Nothing was going right for Dr. Turner at the hospital. He made a mistake while operation on a patient. He felt sure he was no longer trusted and decided to change his job. One day he learned from the paper that a doctor was looking for a partner. The doctor, whose name was Johnson, lived in Throby, a small town in the north of England.

A few days later, Dr. Turner went to Thorby, and arrived at Dr. Johnson’s home early in the afternoon. Though old and a little deaf, Dr. Johnson still had a good brain. He kept talking to the visitor about the town and its people. When they turned to the question of partnership, it was already seven in the evening. Dr. Johnson invited Dr. Turner to have dinner with him in a restaurant before catching the train back to London. Dr. Turner noticed that Dr. Johnson was fond of good food and expensive wines. They had an excellent meal. When the bill was brought, Dr. Johnson felt in his pocket. “Oh, dear,” he said. “I’ve forgotten my money.” “That’s all right,” Dr. Turner said. “I’ll pay the bill.” As he did so, he began to wonder whether Dr. Johnson was worthy of trust.

56. Dr. Turner decided to leave his present job because         .

A. he had never been trusted 

B. it demanded to great skills

C. he believed it offered little hope for his future

D. he thought the hospital would like him to leave

57. The two doctors spent most of the afternoon talking about         .

A. things of no interest to Dr. Johnson                B. things of no importance to Dr. Turner

C. health matters                                              D. food and drink

58. The story suggests that         .

A. Dr. Johnson did not like Dr. Turner                      B. the two doctors would become friends

C. the two doctors would not work together              D. Dr. Turner decided to stay at his present job

59. The words did so in the last sentence mean         .

A. caught the train back to London                             B. felt in his pocket

C. paid the bill                                                           D. said those words   

One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   36   bill. He asked, "Who would like this $20 bill” Hands were   37   . Then he said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this." He began to crumple（弄皺）the   38  . He then asked the audience（觀眾）, "   39   still wants it?" Still the hands went   40  in the air.
  "What   41   I do this? " He asked, and he   42   it on the ground, and started to step on it. He   43   it up. Now the bill was   44   and crumpled. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went up.
  "My friends,” He continued, “You have all   45    a good lesson. No matter   46   I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its   47   . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   48  , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  49   wrong decisions, or we may   50   with something we do not   51  .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   52  . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   53   what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   54   , but on its inner value.’ This is the   55   of life.

 The boy _____ go home, as he had failed in the English test.

    A. dare not     B. didn’t dare to        C. dared not to          D. dares not   

All of us have been there, Xiao Hua       .

       A. including                 B. included                  C. is including               D. is included   

 --- ______ for Beijing?

--- Yes, and I’ll come back in two months.

    A. Have you left      B. Do you leave    C. Are you leaving    D. Did you leave  

The major of the company said all the construction work __________ by the end of 2009.

       A. has been completed                       B. would complete   

       C. would have been completed           D. will be completed

I was about to go away        I heard my name       .

       A. when, calling              B. after, called             C. before, calling         D. when, called  

As neither of them would ______, no decision was made that day.

    A. give in     B. give up      C. give out      D. give off   

I don’t like the way _________ he speaks to his mother. 

    A. which         B. in which             C. of          D. to   

Please speak more slowly and clearly to        yourself        at the beginning.

A. make, understand                                    B. make, understood

C. let, understand                                        D. let, to be understood