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，将其字母编号填写在题前的括号内。 .

　Peter didn’t like to use his head. He never put his heart into　 46　　 when he was at school. So he couldn’t pass the exams and he could 　　47　　 finish middle school. Later on he found work in a factory. At first he worked in an office, but he was 　　48　　 　to do his job. He was sent to a workshop to do some unskilled work. He was always　 49　　 　when he got home and went to bed as soon as he had supper. Once the young man asked a barber to cut his long hair off. He found the work was　 50　　 and light. He decided to be a　 51　　 too. He took the barber as his teacher. Three months passed, but he learned 　　52　　 and the barber lost his patience and told him to go home. Peter stayed at home and had nothing to do. His father helped him to

　　 53　 　a barber’s shop in their small town,　 54　　 　nobody would have their hair cut in his shop. His father wanted others to believe Peter and asked his son to cut his hair off. However, Peter was　 　　　55　　 nervous that he cut his father’s ear off. The old man began to call out, “Ear! My ear!”

　Peter picked the ear up and said, “Stop shouting, Daddy! Your ear is here!”

(　　 ) 46.A.games　 　 B. ideas　　 　　 C. studies　　 　　　　 D. business

(　　 ) 47.A.happily　 　 B. hardly　　　 　 C. easily　 　　　　　 D. completely

(　　 ) 48. A. able　 　　 B. unable 　　　　 C. disable　　　 　　　 D. ready

(　　 ) 49. A. tired　 　 B. interested　 　 C. excited 　　　　　　 D. surprised

50.(　　 )A. tiring 　　　 B. dirty　　 　　　 C. dull　　　 　　　　 D. clean

51.(　　 ) A. student 　　 B. driver　　　 　 C. barber　　　 　　 D. clerk

52.(　　 ) A. nothing　 　 B. something　 　　 C. anything　 　　　　 D. everything

53.(　　 ) A. sell　 　　　 B. finish　 　　　 C. close　 　　　　　 D. open

54.(　　 ) A. although 　　 B. if 　　　　　 C. but　　　　 　　　 D. since

55.(　　 ) A. too 　　　 B. very 　　　　 C. such　 　　　　　　 D. so

45.(　　 　) John writes well，so_______.

A. his brother does　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　B. does his brother

C. his brother can　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　D. can his brother

44.This song sounds_______ 　familiar.

A . a kind of 　　　　B. all kinds of　　　 C. kind of 　　　　D. kinds of

43. _______ difficult questions they are! I can’t answer them.

A. How 　　　　 　　B. How an　　　　 C. What　　　　 D. What an

42.The　 _______ you work at it, the _______ progress you will make.

A .harder; more　 B. More hardly; more C. hardlier; greater D. harder; great

41.Don’t spend　 _______ time on your computer. It’s bad for your eyes.

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