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John and Henry studied in the same school．John lived in fear of Henry--every day he gave his lunch money to Henry，but Henry still beat(揍)him up．He said that if John told anyone he would beat him up in front of all the other kids in his class．John had to ask his mom for more and more lunch money，but he seemed __36__ than ever and came home from school hungry every day．

John even cried one day，and a girl told everyone that he was just like a baby and had cried．John was __37__ and felt so bad about himself and about school．

One day，John met Jimmy，a boy __38__ also had to give his lunch money to Henry．John told Jimmy how he __39__ bullying(欺侮)，and found that Jimmy felt the same．They finally thought of a good way of dealing with their __40__．

The following day，Henry came to John to ask him for his lunch money．

“I don’t want to give my money to you，” said John．

“What?” Henry shouted．

John said __41__，“I want to have my lunch today，and you，get away(滚开)！”

“You want to get beaten up?！”

…

Just then Henry's fist(拳头)was hitting John's face，they heard __42__ shout，“Stop！” Henry was very angry to hear that．He turned around __43__ found that his teacher Ms Brown was standing just behind him．He felt very surprised．Jimmy had taken Ms Brown to John's class and she __44__ the bullying with her own eyes．Henry was taken to the head teacher's office．__45__ that，he never bullied others again．John and Jimmy helped not only themselves but Henry and other kids．

36．A．better　　　　 　　　 B．thinner　　　　 　　 C．heavier　　　　 　　 D．happier

37．A．embarrassed　　 　 B．excited　　　　 　　　 C．relaxed　　　　 　　 D．pleased

38．A．which　　　　 　　　 B．whom　　　　 　　 C．who　　　　　 　　 D．/

39．A．liked　　　　　 　　 B．suggested　　　 　　 C．appreciated　　 　　 D．hated

40．A．accident　　　　 　　 B．task　　　　　 　　　 C．trouble　　　 　　　　　　　 D．friendship

41．A．strongly　　　 　　　 B．politely　　　　 　　　 C．sincerely　　 　　　　 D．fortunately

42．A．nobody　　　　 　 B．anyone　　　　 　　　 C．everybody　　　 　 D．someone

43．A．but　　　　　 　　　 B．and　　　　　　 　　 C．or　　　　　　 　　 D．however

44．A．listened　　　　 　　 B．saw　　　　　　 　 C．looked　　　　　 D．heard

45．A．Before　　　　 　　 B．Behind　　　　 　　 C．After　　　　 　　　　 D．Except

35．--What did Paul say last night?

-- He said _______ listening to the radio program--“Teen Talk”．

A．did he like　　　 　　 B．that he liked　　　　　　 C．if he likes　　　　　　　　 D．what he liked

34．--This sweater is too small．Would you mind giving me a bigger one?

--_______．Here you are．

A．I disagree　　　　 　 B．Good idea　　　　　　　 C．Thanks a lot 　　　　　 D．Not at all

33．Doctors tell people _______ their hands often and to stay home if they feel ill．

A．to wash　　　　　 B．washes　　　　 　　　 C．wash　　　　 　　　 D．washing

32．Liu Qian has made “magic” a hot word，_______ he?

A．doesn't　　　　　 　 B．didn't　　　　 　　　 C．hasn't　　　 　　　 D．isn't

31．The world has a big headache and it _______ by money．It began in America last year．

A．cause　　　　　 　 B．causes　　　　 　　　 C．is caused　　　　 　 D．are caused

30．The art club is for members only．You can't go in _______ you are a member．

A．unless　　　　　 B．because　　　 　　　 C．if　　　　　　　 D．though

29．-- _______ yogurt do you need?

-- Three cups．

A．How long　　 　　　 B．How far　　　 　　　 C．How many　　 　　 D．How much

28．This dictionary is pretty cheap．The price of it is _______ of the three．

A．very low　　　 　　 B．quite low　　　 　　　 C．the lowest　　 　　　　 D．much lower