33. — Judy, I guess you are only twenty-five years old, is that true?

— Oh, it’s a ______.

A. suggestion        B. secret          C. reason         D. problem

34. — Can you guess _______ the new Nike sports shoes?

—Yes, maybe he asked his grandpa for the money, I think.

A. how he paid for   B. where he bought    C. when he paid for   D. why he bought

35. — Are you confident about the English Speech Contest, Sally?

— __________. I’ve got everything ready!

A. Of course not        B. It’s hard to say      C. Sure, I am      D. I am afraid not

V. 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A little boy named Harry became very ill. He had to lie in bed all day, unable to move. He spent his days feeling   36   and blue.

There wasn’t much he could do except look out of the   37  . Time passed, and his illness frustrated him. Until one day he saw a strange   38   in the window. It was a penguin eating a sausage sandwich. The penguin got in   39   the open window, and said “good afternoon” to Harry, turned around, and __40   quickly.

Of course, Harry was very  41  . He was still trying to work out what had happened. Outside his window he saw a monkey busy blowing up a balloon. At first Harry asked himself   42   that could possibly be, but after a while, as more and more crazy-looking   43   appeared outside the window, he couldn’t help   44   and found it hard to stop.

An elephant jumped on a stone, or a dog wore a pair of glasses and acted in a   45   way. The little boy didn’t tell anyone about this. Those strange characters ended up putting joy back in his heart, and in his body. Before long, his health had   46   so much that he was able to go back to school again.

There he told his classmates all that he had   47  . While he was talking to his best friend, he saw __48  coming out of his friend’s school bag. Harry asked his friend what it was, and he was so insistent (坚持) that   49   his friend had to show him what was in the bag.

There, inside, were all the things that his best friend had been using to try to   50   the little boy!

And from that day on, Harry always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and alone.

36. A. happy B. sad C. excited D. cool

37. A. roof B. hole C. window D. wall

38. A. photo B. painting C. sign D. shape

39. A. above B. below C. over D. through

40. A. left B. slept C. flew D. drove

41. A. annoyed B. surprised C. bored D. tired

42. A. what B. which C. when D. where

43. A. people B. students C. children D. characters

44. A. crying  B. laughing C. running D. coughing

45. A. funny B. rude C. dull D. strict

46. A. grown B. improved C. increased D. developed

47. A. acted B. heard C. experienced D. dreamed

48. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything