【正文】 ime． I meet a lot of people． I always work at night because there is too much traffic during the day． I live twenty miles outside London． I usually go to work at half past five in the afternoon and go back home at 2in the morning． One night I was taking a woman home from a party． She had her little dog with her． When she got to her house， she found that she had lost her keys． So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window． I waited and waited． After half an hour of ringing the bell， I decided to find out what was going on． I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window． Two policemen happened to be passing by． They thought I was a thief!Luckily the woman came down． She had gone to sleep and fotten all about me and the dog． 41． How many years has the man been a taxi driver？ A、 Five years． B、 Ten years． C、 More than ten years． D、 Less than ten years． 42． Why didn39。t the driver work during the day？ A、 To make more money． B、 To climb into the house． C、 Because he was lazy． D、 There was too much traffic． 43． What happened to the woman？ A、 She lost her way． B、 She lost her keys． C、 She lost her dog． D、 She couldn39。t find her husband． 44． Why didn39。t the woman e back for her dog？ A、 She was afraid of the thief． B、 She had no money． C、 She had fotten all about it． D、 She didn39。t like the dog． 45． How long did the driver work every day？ A、 Eight and half an hours． B、 Eight hours． C、 Nine hours． D、 Eight and half an hour． 46．（ 10 分） Now， I39。m studying in the US． I find there are some differences between schools in the US and in Vietnam． One big difference is the clothes students wear at school and how they look． In my country， all the students should wear uniforms when they go to school． Boys aren39。t allowed to have long hair． Girls aren39。t allowed to have long or colored nails（指甲）． Another difference is about the rules for parents． In Vietnam， when we begin a new school year， our parents have to go to a meeting in our class． If they don39。t go to that meeting， their children won39。t have a grade or a report card from school． However，in the US， there aren39。t such strict rules above． In Vietnam， a class is only 45minutes and we have only five classes each weekday． When the bell rings， the students just sit in their own classroom． They can39。t move to a different one， but students can in the US． In Vietnam， students can39。t go to work because they can39。t find a job if they39。re under18． But in the US， many students work after school． This helps them make money． More importantly， this helps them bee more independent． They39。re able to do things by themselves in their own way， without asking other people for help． 46． Where does the writer e from？ A、 China B、 Japan C、 America D、 Vietnam 47． What are the girl students allowed to do in the writer39。s country？ A、 To keep their hair long． B、 To have long nails． C、 To color their hair． D、 To color their nails． 48． What39。s the meaning of the underlined wordindependent？ A、勇敢的 B、獨(dú)立的 C、依賴的 D、自信的 49． Which is not true about the Vietnamese students according to the passage？ A、 They have five classes a weekday． B、 They can go to work under eighteen． C、 They should wear uniforms at school． D、 When the bell rings， they can39。t move to a different classroom． 50． We can learn that from the passage． A、 In the US， students don39。t have such strict rules as the Vietnamese students． B、 The students in Vietnam can move to a different classroom for classes． C、 At the end of a school year， parents in Vietnam have to go to a parents39。meeting． D、 In America， all students go to work after school． 51．（ 10 分） Taking away a city39。s rubbish is a big job． Every day tracks e into a city to collect it． Most rubbish is made up of things we can39。t eat or use． If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish． In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of city to a dump． Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole． The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system． The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets， bathtubs and other places． To keep mice and flies away， some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish． Later， grass may be planted on the rubbish﹣ filled land． Finally， a house or a school may be built there， and then you39。d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump． In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places． The fire burns everything but the metal． Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal． The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus， which looks like black earth． It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow． 51． What39。s the main idea of the article？ A、 To let us know taking away rubbish is a big job． B、 To explain the need for rubbish collection． C、 To introduce different ways to treat rubbish． D、 To tell us to take useful things out of rubbish． 52． We can usually read the article in． A、 a science book B、 a story book C、 a history book D、 a tour guide 53． What39。s the meaning of the wordsewagein the article？ A、吸塵 B、洗滌 C、安全 D、排污 54． The food parts of rubbish can be used again． A、 to feed people B、 to feed plants C、 to build a house D、 for us to eat 55． How should we do with a used metal box in the passage？ A、 By