Do you know about a series of books that say they are "for dummies"? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

 "Dummy" is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. Tile books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies, com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need--like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interest, in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even, more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

66. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Books for Dummies              B. The Easiest, the Best

C. Self-Help Books                 D. New Ideas behind the Books

67. According to the dummies, com website, people can      with the help of dummies books.

A. simplify some personal things

B. do anything they want

C. become expert in any field       

D. learn any foreign language

68. The dummies books have been popular because          .

A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject

C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy

D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

69. According to New York Times, we know that books on        sell best.

A. technology and personal finance

B. opera and car repairing

C. diseases and education

D. cooking and world history

70. What call we learn from the passage?

A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

B. The dummies books will continue to be popular.

C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

D. The simple language was intended for child readers.

Malaysia has launched a fleet of women-only taxis，a project that follows pink-coloured train carriages and buses aimed at protecting women from harassment，reports said Sunday．Fifty women taxi drivers have started shuttling greater Kuala Lumpur(吉隆坡)on an on-call basis，and the government hopes the number of special taxis will expand to 400．

According to Heng Seai Kei，deputy minister for the state’s Women，F(xiàn)amily and Community Development，the taxis made travelling safer for women，as well as providing jobs for women who wanted to be taxi drivers．“We hope it will reduce the number of rape and robbery cases involving taxi drivers and female victims，” Heng said at the launch of the service．The idea was to have taxis that were “driven by women，for women”．

The service would also help create job opportunities for women，especially single mothers，housewives and pensioners，who were looking for another source of income for their family．The ministry and Abex Manufacturing Sdn Bhd are providing training and courses for those who were interested to become female taxi drivers，said Heng．

One of the taxi drivers Faridah Idris，38，said the service provided women a safer option to travel in．“Women passengers are normally more comfortable with US．For female drivers，there are always risks when picking up passengers，especially at night．With this project，both female drivers and passengers can feel safer,” she said．

Late last year, Malaysia’s state-owned bus company began running female-only buses on several routes in Kuala Lumpur during peak hours to help prevent sexual harassment on crowded public transport．They followed ladies-only pink train carriages launched on the transport system to give the women in the Muslim-majority country the option of travelling separately from men．

61. The underlined word “harassment” in the first paragraph refers to some kind of    .

A．unpleasant service

B．traffic accident

C．environmental pollution

D．bad behavior

62. What is told about the taxi service in Kuala Lumpur?

A．Men drivers can’t take women passengers．

B．Men drivers can’t drive the women-only taxis，

C．Women drivers Can’t drive ordinary taxis．

D．No taxi can mix men and women passengers．

63. The women-only taxi fleet will employ      .

A．only experienced drivers

B．only part-time drivers

C．some volunteer drivers

D．some newly-trained drivers

64. The new information we get from Faridah Idris’ words is that the project can    .

A．provide jobs for more women

B．make women passengers safer

C．reduce the women drivers’ risks

D．improve the transport service

65. A women-only transportation tool can probably be recognized easily by its    .

A．sound                B．colour         C．size         D．shape

The cheapest room and board in Jefferson City, Missouri，over the weekend was at the county(縣)jail(監(jiān)獄)，and 170 people gladly checked in．Cole County charged$30 a night for anyone who volunteered to go behind bars on Friday or Saturday night SO officials could give the new jail a test run before it opened for real this week．People from three states spent the night at the jail，including some lawyers and a couple celebrating their first anniversary．

“It was something they could experience without having to get a criminal record，”Cole County Sheriff(治安官)Greg White said．“They spent the night and gained all understanding that they would not want to ever do this again．”

Jailers tried to give the citizens the full experience．They were told to give up their jewelry, cell phones，and other personal belongings．They were booked and photographed and led into the jail commons．They could keep their cell doors open，but that trapped feeling was still there because the outer room doors were locked，said Bob Watson，60，a reporter for the Jefferson City News-Tribune who spent Friday night at the jail. “While it was not a true copy of jail，you got some sense of what it's like to hear that door lock behind you，”Watson said．

Two other feelings were boredom and a lack of choice，illustrated by the television being left on one channel and drowned out anyway by everybody talking．

Bed was a steel bunk with a thin mattress(墊)。Overhead，a 40-watt bulb stayed 1it through the night in each cell．Handy for guards to see inmates，but not helpful to good sleep．How about the food? Dinner Friday night included cheesy pasta with turkey bits and coffee cake．“I wouldn’t pay for it in a restaurant，but you won’t die trying to eat it，”Watson said．

56. The 170 people stayed in the county jail to     ．

A．make a holiday       B．get punishment 

C．do a research         D．make money

57. What’s the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?

A．The jailers performed their duty well． 

B．The jail’s test run proved successful．

C．The 170 had the feeling of real prisoners．

D．The 170 weren’t treated as real prisoners．

58. The underlined phrase “illustrated by…”is used to    ．

A．introduce a new topic          B．draw a conclusion

C．give an example                 D．show the result

59. The l70 people were able to    in the county jail．

A．make phone calls            B．sleep well   

C．go around freely             D．chat with others

60. How did Watson like the food?

A．He enjoyed it．

B．He didn’t like it．

C．He thought it equaled a restaurant’s．

D．He didn’t eat it at all．

A farmer once owned an old mule（騾子）. One day, the mule fell into a nearby well, and he began to 　36 and made a lot of loud noise. After carefully assessing the 　37 , the farmer felt sympathy for the mule, but 　38 that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving, then he called his 　39 together and told them what had happened and 　40 them to help shovel（鏟）some dirt to bury the old mule in the 　41 and put him out of his suffering.

Hearing many people coming to help, the old mule initially was 　42 …But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought suddenly 　43 him. He was 　44 that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his 　45 , he should shake it off and step up! So he did, blow after blow.

As you might have guessed, it was not long 48 the old mule finally, stepped over the wall of the well, painful and tired. What would otherwise 49 him, actually blessed him because of the manner in which he 　50 his adversity（逆境）.

51 is life! As long as we face our problems and respond to them 52 , and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity, the adversities that come along to bury us 53 have the potential to 　54 and bless us! Forgiveness, tolerance, hope and perseverance are 　55 in shaking it off and stepping up out of the wells in which we find ourselves.

36．A．sink　　　　　　　　　 B．struggle　　　　　　　 C．leave　　　　　　　　　 D．sigh

37．A．location　　　　　　　 B．ground　　　　　　　 C．position　　　　　　　 D．situation

38．A．decided　　　　　　　 B．doubted　　　　　　　 C．complained　　　　 D．responded

39．A．brothers　　　　　　 B．relatives　　　　　　　 C．neighbors　　　　　 D．children

40．A．required　　　　　　 B．requested　　　　　　 C．demanded　　　　　 D．recommended

41．A．house　　　　　　　　 B．water　　　　　　　　 C．hole　　　　　　　　　 D．well

42．A．excited　　　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)mused　　　　　　　 C．disappointed　　　 D．surprised

43．A．came　　　　　　　　 B．happened　　　　　　 C．struck　　　　　　　　 D．occurred

44．A．a(chǎn)wake　　　　　　　　 B．a(chǎn)ware　　　　　　　　 C．a(chǎn)fraid　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)shamed

45．A．chest　　　　　　　　 B．stomach　　　　　　 C．tail　　　　　　　　　　 D．back

46．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　 B．express　　　　　　　 C．encourage　　　　　 D．praise

47．A．kept　　　　　　　　　 B．held　　　　　　　　　 C．moved　　　　　　　 D．relied

48．A．when　　　　　　　　 B．before　　　　　　　　 C．until　　　　　　　　　 D．since

49．A．save　　　　　　　　　 B．protect　　　　　　　 C．desert　　　　　　　　 D．bury

50．A．solved　　　　　　　　 B．handled　　　　　　　 C．refused　　　　　　　 D．experienced

51．A．That　　　　　　　　　 B．How　　　　　　　　　 C．As　　　　　　　　　　 D．What

52．A．readily　　　　　　　　 B．passively　　　　　　 C．positively　　　　　　 D．willingly

53．A．frequently　　　　　 B．seldom　　　　　　　 C．never　　　　　　　　 D．usually

54．A．a(chǎn)ffect　　　　　　　　 B．benefit　　　　　　　　 C．direct　　　　　　　　 D．conduct

55．A．cheerful　　　　　　 B．hopeful　　　　　　　 C．helpful　　　　　　　 D．meaningful

—Excuse me．sir．Can I take your order?

— _______.I’m just waiting for a friend．

A．No，thanks．　 B．Yes，please．　 C．Why not ?　　 D．Don’t mention it.

 The street in a small town is as crowded on market days as ____ in a large city.

A. them          B. it              C. they              D. that

 You can’t see well through a telescope unless it is _________ correctly to your sight.

A. accustomed     B. adjusted        C. admitted          D. adopted

 It rained heavily in the south，          serious flooding in several provinces.

A. caused        B. having caused      C. causing               D. to cause

 ________all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post．

A．Since                   B．While               C．If                        D．As

 When he came back three hours later,  they were still sitting on the sofa, _____ in conversation.

A. absorbing         B. absorbed     C. to absorb         D. to be absorbed