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

A girl complained to her father about her hard life. She didn’t know what she had to do and wanted to 31　 . She felt tired for fighting and fighting. One problem had been finished but another came.
　 Her father, a cook, took her 　32 the kitchen. He poured water into the pans (鍋) and boiled it. When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots, in the 　33 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee. He 　34 them for a few minutes without any words.

The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently, not knowing 　35 her father was doing that. After about 20 minutes, her father turned 　36 the stove, took out the carrots and put them in a bowl. He took out the eggs and put 　37 in another bowl. After that the 38 　was poured into a cup. Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “What do you 　39 ?”“Carrots, eggs and coffee,” she answered.

Her father told her to 　40 her eyes and let her touch the carrots. She did and felt that the carrots were soft. After that he asked her to take eggs and 　41 them. Then, she got boiled and hard eggs. At last, the father asked her to smell the coffee. “What’s the meaning, Father?” He 　42 that each one had had the same unlucky experience — the boiled water, but 　43 had a different reaction (反應(yīng)). The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water. The eggs became hard 　44 being cooked. The coffee was very special and it changed the water. “Who are you?” asked her father, “When calamity (厄運(yùn)) 　45 your door, what’s your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs or coffee?” 　

31. A. grow up　 B. give up　 　C. set up　 　 D. pick up

32. A. into 　　　 B. within　　 　C. out of 　　　D. away from

33. A. first　　　 B. second 　　　C. third 　　　 D. fourth
34. A. looked for 　B. searched for 　C. waited for 　D. called for

35. A. that 　　　 B. where　　 　C. where　　 D. why

36. A. on 　　　　B. over 　　　　 C. off 　　　 D. in

37. A. it 　　　　 B. its 　　　　　C. them 　　　D. themselves

38. A. eggs 　　　B. carrots　　 　C. coffee 　　 D. water

39. A. hear 　　　B. taste 　　　　 C. smell 　　　D. see

40. A. close　　 　B. open 　　　　C. wash 　　　 D. drop

41. A. keep 　　　B. protect 　　　 C. break 　　　D. drink

42. A. complained B. explained 　　C. told 　　　　D. expected

43. A. every 　　　B. all　　　　 　C. each 　　　 D. either

44. A. before 　　 B. after 　　　　 C. behind 　　 D. under

45. A. lies in　 　 B. comes across 　C. meets with 　D. knocks at

—I’m too nervous to make a speech before so many people?　　　　　　　　　　

—_________, Lisa. I believe you can do it.

　 A. That’s true　　 　B. With pleasure　 　　　C. Come on　 　　　 D. You’re right

 For lunch, I usually have ________ and one sandwich.                          

   A. a cup of carrot juice half       B. half a cup of carrot juice

   C. a half carrot juice cup         D. half a carrot juice cup

 My friend Susan always takes my pen________.                              

   A.by mistakes   B. by accident    C. by mistake    D.by accidents

 I want to know _________.                                                

   A. whom is she looking after          B. whom she is looking

   C. whom is she looking               D. whom she is looking after

 _______ we’ve no money, we can’t buy a new apartment.                       

   A. Until        B. If            C. Since      D. For

 It’s a good habit for us that we should never ______ today’s work till tomorrow.

   A. put on      B. put off        C. put up      D. put down

 The Best New Artist_______ to Adele of Fifty-fourth Grammy Awards last month.

  A. gives        B. was given     C. gave       D. has been given             

—Tina, put the piano there, with its back ______ the wall.　　　　　　　　　　　

—OK, Miss Green.

A. on　　　　 B. for　　　　 C. against　　　　 D. above

—Sir, do you remember the man ______ came last week?　　　　　　　　　　　

—Sorry, I forgot that.

A. what　　　 B. whose　　　 C. which　　　　 D. who