【正文】 ransit Authority (CTA) card 41 he lived in New York and was in Chicago 42 his two sons. “ Then you need to put in 43 three quarters,” said the driver, “ 44 get off the bus.” Old People are usually very stubborn. John said, “ Give me back my three quarters, and I’ ll 45 .” “ I 46 — it’ s in the box. If you don’ t get off, I’ ll call the 47 ,” said the driver, and he did. Two police cars pulled up. John and the driver told the police their 48 . “ That’ s why you called?” one policeman asked the driver. The other policeman then said to John, “ I’ ll give you three quarters.” John shook his head, “ Why should you give me the quarters? He should 49 me my three quarters. ” “ Where are you going?” asked the policeman. “ Downtown to have lunch with friends,” John said. “ Come on,” the policeman said, “ We’ ll get you your card.” So they took him downtown to the CTA office. But the people there wouldn’ t give him a CTA card — he needed a(n) 50 . “ What about his three quarters?” one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and a 51 was made to give John’ s quarters back. “ 52 are you going to get there?” “ By bus. And all I’ m going to pay is 75 cents. ” “ 53 ,” the policeman said. John got on a 54 , dropped three quarters in the box, and said, “ I’ m a senior citizen ....” The driver looked at John and 55 . He didn’ t know how lucky he was to be a wise man. 36. A. telling B. speaking C. saying D. explaining 37. A. dropped B. gave C. paid D. spent 38. A. after B. about C. for D. back 39. A. strange B. special C. especial D. true 40. A. buy B. change C. have D. pay 41. A. where B. when C. because D. where 42. A. visiting B. finding C. calling D. looking 43. A. more B. much C. other D. another 44. A. and B. so C. but D. or 45. A. get in B. take off C. take in D. get off 46. A. can’ t B. needn’ t C. shouldn’ t D. mustn’ t 47. A. manager B. official C. police D. public 48. A. reasons B. excuses C. stories D. words 49. A. return B. pass C. hand D. pay 50. A. picture B. paper C. explanation D. payment 51. A. suggestion B. promise C. decision D. mistake 52. A. Where B. How C. Where D. Why 53. A. Good luck B. Congratulations C. It depends D. No way 54. A. bus B. police car C. box D. step 55. A. disagreed B. nodded C. laughed D. shook 第三部分：閱讀理解（共 20 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 40 分） A On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man. The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the vio lin. It sounded more pleasant than ever. Soon he was surrounded with people who were at tracted by the words on that paper. It said, “ Last night, a gentleman named Gee Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please e to claim (認(rèn)領(lǐng) ) it soon.” After about half an hour, a middleaged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “ Yes, it’ s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly e here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “ Are you Mr Gee Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “ Did you lose something?”“ It’ s a lottery ticket,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which Gee Sang’ s name was seen. “ Is it?” he asked. Gee nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist. The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “ At that time you needed money to pay the tuition and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’ t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “ Although I don’ t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won’ t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us. 56. What did the young artist do at the railway station on Friday? A. He played the violin to make some money. B. He waited for the train to Vienna. C. He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna. D. He walked around the New York railway station. 57. Which sentence below best explains the underlined sentence in paragraph two? A. Because the violinist loved to play the violin at the station. B. Because the violinist felt happy when people surrounded him. C. Because the artist felt happier when he did a good thing. D. Because he felt happy to attend advanced studies. 58. According to the words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE? A. It asked a gentleman named Gee Sang to claim his hat. B. It asked a gentleman named Gee Sang to claim his important thing. C. It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner. D. It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown. 59. The artist didn’ t take the lottery ticket for himself because he ____. A. chose to be honest B. didn’ t need the money C. thought the lottery was worth nothing D. was afraid of blame if he kept it for himself 60. From this article, we can learn that ____. A. we