Paul was a student with a lot of problems．He hated school．He didn’t like living with his family in the industrial city of Pittsburgh．Paul wanted to be surrounded by beautiful things．He loved his part--time job as an usher(引座員)at the concert hall．He helped people find their seats before the concert．Then he could listen to the music and dream of exciting places．

    Paul also spent a，lot of time at the local theater．He knew many of the actors who worked there. He used to do little jobs for them．And they would let him see plays for free．Paul had little time left for his studies．So he was always in trouble with his teachers．Finally，Paul's teachers complained again to his father．His father took him out of school and made him take a job in a large company．He would not let Paul go near the concert hall or the theater．

    Paul did not like his job as a messenger boy．He began to plan his escape．A few weeks later，Paul’s boss，Mister Denny，gave Paul a large amount of money to take to the bank．He told Paul to hurry because it was Friday afternoon．He said the bank would close soon and would not open again until Monday．At the bank，Paul took the money out of his pocket．It was five thousand dollars．Paul put the money back in his coat pocket．And he walked out of the bank．He went to the train station and bought a one―way ticket for New York City．That afternoon Paul left Pittsburgh forever．

54．Why did Paul love his part-time job as an usher?

    A．He liked to do part--time jobs．                   B．He could learn to be an actor．

    C．He could enjoy music and plays．                D．He liked to work for actors．

55．Paul's father found him a job in a large company so that         ．

    A．he could live with his family                    B．he would leave the concert or the theatre

    C．he could make more money                    D．he would have time for his studies

56．What did Paul do with the money?

    A．He lost the money．                                   B．He sent the money to the bank．

    C．He returned the money．                            D．He took the money away with him．

    Poor Sultan，who was lying close by them，heard all that the shepherd and his wife said to one another，and was very much frightened to think tomorrow would be his last day．So in the evening he went to his good friend，the wolf，who lived in the wood，and told him all his sorrows，and how his master meant to kill him in the morning．

    ”Make yourself easy，”said the wolf，”I will give you some good advice．Your master，you know，goes out every morning．very early with his wife into the field，and they take their little child with them，and lay it down in the shade while they are at work．Now you lie down close by the child，and pretend to be watching it，and I will come out of the wood and run away with it．You must run after me as fast as you can, and I will let it drop．Then you may carry it back，and they will think you have saved their child，and will be so thankful to you that they will take care of you as long as you live．”

    The dog liked this plan very well，and accordingly so it was managed．The wolf ran with the child a little way．The shepherd and his wife cried out，but Sultan soon overtook him and carried the poor little thing back to his master and mistress．Then the shepherd patted him on the head and said，”O(jiān)ld Sultan has saved our child from the wolf，and therefore he shall live and be well taken care of，and have plenty to eat．Wife，go home，and give him a good dinner and let him have my old cushion to sleep on as long as he lives．”So from this time forward Sultan had all that he could wish for．

51．Sultan was the name of          ．

    A．a(chǎn) child                 B．a(chǎn) wolf                  C．a(chǎn) dog                     D．a(chǎn) servant

52．We can guess from the passage that the shepherd and his wife wanted to kill Sultan because they thought that             ．

    A．he was too old                                           B．he was lazy

    C．he ate too much                                         D．he didn't like his master

53．What's the main idea of the second paragraph?

    A．How to save the child．                               B．How to take away the child．   

    C．Sultan's advice．                                        D．The wolfs plan to save his friend．

    One summer morning, I was walking in the street when I ran into a stranger passing by．“I'm  36   !”was my reply．Then he said，”Excuse me，too，I even didn't notice you．”we were very  37   ，this stranger and I．Then we went on our way   38   saying good-bye．

    But at home，a different story is told．  39   do we treat our loved ones，young and old? Later in the kitchen，as I cooked our meal，my daughter walked up to   40  ，very still．When I turned round，I nearly knocked her down．“  41  out of the way!”I shouted with a frown．She stepped away   42  ，with her little heart broken．I didn't realize how rudely I   43   ．

    That night，when I lay awake in bed，God’s quiet voice spoke to me and said，“While   44    with a stranger，you are calm and polite， 45  with those you love， you are quick to get angry．一Go and look around the kitchen floor, and you will find some flowers she brought for you．She   46   them herself――pink，yellow，and your favourite blue．She stood there quietly，and you never saw the tears in her eyes．”

    By this time my   47   had begun to fall．I quietly went and knelt   48   her bed， “Wake up，my dear，”I said，”Are these the flowers you picked for me?”She smiled，“I wrapped them in a napkin just for you．I knew you’d like them，especially the  49  ．”I said，”I'm so sorry that I missed them today――And I  50   have shouted at you that way．”

Your speech is too long．You should try to            it to 20 minutes．

    A．include                B．conclude              C．make                     D．limit

―You seem to have understood the theory very well．

―Yes，your careful explanation          ．

    A．put a light to it                                           B．came to light

    C．threw light on it                                         D．saw the light

        his movie work，Redford is also known as a champion of environmental protection．

    A．Due to                 B．In addition to         C．As to                     D．In spite of

―$200，but that is my last offer．

―OK，it's a          ．

      A．cost                     B．price                   C．deal                       D．business

Since you have made a perfect plan，you'd better        in no time．

    A．carry it off           B．carry it out           C．carry it down          D．carry it up

He couldn't find his umbrella．He           it．

    A．would have lost                                         B．may lose

    C．may have lost                                            D．should lose

         the weather gets better tomorrow，we will not have a football match．

    A．Unless                 B．After                   C．If                          D．Whether