三、完形填空(共15分，每小题1分)
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night, the two of them side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, , their happiness disappeared. Someone left a under their door during the night. One of their neighbours wrote to complain about the sound of the piano.
Dario's mother asked the guard of the building if he knew anything about it. But he said that people living there were all and he couldn't imagine who would do that. Later that morning, Dario suggested that they write a letter to their and apologize for their playing.
"Maybe we could go and everyone in person," his mother said.
"What if we invited them to come here for a(n) instead?" Dario asked.
They both loved the . So they sent out invitations and prepared nice food their guests. They decorated the apartment with flowers and party lights.
Finally, the day of the party . Some guests brought presents, some brought flowers, and some even brought cakes to . One woman, Mrs Gilbert, Dario's mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
"I heard you playing the other night," she said. "The sounds woke me out of bed. I that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope that you don't think I disliked the playing."
Dario's mother smiled at Mrs Gilbert. "I think we should say sorry to you," she said. "I didn't realize it was when we were playing and played the music too loud."
"I like what you play! Just not so loud at night." Mrs Gilbert smiled.
"We won't play so loud or late!" Dario said. He took the book and played the new music. It was so beautiful that everyone listened to it carefully and happily.
() 36. A. sat
B. stood
C. lay
D. walked
() 37. A. voice
B. ring
C. music
D. cry
() 38. A. therefore
B. however
C. otherwise
D. instead
() 39. A. note
B. poster
C. notice
D. report
() 40. A. proud
B. lucky
C. pretty
D. nice
() 41. A. neighbours
B. guards
C. friends
D. relatives
() 42. A. ask
B. interview
C. order
D. visit
() 43. A. party
B. concert
C. game
D. exhibition
() 44. A. practice
B. idea
C. action
D. experience
() 45. A. to
B. with
C. for
D. from
() 46. A. continued
B. arrived
C. passed
D. finished
() 47. A. order
B. sell
C. share
D. advertise
() 48. A. treated
B. presented
C. helped
D. served
() 49. A. worried
B. hoped
C. agreed
D. stopped
() 50. A. loud
B. beautiful
C. soft
D. late

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Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of houses in Britain have got only one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of 20 to 30 who choose to live alone. 35% of houses have two people in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more.
The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about 18 or 19, they leave their parents' home, and they often go to a different city. Sometimes they visit their parents only two or three times a year.
() 51. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Young people in Britain.
B. Old people in Britain.
C. Families in Britain.
D. The population in Britain.
() 52. According to the passage, which of the diagrams (图表) is probably right?

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