Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the context.

Dear Anne,

I have done a lot of thinking about what happened last week for the past few days. 　48　 I begin, I just want you to know that whatever I’m about to say are sincere thoughts from the bottom of my heart. I know that after what happened, 　49　 will be difficult for you to accept my apology. 　50　 I want you to forgive me and think about our friendship.

What encouraged me to write this apology letter was our friendship, 　51　 is really valuable to me. I cannot even imagine ending our friendship because of 　52　 silly misunderstanding that took place between us. I feel that I acted 　53　 a rude way, but you never gave me a chance to speak out. I hope　54　  can understand each other better.

I agree that I should have trusted you and should 　55　 have been influenced by others. But now I really feel very regretful. I hope this letter will get you to give our friendship a second chance. I hope to get a positive reply from you.

                                                                                                     Yours truly,

                                                                                                 Jenna.

Gabriel Oak was a sensible man of good character who had been brought up by his father as a shepherd (牧羊人). He became a  36  like his father after growing up and was then managing to save enough money to  37  his own farm on Norcombe Hill in Dorset. He was twenty-eight, a tall, handsome  38  man, who didn’t seem to think his appearance was very important. One   39  morning he was in one of his fields on the side of Norcombe Hill.

Looking over his gate, Gabriel could see a yellow cart loaded with furniture and  40  ,coming up the road. Right on top of the pile sat a handsome   41  .As Gabriel was watching, the cart stopped at the top of the   42  ,and the driver climbed down to go back and   fetch something that had fallen off.

The woman sat   43   in the sunshine for a few minutes. Then she picked up a parcel(包袱)  lying next to her, and she looked   44   to see if the driver was coming back. There was no sign of him. She unwrapped(解開(kāi))the parcel and took out the mirror it contained. The sun shone on her   45   face and hair. Although it was December, she looked almost summery, sitting there in her bright red jacket with the   46   green plants around her. She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, thinking that only the birds could see her. But behind the gate Gabriel Oak was   47  too.

36. A. worker               B. businessman       C. farmer           D. driver

37. A. produce              B. make                     C. keep                     D. buy

38. A. well-built          B. well-educated         C. well-dressed             D. well-arranged

39. A. summer              B. winter                    C. spring                   D. autumn

40. A. grass                  B. leaves                      C. plants                       D. flowers

41. A. lady                    B. man                       C. gentleman                 D. woman

42. A. farm                   B. hill                          C. fields                       D. road

43. A. angrily                B. hopelessly               C. quietly            D. impatiently

44. A. forward              B. up                            C. toward                     D. round

45. A. ugly                    B. friendly                   C. lovely                       D. lonely

46. A. fresh                  B. smelly                     C. salty                        D. sweet

47. A. laughing              B. working                 C. watching                  D. thinking

—We didn’t find the Blacks _____ the lecture.

—No one had told him about __ __ a lecture the following day.

A．a(chǎn)ttend; there to be                                         B．a(chǎn)ttending; there being    

C．a(chǎn)ttended; there be          D．a(chǎn)ttending; there was

 Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events,________ those events do not interfere (干擾) with their studies.

   A.as though           B.until         C.unless    D.so long as

 —What about the services in this hotel?

—They are at least as good as, if not superior to, ______ in yours.

A. it        B. those   C. that          D. the one

       Evidence has been piled up________ drinking water after getting up in the morning contributes to one’s health.

        A. what     B. which       C. if          D. that

Some equipment as well as a number of maps and books ______ to the area since the earthquake occurred.

A.has been offered      B.have been offered

C.is being offered       D.are being offered

 —I dare say you will definitely miss your flight if you don’t hurry.

   —Oh,_______. It’s almost the time.

     A. so will I               B. I do so                 C. so I will             D. so will you

--Do you think the thief entered through the garage door?

       --No．If he had, he _______the living room window．

       A．wouldn’t have broken   B．hadn’t broken   C．hasn’t broken    D．didn’t break

---Where did you get to know her?

----It was on the farm ______ we both once worked in the 1970s.

  A.that      B.which       C.when       D.where