One morning, I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather(羽毛). Several times, it  41 several obstacles(障碍)in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour (绕道).  42   one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂缝) about 10mm wide. After some   43  thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked   44   it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was   45   by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in   46   yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome.  47   this ant, like the other two-legged creatures  48  on the earth, also shares human failings.

After some time the ant   49   reached its destination—a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its   50   home. It was there that the ant met its   51  .How could that large feather possibly   52   such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t. So the ant, after all this   53   and using great brightness, overcoming problems all along the way, just gave up the   54   and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through   55   it began its journey and in the end the feather was   56   more than a burden. Isn’t our   57   like that?

We worry about our families; we worry about the   58   of money; and we worry about all kinds of things. These are all burdens—the things we pick up along life’s path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to   59   that at the destination they are  60   and we can’t take them with us.

41. A. came across  B. came bout  C. got over  D. dealt with

42. A. For              B. At           C. To           D. With

43. A. brave            B. tiring       C. short        D. magic

44. A. through          B. across       C. beside       D. behind

45. A. satisfied        B. frightened  C. annoyed          D. attracted

46. A. height       B. size             C. depth        D. length

47. A. Therefore        B. Otherwise    C. But              D. Beside

48. A. living           B. working          C. sleeping         D. walking

49. A. finally          B. probably         C. suddenly         D. easily

50. A. lonely       B. comfortable      C. underground      D. big

51. A. partner          B. parent       C. match        D. friend

52. A. fix              B .fit              C. fill             D. suit

53. A. trouble          B. pleasure         C. decision         D. matter

54. A. insect           B. problem          C. feather          D. hole

55. A. before       B. after            C. until        D. once

56. A. everything       B. anything         C. something    D. nothing

57. A. study            B .aim              C. dream        D. life

58. A. waste            B. lack             C. worth        D. danger

59. A. think            B. wonder       C. warn         D. find

60. A. bad              B. useless          C. meaningful  D. practical

More and more bosses worldwide are expecting their workers to be good at two or even more languages. So these workers are beginning to take online language courses. Learning English online can be a satisfying and very interesting experience.  _____36   

____37      There are free courses, but they usually aren’t as good as courses taken at a college or school. With a good online course you will have to pay money. And sometimes you have to also pay for books and other learning tools like DVDs or CDs.

 Learning English online can be very time-consuming. ____38      You will have to do the online classes, taking time out of your busy schedule. Learning a new language is a great investment of your time.

A foreign language can be hard to learn, even if that learning is done online. ____39    English has a complex system of grammar rules. That makes it hard to learn if you’ve been out of school for a while.

___40   You can do business or travel everywhere and there will likely be people who speak the language. Before taking an English course online, you should ask yourself whether the time you will spend would be put to better use than learning something else, such as mathematics or computer education.

A.           It has a lot of advantages.

B.           They can be very expensive.

C.           But it also has some disadvantages.

D.           It can take several months or even years of practice.

E.           Once we have learnt English well, we’ll enjoy our life more.

F.           English is the official language of business around the world.

G.           You have to build a completely new vocabulary, as well as pronunciation and grammar.

 It was dark. As John was walking on his way home, he suddenly found an ugly old man staring at him.

The old man said,“Son, why don’t you get a book? It will keep you company.”

John noticed all the books the old man had were related to the super nature(超自然界).Trying to act bravely , he found one, and the old man said,“That’s an interesting book. It’s $25.”

The old man kept staring at John, which almost frightened him, He quickly searched his pockets and found $25.

John quickly paid for it, Then the old man called out,“Whatever happens, don’t turn to the last page. Do remember, or you will regret it !”

Reaching home, John heard his parents talking about a strange old bookseller that appeared only at night during a full moon and then disappeared. Nervously, he ran straight to his room.

At midnight, as he was sound asleep in bed, a blast of cold wind blew in through the window and woke him up. He looked at his table and saw the book. For a while, he was frozen in fear, but he was so curious. Slowly he got out of bed and carefully picked up the book.

As he took a look at the last page, he cried out and fainted(晕倒)

This is what he read on the last page!

Retail(零售) Price: $10.99

Promotional(促销)Price:$2.99

55. How did John feel when he saw the old man?

  A Frightened  B Regretful   C Delighted   D Comfortable

56. Why did John buy the book?

  A. He was interested in the super nature.      B. He wanted to have a company

C. He wanted to help the old man            D. He tried to act to be brave.

57. What can we learn from the passage?

  A. The old man had magic power        B. John was overcharged for the book

C. John was a really brave person.        D. The book was very interesting

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加个漏字符号(^),并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2．只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

    Nowadays many schools keep their students at school all day long. Students held different opinions about it.

    Some students think they have more freedom and fewer chances to get in touch with society. They can't full develop their interests and hobby. Others think school is the best place to getting knowledge so they should put their heart into their lessons. Some students don't have the ability to control themselves. Once out of school, they may lose a control of themselves and do something which will affect their studies.

    Personally speak, it is necessary to keep students at school. But at the same time schools should organize all kinds activities so that students can enjoy our school life.

  As a young boy, I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad. He was a rural mail carrier, and on Saturdays he would ask me to go with him. Driving through the countryside was always an adventure: There were animals to see, people to visit, and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop, and Dad did.

In the spring, Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens, and when I was a boy it was such fun to stick your fingers through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers.

On Dad's final day of work, it took him well into the evening to complete his rounds because at least one member from each family was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service. "Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route," he used to say, “and a story at every one." One lady had no mailbox, so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind. Once inside, he read her mail and helped her pay her bills.

Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail. One note left in a mailbox read, "Nat, take these eggs to Marian; she's baking a cake and doesn't have any eggs." Mailboxes might be buried in the snow, or broken, or lying on the ground, but the mail was always delivered. On cold days Dad might find one of his customers(顾客) waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate. A young girl wrote letters but had no stamps, so she left a few buttons（纽扣）on the envelope in the mailbox; Dad paid for the stamps. One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash（现金）in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank. Once, the amount came to $ 32,000.

Ten years ago, when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad's death, the mailboxes along the way reminded（回想） me of some of his stories. I thought I knew them all, but that wasn't the ease.

As I drove home, I noticed two lamp poles(杆), one on each side of the street. When my dad was around, those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground. One box was painted green, and the other was red, and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering: SANTA CLAUS, NORTH POLE. For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes.

I made a turn at the comer and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house. Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps. There, at the door, stood Frank Townsend, Dad's postmaster and great friend for many years. So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories.

At one point Frank looked at me with tears in his eyes. "What are we going to do about the letters this Christmas?" he asked.

"The letters?"

"I guess you never knew."

"Knew what?"

"Remember, when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street? It was your dad who answered all those letters every year. "

I just sat there with tears in my eyes. It wasn't hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old oak table in our basement reading those letters and answering each one. I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood, and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families.

For me, just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime.

32．It can be inferred from the passage that the writer considered his travels with Dad as       .

A. great chances to help other people

B. happy occasions to play with baby chickens

C. exciting experiences with a lot of fun

D. good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies

33．The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show that        .

A. Dad had a strong sense of duty

B. Dad was an honest and reliable man

C. Dad had a strong sense of honor

D. Dad was a kind and generous man

34．According to the passage, which of the following impressed the writer most?

A. Dad read letters for a blind lady for years.

B. Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl.

C. Dad delivered some eggs to Marian.

D. Dad answered children's Christmas letters every year.

35．What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply( 回复) from Santa Claus every year?

A. Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole.

B. Santa Claus answered all their letters every year.

C. Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children.

D. Santa Claus had so much information about their families.

36．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. The Mail     B. Christmas Letters

C. Special Mailboxes     D. Memorable Travels

 –what did the teacher say? I didn’t quite follow her.

    -She said that she _______ to America next fall.

A. had returned              B. has returned           C. returns            D. would return

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。   修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；   只允许修改 10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Yesterday I stepped into a restaurant for lunch. As I was waiting my order to come, I noticed the old man in a wheelchair roll himself over to a table. No one besides me seemed to notice him. I got up and go over to his table and asked if that I could get him something to drink. He smiled and said, “Thank you.You are generously. I’d like any orange juice, please.”When I was getting ready to leave, I walked by the old man’s table to saying goodbye. He thanked me again and told me I had made his days, coming over and helping him out. I gave him a hug and told him he had made my day, either.

Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures. The increasingly popular “design museums” that are opening today, however, are quite different. Unlike most art museums, the design museum shows objects that are easily found by the general public. These museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the center of the hall. 

People have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new industrial technology. But their role is not simply a matter of sales — it is the honoring of excellently invented products. The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something, while the second tells you the success of a sale. 

One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits. Unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do, and how design has improved the quality of our lives. Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something beyond their understanding. 

In recent years, several new design museums have opened their doors. Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public’s growing interest in the field with new ideas. London’s Design Museum, for example, shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins. The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums, and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected in our everyday life.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN ELEVEN WORDS.) 

78. According to the passage, design museums are places where ___________________ _________________________________________.

79. What kinds of role do design museums play?

80. In contrast to design museums, choices open to art museums are more strict and visitors often feel _________________________________ in most of them.

81. Some new design museums have been opened lately with the purpose of _________ ___________________________________________.

假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Chris在你所在的城市就读。他熟悉中国文化，特别是戏曲文化。11月20日下午2：00在新落成的大剧院将上演越剧《梁山伯与祝英台》。请你根据以下提示，用英语给Chris写一封电子邮件，邀请他一起观看演出。     

*提出邀请并简述原因

    *提出观剧后活动建议（如参观附近的博物馆或美术馆等）     

*请求对方回复

注意：1.请使用规范英语，词数100左右；

2.可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；     

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：越剧Shaoxing Opera    《梁山伯与祝英台》Butterfly Lovers

大剧院Grand Theater     美术馆art gallery

Dear Chris,

I have good news to tell you.                                                    _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

                                                                         Yours,

                                                                         Li Hua

Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to other countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane fares for tourists make travel less expensive and more attractive than ever before. One person doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.

    Tourism brings many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.

1. In the old days _________ could travel to other countries.

A. boys and girls, men or women, young or old

B. either kings or queens

C. both the poor and the rich

D. nobody but those who had money

2. What makes travel more attractive than before? _________

A. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.

B. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.

C. Modern telegraph lines make travel less expensive.

D. New hotels and restaurants have been built.

3. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

A. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s minds.

B. People have some trouble in making journey.

C. With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world.

D. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

   A. The Change of Tourism               B. Tourism

   C. The Importance of Tourism            D. The Cause of Tourism Change

 When it comes to the Island of Diaoyu, we Chinese people are ready to defend it ______ any invasion because our country is independent ______ any superpower (超级大国) in the world.

A. against, from     B. from, against        C. from, of        D. of, from

   A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it. 
    Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn't find him. The mother felt very sad and didn't know how to face her husband. 
    When the father went to the police station after hearing that the son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were? The husband just said “I love you, darling.” 
    The son was missing. If she had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened. There is no point in blaming (责备) anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, the couple finally found their lost son. The family's relationship became stronger over that time. 
    Sometimes we spend lots of time asking who is to blame. We miss many chances to give each other support and let each other feel the warmth of human relationships. Get rid of all your unwillingness to forgive, selfishness, and fears and you will find the world is much more wonderful.
1.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase “the apple of their eye”?         
  A. A person who always has a sweet smile in their opinion.
  B. A person who is as pretty as an apple in their opinion.
  C. A person who is loved more than anyone else in their opinion.
  D. A person who looks like an apple in their opinion.
2.Why didn't the father pick the boy up himself?          
  A. He was very lazy.
  B. He thought the mother had picked him up.
  C. He forgot to pick him up.
  D. He was too tired to do it.
3.What can we learn from this passage?       
  A. Be careful in everything you do.
  B. Love is the most important thing.
  C. Learn to forgive others.
  D. Everyone can make mistakes.
4.What do you think of the husband?       
  A.Warmhearted.         B.Careful.
  C.Hard-working.      D.Broad-minded.

I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was 41.________ and I was crazy enough to forget my hats and scarf. You can imagine my cheeks were rosy 42._______ and my hands were as numb as they can be.

    All of a sudden, an old lady 43._______ up beside me and asked if I would like a ride 44._____. At first, I said it was OK and her 45. ______ smile melted(融化) away the thought that I should never talk to 46._______! We had an amazing chat and she was just 47.______ a good woman. She told me her 48.__________ and she dropped me off.

    I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I 49._______ her kind gesture, I decided to return the favor. So, I made a lot of 50. _______ and walked down to her house with my friend. At first I was a bit 51.__________she wouldn’t remember me or think that I was a bad man who poisoned cookies but luckily, I was 52._______ wrong. She was so happy, and she hugged me and kissed me and seemed so 53._______ that someone would do something like that!

    When I got home my mom told me that she 54._________and told my mom on the phone that she 55.________because she was so touched. She said she would never 56._____ the kindness that was given to her! That filled me with such 57.______! There really is nothing else joyful like helping 58._______ and making someone’s day 59.________!

    Let us never forget the joy we get 60.________ giving others a hand!

41.A .blowing                    B. freezing           C. flowing                  D. flying
42. A. red                            B. white                C. pure                           D. pale

43. A .picked                     B. turned             C. drove                             D. took
44. A .hospital                   B. family               C. school                D. home
45. A. warm                     B. easy                C. simple                   D. strange

46.A.women                   B. drivers                  C.strangers                 D. neighbours

47.A. so                                 B. such             C. that                         D. as
48. A. numbers              B. car                        C. family                   D. address
49.A.remembered              B. forgot            C. repeated              D. regretted
50. A. bread                           B. salad             C.cookies                 D.sweets

51. A. nervous                   B.disappointed       C.confused                D. worried
52. A. generally              B. completely     C. hardly                  D. usually

53. A. puzzled                  B. surprised        C. satisfied                D. fearful

54. A. visited                B.came             C.drove                   D. called

55. A. cried                   B.slept             C. left                       D. laughed
56. A.pardon                B. permit           C.forget                    D. imagine
57. A. sadness                B. interest         C. puzzle                     D. happiness
58. A. others                   B.the other         C. another                 D. other

59.A. busier                    B.brighter          C. easier                     D. harder

60. A. for                     B. in              C.by                        D. on

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出该加的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉。

修改: 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

My father go fishing alone every Sunday. This morning when we were got up, it was fine. Father decided to go fishing, so mother stopped him, said that it was going to rain according to the weather forecast. She asked him to put off his raincoat, but he did not take her advices. When he got to the river, it was cloud. Soon the rain began to fall heavily and he was caught in it. After she got home, he was wet through. “Did you catch some fish?” asked my mother. “No, but I caught bad cold,” he answered.

My mom once worked in a very small village school，which is________ only on foot.

A. acceptable       B. adequate

C. accessible       D. appropriate

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear it   61        (speak). Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation.  62     ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.

There is no easy way   63         success in language learning. A good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only   64        (memorize) rules from a grammar book.  65         is not much use learning by heart long list of words and their meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language.  66        we   67        (satisfy) with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of  68        (advise) for those   69        are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and   70        (write) the language whenever we can.

come up   judge from   make up one’s mind   in ruins  burst into

care about    suffer from    add up   as a matter of fact   give in

86. After _________to go to Peking University, Mary studied harder than ever before.

87. ___________the expression on his face, the boss was not pleased with the result.

88. Make the following survey. ____________ your score (分数) and see how many points you get?

89. Some people say he is very selfish (自私的), because he _________ himself too much.

90. I kept asking my parents to allow me to go swimming, and they finally________.

91. My father doesn’t like the pop singer’s songs. _____ he doesn’t understand the words of song.

92. Although Helen__________ a serious illness for years, she didn’t lose hope for the future.

93. When he saw the policeman _________ to him, the thief ran away at once.

94. It’s said that the whole city lay _________ after years of fighting.

95. When the firefighter_________ the burning room, he found a baby crying.

 -- ---What do you _______ about James Lee?

    -----Not very much. I think he comes from the U.S.

A. know        B. think         C. talk          D. like

       Mr. Peter Johnson, aged twenty-three, battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterday when it landed upside down in three feet of water. Mr. Johnson took the only escape route——through the boot(行李箱).

Mr. Johnson’s car had finished up in a ditch(沟渠) at Romney Marsin, Kent, after skidding on ice and hitting a bank. “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly,” Mr. Johnson said, “I couldn’t force the doors because they were jammed against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows because I knew water would come flooding in.”

Mr. Johnson, a sweet salesman of Sitting Home, Kent, first tried to attract the attention of other motorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and boot. Then he began his struggle to escape.

Later he said, “It was really a half penny that saved my life. It was the only coin I had in my pocket and I used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot. I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to make someone hear, but no help came.”

It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat, and a further five minutes to clear the sweet samples from the boot. Then Mr. Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock. Fifteen minutes passed by. “It was the only chance I had. Finally it gave, but as soon as I moved the boot lid, the water and mud poured in. I forced the lid down into the mud and scrambled clear as the car filled up.”

His hands and arms cut and bruised，Mr. Johnson got to Beckett Farm nearby, where he was looked after by the farmer’s wife, Mrs. Lucy Bates. Trembling in a blanket, he said, “That thirty minutes seemed like hours.” Only the tips of the car wheels were visible, police said last night. The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch.

21. In which section of a newspaper can we read this article?

A. Book review      B. News report       C. Campus life     D. Continued story

22.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 “Finally it gave” means that ______.

A. luckily the door was torn away in the end         B. at last the wrench went broken

C. the lock came open after all his efforts      D. the chance was lost at the last minute

23. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

   A. the ditch was along a quiet country road

   B. the accident happened on a clear warm day

   C. the police helped Mr. Johnson get out of the ditch

   D. Mr. Johnson had a tender wife and was well attended

Dad had a green comb(梳子). He bought it when he married Mum. Every night, he would hand me his    41    and say, "Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK?"

   I was    42    to do it. At age five, this boring task brought me such    43    . I would excitedly turn the tap    44    and brush the comb carefully. Satisfied that I'd done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad. He would    45    affectionately(慈祥地) at me and place the comb on his wallet.

   Two years later, Dad started his own    46    , which wasn't doing so well. That was when things started to    47    . Dad didn't come home as early and as much as he used to. Mum and I became    48    with him for placing our family in trouble. With    49    passing, an uncomfortable silence grew between us.

   After my graduation, Dad's business was getting back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home    50    . As usual, I helped him carry his bags into his study. When I turned to leave, he said, "Hey, would you help me    51    my comb?" I looked at him a while, then         52    the comb and headed to the sink(水槽).

   It hit me then: why, as a child,    53    Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. That routine(习惯) meant Dad was home early to    54    the evening with Mum and me. It    55    a happy and loving family.

   I passed the clean comb back to Dad. He smiled at me and    56    placed his comb on his wallet. But this time, I noticed something    57    . Dad had aged. He had wrinkles(皱纹) next to his eyes when he smiled,    58    his smile was still as    59    as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good    60    for his family.

41. A. brush                             B. bag                   C. wallet                      D. comb      

42. A. pleased                           B. annoyed                       C. comfortable                   D. shy        

43. A. pain                         B. joy                          C. sadness                 D. courage 

44. A. on                          B. out                  C. over                        D. in

45. A. laugh             B. stare                          C. smile                       D. shout   

46. A. journey                    B. family                      C. business                 D. task      

47. A. form              B. progress             C. change                          D. improve

48. A. strict                         B. satisfied                       C. delighted                D. mad  

49. A. comfortable               B. time                           C. patience                 D. speed

50. A. hardly                    B. sometimes         C. early                       D. often            

51. A. keep                        B. sharpen                       C. repair                            D. clean  

52. A. threw               B. dropped                 C. took                        D. handed           

53. A. hearing                           B. watching               C. letting                            D. helping

54. A. spend            B. find                   C. lose                        D. waste   

55. A. supported                B. affected              C. broke                      D. meant 

56. A. carefully                  B. firmly                    C. hurriedly                 D. easily  

57. A. urgent              B. different                C. exciting                   D. interesting

58. A. yet                      B. for                     C. or                           D. so

59. A. pure                     B. happy                         C. heartwarming         D. serious           

60. A. education           B. origin                 C. life                          D. reputation