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1、     It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen   36   in almost a month. Every day, my husband would    37    the process of trying to get water to the fields.    38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

      On this day I learned the true lesson of   39  and witnessed the only   40  I had ever seen. I was in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,    41    toward the woods.  He was walking with effort, trying to be as    42   as possible. Minutes after he   43   into the woods, he came running back. I went back to make sandwiches,    44  that whatever he had been doing was completed.  Moments later,     45    , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour.    46   I couldn't help following him and saw the most amazing   47    

      Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost    48     for him to get away. A huge deer was   49   close.    50   the deer didn't even move as Billy knelt down. I saw a tiny deer lying on the ground, obviously suffering from   51    , lift its head to lap up the water cupped in Billy's hands. When the water was   52     , Billy ran back to get more. It then became   53   to me.

      I stood on the edge of the woods, watching the    54    boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. It was as if the God himself was   55  with pride. The rain that day saved our farm just like the actions of one little boy who saved another.

40、It is difficult to           the exact meaning of some words when you translate them into a foreign language.

A. show off          B. turn out                   C. bring out                 D. take to

39、We can see monuments here and there. Those who have made great          to human beings and society will never be forgotten.

      A. advance            B. progress                  C. contribution             D. achievement

38、Recently, there ________ a boom in population mobility, and according to the survey in 2000, 17 percent of the population _______ every year.

       A. is; moves          B. has been; moves             C. is; move                   D. has been; move

37、Anyone who has spent time with children          the difference in the way boys and girls           similar situations.

       A．aware of; respond to                           B．is aware of; respond to

       C．aware; responding                               D．is aware of; respond

36、If the safety protections against the accidents         , the miners         a chance to survive then.

       A．were taken; would have                        B．had been taken; didn’t have

       C．had been taken; would have had            D．were taken; would have

35、D