6．Diane Ray was completely self-centered and very spoilt．Her parents gave her（36）Dshe wanted，knowing that she would throw a temper tantrum（耍小孩脾氣）if they did not．She would scream and kick and（37）Bon the floor drumming her heels．Her parents always（38）C．
That was why she was alone on the（39）A，wearing an expensive swimsuit．It has taken a massive tantrum to（40）Cher parents to buy it．They were back at the beach-house，（41）Bfrom the tantrum she had thrown when they told her that it was too dangerous to go diving（42）A．"Dangerous？"she had said．"You just don't want me to have（43）D．I'm going and if you try to stop me，I'll scream．"
"What are you doing？"a voice asked．Diane jumped．She did not know that the man was there（44）B he spoke．
"I'm going diving，"she answered．
"You shouldn't swim that day，"the man（45）C．"There is a storm coming up．"
"You should mind your own（46）A!"Diane replied and walked into the gentle waves．
"If you go out there you'll be（47）B，"the man called after her．She did not bother to reply．
Diane slipped into the water and dived（48）Duntil white caps began rolling in and it became harder to（49）Bagainst the current （水流）．Saltwater hit against her face，making it（50）Ato breathe．Oh，why had she not listened to advice．
Panicking，she began to（51）D．Then，just as it seemed as if she would slip beneath the surface，she heard a（52）Avoice．"Hold on!I'm coming．"With（53）B，she say the old man rowing an ancient-looking boat towards her．"I hope you've learned a lesson．You put us both in（54）C，"he shouted angrily，as he dragged her over the side of the（55）D．Gratefully，Diane thanked him and ran towards the beach-house．
| 36．A．either | B．neither | C．nothing | D．everything |
| 37．A．jump | B．lie | C．spin | D．sleep |
| 38．A．set out | B．set in | C．gave in | D．gave out |
| 39．A．beach | B．bed | C．floor | D．ship |
| 40．A．allow | B．warn | C．get | D．prefer |
| 41．A．changing | B．recovering | C．appearing | D．traveling |
| 42．A．alone | B．away | C．again | D．aside |
| 43．A．time | B．money | C．food | D．fun |
| 44．A．when | B．until | C．after | D．once |
| 45．A．decided | B．intended | C．advised | D．repeated |
| 46．A．business | B．swimsuit | C．friends | D．parents |
| 47．A．angry | B．sorry | C．confused | D．excited |
| 48．A．nervously | B．sadly | C．shyly | D．happily |
| 49．A．rise | B．swim | C．stop | D．row |
| 50．A．difficult | B．easy | C．comfortable | D．suitable |
| 51．A．speak | B．sing | C．sniff | D．scream |
| 52．A．calm | B．frightening | C．beautiful | D．disgusting |
| 53．A．regret | B．relief | C．interest | D．ease |
| 54．A．power | B．safety | C．danger | D．thought |
| 55．A．house | B．wave | C．beach | D．boat |
