"The soup is ready,"said the cooks,"and all will (50) it,but first we need to set the tables."Some of the villagers said,"Such a great soup would be better (51) some bread and cakes,"so they brought the (52) two things and the meal was (53) by all. Never had there been such a (54) meal. Never had the villagers had such delicious soup,and all made from stones! They ate and drank and danced well into the night.

In the morning,the villagers gathered to say goodbye."Many thanks to you,"they said,"for we shall (55) go hungry now that we have learned how to make soup from stones."

41.A.hungry B.bored C.sleepy D.sick

42.A.drew B.threw C.left D.placed

43.A.see B.tell C.imagine D.notice

44.A.but B.so C.or D.while

45.A.cook B.do C.invent D.make

46.A.about B.in C.off D.out

47.A.health B.money C.dream D.table

48.A.art B.magic C.interest D.supper

49.A.tried B.returned C.managed D.came

50.A.want B.buy C.use D.taste

51.A.over B.besides C.with D.like

52.A.first B.last C.other D.only

53.A.enjoyed B.given C.needed D.brought

54.A.cheap B.proper C.special D.public

65.A.later B.ever C.sometimes D.never

四、阅读（共7小题，每小题2分，满分14分。）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

One night, I was sitting in my room half listcning as my l 5-year-old brothcr T'ommy fought with my l 2-year-old brother Kevin. I didn't pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.

About 20 mintutes later, as l was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside thc bathroom. l knocked on the door and asked," Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?"

No answer.

I tried again, "Why don't you come out of there?"

Again, no answer.

So, looking around, l grabbed a stack of (一摞 ) cards and a pencil and wrote," If you don't want to talk, we can write notes to each other." An hour later, l was stil1 sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin's notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, " Nohody in this family cares about me.I'm not the youngest, and I'm not the oldest. Tommy thinks I'm silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he's better at basketball. And you 're never around to even notice me."

Tears carne to my eyes as l wrote back to him." You know ,Kevln, I reaIly do love you and I'm sorry l don't always show it. I am here for you and you arc loved in this family."

There was no answer for a whiIe, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of words wrote on a torn paper cup, "Thanks."

I wrote back," For what?"It returned to me with" Loving me. "on it.

Since then, l try my best to never only half--notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we'll smile and say, "Write it on a paper cup."

56.Why did Kevin stay inslde the bathroom alone crying?