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

49. A. quickly  B. suddenly C. immediately D. finally

50. A. cheer up B. give up C. make up D. put up

VI. 阅读理解(共20小题;第51—55题每小题1分，第56—70题每小题2分，满分35分)

阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

(A)

51. Who is this postcard sent to?

A. Peter.     B. Gemma.     C. Kim.      D. Tom.