My parents were busy and usually asked little about school except“How was your day”, and “Have you finished your homework”. It wouldn’t have 　36 　,but I was having a problem keeping my 　37　 up. I knew I needed help, but I wondered how to 　38　 　asking for it.

My teachers had given me three weeks to improve 　39　 　they would call my parents to the school for a parent-teacher conference. After thinking about the problem for some time, I　 40　 　decided I had to tell them about my 　41　 　myself. I came home from school and 　　42　 　waiting for my mom to get home to cook dinner, I decided to cook myself. I 　43　 　everything well , so they had to do was walking in and sitting down.

As I had never cooked dinner before, you can imagine how 　44　 　they were when they arrived home. I didn’t explain much then. I 　45 　told them that I thought we would never have enough time to have a talk 46 　I cooked dinner.

That night we sat as a 　47　 　and really talked. We talked about my grades as I 　48 　for not telling them sooner that I needed help. That night we came together as a 　49　 　family.

My parents later 　50　 　to hire a tutor to help me in the evening after school. The tutor 　51 　to be really helpful. My grades improved and to my great joy, I 　52　 　pass the tenth grade. Something else came out of such a simple　 53　 . We learned to listen and understand. My family learned to 　54　 .

I made a 　55　 　of cooking dinner at least once a week after that night. It gave my mom a break and our family a chance to hear what was going on in everyone’s life.

36. A. minded　　 B. mattered　　　 C. remembered　　　 D. considered

37. A. marks　　　 B. attitude　　　 C. beliefs　　　　　 D. goals

38. A. set out　　　 B. get down　　 C. go about　　　　 D. speak out

39. A. before　　　 B. or　　　　　 C. after　　　　　　 D. and

40.A. silently　　　 B. sadly　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　 D. finally

41. A. choice　　　 B. decision　　　 C. trouble　　　　　 D. promise

42. A. instead of　　 B. other than　　 C. without　　　　　 D. as well as

43. A. decorated　　 B. arranged　　 C. bought　　　　　 D. cleaned

44. A. disappointed　 B. frightened　　 C. shocked　　　　 D. satisfied

45. A. naturally　　 B. proudly　　　 C. nervously　　　 D. simply

46. A. if　　　　　 B. even though　　 C. unless　　　　 D. as long as

47. A. group　　　 B. family　　　　 C. circle　　　　 D. tradition

48. A. apologized　　 B. prepared　　　 C. waited　　　　 D. admitted

49. A. big　　　　　 B. successful　　　 C. real　　　　　 D. dependable

50. A. tried　　　 　B. managed　　　 C. failed　　　 D. led

51. A. happened　　 B. seemed　　　　 C. proved　　 D. sounded

52. A. would　　　　 B. must　　　　　 C. had　　　　 D. did

53. A. situation　　　 B. lesson　　　　 C. example　　 D. surprise

54. A. share　　　　 B. accept　　　　　 C. express　　 D. communicate　　　　　

55. A. record　　　　 B. change　　　　 C. point　　　 D. sign

35. -Do you mind if I use your bicycle?

　 -　　　　　 　Go ahead.

　 A. Never mind　　 B. No way　　 C. Not at all　　 D. No you’d better not

34. Only 　　　　of the houses in the town 　　　　　　not destroged in wenchuan Big Eearthquake.

　 A. one fifths; was　　　 B. one fifth; were　

C. one fifths; was　　　 D. one fifths; were

33. Mr Smith 　　　　　　a most important part in the development of our city.

　 A. took　　 B. had　　　 C. played　　 D. made

32. We plant trees　　　 , and the young trees grow taller　　 .

　 A. year by year; year after year　　　 B. year after year; year by year

C. year by year; year by year　　　 D. year after year; year after year

31. I will never forget the days 　　　　I spent with the farmers, 　　　　　had a great effect on my life.

　 A. when; which　　 B. which; which　　 C. when; that　　 D. which; that

30. Professor Wang 　　　　　a new plan at the meeting.

　 A. puts up with　　 B. catches up with　　 C. keeps up with　　 D. comes up with

29. Don’t ask Tom to do that,. He is a child　　　 .

　 A. in all　　 B. after all　　 C. at all　　 D. above all