My family and I lived across the street from Southway park since I was four years old.Then just last year the city put a chain link fence around the park and started bulldozing(用推土機(jī)推平)the trees and grass to make way for a new apartment complex.When I saw the fence and bulldozers，I asked myself，“Why don't they just leave it alone？”

Looking back，I think what sentenced the park to oblivion(被遺忘)was the drought(旱災(zāi))we had about four years ago.Up until then，Southway Park was a nice green park with plenty of trees and a public swimming pool.My friends and I rollerskated on the sidewalks，climbed the trees，and swam in the pool all the years I was growing up.The park was almost like my own yard.Then the summer I was fifteen the drought came and things changed.

There had been almost no rain at all that year.The city stopped watering the park grass.Within a few weeks I found myself living across the street from a huge brown desert.Leaves fell off the park trees，and pretty soon the trees started dying，too.Next，the park swimming pool was closed.The city cut down on the work force that kept the park，and pretty soon it just got too ugly and dirty to enjoy anymore.

As the drought lasted into the fall，the park got worse every month.The rubbish piled up or blew across the brown grass.Soon the only people in the park were beggars and other people down on their luck.People said drugs were being sold or traded there now.The park had gotten scary，and my mother told us kids not to go there anymore.

The drought finally ended and things seemed to get back to normal，that is，everything but the park.It had gotten into such bad shape that the city just let it stay that way.Then about six months ago I heard that the city was going to“redevelop”certain worn­out areas of the city.It turned out that the city had planned to get rid of the park，sell the land and let someone build rows of apartment buildings on it.

The chain­link fencing and the bulldozers did their work.Now we live across the street from six rows of apartment buildings.Each of them is three units high and stretches a block in each direction.The neighborhood has changed without the park.The streets I used to play in are jammed with cars now.Things will never be the same again.Sometimes_I_wonder，though，what_changes_another_drought_would_make_in_the_way_things_are_today.

59．How did the writer feel when he saw the fence and bulldozers?

A．Scared.      B．Confused. 

C．Upset.     D．Curious.

60．Why was the writer told not to go to the park by his mother?

A．It was being rebuilt.

B．It was dangerous.

C．It became crowded.

D．It had turned into a desert.

61．According to the writer，what eventually brought about the disappearance of the park?

A．The drought.

B．The crime.

C．The beggars and the rubbish.

D．The decisions of the city.

62．The last sentence of the passage implies that if another drought came，________.

A．the situation would be much worse

B．people would have to desert their homes

C．the city would be fully prepared in advance

D．the city would have to redevelop the neighborhood

I can still remember when I met my best friend. She had just moved into the neighborhood and her grandmother brought her down to　 __36__　 me. I hid behind my mother and she hid behind her grandmother, __37__　 to look at each other. Soon we lost the __38__　 and started playing with each other.

In the 7th grade，I first lost touch with her. She was　 __39__ family problems and I deserted her to be with the　 __40__ people. None of my new friends liked her as much as I did because they knew she had　 __41__. However，every summer we　 __42__　 always sit at each other's house, watch soap operas, and talk about all the boys we liked.

It was last year when I noticed the problem. I guess I was　 __43__ devoted in high school to　 __44__　 she needed someone there. Anyway, she made a new best friend and so did I. Then I didn't know why,　 __45__　 she started cutting herself!

She then was diagnosed(診斷)with clinical depression. At first，I was very　 __46__，but we still stayed in　 __47__　 I wanted to be there with her since her new best friend basically　 __48__　 her and people were calling her　 __49__.

Yesterday she came to me and said，“I never knew what a best friend was　 __50__　 you, the only person, would stop me cutting. I　 __51__　 your help so much，and you didn't even know you were　 __52__　 me.”

We both cried. And I guess a kind of　 __53__　 from my life so far is never to give up on your friends. Even if they aren't as cool as others, or people think they are crazy，they need　 __54__　 there. If you desert them, you will only be　 __55__　 yourself.

36．A.follow　　 B．meet　　　C．join　　　　　　 D．support

37．A.scared 　　 B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．worried D．delighted

38．A.temper 　　 B．interest C．confidence 　 D．shyness

39．A.taking up B．getting through C．going through 　　 D．making up

40．A.happier 　 B．cooler C．stronger 　　　 D．cleverer

41．A.problems B．shortcomings C．partners 　　　 D．disabilities

42．A.should　 　 B．could 　C．would 　 D．might

43．A.much　 　 B．too 　C．only 　　 D．just

44．A.admit 　　　 B．a(chǎn)ccept C．consider 　　　 D．realize

45．A.but　 B．for 　C．or D．so

46. A.calm B．considerate C．upset D．helpful

47．A.place　 　　 B．touch C．control D．mood

48．A.confused　 　　　 B．bothered 　C．reminded　 　 D．deserted

49．A.crazy　 　　 B．stubborn 　C．clumsy D．stupid

50．A.unless 　　 B．a(chǎn)s 　C．until 　　 D．that

51．A.expect 　　 B．influence C．a(chǎn)ppreciate 　　 D．demand

52．A.urging 　　 B．blaming C．helping D．hurting

53．A.honour 　 B．favour C．pleasure 　　　 D．lesson

54．A.someone B．something C．a(chǎn)nyone D．everything

55．A.innocent　 B．successful C．guilty 　 D．reliable

This woman likes finding fault ________ others ________ the spot.

A．with；on        B．with；in

C．in；on    D．in；in

You ________ drive forward when the traffic light is red.

A．shouldn't        B．can't

C．mustn't  D．may not

I'm looking forward ________ a trip to Mount Tai.

A．to take    B．to taking

C．a(chǎn)t taking         D．on taking

My father seems to be  ________ and never feels tired.

A．energetic        B．obvious

C．independent    D．religious

I can't figure out ________ made her so proud of her only son.

A．what       B．that

C．which     D．where

If you break the traffic rule，you will never ________it.

A．get through   B．get over

C．get down to    D．get away with

The poor boy was ________ by his grandparents.

A．brought forward    B．brought in

C．brought up     D．brought about

The police came to the accident ________ the moment they received the call.

A．sight       B．view

C．scene      D．scenery