46 ．”After saying this，he 47 home．
The woman said to her husband，“There must be 48 expensive in the box．Let’s open it，shall we?” Her husband didn’t want to do that，49 the woman didn’t give up．
A few days later，the woman made a 50 to find out what was in the box．Before her husband could stop her，she opened the box and looked into it．To her 51 ，there was nothing in it．She tried hard to 52 the box，but she failed．
That evening，the old man came home and found that the box was open．He was very 53 and he asked the woman and her husband to leave his home at once．
“But there was nothing in the box，” the woman said，“We haven’t 54 anything at all．”
The old man shouted，“The box is not important．Now I know that I can’t trust（信任）you．That’s what’s 55 !”
46．A．bag B．case C．box D．backpack 47．A．left B．went C．came D．arrived 48．A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything 49．A．so B．and C．or D．but 50．A．suggestion B．decision C．mistake D．living 51．A．joy B．fun C．surprise D．pleasure 52．A．close B．open C．throw D．carry 53．A．afraid B．angry C．excited D．tired 54．A．lent B．broken C．sold D．taken 55．A．important B．expensive C．useful D．lucky
四、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，56~60小题每题1分，61~70小题每题2分，共25分）
A
One day，a tired man came home from work very late and found his six-year-old son waiting for him at the door．
“Daddy，how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know，I make $20 an hour．” the man said．
“Oh，” the little boy replied，with his head down．He thought for a moment，looking up and said，“Daddy，could you lend me $10?”
The father was very angry，“If you asked for the money to buy candies or some other things，then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）．The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door．After about an hour the father calmed down，and started to think：“Maybe he really wants to buy something and he really didn’t ask for money very often．” So he went to the little boy’s room．
“Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now，” said the man，Here’s $10．”
“Oh，thank you daddy!” The little boy sa id happily．Then he took out some coins．When his father found that the boy already had money，be got angry again．
“Why do you want more money since（既然）you already have some?” the father sh outed