When you are home, give a call to let me know you ______ safely.

A. are arriving    B. have arrived   C. had arrived   D. will arrive

_____ is no doubt _____ Jennifer will come to see me this weekend as usual.

A. It; that   B. It; whether    C. There; that      D. There; whether

Only when you told me about it ________ what a silly thing I had done.

A. I realized       B. did I realize        C. I did realize    D. did I realized

—It's a shame to ask you to lend me more money, but…

一________You really need money to keep on with your education.

A. Forget it    B. Don't be silly   C. Don't mention it D. No way

Steinbeck, John, 1902-68, American writer, born in Salinas, Calif., studied at Stanford. He is probably best remembered for his strong sociological novel The Grapes of Wrath, considered one of the great American novels of the 20th century. Steinbeck's early novels-Cup of Gold (1929), The Pastures of Heaven (1932), and To a God Unknown (1933)-attracted little critical attention, but Tortilla Flat (1935), an affectionate（親切的）yet realistic novel about the lovely, Spanish-speaking poor of Monterey, was enthusiastically received.

A merciful understanding of the world's poor was to be Steinbeck's mark. The novel In Dubious Battle (1936) defends striking immigrant agricultural workers in the California fields. In the novel Of Mice and Men (1937; later made into a play), Steinbeck again presents immigrant workers, but this time in terms of human worth and integrity（完好）－a theme he also used in The Moon Is Down (1942; later made into a play), about Norwegian resistance to the Nazis. The Grapes of Wrath (1939; Pulitzer Prize), while treating the hard situation of dispossessed Dust Bowl farmers during the 1930s, presents a universal picture of victims of disaster. Steinbeck's description of the westward migration of the Joad family, and their following struggles in the agricultural industry of California, is realistic and moving, and he presents his inferior characters with nobility.

Steinbeck's other works are diverse, ranging from the literal account of a voyage, The Sea of Cortez (1941; written with the marine biologist E. F. Ricketts),to a moral story, The Pearl (1948); to a French folk piece, The Short Reign of Pippin IV (1957). Love of his native land shines through the delicately nostalgic story "The Red Pony" in The Long Valley (1938). The somewhat emotional attitude of Tortilla Flat appears again in Cannery Row (1945), The Wayward Bus (1947), and Sweet Thursday (1954). 

How many novels adapted into a play are mentioned in the passage ?_________.

A. Nine             B. Seven                C. Four             D. Two

Accoding to the passage , which of the following is true?

A. The Grapes of Wrath, is considered one of the great novels of this century.

B. Only in the novel In Dubious Battle Steinbeck referred to immigrant workers.

C. In The Grapes of Wrath, farmers living in Dust Bowl possess almost nothing.

D. All Steinbeck’s late works are related to his love of his native land.

We can learn from the passage that Steinbeck         .

A. did not draw much attention until Tortilla Flat was published

B. wrote all his novels in terms of human worth and integrity

C. presented poor but noble characters in all his novels

D. showed his love for his native land in The Short Reign of Pippin IV

The passage is mainly about Steinbeck’s          .

A. works                B. life             C. fame             D. prize

單詞拼寫(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

66.The continue    (保持)in touch with each other by e-mail.              

67. His memory is very  (精確的); he never makes mistakes.   

68. Bill was doing a lot of exercise to build up his (力量).     

69. Children should be told not to follow (陌生人).          

70. If you tell lies, it is you who will (受痛苦)in the end.               

71. Several years ago her husband died (突然地)at the age of 64.          

72. The heavy snow did great  (損害)to the fruit trees.                   

73. The 含量)of milk fat is not less than 8.5 percent.          

74. The moving snake (嚇壞) the little girl just now.                    

75. He (勸告) that Tom and I buy the new tire.            

Helen had to shout ________ above the sound of the music.

   A. making herself hear                  B. to make herself hear

C. making herself heard                 D. to make herself heard

After a day’s hard work, I went back home ________.

    A. exhausting   B. exhausted    C. being exhausted  D. having exhausted

___________ made his mother worried.

A. The child was addicted to playing computer games

B. The child’s being addicted to playing computer games

C. The child addicted to playing computer games

D. The child’s being addicted to play computer games

________ he driven more carefully, the accident would not have happened the other day.

A. Be                               B. Had                C. Has                          D. Would have