通讀下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

Once again, I had run away and really did not know why. I walked out of the gate to go to school and then kept   31  _. I had just turned eleven years old the week before. It was almost dark; I was tired, scared, cold, and all alone. I had not eaten all day and was afraid to turn    32 _ into the police.

As darkness fell, I made my way over to the city park   33 _ on Park Street. I entered the darkened area and sat down on one of the wooden benches（長(zhǎng)凳）.“Well, hello, young man.” A voice came from    34 _ me. I jumped, almost falling off the park bench. I could feel my heart beating in the side of my neck. I could   35  _ catch my breath. I looked back and saw a woman standing behind me in the shadows. She found I was    36 _ because of feeling cold, so she took off her large scarf and covered it   37  _ my shoulders.   38 _ my eyes, she asked me if I need something to eat. After I said “yes”, she held out her hand and told me to take the very letter
  39  _ I was unable to see to the store owner. I looked at her outstretched arm but saw    40 _ in her hand. However, I   41  _ my hands slowly, acting as though I was taking something from her hand.

I came to a store with a   42  _ sitting behind a counter. I opened the door, very slowly I held out my hand which has nothing in it toward her. I watched her face to see if she might think I was crazy or something else.   43  _, she immediately turned and walked to the back of the store for the food I need. After that, I walked out into the street and headed back to the park where the old woman was.“Can I have the letter so I can be magic too?” I asked. Without replying to me,__44__     she told me the persons who wanted to help    45 _ in need would never need the magic letter any more. With these words, she stood up, kissed me on the forehead, removed the large scarf from my shoulders and disappeared into the darkness.

31. A. jumping       B. running         C. walking           D. hiking

32. A. himself       B. myself          C. themselves        D. yourselves

33. A. finding       B. having          C. laying            D. lying

34. A. before        B. beside          C. behind            D. after

35. A. nearly        B. almost          C. also              D. hardly

36. A. breathing     B. speaking        C. shaking           D. running

37. A. above         B. around          C. in                D. beside

38. A. Looking into B. Looking at      C. Looking after     D. Looking over

39. A. where         B. that            C. what              D. who

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

41. A. pulled out    B. pushed out      C. reached out           D. handed out

42. A. boy           B. policeman       C. man               D. woman

43. A. Amazingly     B. naturally       C. happily           D. luckily

44. A. so            B. instead         C. however           D. though

45. A. another       B. other           C. the other         D. others

 -- Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. I’ll be there by 10 a.m.  

-- ________, but I’ll do my best.

   A. No problem    B. All right        C. I can’t promise      D. It’s impossible

--Why’s Yoga(瑜伽) so popular?

-- I think, Yoga can not only _______ one’s strength(力度), but also develop one’s character.

A. bring up　　　　　 B. take up　　　　 C. build up　　　　 D. put up

 Which is the sign that you may probably often see in the hallways of our school buildings? 

         A              B              C                    D

I asked her _____________________ because they seemed red and bathed with tears.

    A. that she did a good job at English this term

    B. why she was late for class yesterday morning

    C. what was wrong with her eyes

    D. when she is going to see the doctor

 The world's population is considered to pass 7______on October 31 as it heads towards

more by the end of the century.

A. billion          B. billion of           C. billions of          D. billions

 The heavy rain dropped when we waited_______ the check-in counter of the airport.

  A. for          B. off              C. out              D. at

-- _________ you change a pound for me, please?

-- I _________ have some. Let me see.

　 　A. Should; might　 B. Can; must　　　　　 C. Could; may　　　　　 D. Will; would

-- What do you think of the film named Let the bullets fly(讓子彈飛)?

-- I have no idea, because I _____ it.

A. don’t seen　　 B. didn’t saw　　　　 C. haven’t seen　　　 D. didn’t see

 If this radio doesn't work, bring it back _______ we'll give your money back.

  A. and          B. because           C. so              D. but