The first day of school our teacher let us know someone. Looking out, we found an old woman 41 at the door. She said, “ Hi, my name is Susan, I’m seventy years old.” While we were 42 what made her take this challenge (挑战) at her age, she said with a smile, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get 43 , have two children and travel together.” Hearing this, all of us laughed. “ In fact,” she went on, “I always 44 of having a college education, and now I’m getting 45 !”
After class we had chocolate and milk together. We became good 46 . I often listened to this “time machine” as she shared her study with me.
At the end of the term we invited Susan to give us a 47 . When she was stepping up to the front, suddenly she found she took the wrong paper. She felt a little frustrated (沮丧的) and said, “I’m sorry. I am so nervous I can’t get my ready talk 48 , so I have to tell you 49 I know.”
In her speech she told us, “We don’t stop playing as we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. The secret of staying 50 , being happy and getting success is that we should laugh and find something 51 every day. I think there is a great 52 between growing old and growing up. I am seventy now. If I 53 in bed for one full year and never do anything. I’ll become seventy-one. Since anybody can grow older, my idea is to grow up by always finding the chance in change. Growing older can’t be avoided (避免), growing up can be 54 . It’s never too late to be all you can be possibly.”
During the four years’ study, it was so easy for Susan to make friends 55 she went. In the end, the wonderful woman got the college degree.
( ) 41. A. escaped B. appeared C. reached D. hurried
( ) 42. A. finding B. getting C. wanting D. wondering
( ) 43. A. married B. worried C. excited D. relaxed
( ) 44. A. realized B. made C. knew D. dreamed
( ) 45. A. one B. each C. some D. much
( ) 46. A. teachers B. friends C. students D. neighbours
( ) 47. A. lesson B. present C. talk D. story
( ) 48. A. again B. back C. down D. away
( ) 49. A. which B. how C. what D. why
( ) 50. A. old B. young C. clear D. awake
( ) 51. A. natural B. difficult C. interesting D. possible
( ) 52. A. difference B. change C. pleasure D. confidence
( ) 53. A. lie B. hide C. leave D. turn
( ) 54. A. noticed B. chosen C. thought D. mentioned
( ) 55.A. whenever B. however C. wherever D. whether
40. Can you imagine what the world _____ like if ______ no computers?
A. is, there will be B. will be, there is C. are, there will be D. will be, there are
39.The boy is __________that nobody can get on well with him.
A. very patient B. so impatient C. very impatient D. too patient
38. .Daniel ______ out to restaurants, but now he _____ at home.
A. used to go, used to eat B. used to go, is used to eating
C. is used to going, used to eat D. is used to going, is used to eating
37. “Tom prefers orange to brown.” means_______.
A. Tom likes orange better than brown B. Tom likes orange best
C. Tom likes brown better than orange D. Brown is Tom’s favourite colour
36. -Could you tell us ____________?
-For more than ten years.
A. when has Hongkong returned to China?
B. how long Hongkong has been back in China?
C. when had Hongkong been back in China?
D. how long Hongkong had returned to China?
35.We usually use symbols to write information quickly. For example, “&”means “_____”.
A. at B. and C .degree D. equal
34. -None of us want to watch TV now. Must I _______?
-No, you ______.
A. turn on it, can’t B. turn it off, don’t have to
C. turn it down, needn’t D. turn up it, mustn’t
33. I think your advice is of great ______ to me and it’s__________.
A. valuable ,worth giving B. valuable ,worth taking it
C. value ,worth giving it D. value ,worth taking
32. -Dad, where is my key?
-_________!Mum is very angry for waiting for us so long.
A. Don’t hurry B. Never mind C. Look for it slowly D. Come on