My friend knows where he can ________ a good used car for you at a very reasonable price.

1. A.
   pick up
2. B.
   pick out
3. C.
   make out
4. D.
   make up

 When he thought of the past, my grandfather would sometimes show us photographs of himself at school. They were brown and faded, and it was hard to believe that the blurred(模糊) figure of the little boy in the short trousers and socks could ever have been Grandfather. Besides, he wore a cap --- all the boys in the photographs wore caps pulled so far forward that half of their faces were obscured. When Grandfather asked us to pick him out from the group, we would surely point to the wrong boy.

On one such occasion my younger sister, aged six, burst into tears when Grandfather proudly guided her finger to the right boy. "How could that boy be you?" she cried. "He should have a beard." We were, of course, all convinced that grandfathers should have beards, preferably white and bushy, like our own grandfather's.

"I was a good scholar," Grandfather would say, wagging his beard over the photographs. "I should have been top of the class if I hadn't had to get up at six every morning to milk the cows and chop the wood, and again when I came home from school."

"But Saturdays? What did you do on Saturdays?"

"Saturdays, if it was fine, I'd be out all day in the fields with the men," replied Grandfather. "And if it was wet, I'd be helping my mother with odd jobs round the house. There wasn't much time for studying."

We all tried hard to imagine what it would have been like to have seen Grandfather getting up at crack of dawn and never, obviously, having a moment for himself. It seemed we had learnt something from what Grandfather had said about his childhood.

41. In the first paragraph of this passage, what the author really tells us is that ________ .

A. his grandfather used to wear short trousers, socks and a cap as well

B. it was difficult to tell which of the boys in the photographs was Grandfather

C. he didn't believe Grandfather wore a cap pulled forward when he was at school

D. it was fun to watch boys in the photographs wearing caps pulled forward

42. The author's sister burst into tears because________.

A. she did not get a chance to pick out Grandfather in the photographs

B. she was told which was the right boy before she herself could pick him out

C. other children did not agree with her that Grandfather should have had a beard

D. she found Grandfather in the photographs did not have a beard

43. When Grandfather said, "I should have been top of the class...", he meant ________ .

A. if he had had more time for studying, he would have been the best in his class

B. he should have spent more time studying rather than playing ball games

C. his school days should not have been so hard and miserable

D. he could have never been the best student even if he had studied still harder

44. In the last paragraph the author said, "We all tried hard to imagine..." because ________ .

A. the figures of the boys in the photographs were small and blurred

B. the children had never experienced life like that of Grandfather

C. the photographs Grandfather showed them were brown and faded

D. Grandfather failed to tell them about his childhood in detail

When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.

Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export.

Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.

Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (單獨(dú)的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.

1.What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.

B. How Costa Rica got its name.

C. What the Costa Ricans wore.

D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.

2.The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

A. pink and red                    B. grey and black

C. blue and green                     D. yellow and orange

3.In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.

A. must go to school

B. study in the same school

C. do not have to go to school at all

D. can choose to stop schooling at any time

4.From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

A. have lessons every day

B. have their examinations

C. help their parents pick coffee beans

D. help their parents decorate their houses

5.This passage is mainly about ______.

A. Christopher Columbus

B. Costa Rica

C. some products from Costa Rica

D. the education of Costa Rica

I always long for romantic moments, like a little girl longing for candies．However, my husband is my complete  1 . His inability to bring romantic moments into our life has made me get tired of our   2 . One day, I finally told him that I wanted a divorce.

“Why?” he asked,   3 .

“I am tired; there are no  4 for everything in the world!” I answered.

He kept 5 , seeming to be in deep thought, with a lighted cigarette in his hands. Finally he asked, “What can I do to change your   6 ?”

Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered, “Let’s say, I want a flower on a mountain cliff and picking the flower will cause your  7 . Will you do it for me?”

He answered, “I will give you my answer tomorrow.”

I   8 the next morning, finding a piece of paper on the dining table, which read: “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to   9  .”

My feeling of disappointment only   10 , but I continued reading:

“You always leave the   11 keys behind, so I have to save my legs to  12 home to open the door for you. You always like to stay indoors and I   13  that you will feel too lonely, so I have to save my mouth to tell you jokes and stories. You always stare   14 the computer and that will do nothing  15 for your eyes, so I have to save my eyes so that when we grow   16 , I can help to clip your nails. Thus, my dear,   17 I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do, I could not pick that flower yet, and die.”

My tears fell on the   18 and I continued reading:

“Now that you have finished reading my answer, if you are   19 , please open the front door for I am standing outside   20 your favorite bread and fresh milk.”

Love, not words, wins arguments.

1.                A．supporter       B．opposite        C．follower  D．a(chǎn)dvocate

2.                A．marriage        B．connection      C．career   D．future

3.                A．a(chǎn)nnoyed        B．shocked        C．frightened D．a(chǎn)mused

4.                A．results         B．signs           C．causes   D．reasons

5.                A．easy           B．normal         C．silent D．calm

6.                A．habit           B．feeling         C．a(chǎn)ttitude   D．mind

7.                A．death          B．injury          C．happiness D．trouble

8.                A．hurried up      B．looked up       C．woke up  D．went up

9.                A．love           B．explain         C．stay  D．change

10.               A．a(chǎn)rose          B．disappeared     C．reduced   D．increased

11.               A．car            B．office          C．bicycle    D．house

12.               A．leave          B．walk           C．rush  D．get

13.               A．worry          B．think           C．believe    D．remind

14.               A．a(chǎn)t             B．to             C．on   D．in

15.               A．bad           B．good           C．terrible   D．important

16.               A．weak          B．ill             C．old   D．close

17.               A．unless         B．if             C．since D．because

18.               A．photos         B．flowers         C．floor  D．letter

19.               A．hungry         B．thirsty          C．satisfied   D．regretted

20.               A．buying         B．bringing        C．heating    D．catching