(   )33. David doing his homework______ his parents went back from work .

A. while   B. when            C. until

(   )34. ______ her clothes are old, _________ they look clean.

A. Because; /  B. Because; so C. Though; /

(   )35. After hard work, we _________ the answer to the math problem at last.

A. got along with      B. caught up with     C. came up with

(   )36. This room is ____________ours.

A. as twice as big    B. twice times as big as   C. twice as big as

(   )37. —Does Ted tell you if he ______next Sunday?

—No, but if he ______, I’ll give you a call.

A. will come/will come  B. comes/will come  C. will come/comes

(   )38. —I am quite sure  ______ to eat noisily during a meal in Japan.

A. that’s polite B. that it’s polite     C. if that’s impolite

(   )39. —Can we hold a sports meeting next Saturday?

—This depends on _________ the weather is fine.

A.  that              B. whether         C. if

(   )40. —Do you know _______ yesterday?

—He has a bad cold.

A. what the trouble  was with him B. what the matter was with him

C. what was the matter with him.

Ⅱ.完形填空。(15分)

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of 41____all the time, watering and fertilizing them. One day a young man passed 42_____the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be 43_____he lived in such a beautiful place. Then suddenly he 44______the old gardener was blind. He was very 45_____ about this and asked, “ You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four 46______. First, I was a 47_____ when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, 48______I can’t see these flowers, but I can smell them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s 49______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.” Said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s 50_____that I don’t know you. But I know that 51______thinks flowers are angels. We enjoy the happiness these flowers bring us.”

The blind man’s work 52_____our eyes and pleased our hearts. It also made his life 53_____. It was just like Beethoven. Beethoven wrote many great music,  but there was something wrong with his ears in his later life. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music 54______millions of people to face their difficulties 55______. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

(   ) 41. A.grass B.flowers   C.vegetables

(   ) 42. A.from       B.on      C.by

(   ) 43.A.after   B. when    C. if

(   ) 44.A.felt       B. found   C. found out

(   ) 45.A.surpried       B. worried       C. surprising

(   ) 46.A.excuses        B. stories   C. reasons

(   ) 47.A.teacher      B. gardener   C. worker

(   ) 48.A.although   B. though      C. /

(   ) 49.A.my children  B. you       C. my wife

(   ) 50.A.wrong   B. nothing      C. true

(   ) 51.A.everybody     B. somebody  C. nobody

(   ) 52.A.closed   B. satisfied   C. satisfy

(   ) 53.A.emptier   B. busier   C. happier

(   ) 54. Amakes   B. improves   C. encourages

(   ) 55.A.happily   B. bravely   C. carefully

Ⅲ.阅读理解。(30分)

(A)

Every 30 seconds there is an earthquake. But don’t worry because most are so weak that they cannot be felt. Only a few big ones hurt people.

Many earthquakes happened in China, such as the big one in Sichuan on May 12, 2008. Thousands of people died in it. So it’s important to know what to do when it hits. Here are some tips (要点)on how to stay safe in an earthquake.

1. If you’re indoors during the earthquake, hide under a desk. Stay away from windows and anything that could fall on you.

2. If you are outdoors, move to a clear place. Try to be away from trees, signs, buildings and streetlights. Those could fall on you.

3. If you are in a shop and far from the door, don’t try to run outside and rush from exits. Everyone will be doing that and you’ll find it hard to get out. Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake. Just hide under some stong cover near you.

4. When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks(余震) may still happen . These are just as dangerous as the earthquake itself. So stay under the desk until you make sure it’s safe to get up.

5. If you are at home and smell gas, open the windows and get out of the building as quickly as possible. A gas line in your house may be broken. This could be very dangerous.