31. Vocabulary is important to language learning. So you should try different ways you can think of words and expressions.

　　A. remember B. to remember C. remembering D. remembered

　　32. —Your parents aren’t at home, are they?

　　—No. They to Beijing for a meeting.

　　A. have gone B. have been C. went D. will go

　　33. — we keep our hearts open, we can experience the happiness friendship brings us.

　　—I quite agree with you.

　　A. Although B. Since C. If D. Unless

　　34. —I hear they are going to New York, but I don’t know they are going to stay there.

　　—I don’t know, either.

　　A. how soon B. how many C. how often D. how long

　　35. —It’s reported that people are wearing masks and staying indoors because of the fog and haze.

　　— news! We need to do something to stop the pollution.

　　A. What good B. What bad C. How good D. How a bad

　　36. I wonder when the subway . When the day comes, I’ll spend less time going to school every day.

　　A. finishes B. is finished

　　C. finished D. will be finished

　　37. —The TV program Singer is quite popular around China recently. How do you like it?

　　— .

　　A. All right. B. It’s my pleasure. C. Pretty good. D. I think so.

　　38. —Your English is so good. Can you tell me ?

　　—I like reading English newspapers and listening to English programs.

　　A. how you study English B. how do you study English

　　C. who teaches you English D. who will teach you English

　　III. 完形填空。(每小題 1.5 分，共 15 分)

　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從 A、B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)能填入相應(yīng)空格內(nèi)的最佳答案，并 把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

　　It was in May and it seemed to be a great year.

　　One day I came home from school to find Mom at home. That was 39 because she never arrived home before me. Mom was sitting on the sofa with Dad. A thousand terrible things started flashing through my 40 . What if Grandma had passed away? I did not have the chance to say goodbye. What if my brother was hurt?

　　As I sat on the sofa next to Mom, she gave me a kiss and a huge smile, so I 41 and went on with my normal after-school activities. During the TV show that I always watched after school, Mom started getting phone calls. Every time the phone rang, Mom rushed to her room. I then knew that something bad had happened.

　　When Mom came back, I asked, “Mom, why did you keep on 42 the room every time you got a phone call?

　　She turned to my sister and me and said, “Girls, I have something to tell you. I have cancer

　　(癌癥).”

　　As she said that I felt a sharp pain in my heart. I was thinking, “ 43 is God taking my mom from me so soon? What have I done?” I didn’t know that we were just beginning a very long, painful journey.

　　The next day on the bus I turned to my friend, Kate. “My mom…” That was all I could say

　　44 I started crying. Kate gave me a big hug and said softly, “I know, and I’m here for you.” I knew that Kate would support me.

　　During the summer, Mom stayed at home. On the good days, my sister and I talked about what we were going to do next day, week, month, or year with Mom. We never talked about losing 45 .

　　We got support from many different people. When 46 started again, Mom had to have surgery ( 手 術(shù) ). I stayed with one of my teachers, Mrs. Smith. She made me

　　rainbow French toast. She was 47 there for me with a smile, a hug, or ―it will be okay advice.

　　On May 5th, my mom became a five-year survivor (幸存者). When that day came, we had a

　　big party. Friends came from far and wide to celebrate how special Mom is and her success 48 cancer!

　　There will be good days and bad days — some more bad than good. But as I have learned from my mother, celebrate the good days!

　　39. A. terrible B. fun C. lucky D. strange

　　40. A. mind B. eyes C. heart D. hands

　　41. A. agreed B. relaxed C. refused D. cried

　　42. A. watching B. leaving C. closing D. opening

　　43. A. How B. Who C. Why D. When