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ground and Thomas picked it up 49 and ate it. After a while, his father dropped 50 and once again, his son lost no time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth. And so they 51 . The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten the cherries up, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you has bent(彎腰 ) down 52 to pick up that horseshoe, it wasn’t 53 for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that he who does not 54 the little things will find that he cannot do the 55 things.” 41. A. through B. along C. straight D. across 42. A. in the rubbish bin B. under the tree C. in your bag D. on your back 43. A. is worth little B. is valuable C. costs much D. is useful 44. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing 45. A. used B. with C. took D. in 46. A. the moon B. the clouds C. the sun D. the earth 47. A. thirsty B. tired C. happy D. sad 48. A. At this time B. At first C. Finally D. In the beginning 49. A. slowly B. quickly C. carefully D. suddenly 50. A. some cherries B. all the cherries C. another cherry D. a lot of cherries 51. A. stopped B. sat C. smiled D. went on 52. A. early B. late C. hurriedly D. happily 53. A. necessary B. important C. useful D. lucky 54. A. talk about B. look about C. think about D. plain about 55. A. small B. great C. large D. interesting 四、 閱讀理解 (30分 ) A Jack Smith was a football coach at an American middle school, and he was always trying to find good players. But it was not easy because most of the players were not smart enough to be accepted by the school. One day a history teacher of the school brought his cousin to Jack Smith and hoped that Jack could use the young player. The history teacher told Jack, “The boy is an excellent young player.” “Well,” Jack said after looking at the boy, “I will ask him a few questions first.” Then he turned to the student and asked him some very easy questions, but the student didn’t know any of the answers. At last Jack said, “Well, what’s five times seven?” The student thought for a long time and then answered, “Thirtysix.” Jack threw up his hands and looked at the teacher in despair(絕望 ), but the history teacher said, “Oh, please let him in, sir! He was only wrong by two.” 56. What did Jack do? A. He was a history teacher. B. He was a football coach. C. He was a young player. D. He was a student. 57. Why was it NOT easy for Jack to find good players? A. Because all the players were not good at playing football. B. Because Jack didn’t like young players. C. Because most of the players were not clever enough. D. Because Jack regarded himself as the best player. 58. How did Jack choose the football player? A. He would ask the player to sing a song. B. He would ask the player a few questions. C. He would ask the player to have a match with him. D. He would ask the player to play football. 59. Jack used the cousin of the history teacher, didn’t he? A. No, he didn’t. B. Yes, he did. C. Yes, he didn’t. D. No, he did. 60. Which one is NOT true according to the passage? A. The cousin of the history teacher was not clever enough. B. Jack knew the answer of the last question. C. Jack didn’t find a good player. D. The history teacher was good at math. B A boy likes drawing very much, But he is very poor, he has no money to buy food and drinks, how can he buy a pen to draw pictures? One day, an old man with white beard(胡子 ) es to the boy. He gives the boy a pen to draw pictures. Before leaving, he says to the boy, “I know you like drawing pictures, but you can’t buy pens. Take the pen and draw for the poor men. Help them with your pen. The pen is magic.” The boy draws much bread and many eggs, oranges, apples, pears and bananas for the poor man, and he draws coats and houses for them too. Everything he draws can bee real things. The boy is drawing and drawing… Soon, the landlord hears the news. He asks the boy to draw a gold hill before his house. The boy thinks for some time, and he draws a sea first, then he draws a gold hill on the sea, The landlord wants to go to the gold hill so much, but there is no boat. He asks the boy to draw a boat for him. The boy draws a boat. He wants to get much gold. Seeing the landlord in the boat, and the boat in the middle of the sea, the boy draws a big storm. The storm throws the boat here and there。 Arts