Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.

The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn. It doesn’t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you now and later to do and learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.

Here’s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruptions(中斷); have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things; when memorizing, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview.

63. The main object of the article is___________.

A. to prove that learning is not difficult       B. to make the readers be interested in study

C. to tell the importance of self teaching      D. to tell the students how to study well

64. We learn things because___________.

A. our parents want us to learn                  B. every student learns at school

C. we may use these things in the future         D. we like the subjects

65. Which of the following is NOT the advice given in the article?

A. To put a pen, paper and books beside you before study.

B. To study at any possible time and place.

C. To review and preview.

D. To pay attention to the most important things.

“Let’s go Dutch, shall we?” Jim said after a dinner to his friends in a restaurant. What does Jim mean?

Long ago, there was a kind of dinner called Dutch treat (款待). At a Dutch treat, the invited guests were expected to pay for their own share of the food and drink. Now, Dutch treat means when friends go out to have fun, each person pays his or her own share.

There are many other expressions related with “Dutch” in American English. However, most of them were first used in England in the 17th century. At that time, the British and the Dutch were war enemies. So when British people talked about something wrong or bad, they would like to use the word “Dutch”.

A common expression heard a few years ago was in Dutch. A friend may tell you, “You are in Dutch. The teacher is angry with you. Be careful!” When a soldier took Dutch leave, he left the army without permission. Dutch courage was the false courage produced by the effects of drinking wine.

There is one expression that did come from the Dutch. That is to talk like a Dutch uncle. The Dutch were known for the strict and serious way they educated their children.

59. What did people mean by saying “Let’s go Dutch”?

A. The guests should leave first.

B. Each person should pay his or her own bill

C. The food should be better next time.

D. People should go to another restaurant.

60. According to the passage, the British in the 17th century ___________.

A. first used the word “Dutch”            B. were mistaken for Dutch people

C. got along well with the Dutch people     D. used the word “Dutch” for something bad

61. If your friend says that he is in Dutch, he most probably means that ___________.

A. he is happy       B. he is lucky      C. he is in trouble     D. he is on vacation

62. If someone spoke to you in a very serious way, you may say that he ___________.

A. was like a Dutch uncle                 B. would take a Dutch leave

C. had Dutch courage                    D. had a Dutch treat

As far back as he could remember, Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star. The young man’s hopes for success were broken again and again, however. Hollywood just did not seem interesting. When he first came to California, Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success. Therefore, he kept on trying. Someday, he told himself, his big opportunity would come.

Larry found a job parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants. His pay was basic, but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money, he managed to make a living. One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot and getting out of his car. Larry had recently heard that the man was ready to make a new picture.

Larry got into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it. Then he stopped, jumped out, and ran over to the director. “Excuse me, sir, but I think it is only fair to tell you that it is now or never if you want me in your next picture. A lot of big companies are after me.”

Instead of pushing away the boy, the director laughed, then wrote something on a card and handed it to the young man. “Come and see me tomorrow.”

Larry got a small part in the director’s next film. He was on his way!

55. Which of the following was Larry really interested in?

A. Working as a waiter.                                        B. Becoming a film star.

C. Parking cars for film stars.                            D. Owning a big company.

56. Why did Larry find a job parking cars?

A. Because he liked the job.             

B. Because the parking lot was near Hollywood.

C. To make a living and wait for the opportunity.

D. To see a lot of film stars and work for them.

57. After reading the story, what can we know about the film director?

A. He wanted to laugh at Larry.                       B. He recognized Larry at first sight.

C. He was kind and gave Larry a try.                      D. He thought Larry would become a star.

58. “He was on his way” refers to the fact that ___________.

A. he gave up and returned home                    B. he began to work towards success

C. he took a journey to Hollywood                  D. he had difficulty in playing the small part

Read the following advertisements and answer the questions.

51. According to the four advertisements, you can go to ___________ for breakfast on Saturday.

A. Japanese Restaurant　　　　　　　　 B. Special Place

C. McDonald’s　　　　　　　　　　　 D. SEA FAST FOOD CLUB

52. Students can pay ___________ for a hamburger at McDonald’s.

A. $ 4.2　　　　 B. $ 6　　 　　C. $ 3.6　　　　 D. $ 1.8

53. If you go to lunch by car, you’d better go to Japanese Restaurant because ___________.

A. it offers free parking for people　　　　 B. it’s far from your house

C. you can find it easily by car　　　　　 D. parking isn’t allowed at other restaurants

54. If you want to eat at 10:00 at night on Sunday, where can you go?

A. Japanese Restaurant.　　　　　　　　 B. Special Place.

C. SEA FAST FOOD CLUB.　　　　　　 D. McDonald’s.

Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know  31  you think you are a  32  person or a coward(懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question  33  you are tested in real life. Some people  34  they are brave but when they come face to face with real  35  , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like  36  .

Lenny had always thought of himself as a  37  person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and his health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy.  38  , on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the  39  water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very  40  and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into Potomac,   41  to the woman, and kept her head  42  the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not  43  .

When you are in a very  44  situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin(腎上激素).  45  adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are  46  to fight or run away. However, when you are absolutely frightened, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this  47  , the muscles become very hard and you find you  48  move at all. You are paralyzed(使無能為力) with fear. That is  49  when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we are ‘petrified’; this word comes from a Greek word ‘petros’, which means ‘stone’. We are  50  frightened that we become stonelike.

31. A. how                 B. neither                  C. whether              D. either

32. A. brave                B. real                   C. hard                   D. certain

33. A. when                B. until                  C. after                   D. once

34. A. realize            B. find                   C. think                  D. agree

35. A. life                       B. question             C. mouse                D. danger

36. A. soldiers          B. mice                  C. heroes             D. cowards

37. A. useful            B. brave                 C. nervous              D. terrible

38. A. So                 B. Therefore          C. Then                      D. Besides

39. A. fresh                B. poisonous          C. warm                        D. ice-cold

40. A. nervous                B. calm                  C. frightened           D. excited

41. A. went                 B. helped                  C. spoke                 D. swam

42. A. in                  B. under                       C. above                 D. from

43. A. an accident        B. a mistake           C. seventy-eight      D. seventy-nine

44. A. dangerous           B. comfortable          C. different             D. favorable

45. A. With                 B. Without             C. For                    D. Like

46. A. afraid                B. unable                  C. ready                        D. anxious

47. A. gets                  B. disappears          C. happens              D. goes

48. A. needn’t          B. can’t                 C. mustn’t              D. shouldn’t

49. A. where            B. how                  C. because              D. why

50. A. really                B. very                  C. such                  D. so

 —Go for hiking this Saturday, OK?

—__________. I like getting close to nature.

A. I couldn’t agree more                         B. I believe not

C. I’m afraid not                         D. I don’t think so

 Was it in the village __________ we used to live __________ the accident happened?

A. where; which        B. which; that          C. that; that             D. where; that

The policeman asked me __________ and __________.

A. what was the matter; what was my name    B. what was the matter; what my name was

C. what the matter was; what was my name    D. what the matter was; what my name was

The Nile River is longer than __________ in the world.

  A. any river           B. any other river      C. any rivers          D. all the rivers

He __________ the meeting yesterday, for he went to Beijing the day before yesterday.

A. shouldn’t have attended                  B. needn’t have attended     

C. couldn’t have attended                          D. mustn’t have attended