hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man turned and 31 his way.

"He could have easily left us a few 32 or a bill, but he laughed at us with a piece of rock candy," said the first beggar. He looked at the offering 33 ."There's no way we can 34 this - we have no teeth." With these words, he picked up the thing and threw it away. Then he collected his things and 35 .

　 The second beggar wanted to do the same, 36 a second thought made him change his 37 ."I haven't had anything like this for ages," he thought. "How 38 of that man to offer me something so sweet!" With that, he opened the white paper. To his 39 , there was no hard rock candy inside. 40 , a shiny white pearl (珍珠) worth thousands of dollars fell into his hand.

21. A. helplessly B. happily C. uselessly D. quickly

22. A. steal B. lose C. drop D. send

23. A. cloudy B. bad C. rainy D. cold

24. A. collect B. pick C. buy D. find

25. A. carry B. hide C. place D. pack

26. A. felt B. heard C. noticed D. believed

27. A. kind B. strong C. tall D. rich

28. A. worry B. excitement C. fear D. politeness

29. A. turned B. looked C. went D. reached

30. A. candy B. cake C. rock D. bread

31. A. forgot B. changed C. missed D. continued

32. A. books B. coins C. sweets D. flowers

33. A. angrily B. proudly C. nervously D. quietly

34. A. smell B. eat C. like D. put

35. A. slept B. sat C. left D. cried

36. A. if B. although C. after D. but

37. A. habit B. way C. mind D. rule

38. A. nice B. funny C. clever D. strange

39. A. interest B. sadness C. surprise D. pity

40. A. Besides B. Instead C. However D. Again

　　第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

　　阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　Mike: Hey, Jack. How are you doing?

　　Jack: Just fine. I'm trying to make friends. Could you give me some 41. ____( suggest)?

　　Mike: I'd love to. As we know, a true friend is someone who is always 42. _____(concern)

　　about you

　　Jack: Yes. And he can also cheer me up when I'm upset and calm me down when I m angry.

　　Mike: I 43. ______(entire) agree with you

　　Jack: I have one more question, though.

　　Mike: Go ahead. I'd be happy 44. _____(show)you how to make new friends.

　　Jack: I wonder 45. ______ I can make friends with people of all ages

　　Mike: Yes, of course. I 46 ______ (become) a friend to an old lady and to a young kid a few

　　years ago.

　　Jack: Wow, that's surprising. I didn't know that you could have such friends . I'm sure I can

make friends with many people because I'm outgoing.