通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并将其字母编号写在题号前的括号内。

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year's Day, when he was 15, his father 　46　 him to work on the farm for one year. Tom was 　47　 　with his father's idea and shouted, "That isn't my job．I have 　48　 school work to do. " Hearing this, his father said, "I promise to give you the best present if you 　49　 finish one year's work. " Tom thought for a while and 　50　 ．

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked 　51　 until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom's crops (庄稼) grew well. On the last day of the　 52　 . the father called his son to him. "I'm happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year," said the father. "Now, tell me 　53　 you want. "

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat. "I've already got the best　 　54　 　No pains, no gains. I think this is what you wanted 　55　 　to know. " His father was quite pleased to hear that.

46．(　　 )A．asked　 　　　　 B．let　　　　 　　 C．made　　　 　 D．stopped

47．( 　　)A．surprised　 　　　 B．unhappy　 　　 C．excited　 　　　 D．worried

48．(　　 )A．much too　 　　 B．so many　 　　 C．too much　 　　 D．a lot

49．(　　 )A．shall　　　 　　　 B．must　　　 　 C．need　　　 　　 D．can

50．(　　 )A．said　　 　　　　　 B．answered　　 　 C．agreed　　 　　　 D．left

51．(　　 )A．hard　　　 　　　 B．first　　　 　　　 C．slowly　　 　　　 D．difficultly

52．(　　 )A．week　　 　　　 B．year　　　 　　 C．day　　　 　　 D．month

53．(　　 )A．where　 　　　　 B．which　　　 　 C．how　　　 　　 D．what

54．(　　 )A．present　 　　　 B．prize　　　 　　 C．reason　 　　　　 D．food

55．(　　 )A．mine　　 　　　 B．I　　　　 　　　 C．my　　　 　　　 D．me

45．(　　 )--Hello, I'd like to book a room for nights of the 18th and 19th.

　　 　　 　--_________

A．Just a minute, please.　　　　　　　　 　　 B．What can I do for you?

C．It's over there.　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D．Welcome to our hotel!

44．(　　 )I want to have a rest. Would you mind _______ the radio a little?

　 　　 A．turning down　　 　 B．turn down　　　　　　　 C．turning on　　　 　　 D．turn on

43．(　　 )My mother often tells me _________ too much time _______ computer games.

　　　 A．not to spend; in　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B．don't spend; playing

　 　 C．not to spend; playing　 　　　　　　　　　 D．don't spend; on

42．(　　 )There are about 70 ________ in our school.

　　　 A．woman teachers　　　 B．women teachers　　　 C．woman teacher　 　 D．women teacher

41．(　　 )With the money ________ he saved, he went on with his studies.

　 　　 A．that　　　　 　　　　 B．what　　　　　　 　 C．where　　　　 　　　 D．when

40．(　　 )It is said that potato chips _________ by mistake about a hundred years ago.

　　　 A．invent　　　 　　　　 B．invented　 　　　　　　　 C．are invented 　　　　　 D．were invented

39．(　　 )Before 2003, there was no direct airline ______ Taiwan and the mainland (大陆).

A． along　　　　 　　　 B． in　　　　　 　　　 C． between　　　 　　 D． at

38．(　　 )It is quite hot these days. And today is _______ day.

　 　　 A．hot　　　　　　 　 B．hotter　　 　　　　 C．as hot as　　　 　　　 D．the hottest