【正文】 A. However B. Besides C. Finally D. Possibly 29. At that moment, he was wondering_________. A. that they give him a reply soon B. what would his parents buy him C. who has taken away his report D. if the woman knew him 30. — Jerry, do you mind my pointing out your mistakes? — _________. Your advice is of great value to me. A. Not at all B. You’d better not C. Of course D. It’s my pleasure 五、完形填空（共 15 小題，每小題 1分，滿分 15分） Life is like potato salad。 A When I was young, my father used to grow carnations — a kind of flower that was red, pink or white. He took care of them with much love and devotion. Every day he came home from work, he would enjoy watching them. And he used to tell us, “No one should touch my flowers.” One day, my younger sister Clemence, who loved dad very much, wanted to help him. So she cut the carnation from their stems（枝干） one by one and arranged them on the ground. She believed that dad would be very pleased to see them that way. When mom and I realized what my sister had done, we became pletely speechless. However, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When dad arrived, he went as usual 6 straight to watch the flowers. Seeing his flowers lying on the ground like dead animals, he was shocked at first. He look towards the street to see if it was any of the neighbors’ children who could have done it. Then he looked at mom in silence. Finally mom, who always taught us to tell the truth no matter what, said, “No bad neighbors did this great job, only your lovely daughter Clemence.” Dad’s face changed into a smile and then he said, “Do I have better flower than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and hugged（擁抱） dad strongly. 46. What is NOT a color of carnations? A. White B. Red C. Black D. Pink 47. How did Clemence feel when she had the carnations cut? A. Lucky. B. Helpful. C. Upset. D. Worried. 48. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. No one knew what my sister had done with the carnations. B. My younger sister told my father the truth about the carnations. C. Dad had thought one outsider had cut the flowers from the stems. D. Dad asked my sister to help arrange the carnations on the ground. 49. What caused my younger sister to smile and hug dad strongly? A. Mom’s help. B. Mom’s words. C. Dad’s silence. D. Dad’s love. 50. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. My Neighbors C. Telling the truth C. Growing Carnations D. Dad’s Best Flower B Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy. Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory. Do you know what a “territory” is? A ter ritory is an area that an animal, usually the male (man, instead of woman), claims (聲明 ) as its own. Only he and his family are wele there. No other families of the same kind are wele. Your yard and house are your territory where 7 only your family and friends are wele. If a stranger should enter your territory and frighten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away. If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢 ) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away. Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs. You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories. 51. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually_____ __. A. an expression of happiness B. a way of warning C. an expression of anger D. a way of greeting 52. Which of the following is true________. A. Bird’s song is not enough to keep an outsider away. B. Birds sing most of the time just because they are happy