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__ the army when you reach the age of 18. In many Englishspeaking ______4_______, it?s a tradition to put a key on the 21st birthday cake. This article is mainly about __________________5_______________________ 基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共 30 分) 四、單項(xiàng)選擇。 met B. haven?t met。 meet D. hadn?t met。(共 20 分,每小題 1分) (A) Dear Tony, Thanks ___31___ me the school last week. I was having a hard time ___32___ it until you came along. And I ___33___ meeting Carlos. He?s really good at math, isn?t he? He said he ___34___ help with my math project. Friends like you make it ___35___ easier to get along in a new place. Bill 31. A. to show B. for showing C. showing D. having shown 32. A. to find B. to look at C. finding D. looking at 33. A. enjoyed B. wanted C. allowed D. decided 34. A. had B. should C. would D. needed 35. A. less B. more C. few D. a lot (B) Most of us have probably heard of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and many other famous characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in movies. But have you ___36___ been to Disneyland? In fact, there are now several different Disneyland amusement parks around the world. Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can also call it a theme park. It has all the normal attractions that you can find at an amusement park, but it also has a theme. The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For example, you can find a roller coaster in most amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the theme of the roller coaster is Disney characters. This means that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also watch Disney movies, eat in Disney restaurants, and ___37___ Disney gifts. And you can see Disney characters walking around Disneyland all the time! Have you ever ___38___ a Disney Cruise? These are huge boats that also have the Disney theme. You can ___39___ a ride on the boat for several days, and you can sleep and eat on board. There are also many attractions on board, just like any other Disneyland. You can shop, go to Disney parties, and eat dinner with Mickey Mouse! The boats take different routes, but they all ___40___ in the same place. That is Disney?s own island. It is just so much fun in Disneyland. 36. A. ever B. even C. never D. yet 37. A. buys B. to buy C. buy D. will buy 38. A. heard from B. heard of C. taken care of D. listened to 39. A. make B. take C. pick D. wake 40. A. look at B. wait for C. end up D. put out (C) One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited patiently for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became 41 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭 ) nearby, he had 42 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not 43 in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small prints that shocked even him. He wrote his wife?s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a clerk behind the desk in the booth. “ 44 you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously 45 someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then returned to his office in Morrison Building, 46 that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good lecture! He sat down with a smile. His wife 47 those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married … How are you with patience? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are waiting for. We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to plete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind. Patience is an important quality of a happy and rewarding life. 48 , some things are worth waiting for. Every day presents many opportunities for wait training. We can hate waiting, 49 it or even get good at it! But one thing is 50 we cannot avoid it. How is your wait training ing along? 41. A. angry B. hungry C. frightened D. thirsty 42. A. a question B. a reason C. an opinion D. an idea 43. A. serious B. difficult C. regular D. convenient 44. A. Since B. Before C. As D. If 45. A. looking for B. working for C. sending for D. paying for 46. A. worried B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised 47. A. tore B. saved C. developed D. destroyed 48. A. For e