（）she seemed to find English very difficult, but later he made very good progress.

A.very good

B.very well

C.healthy

D.good conditioned

B

Jim was a waiter． He liked to grow flowers in his garden when he was free． One Sunday morning after breakfast he put on his old clothes and began digging(挖) in his garden at 8． He dug and dug． Half an hour later he suddenly found a coin near his foot． He was very glad． He put it in his right pocket． A few minutes later，he found anotherone． He picked it up and p．．．hit in the same pocket．The same thing happened for the third，the fourth and the fifth time…: He was very happy and told his wife about it． She was very happy，too． She said，"A thief took away a lot of coins from a shop a few days ago． The police caught him but they didn't find any coins． Then Jim went on digging some coins，but just when he began to dig，he felt something cold in his trousers．．． It ran down one of his legs． He put his hand down quickly and the coin came into his hand． Now he knew there was a hole in his right pocket．

( )26． There were some _________ in Jim's garden．

A．flowers

B．coins

C．people

D．trees

A.it

B.that

C.it is

D.much

She is not very good at_gardens.

A.to design

B. designed

C. designing

I have four good f(41) ．They're Jennifer， Victor， Cindy and Leila． We are in the same(相同的) c(42) ．Jennifer swims very w(43) ．She wants to join the s(44) club． Then she can swim on S(45) 0r Sundays． Victor wants to join the art club because he is good at p(46) ．Cindy is a pop music fan． She can s(47) a lot of songs． So she wants to join the s(48) club． Leila wants to join the music club be-cause she p(49) the violin very well． And she wants to be a m(50) when she

grows up(长大)．1 like them very much．

41．_________

A. at the best

B. at his best

C. in his best

D. made the best of

Passage Two

The other day I heard an American say to a Chinese student of English "You speak very good English." But the student answered, "No, no. My English is very poor." The foreigner was quite surprised at the answer. Thinking he had not made himself understood or the student had not heard him clearly, he said, "Yes indeed, you speak English very well." But the Chinese student still kept saying "No". In the end the foreigner gave up and was at a loss what to say. What's wrong with the student's answer? It is because he did not accept a compliment(赞美的话)as the English people do. He should have said "Thank you" instead of "No". He actually understood what the American had said. But he thought he should be modest. If he said "Thank you", that would mean he was too proud. According to the western culture, if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say "Thank you". If someone says to a Woman "You look so beautiful with the new clothes on", she should be very happy and answer "Thank you". In our country we think being modest is a virtue and showing off a bad thing. But in the west, if you are modest and say "No, I'm afraid I can't do it well", then the others will take it for granted that you really cannot do it. If you often say "No", you will certainly be looked down upon by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like "Let me have a try on the job" instead of "Yes, I can certainly do it," he or she will never expect to get it. So in the west one should always be confident. Without self-confidence, he cannot go anywhere. Confidence is of great importance to one in a country where competition is quite keen.

40. Why was the American surprised at the Chinese student's answer?

A. Because he wondered whether the student could really speak good English.

B. Because he could hardly hear what the student had said.

C. Because he wouldn't like others to say "No".

D. Because the way to accept a compliment in China is not the same as that in the western countries.

A、skilled

B、qualified

C、experienced

D、good

—Shall we see a movie tonight?

--- ____.

A.Thank you very much

B.Good you very much

C.See you later

Man: English is a difficult language to learn.

Woman: ______

A: I think the grammar is easy.

B: It's not very difficult to learn.

C: I've found it very easy.

D: True, but the grammar is quite easy.