wouldn't come into the dining rom. Muggs 49 there with the mice, lying on the floor ,and 50 , not with mice, but with the people in the next room that he would like to get at. Mother 51 the table once to see how everything was 52 . It made her so 53 to see Muggs lying , paying no attention to the mice, that she slapped(打了一巴掌) him and he bit at her, but didn't make it.

Over the years, the 54 of the persons Muggs bit became longer and longer. Mother used to 55 a box of chocolate every Christmas to each of these people

36. A. played B.1ived C. acted D. jumped

37. A. advantage B. secret C. chance D. favor

38. A. so B. for C. or D. but

39. A. suddenly B. quickly C. hard D. often

40. A. Still B. Therefore C. Thus D. Besides

41. A. the stranger B. a guest C. me D. mother

42. A. escaped B. stopped C. missed D. lost

43. A. decided B. refused C. liked D. forgot

44. A. only B. almost C. usually D. always

45. A. shy B. lazy C. friendly D. patient

46. A. cooked B. sent for C. found D. put down

47. A. so that B. since C. when D. even if

48. A. afraid of B. happy with C. crazy about D. anxious about

49. A. waited B. hid C. stayed D. ate

50. A. disappointed B. pleased C. busy D. angry

51. A. checked B. set C. cleaned D. left

52. A. developing B. doing C. going D. keeping

53. A. glad B. mad C. curious D. fierce

54. A. list B. line C. number D. names

55. A. lend B. send C. sell D. Promise

Ⅲ. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分；满分50分）