One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried 　36　 　for hours as the farmer tried to figure out 　37　 　to do. Finally he decided the animal was 　38　 　and the well needed to be 　39　 　up anyway, so it just wasn’t 　40　 　it to rescue the donkey.

He invited all his 　41　 　to come over and help him. They all grabbed (握起) a shovel (铁铲) and began to shovel 　42　 　into the well. At first, the donkey 　43　 　what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s 　44　 , he was quiet.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked 　45　 　the well and was 　46　 　at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that 　47　 　his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would 　48　 　it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors 　49　 　to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another 　50　 　up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the 　51　 　of the well and ran off.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of 　52　 　out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our 　53　 　is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest 　54　 　just by not stopping, never 　55　 ! Shake it off and take a step upward!

36. A. sadly　　　　　　　　 B. confidently　　　　　　 C. frequently　　　　　　 D. gradually

37. A. how　　　　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　 D. which

38. A. strong　　　　　　　 B. old　　　　　　　　　 C. stubborn　　　　 D. powerful

39. A. dug　　　　　　　　　 B. flowed　　　　　　　　　 C. covered　　　　 D. emptied

40. A. important　　　　 B. possible　　　　　 C. necessary　　　　　　 D. worth

41. A. neighbors　　　　 B. relatives　　　　　 C. partners　　　　 D. friends

42. A. dust　　　　　　　　　 B. pain　　　　　　　　 C. stone　 　　　　　 D. dirt

43. A. determined　　　　　　 B. recognized　　　　　　 C. realized　　　　　 D. admitted

44. A. relief　　　　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　　　 D. joy

45. A. down　　　　　　　 B. around　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　 D. after

46. A. annoyed　　　　 　　　 B. delighted　　　　　　　 C. astonished　　　　　　 D. disappointed

47. A. attacked　　　　　　　　 B. packed　　　　　　　　 C. recovered　　　　　　 D. hit

48. A. shake　　　　　　　 B. blow　　　　 　　　 C. take　 　　　　　 D. wash

49. A. decided 　　　　 B. continued　　　　　　 C. pretended　　　　　　 D. volunteered

50. A. base　　　　　　　　 B. stage　　　　　　　 C. step　　　　　　　　 D. breath

51. A. bottom　　　　　　　　　 B. track　　　　　　　 C. appearance　　　　 D. entrance

52. A. holding　　　　　　　　　 B. getting　　　　　　　　　 C. sorting　　　　　　　　　 D. sticking

53. A. troubles　　　　　　　　　 B. happiness　　　　　　　 C. successes　　　　　　　 D. losses

54. A. reality　　　　　　　　　　 B. distance　　　　 C. caves　 　　　　　 D. wells

55. A. setting up　　　　 B. blowing up　　　　　　 C. giving up　　　　　　　 D. picking up

35. I can’t help being touched_____ I see the photo of the little Afghan girl crying over her mum’s body

A. each time 　　 B. at each time 　　　 C. each time that 　　　　　 D. each time when

34. Kathy _____ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.

A. took up　　　 B. picked up　　　 C. made up　　　 D. turned up

33. If a computer crashes，you will lose the file you _____ on if you don’t save it early enough.

A. are working　　　　　　　　　 B. work　　　　　　　　 C. will work　　　　　　　　 D. worked

32. During the long-term cooperation, Mr. Li ______ a smart, honest and trustworthy man.

A. appeared　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　 C. turned　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. proved

31. _____ by the heavy snowfalls, Chenzhou, a city in South China, was cut off from the outside, ________ water and electricity shortage.

A. Having struck; facing　　　　　　　　 B. Having struck; faced　

C. Struck; facing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. Struck; faced

30．The better use you can make __________ time, the greater contributions you will make _________ society.　

A. in； to　　　 B. of； to　　　　 C. on； for　　　　 D. up； for

29．I like the jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times　　　　 .

A.　　　 as much 　　　　　　 B. as many　　　　 C. so much　　　　　　　　　　 D.so many

28.The English spoken in the United States is only slightly different from 　　　spoken in England

A.　　　 which 　　　　　 B.what 　　　　　　　 C.that 　　　　　　　 D.the one

27. Don’t be rude to your father. Never in his life ____that way.

A. has he spoken to　 　　　　　　 B. he has spoken　

C. has he been spoken to 　 D. he has been spoken to