1、The famous London Royal Circus came on a performing tour to my city,Hangzhou.My family were ( 21 ) enough to get the free tickets,so on a holiday afternoon we all went to ( 22 ) the show.My two nephews were excitedly talking about it ( 23 ) the way.

A Russian hostess ( 24 ) the beginning of the performance with a loud clear voice.Then there ( 25 ) the routine program performed by wild animals.Under the whip of the tamer(驯养员),three lions and two tigers ran quickly one moment and stood ( 26 ) their hindlegs the next.They even once brushed past each other on a narrow single-log bridge.

Next,a Russian couple performed air stunts(绝技) for us.( 27 ) of the acrobats used any safety device,( 28 ) made the program alarmingly dangerous.In the air about five or six meters ( 29 ) the ground,the husband grasped his wife tightly,( 30 ) all kinds of breathtaking postures.The kids around me were jumping with joy without noticing the husband was in fact ( 31 ) his wife’s life.But my heart beat with fear at what I saw,I could ( 32 ) bring myself to look at them.However, their faces jumped out at me:the wife tried to put on an air of cheerfulness ( 33 ) the husband took frequent glimpses at her with great worry.That ( 34 ) was too intense(强烈的) to hide and was finally relieved the moment his wife ( 35 ) the ground.

Few people stayed and applauded when the curtain fell.As I was standing there,tears began to sting at the back of my eyelids and ( 36 ) rush out at any moment.I finally realized that a circus show was not ( 37 ) I used to think was like,( 38 ) a show full of danger and cruelty.Those people get away from their ( 39 ) risk their lives,animals are starved but still have to ( 40 ) unnaturally.Is that supposed to be the kind of fun and entertainment that a circus show would bring us?

36、An average of 130,000 Chinese ____ abroad for studies every year over the past few years, improving exchanges in the educational fields.

     A. was going                                       B. have been going  

     C. has been going                                 D. are going

35、She’s hoping to be out of hospital_______ to celebrate her birthday at home.

   A. at a time     B. at times     C. at one time    D. in time

34、I’ve _______ all my papers but I still can’t find the contract.

   A. looked into   B. dipped into   C. broken through   D. looked through

33、We got ________ in a traffic jam and missed the show.

   A. held up    B. hurried up     C. to hold up     D. to hurry up

32、The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle _______ .

   A. to be heard    B. to have been heard    C. hearing    D. being heard

31、The crowd cheered wildly at the sight of Lu Xiang, who was reported _______ the world record in the 110-meter hurdle race.

   A. breaking    B. having broken   C. to have broken   D. to break

30、It is not unusual for workers in that region_______ .

   A. to be paid more than a month late  B. to be paid later than more a month

   C. to pay later than a month more     D. to pay later more than a month

29、 No one knows for _______ certain what happened, but it’s _______ fair bet that it was not an accident.

   A. /, /       B. /, a       C. the , a        D. a; /