2、Last year we visited Stratford, the place where Shakespeare was born on the 23rd of April, 1564.

Stratford is a very interesting town, right in the center of England. The countryside around Stratford is pleasant, with its beautiful woods, green fields and quiet rivers.

The first place we visited was the house in the center of Stratford where Shakespeare was born. We saw the small desk that Shakespeare sat at when he went to school. One of the things we liked best was the garden behind the house, because we could see there many of the flowers, trees and plants that Shakespeare wrote about in his plays.

After we had visited Shakespeare’s birthplace, we went to see the church where he was buried.

We had lunch in a very old hotel that was probably there in Shakespeare’s time. Every room of the hotel had the name of one of Shakespeare’s plays on the door―the “Hamlet” room, the “Romeo and Juliet” room, and so on.

After lunch we walked across the fields to the old cottage, about a mile out of Stratford, where Shakespeare spent most of his married life. The cottage is just as it was in Shakespeare’s day. We saw the chairs where Shakespeare perhaps sat and thought about ideas for new plays, and we saw the plates from which he probably ate his dinner.

When we got back to our hotel that evening, we were tired, but we had enjoyed a wonderful day.

56. Stratford is ______.

A. a church    B. in the middle of England    C. a very large city     D. a small village

57. Shakespeare was born and buried ______.

A. in the room where he wrote his plays

B. in the house in the center of Stratford

C. in the cottage about a mile out of Stratford

D. in two different places

58. Most of Shakespeare’s married life was spent ______.

A. in a cottage                       B. in an old hotel

C. writing new plays and growing flowers

D. meeting friends and thinking about ideas for new plays

1、Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis―except two hands and a leg. He had no palms（手掌）. The doctor said Roger 36 from born disability, and he would never be able to walk or 37 himself. Fortunately Roger’s parents didn’t 38 the doctor.

“My parents always 39 me that I was only as handicapped（残疾的） as I wanted to be,” said Roger. “They never allowed me to feel sorry for myself or 40 advantage of people because of my handicap. Once I got into 41 because my school papers were continually late,” explained Roger, who had to hold his pencil with both arms to write   42. “I asked Dad to write a note to my 43, asking for a two-day extension on my assignments（作业）. 44, Dad made me start writing my paper two days early!”

Roger’s father always 45 him to get involved in 46. At 12, Roger managed to win a place on the school football team. Before every game, Roger would visualize（设计） his dream of scoring a touchdown. Then one day he got his chance. The ball landed in his arms and 47. He ran as fast as he could on his artificial 48 toward the goal line, his coach and teammates 49 wildly. But at the ten-yard line, a guy from the other team 50 up with Roger, grabbing his left ankle. Roger tried to pull his artificial leg 51, but instead it ended up being pulled off.

Roger’s love of sports 52 and so did his self-confidence. But not every obstacle gave way to Roger’s determination. “The only 53 between you and me is that you can see my handicap, but I can’t see yours. I haven’t overcome anything. I’ve 54   learned what I can’t do ― such as play the piano or eat with 55.”

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、Students in this school don’t have classes on Wednesday afternoon, which is ____ , for teachers have a meeting.

     A. practice         B. action            C. experience      D. sense

34、Were all the passengers on the bus injured in the accident?

--No, ____ only the four who got hurt.

     A. there was       B. there were       C. that was                 D. it was

33、How long do you suppose it will be ____ he arrives at the small village?

--Five hours or so.

     A. when                   B. before            C. since              D. after

32、 Having been praised by the teacher, the little girl ran back home,____.

    A. happily and satisfied                  B. eager and excitedly                     

    C. happy and satisfied                   D. anxiously and excitedly

31、― Do you think he would have given you a hand in your time of financial difficulty?

― He ______ if he had known about it. We are very good friends.

A. must have         B. can’t have                C. wouldn’t have           D. should have

30、______some English-learning websites if you are free, and you will learn a lot about how to study English.

A. Having visited              B. To visit                  C. Visit                      D. Visiting