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ust fill up a whole room with a light thing very quickly. The first brave man arrived at the palace. He brought bags full of feathers(羽毛 ). With great __48__, he started to fill the large room with feathers, but time ran out and he failed. The next day, __49__ young man tried to quickly fill the room, this time with beautiful silk. Time ran out again, and he left the palace __50___. The contest went on day after day. __51___ contestants hoped to pass the test but no one __52___. The king began to lose heart. Wasn’ t anyone in the kingdom qualified(有資格 ) to marry the beautiful princess? One day, a young man arrived at the palace empty handed. The king wondered how this man planned to win the contest. Entering the room, the young man __53__the lights. He reached into his pocket, got a small __54__ and lit it. In no time, the light filled the whole room. The king was very happy because he had found the perfect match for his lovely daughter. To get through a problem, sometimes we must __55__ the way we’ re thinking about it. We need to reeducate ourselves by looking at the problem in a different way. 7 ( )46. A. opinion B. impression C. idea D. opportunity ( )47. A. whom B. who C. which D. why ( )48. A. confidence B. doubt C. shame D. sadness ( )49. A. the other B. another C. any other D. other ( )50. A, disappointedly B. happily C. excitedly D. freely ( )51. A. Hundred B. Hundred of C. Hundreds D. Hundreds of ( )52. A. success B. succeeded C. successful D. successfully ( )53. A, put off B. put up C. put out D. put down ( )54. A. candle B. ice C. stone D. gold ( )55. A. follow B. change C. turn D. make 四、 閱讀理解(本大題共 15 小題,每小題 2分,共 30 分) A Notice(Monday) DIRECTIONS: ● Each student will be on a team of three classmates. ● The team’ s task is to work together on a storybook project. ● Each team will choose a favourite storybook. ● One student will be chosen to dress the storybook covers(封面 ). ● The other two students will dress like characters in the storybook. HOW TO MAKE A STORYBOOK COVERS? ● Cut two large pieces of cardboard(硬紙板 ). They will be used as the front and the back covers of the storybook. ● Paint one side of each cardboard yellow or blue. ● Paint the name of the storybook black and it should be in huge, clear letters. ● Make small holes in the top of the cardboard. Use rope to tie the front and the black covers together. ATTENTION: ● Bring the clothes and the storybook covers before eight o’ clock on Friday morning. 8 ● Get dressed before classes start. PRIZE: We’ ll elect the best three of all the works and award the three teams a prize. ● The first prize: a storybook for each student. ● The second prize: a pencil case for each student. ● The third prize: a bookmark for each student. Please go to monitor for more information. Just do it, everyone! ( )56. There will be _____ student(s) on one team. A. one B. two C. three D. four ( )57. The name of the storybook should be painted ___________. A. blue B. white C. yellow D. black ( )58. When will the storybook project be examined? A. On Monday morning B. On Monday afternoon C. On Friday morning D. On Friday afternoon ( ) can you make a storybook cover? ① Make small holes in the top of the cardboard. Use rope to tie the front and the back covers together. ② Cut two large pieces of cardboard ③ Paint one side of each cardboard yellow or blue. ④ Paint the name of the storybook black and it should be in huge, clear letters. A. ①②③④ B.②③①④ C.②④①③ D. ②③④① ( )60. Where can you most probably find the notice? A. In a classroom B. In the school library C. In the t