36．A．known　　　　 　　 B．looked upon　　　　 　 C．treated　　　 　　 D．kept

35．---Can you accompany your little brother to the post office now?

---_________, if he is ready．

A．By all means　　　 B．No way　　　　　　 C．My pleasure　　　 D．In no case

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The basic meaning of "pet" is an animal we keep for emotional(情感的)rather than economic reasons．A pet animal is　 36　 as a companion, and we all need companions to keep us feeling happy． 　37　 pets offer more than mere companionship: they invite us to love and be loved． Many 38　 feel their pets understand them, for animals are 　39　 to sense anger and sorrow． Often a cat or dog can comfort us　 40 when human words don't help． We feel loved, too, by the way pets　 41_ us for a home, for food and drink．Dogs　 42 , look up to their owners,　 43　 makes them feel important and needed．

A pet can be something_　 44__ to each member of the family, another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to a(n) 45　 child, a grandchild to the elderly, but for all of us pets provide　 46　 and companionship．It has 　47　 been suggested that tiny pets　 48　 　be sent as companions to astronauts on spaceships, to help reduce the stress(紧张)and 　49　 of space flights．

In this Plastic Age, when most of us live in large cities, pets are particularly important for 50　 ．A pet in the family keeps people in　 51　 with the more natural, animal world．Seeing an animal give birth brings understanding of the naturalness of childbirth, and seeing a pet 52_ 　helps a child to cope with sorrow．Learning to　 53_ 　a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels 54__ toward those dependent on them．Rightly we teach children to be good to their pets．They should learn, too, that pets are　 55　 for us human beings．

34．---Tom, it’s time that you _______your own clothes．

---I would rather you _______that for me just like before．

A．washed; had done　 　　　　　　 B．wash; have done

C．washed; have done　　 　　　　 D．wash; had washed

33．---Jane, have you finished your paper?

---No, I________my sister with her homework all the morning．

A．help　　　　　　　 B．have been helping　　　 C．helped　　　　　 D．was helping

32．______, please try your best to solve the problem in time．

A．Ought you get into trouble　　　　　　　　　 B．Must you get into trouble

C．Can you get into trouble　　　　　　　　　　 D．Should you get into trouble

31．“_______,but Jim made the same mistakes again．”complained his mother．

A．Although he was told many times　　　　　 B．Having been told many times

C．As he was told many times　　　　　　　　 D．He had been told many times

30．We should also care about the children from the earthquake-stricken area after_______seemed to have returned to normal．

A．it　　　　　　　　　 B．what　　　　　　 　 　C．that　　　　　　 D．Which

29．We all know it will be next June _______we can really have a rest．

A．when　　　　　　　 　B．before　　　　　　 　　C．since　　　　　 D．until

28．He is so willing to help others that he seldom,_______, refused the people who turned to him．

A．if never　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．if ever　　　　　　　　　　 　 C．if not　　　　　 　 　D．if any

27．The boss was very glad that the new comer had finished 　　　　　than 50 percent of the work in two hours ．

A．less or more 　　　　　　　　 B．more or less 　　　　　C．no less 　　 　　　 D．no more