Do you know that a turtle can lay 12 eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle lays around 150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes.  

Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they lay their eggs, they spend their whole lives in the water. When it is time to lay their eggs, the females swim to land. They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back there is unknown.  

When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water mark. Using their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They must struggle like mountain climbers. When they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of laying eggs.  

The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand protects the eggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you happened to be walking along the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake. You may see tiny black balls coming out of the sand. The tiny heads of baby turtles!  

41. Which sentence expresses the main idea?  

A. Sea turtles have interesting life habits.  

B. Sea turtles swim to shore to lay their eggs.  

C. Large sea turtles lay their eggs in special ways.  

D. Sea turtles enjoy staying in the sand.  

42. Turtles bury their eggs to protect them from _________.  

A. deep water             B. danger                   C. heat               D. bad weather  

43. We can conclude from this passage that __________  

A. many turtles die while swimming to shore  

B. female turtles protect their babies  

C. once turtles land, they never return to the sea.  

D. the job of laying eggs takes great strength.  

44. The writer compares turtles to climbers ___________.  

A. because they lay their eggs in mountain areas.  

B. to give you a picture of how hard they work  

C. to tell you that they like to climb.  

D. to show that mountain climbers are as slow as turtles.  

Mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would     2l    the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought  _22  very important to us, so I said, “My ears, Mum.” She said, “No, many people are  23  . But think about it and I’ll ask you again.”  

Since making my first  _24  , I had often thought over the question. So the next time l told her, “Mum, it must be our eyes.” She said, “You are__25  fast, but the answer isn’t correct because there are blind people.”  

_ _26  the years, Mother asked me a couple more  _27  and always her response was, “No, but you are getting _28__ , dear. ” Last year my Grandpa __29  . Everybody was heartbroken, crying. When it was our  _30_  to say our final good-bye to Grandpa, Mum asked me, “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear? ”  

1 was   31 when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a  32   between us. She saw the   33  look on my face and told me “This question is very important. It shows how you have really _ 34_ your life”. I saw her eyes full of tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your _35_.” I asked, “Is it because they hold up your head?” She replied, “No, it is  __36  on them a crying friend or a  37  one can rest their head. I hope you’ll have a shoulder to cry  __38  when you need it. ”  

Then and there I understood the most important part is not a _ 39  one. It is one, sympathetic to the pain of    40  .  

 Busy as he is, he ________ a few hours for exercise every day?  

A. sets off                  B. sets about                 C. sets down           D. sets aside  

I really don’t know __________ I put my wallet.  

A. where was it                                B. it was where that  

C. where it was that                          D. where was it that  

 Even though you offered _______ you have just offered, 1 would not sell it to you.  

A. the money twice that                          B. twice the money that  

C. twice the money what                        D. the money that twice  

All the spare time he has_________ staying in the computer room．  

A. spent           B. to spend             C. to be spent           D. is spent  

The word “media” basically refers to ________we commonly call newspapers, magazines, radios and televisions.  

A. which                      B. what                            C. 不填                      D. That  

---- I rang you yesterday afternoon. A man answered, but I didn’t recognize the voice.  

---- Oh，it____ my uncle. He was in my room then.  

A. should have been                                   B. should be  

C. must have been                                     D. must be  

This time next week, we ___________ astronauts from the Challenger trying to deal with the mechanical problems.  

A. will see                                                          B. will have seen  

C. will be seeing                                                 D. shall see  

My teacher of English is really very kind. I’ll never forget the _______he has done me.  

A. favor                              B. deed                             C. help                   D. value