Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 　 31　 a wilderness(荒野),the passengers looked out of the windows 　 32　 .When the train reached a bend(轉(zhuǎn)角處),it slowed down and then a simple house??????　 33　 .It was so easy to notice　 34　 everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a　 35　 about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he got off the train at the nearest station and found his　 36　 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the　 37　 of the train. He wanted to　 38　 the house, but nobody would buy it.　 39　 the young man spent 300,000 dollars on the　 40　 .He thought it was a good place for_ 41　 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the　 42　 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He　 43　 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their　 44　 .To everyone’s surprise, the young man was offered much money for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to　 45　 .Many people have got new ideas from it.

31. A. over　　　　　　 B. past　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　 D. across

32. A. happily　　　　 B. quietly　　　　　 C. safely　　　　　　 D. clearly

33. A. appeared　　　　 B. found　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　 D. invented

34. A. when　　　　　　 B. that　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　　 D. how

35. A. discussion　　　 B. meeting　　　　　 C. subject　　　　　 D. competition

36. A. address　　　　 B. way　　　　　　　 C. key　　　　　　　 D. trip

37. A. track　　　　　 B. conductor　　　　 C. passenger　　　　 D. noise

38. A. change　　　　　 B. paint　　　　　　 C. sell　　　　　　　 D. mend

39. A. Soon　　　 　　 B. Yet　　　　　　　 C. Instead　　　　　 D. until

40. A. room　　　　　　 B. place　　　　　　 C. house　　　　　　 D. land

41. A. information　　 B. relaxing　　　　　 C. traveling　　　　 D. advertisement

42. A. excited　　　　 B. tired　　 　　　　 C. surprised　　　　 D. lucky

43. A. managed　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　 D. stopped

44. A. messages　　　　 B. companies　　　　 C. notices　　　　　 D. signs

45. A.success　　　　　 B. confidence　　　 C. activity　　 　　D. invention

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The first way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are __41___ and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile. But, you can practice in the mirror(鏡子). When you look at yourself, think if you’d like to __42___ to your smiling face or your usual face. Of course the smiling face. Most people stay away from an __43___ face.

One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say __44___ nice about them. For example, you could talk about an interesting __45___ to a teacher’s question, good match at the ball field, pretty shirt, etc…. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to __46___ talking to that person?

Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Such as: “Who’s their favorite singer?” “Where do they live, who’s their teacher?” “What do they do after school?” … etc. They are all good questions to start a __47___.

When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. If you don’t __48___ who your favorite singer is, or what your hobbies are, think about it. There’s nothing that will __49___ a conversation quicker than a shrug(聳肩) for an answer.

Shy kids often have some trouble with complements. When someone says something nice, shy kids often say nothing. This leaves the other person __50___ if they said something wrong. The best and easiest reply to a complement is a simple “thank you”.

41. A. funny       B. strange      C. crazy         D. friendly

42. A. talk         B. say         C. see          D. look

43. A. honest       B. old         C. angry        D. exciting

44. A. anything     B. something    C. everything    D. nothing

45. A. answer      B. book        C. decision      D. invention

46. A. have        B. prefer        C. finish        D. keep

47. A. discussion   B. conversation   C. meeting      D. game

48. A. meet        B. believe      C. know         D. guess

49. A. try          B. stop        C. find          D. make

50. A. wondering    B. forgetting    C. hearing       D. knowing

 (   ) 41. A. funny       B. strange      C. crazy         D. friendly

(   ) 42. A. talk         B. say         C. tell          D. speak

(   ) 43. A. honest       B. old         C. angry        D. exciting

(   ) 44. A. anything     B. something    C. everything    D. nothing

(   ) 45. A. answer      B. book        C. decision      D. invention

(   ) 46. A. have        B. enjoy        C. finish        D. keep

(   ) 47. A. where       B. what        C. why          D. who

(   ) 48. A. meet        B. understand   C. know         D. guess

(   ) 49. A. start         B. stop        C. find          D. make

(   ) 50. A. wondering    B. forgetting    C. hearing       D. knowing

The bicycle is one of the __41__ yet most useful inventions in the world. The surprising thing is that it was not __42__ earlier, although the great inventor Leonardo Da Vinci  (達芬奇)  had drawn pictures for bicycles and also for flying machines and some __43__ things. Those things were not produced __44__ long after he died.

A person riding a bicycle uses __45__ energy (能源) to make the bicycle move, and there is no pollution at all when you are riding. Even so, in developed __46__ , most people don't travel or work by bicycle. It's because   __47__ cars on the roads is larger and larger. It certainly becomes __48__ to ride a bicycle. As a result, more people put their bicycles away and go to work __49__ their cars. Perhaps the best way to make riding safer and more popular is to build roads only for __50__, and to make it difficult and expensive for drivers to drive their cars into the city.

41. A. simple         B. simpler            C. simplest           D. more simple

42. A. invent          B. inventing           C. invention           D. invented

43. A. other           B. another            C. others             D. the other

44. A. until           B. when             C. since              D. after

45. A. much           B. no                C. quite a lot of       D. very little

46. A. world          B. countries          C. land               D. villages

47. A. the number of   B. a number of        C. this kind of        D. many kinds of

48. A. safer            B. more dangerous    C. much dangerous    D. more wonderful

49. A. by             B. use               C. in                 D. riding

50. A. buses           B. cars               C. trains              D. bicycles

There are seven days in a week. Some days are people's favourite, but some are not. In the United States, Monday is the beginning of the weekday. It is the day most Americans like least. And it is certain that the day they like 36 is Saturday. Because Saturday is the 37 of the weekday and it is the beginning of the weekend. Life is　 38　 at weekends. Most Americans clean their houses, cars or gardens. They　 39　 the feeling that time seems（好像）to move more slowly. The weekday is for things you have to do, but the weekend is for things you are 40 　 to do, so you feel that you can enjoy yourselves at weekends. Some people may get in a car and go for a　 41 in the country. They like to take part in outdoor activities. They 42 go to a public eating or a film on Saturday night. However, the 43 of weekends is a recent（近期的）invention. In the early years of the 1900s, rich people began to speak of 　44　 weekends in the country or visiting friends. For most people, the workday was six days 45 at that time. They had to work six days a week.

　 36. A. least　 　B. most　 　　C. more　 　D. less

　 37. A. end 　　 B. beginning　 C. middle　 D. starting

　 38. A. terrible　 B. hard　 　 C. different　 D. busy

　 39. A. hate　 　B. forget　 　 C. remember　 D. enjoy

　 40. A. glad　 　B. able　 　 C. suitable　 　D. free

　 41. A. walk　 　 B. dance　 　C. drive 　　D. run

　 42. A. must　 　B. should　 C. need　 　 D. might

　 43. A. day　 　　B. idea 　　 C. activity　 D. dream

　 44. A. organizing B. planning　 C. spending　 D. taking

　 45. A. long　 　 B. short　 　 C. early　 D. late