family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.

　　Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents' home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.

　　It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband's home.

36. The woman left her new home ______.

　　A. to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa

　　B. to see if the elephant would follow her

　　C. because she was angry with her husband

　　D. because she was tired of the large family

37. The word "disappeared" in the reading means "______".

A. ran away B. lost C. hid D. remained

38. After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant______.

　　A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed her

　　C. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed it

39. How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?

　　A. It waved its trunk and smiled. B. It touched her with its trunk.

　　C. It touched her and cried. D. It waved its trunk and ran around her.

40. The writer wrote the story in order to______.

A. show that elephants are very clever

B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal

C. show that women care more for animals than men do

　　D. tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again

四． 任务型阅读（10）

You make promises to you teacher. I want to (A)_________ an actor when I grow up. Many people think it must be wonderful because we travel to exciting places,wear beautiful clothes and make a lot of money . This is only one aspect(方面）of our lives,though. We also work very hard.

I played a country girl in my last (B) movie . I had to live in a small village with the other actors for part of the winter. (C)It was really hard for me as I grew up in a city. To help me play a country girl better,I cooked for myself and the others every day.I even walked a few miles sometimes to get water, as there was none in the houses. I wanted to understand how a real village girl lived. I thought it was fun at first . I felt different after a week or two ,though.

I did wear some beautiful traditional clothes ,but they were not thick enough.I was very cold but I had to keep smiling all the time .One day ,I couldn't do it any longer and I suddenly (D) started crying ."Great!"said the director. "I like it .She is crying with true feelings!"I called my mum to tell (E)her about it but my mobile phone(手机）wouldn't work in the village.

I think it is worth doing all this ,though.I like it when people tell me they enjoy my plays and ask me to sign a picture. It is also fun to be someone else for a while .I'm very lucky to be an