43.  A. It     B. There     C. I             D. You

44.  A. because        B. if         C. until    D. how

45.  A. present     B. result     C. excuse     D. cause

四、阅读理解 (共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

A

These are the messages that Helen got yesterday. Read them carefully and find the best answers.

Helen,

Happy Feet is on at New Times Theater now. Would you like to see it?

Chris Helen,

I’m going to have a birthday party next weekend. Can you come?

Jenny

Helen,

Buy some milk and sugar on your way home. Thanks.

Jack Helen,

One of your students called. I told him to call back later.

Alice

Helen,

I found a new brand of dog food, it’s called Rover. You can buy some for your dog!

Lisa Helen,

Mr. White has mended your car. You can go to get it at 5:00 pm tomorrow.

Steve

46. What’s “Happy Feet”?

A. A book.    B. A film.    C. A song.         D. A pair of shoes.

47. What is Rover?

A. Helen’s friend.  B. A dog.   C. A cat.   D. A kind of dog food.

48. What did Jenny ask Helen to do?

A. She asked her to buy a ticket.    B. She asked her to buy some presents.

C. She asked her to call her student.    D. She asked her to go to a party.

49. Who asked Helen to buy something?

A. Lisa and Steve.  B. Jack and Alice.  C. Jack and Lisa.  D. J enny and Jack.

50. What did Mr. White do for Helen?

A. He mended her car.      B. He decided to buy her car.

C. He prepared dinner for her.     D. He found a new brand of dog food.

B

Have you ever seen snow? Many people in the world have not. Some countries never have snow; some have only a little on the tops of very high mountains. In the north of England, there is quite a lot of snow every winter, but in the south of England, there is usually little.

When a student from a warm country comes to England in autumn for the first time, he feels cold at first. There are often dark clouds, grey sky and cold rain in England in autumn; and most students from warm countries do not like this.

But snow is different . Though it is cold, it is also beautiful. Perhaps, after several dark mornings, the student wakes up one day, and there is a lot of light in his room. He thinks "Is it so late?" and jumps out of bed. But no, it is not very late. He looks out of the window and there is the snow on the ground and on the houses and everywhere. The light of his room comes from clean, beautiful snow.