One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, ¡°Come here, ¡±she said. ¡°¡¡ 36¡¡ . ¡±She held my head against her ¡¡37¡¡ , and after a puzzled moment I felt a ¡¡38¡¡ ¡¡foot drumming on my cheek. ¡°You see ? ¡±she said, ¡°It¡¯s alive. You can ¡¡39¡¡ ¡¡it, can¡¯t you?¡± I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without ¡¡40¡¡ . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never ¡¡41¡¡ ¡¡about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.
¡¡¡¡ A baby would come? I ¡¡42¡¡ ¡¡noticed. That there were soon to be ¡¡43¡¡ ¡¡of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe. ¡¡44¡¡ , certainly not a baby, could ¡¡45¡¡ ¡¡that.
¡¡¡¡ I was ¡¡46¡¡ , however. I soon found that things had ¡¡47¡¡ ¡¡a great deal. I had never been the ¡¡48¡¡ . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the ¡¡49¡¡ . My sister had certain ¡¡50¡¡ ¡¡because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much ¡¡51¡¡ ¡¡boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.
¡¡¡¡ As he grew, it became ¡¡52¡¡ ¡¡that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy ¡¡53¡¡ ¡¡by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second ¡¡54¡¡ . He was so charming that he was immediately loveable. Later he also turned out to be ¡¡55¡¡ , although perhaps not quite as clever as I was.
¡¡ 36. A. Look¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. See¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. Listen¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. Stop
¡¡ 37. A. stomach¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. back¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. side¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. shoulder
¡¡ 38. A. strong¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. hard¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. soft¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. tiny
¡¡ 39. A. believe¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. feel¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. notice¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. touch
¡¡ 40. A. surprise¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. delay¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. trouble¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. effort
¡¡ 41. A. worried¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. argued¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. regretted¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. doubted
¡¡ 42. A. hardly¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. certainly¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. possibly¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. willingly
¡¡ 43. A. two¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. three¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. four¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. five
¡¡ 44. A. Anything¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. Something¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. Nothing¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. Everything
¡¡ 45. A. improve¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. threaten¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. compare¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. prevent
¡¡ 46. A. curious¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. careless¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. wrong¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. anxious
¡¡ 47. A. improved¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. changed¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. increased¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. disturbed
¡¡ 48. A. oldest¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. youngest¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. cleverest¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. dearest
¡¡ 49. A. family¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. house¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. middle¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. trouble
¡¡ 50. A. manners¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. knowledge¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. opinions¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. rights
¡¡ 51. A. admired¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. blamed¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. respected¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. favored
¡¡ 52. A. strange¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. obvious¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. serious¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. special
¡¡ 53. A. usually¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. curiously¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. gradually¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. simply
¡¡ 54. A. look¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. smile¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. care¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. comfort
¡¡ 55. A. ordinary¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. perfect¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. clever¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. similar
35. The moment Jenny got home, she noticed a woman waiting for her. She _________ her before.
A. never saw¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. had never seen
C. never sees¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. has never seen
34.¡¡ -Have you finished your homework, Mary?
-No, I ______ my mother in the kitchen all day yesterday.
A. would help¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. had helped¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. was helping¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. used to help
33. He sent his friend a gift, ________ to make her feel better.
¡¡ ¡¡ A. hoped¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. hoping¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡ C. to hope¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. hope
32.¡¡¡¡ _______ at the office, Mr. Green found the papers prepared for his boss were left at home£®¡¡¡¡
A. To arrive¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. On arriving ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. As arriving¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. While arrived