hardly            B. quickly          C. constantly       D. specially

14.A. aimed             B. moved            C. threw                D. dropped

15.A. ahead             B. right                C. almost           D. even

16.A. because           B. but              C. therefore            D. although

17.A. missed            B. loved                C. envied           D. disliked

18.A. set on                B. put on           C. build up         D. make up

19.A. ordinary          B. sorry                C. good             D. curious

20.A. result                B. wonder           C. side             D. influence

Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of ___1___. They rushed up to the ___2___, leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but ___3___ those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小摊) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all ___4___ the water and dashed back the ___5___ they had come. With growing excitement, Maureen ___6___ them.

When she ___7___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___8___ things again. The toy stall was ___9___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___10___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___11___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___12___, looking on. The idea of ___13___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.  

Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group and ___14___ what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s ___15___ lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the ___16___ for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her ___17___ sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and ___18___ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, ___19___ she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too ___20___ to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.

1. A. fright          B. surprise       C. shout        D. excitement

2. A. space           B. hill          C. lake          D. river

3. A. what’s worse  B. all at once    C. all the time   D. more or less

4. A. left          B. polluted       C. painted     D. entered

5. A. street           B. way         C. boat          D. restaurant

6. A. ran after      B. searched for  C. glared at      D. got rid of

7. A. blamed        B. saw          C. praised      D. helped

8. A. destroying        B. stealing      C. buying      D. eating

9. A. closed         B. tall           C. dull          D. open

10. A. toy                B. stall         C. building       D. mirror

11. A. fish           B. advice         C. money       D. food

12. A. tree           B. wall         C. stall       D. car

13. A. leaving      B. running       C. sleeping           D. spending

14. A. laid           B. let            C. drew         D. tasted

15. A. feet           B. eyes         C. shoulder       D. hands

16. A. edge          B. tiredness      C. wish          D. relation

17. A. friend        B. suggestion          C. way          D. head

18. A. went          B. stood        C. prayed        D. searched

19. A. even if       B. if             C. so          D. but

20. A. painful      B. nervous       C. enjoyful     D. near-sighted