【正文】 her first attempt. When she had 50 done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed 51 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 52_ I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.” The judge took the 53 and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例 ) against Mrs. Jones was 54__ and her record 55 unbroken. 36. A. which B. when C. that D. this 37. A. about B. on C. to D. for 38. A. kept B. won C. missed D. lost 39. A. watched B. after C. followed D. ran after 40. A. pass B. go C. run D. rush 41. A. sure B. indeed C. certain D. perhaps 42. A. Before B. While C. Until D. When 43. A. so B. very C. too D. quite 44. A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble 45. A. light B. lamp C. sign D. one 46. A. with B. because C. for D. of 47. A. speaking B. saying C. talking D. telling 48. A. holding B. getting C. carrying 49. A. took B. brought C. picked D. chose 50. A. almost B. hardly C. successfully 51. A. both B. all C. neither D. either 52. A. time B. turn C. chance D. job 53. A. thread B. glasses C. needles D. needle 54. A. dismissed B. passed C. settled D. studied 55. A. was B. kept C. seemed 四、閱讀理解（每小題 2分，共 40分） (A) Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. S pend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing?” “This sounds like a good idea.”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home. “What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him.“Didn’t you enjoy country life?” “Country life was fine,”Alan said.“But there was another problem.” “Oh, what problem?” “Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast( 烤肉 ) mutton for dinner.” “Fresh meat is the best.” “I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.” “Lucky you!” “You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.” “A different roast every day.”Jack said. “Let me finish.”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.” 56. Alan saw ________ in a news paper. A. an ad. B. a letter C. a story D. a report usually went to ________ on the vacation. A. the mountains B. the countryside C. the seaside D. William Farm spent _________ at William Farm. A. four days B. three months C. a month D. a few weeks had roast _______ for dinner on the third day. A. mutton B. pork C. beef D. fish (B) News 1 Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones. News 2 Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would e out at the end of June. News 3 People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a sa tellite into space by December will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure。t I realize B. did I realize C. I didn39。 driving D. concentrate to。 driving B. concentrate on。 before D. Hardly had he。 when B. Rarely he had。 will they