【文章內容簡介】 . for 40. A. thin B. fat C. tall D. short 41. A. happy B. sad C. lazy D. excited 42. A. players B. teacher C. dad D. coach 43. A. good B. wrong C. strong D. gentle 44. A. dream B. team C. fact D. father 45. A. follow B. fight C. protect D. stop 四、閱讀理解 (共 12 小題 。每小題 2分，滿分 24分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 A Daniel: Hi, Simon. How are you these days? Simon: Not bad. But I just feel a little sad. Daniel: What39。s wrong? Simon: You see, I bought some goldfish last week. But now they all die. Daniel: I39。m afraid you fot to change water for them. Simon: No. I just gave them a lot to eat. I think they like eating. Daniel: Oh， I see. It39。s the food that killed your goldfish. You know goldfish can only remember things for 3 seconds. Simon: So what? Daniel: So they always fet they have already eaten food. They just keep eating if you feed them. Simon: You mean my goldfish die of eating too much? Daniel: That39。s right. Simon: Oh,my poor goldfish. Daniel: Don39。t be sad. Why not have a cat or a dog as your pet? Simon: Oh, no. I don39。t like them. Cats and dogs always make much noise and they will make my room dirty. Besides that I should take good care of them. Daniel: Well， why don39。t you try an epet? It39。s modern and cute. And it39。s easy to look after because they don39。t need food and water. The most important thing is that you can control it freely. Simon: That39。s good! I want to have an epet. Daniel: That will cost you a lot of money. Simon: Oh, my God! I think I will just have it in my dream. 46. Why did the goldfish die? A. Because they ate too much. B. Because they were too hungry. C. Because Simon didn39。t like them. D. Because Simon didn39。t change water. 47. Which isn39。t the advantage(優(yōu)點 )of having an epet? A. It39。s modern and cute. B. It39。s expensive. C. It39。s easy to look after. D. It can be controlled freely. 48. What kind of pet will Simon keep? A. Cats. B. Dogs. C. Epets. D. None of the above. B This is a song, and millions of Americans will hear it on New Year39。s Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne (《友誼地久天長》 ). It is the traditional music played during New Year39。s celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish(蘇格蘭 )poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends. The words auld lang syne mean old long since. No one knows who wrote the poem first. However, a version(版本 )by Scottish poet Robert Burns was published(出版 )in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared(出現(xiàn) )in a song book three years later. The song is played in the United States mainly on New Year39。s Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. One of the 4 musicians in the group is VOA39。s Rich Kainfaite. As we end our programme with Auld Lang Syne，I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas. 49. What is Auld Lang Syne about? A. It is about an old Scottish poet. B. It is about the New Year39。s Eve. C. It is about the history of Scotland. D. It is about the need to remember old friends. 50. When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appea