A young father was visiting an old man．They were standing in the old man's garden and 46 children．The young man said, How strict (严格) should parents be with 47 children?" The old man pointed to a line (绳子) 48 a big, strong tree and a thin, 49 one．"Please untie (解开) the line," he said．The young man untied it, and the young tree bent (弯曲) over to 50 side．
"Now tie it again．" said the old man．"But first pull the line tight (紧) so that the young tree is 51 again．"The young man 52 this．Then the old man said, "It is the same with children．You must be strict with them, but sometimes you must untie the line to 53 how they are getting on．If they are not able to stand alone, you must tie the line tight 54 ．But when you find that they are ready to stand alone, you can take the 55 away．
46．A．playing with B．talking with C．talking about D．talking to
47．A．his B．their C．her D．one's
48．A．of B．both C．among D．between
49．A．tall B．old C．short D．young
50．A．other B．another C．the other D．one
51．A．straight B．strong C．tall D．young
52．A．pulled B．tied C．did D．made
53．A．bear B．see C．ask D．answer
54．A．again B．also C．too D．already
55．A．young tree B．big tree C．old man D．line
45．-- Did you think Mary has enough time to finish her homework?
-- No, I think she need hours．
A．another B．two more C．two other D, more two
44．The street was and Jack couldn't see Mary．
A．crowded, anywhere B．crowded, everywhere
C．crowded, nowhere D．crowded, somewhere
43．I believe your dream will one day．
A．realize B．come true C．tell the truth D．come over
42．They were at the news．
A．surprise, surprised B．surprise, surprising
C．surprised, surprising D．surprising, surprised
41．I finished my exam last week．
A．end of year B．end of year's C．end-of year's D．end-of-year
40．The number of the students in our class than in theirs．
A．is larger, that B．is more, that C．are larger, those D．are more, that