One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.

31. The ant could not reach the side though _______.

   A. she cried for help

B. she asked the dove to save her

 C. she tried very hard

D. she could smell well

32. The dove saved the ant because _______.

   A. she was the ant's friend

B. she took pity on the poor ant

   C. the ant was almost exhausted

D. the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time

33. The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.

   A. a leaf    B. a piece of wood     C. a blade of grass     D. a raft

34. Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.

 A. the dove immediately flew away

B. the dove hid himself in the grass

   C. the ant told the dove to leave at once

D. he felt something biting him in the foot

35. In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.

   A. how clever the ant was

   B. how kind the dove was

   C. how the ant and the dove helped each other

   D. we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as we can

　　 One summer evening I was sitting by the open window, reading a good science storybook. I was so 　11 the story I was reading that I didn’t 　12 that it was getting dark. When I realized that it was too dark for me to read 13　 . I put the book down and got up to turn on the light. Just then I heard someone 　14 , “Help! Help!” It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the yard. I looked out but it was too dark to　 15 anything clearly. Almost immediately I heard the cry again. It 　16 like a child, but I could not 　17 what someone would be doing in our backyard, unless one of my neighbour’s children had climbed a tree and had not been able to　 18 .

　 I decided that I ought to go out and have 　19 in the yard, just in case someone was 20 . I got a flashlight and a stick, which I thought might be useful. With these in my hands, I went out 　 21　 the yard. Once again I heard the cry and this time there was no doubt that it came from the trees at the far end of the yard. “Who is there?” I 　22 as I walked across the yard towards the trees. But there was no 　23 . With the help of my flashlight, I 　24 all over that end of the yard, including the branches of the trees. There was no 　25 of anybody or anything. I came to the conclusion that my 　26 made fun of me, probably because of the strange creatures (生物) on another 　27 which I read about in the story.

I had to go back into the house and put the stick and flashlight away. I had just sat down to read my book again when I was 　28　 by the cry of “Help! Help!” This time it was from right behind me! I dropped my book and 　29 . There, sitting on the table was my neighbour’s large green and red 　30 .

11. A. worried about　 B. interested in　 　　 C. surprised at　　　 　　　 D. tired of　　　

12. A. mind　 　　　　　　 B. hope 　　　 　　　　　　 C. notice 　　 　　　 　　 D. expect

13. A. quietly 　　　　　　 B. quickly　　 　　　 C. noisily　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. easily

14. A. shouting　 　　　 B. laughing 　　　 C. speaking 　　　　　　 D. talking

15. A. listen 　　　　　　 B. feel 　　　　　　 C. see 　　　　　　　　　　 D. find

16. A. sounded　 　　　 B. looked　　 　　　　　　 C. smelt 　　　　　　　　　　 D. tasted

17. A. question　 　　　 B. imagine　　 　　　 C. choose　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. understand

18. A. hurry off 　 　　　 B. send away　　　 　　　 C. come off　 　　　　　 D. get down

19. A. a look 　　　　　　 B. a rest 　　　　　　 C. a sleep　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. a walk

20. A. at work　　　　　　 　　　 B. in shock　　　　　 C. on holiday 　　　　　 D. in trouble

21. A. forward　　　　　　 　　　 B. onto 　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　 D. backward

22. A. sang　　　　 　　　 B. called out 　　　 C. whispered　 　　　　 D. read

23. A. noise 　　　　　　 B. sound　　　 　　　　　　 C. voice 　　　　　　　　　　 D. answer

24. A. searched　 　　　 B. touched　 　　　 C. cut 　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. beat

25. A. seat　　　　　 　　　 B. sign　 　　　　　　 C. place 　　　　　　　　　　 D. sort

26. A. neighbour　 　 B. imagination 　 C. brother　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. dog

27. A. world　 　　　　　　 B. country　　 　　　 C. planet　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. satellite

28. A. called　　　　 　　　 B. told　 　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　　 　　　 D. frightened

29. A. jumped up　 　 B. sat up　 　　　　 C. rang up　 　　　　　 D. knocked down

30. A. cock　　　　　 　　　 B. hen　 　　　　　　 C. parrot　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. chicken

 Richard was called in by the police to answer questions ______ the disappearance of Thomas Ripley, whose relatives were so ______ his present situation.

A. regarding; concerning about                                   B. concerned; worrying about

C. including; concerned about                                   D. concerning; concerned about

 After the operation, the patient is still very weak. It will take a long time for him to _______ from the operation.

A. calm                                                            B. recover    

C. fight                                                             D. cover

 It was when she was about to go to bed _____ the telephone rang.

A. that      B. as            C. since                    D. then

 The physics teacher said the earth _____ around the sun.

A. is moving                                                          B. had moved     

C. moved                                                                     D. moves

 There is no such ________ thing as luck in the world; success lies in ______ hard work.

A. /; a            B. /; /                    C. a; the               D. a; /

 Do you know when Mr. Brown ______?  When he _______ , please let me know.

A. will come; will come                                           B. comes; is coming

C. is coming; comes                                              D. comes; will come

 Since 1999, the number of foreign students at German universities ______ from 113,000 to almost 200,000

A. has increased                                                B. have increased 

C. are increased                                                        D. was increased

  Though it was the first time that I _______ the old town, I fell in love with it immediately.

A. visit           B. visited                     C. have visited            D. had visited