When Dunstan Cass left Silas Marner, the cottage was only a hundred meters away. He was walking home from the village, where he had 36 to buy what he needed 37 his next day’s work. His legs were tired, but he felt almost happy. He was looking forward to 38 , when he would bring out his gold. Tonight he had an extra reason to hurry home. He was going to eat hot meat, which was 39 for him. And it would 40 him nothing, because someone had given him a piece of meat as a present. He had left it 41 over the fire. The door key was needed to hold it safe in place, but Cass was not at all 42 about leaving his gold in the cottage with the door 43 . He could not imagine that a thief would 44 his way through the mist, rain and darkness to the little cottage by the quarry ( 采石場 ).
When he reached his cottage and opened the door, he did not notice 45 anything was different. He 46 his wet coat, and pushed the meat 47 the fire. 48 he was warm again, he began to think about his gold. It seemed a long time to wait until after supper, when he usually brought out coins to look at. 49 he decided to bring out his gold immediately, while the meat was still cooking.
But when he 50 the floorboards near the loom, and saw the 51 hole, he did not understand 52 . His heart beat violently as his trembling hands felt all round the hole. There was 53 ! he put his hands to his head and tried to think. Had he put his gold in a different place, and forgotten about it? He 54 every corner of this small cottage, until he could not pretend to himself any more. He had to accept the truth --- his gold had been 55 !
36. A. arrived B. been C. left D. gone
37. A. to B. in C. for D. with
38. A. holiday B. gold C. supper-time D. meat
39. A. ordinary B. unusual C. normal D. common
40. A. pay B. spend C. take D. cost
41. A. boiling B. cooking C. smoking D. making
42. A. interesting B. worried C. interested D. worrying
43. A. unlocked B. uncovered C. discovered D. locked
44. A. go B. lead C. find D. lose
45.A.whether B. that C. because D. as
46.A. turned off B. threw into C. threw off D. got off
47.A. away from B. farther on C. on to D. closer to
48.A. As soon as B. As well as C. No sooner D. As long as
49.A. But B. As C. So D. For
50.A. took down B. took after C. took over D. took up
51.A. dark B. empty C. small D. deep
52.A. at last B. at once C. at most D. at least
53.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
54.A. searched B. searched for C. looked into D. found
55.A. gone B. missed C. lost D. stolen
35. - What about having a picnic this weekend?
-________. The weather may not be fine.
A. It depends. B. It doesn’t make sense. C. That’s all right. D. I’m glad to hear that.
34. Never in my wildest dreams _____ these people are living in such poor conditions.
A. I could imagine
B. could I imagine
C. I couldn’t imagine
D. couldn’t I imagine
32. Cathy is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School, where she _____ English for a year.
A. studies B. studied C. is studying D. has been studying
33 _____ matters most in learning English is enough practice.
A. What B. Why C. Where D. Which
31. The teacher asked the students when the universe _____ into being.
A. come B. comes C. came D. has come
29. Scientists say they are beginning to ______ in the fight against cancer.
A. break down B. break through C. break into D. break off
30 In today’s world, the Internet is a very useful tool for _____ business communication.
A. wrapping up B. growing up C. speeding up D. pulling up
28. It was with great joy ____ he received the news ____ his lost daughter had been found.
A. because, that B. since, which C. for, about D. that, that
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