sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon. His bed was the only window of the room.

Mr Martin had to spend all his time lying on his back. The men 38 for hours without stopping. They spoke of their families, their times, their jobs…

And every afternoon when Mr Smith could 39 in his bed, he would pass the time by talking to his 40 about all the things that he could see outside the “larger ” by the “colorful” world.

Out of the window was a 43 with a lovely lake. Mr Smith told Mr Martin about the beautiful ducks swimming freely on the water, happy children playing around, colorful flowers and big old trees around the lake.

As Mr Smith told him all this, Mr Martin would close his eyes and tried to make the richest pictures for in his mind…

Days and passed, and finally, Mr Smith went back home. Then Mr Martin the nurse if he could move to the other bed. 47 for him, the nurse said he could. When everything was done, he tried hard to raise himself a bit to see what was outside. To his Mr Martin asked the nurse what made Mr Smith able to see so many wonderful things outside. The answered that the man was 50 and could not even see the wall.

36. A. training B. meeting C. hotel D. hospital

37. A. out of B. next to C. away from D. well above

38. A. danced B. sang C. walked D. talked

39. A. sit up B. walk around C. stand up D. jump about

40. A. schoolmate B. desk-mate C. roommate D. workmate

41. A. box B. door C. window D. bed

42. A. foreign B. outside C. lonely D. green

43. A. library B. market C. park D. church

44. A. itself B. yourself C. herself D. himself

45. A. weeks B. hours C. minutes D. seconds

46. A. asked B. thanked C. told D. invited

47. A. Unluckily B. Happily C. Worriedly D. Seriously

48. A. happiness B. joy C. hope D. surprise

49. A. patient B. doctor C. nurse D. friend

50. A. blind B. old C. poor D. ill

Ⅶ.阅读理解（共15小题； 第51—55题每小题1分，第56—65题每小题2分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，并做短文后面的题目，从四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

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Shanghai Shenhua Team vs Shandong Luneng Team

Time: December 28, Thursday(3:00 pm)

Place: City Center Stadium(体育馆)

Ticket Price: RMB 150 yuan for adults(成人)

RMB 50 yuan for students

Name: China Cup Football Contest

(China Football, December 26, 2006)