When I was a little girl, I lived with my grandparents in a small village(村莊).The life there was  41 , and I liked it very much. I had many friends and I liked playing with them  42 . After rainy days, there was much  43  in the river(河) near our house. I often went there to get  44  with my friends. I had  45 fun living there.

Now I live in a big city. I study in a school, but I  46  my life here. It’s too busy and it often makes me very 47 . Now the most interesting thing for me is to go to my grandparents’ home to 48 my vacation. Every time I can’t  49  to go there. I  50  a quiet life. I hope to live in a village when I’m older. 

1.A. boring              B. relaxing         C. terrible

2.A. with              B. from                 C. outside

3.A. ice             B. water               C. food

4. A. fish             B. meat             C. chicken

5.A. kind of             B. a little            C. lots of

6.A. enjoy               B. dislike             C. improve

7.A. dirty               B. tired                C. happy

8.A. spend              B. describe         C. remember

9.A. like              B. want                C. wait

10. A. order              B. need             C. think

Denny Crook was a famous photographer(攝影師). He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

         “I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is

   41   .”

And he told the     42   .He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    43   . “I’ll travel for my work, not for    44   ,” he told her. “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have    45   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to     46   ,and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good     47    or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t     48    . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he     49    about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife,” You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild   50   there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

         His wife was very     51   ,and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

         Then Denny went off to     52   some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated(分開).She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

         Suddenly, Denny heard her     53    .He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

         Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and     54    it at his wife and the lion.

         Then he shouted, “    55   ,woman !I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.A. dangerous                  B. natural                                     C. convenient            D. impossible

2.A. lie                                  B. reason                             C. news                      D. truth

3.A. allowed                       B. refused                           C. failed                      D. joked

4.A. wealth                         B. prize                                C. pleasure                D. luck

5.A. money                         B. time                                 C. interest                 D. ability

6.A. meet                                B. work                                C. shop                       D. stay

7.A. meal                       B. picnic                               C. room                      D. party

8.A. agree                           B. understand                    C. replay                     D. complain

9.A. worried                       B. forgot                              C. asked                     D. thought

10.A. land                                B. flowers                            C. animals                  D. people

11.A. exciting                        B. excited                            C. surprised               D. surprising

12.A. find                       B. feed                                 C. drive                       D. shoot

13.A. singing                      B. crying                              C. laughing                D. cheering

14.A. threw                        B. fired                                 C. showed                  D. pointed

15.A. Hurry up              B. Look out                          C. Slow down            D. Go ahead

完成句子 (本大題滿分14分，每小題2分)
【小題1】---How about climbing the mountains?
---It’s too hot outside. I _________________________(寧愿呆在家里也不愿出去) （rather）
【小題2】---Where’s Bob now?
--- I ______________________a car accident (有人告訴我他因為車禍可能送到醫院了）   (may)
【小題3】---What do you think of Li Ping?
--- He is ____________________(這么不友好,我們不想和他交朋友) (that, friend)
【小題4】---How is your English study?
---Very good. I __________________ go to school. (在我沒上學之前我就對學英語感興趣). (before)
【小題5】---Do you exercise every day?
---Yes. It ____________________ (我花半小時的時間練習騎車) every morning.  (take)
【小題6】---Earthquakes make many people homeless in Lushan.
---The government ___________________ (正千方百計為他們提供住房).     (provide)
【小題7】---Could you tell me _______________ (她盼望見到的人是否很容易相處)？ （look, get）
---Of course, he is.