In general, people talk about two groups of colours: warm colours and cool colours. Researchers in psychology think that there are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colours and people who prefer cool colours.

The warm colours are red, orange and yellow. Where there are warm colours and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colours are green, blue and violet. These colours, unlike warm colours , are relaxing. Where there are cool colours, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.

Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colours than in a room with cool colours. He suggests that a warm colour, such as red or orange is a good colour for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colours are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.

Researchers do not know why people think some colours are warm and other colours are cool. However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colours remind people of warm days and the cool colours remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.

49.Which of the following colours belong to cool colours?

A. Yellow, green.  B. Blue, violet.

C. Black, blue.    D. Brown, white.

50.Which of the following statements is not true?

A. Sociable people like warm colours.

B. Warm colours can make people excited.

C. People who like to be with others don’t like red.

D. Where there are warm colours, people want to be active.

51.Which is the right colour for different rooms?

A. Red or orange for offices.

B. Orange for dining-rooms.

C. Blue for bedrooms.

D. Red for studies.

52.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. It shows the reason why people think some colours are warm and others are cool.

B. Warm colours remind people of warm days.

C. Cool colours remind people of cool days.

D. People have an agreeable opinion of warm colours and cool colours.

You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists（拳頭）. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!

Of course he isn’t really dead. With any luck he isn’t even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals（專業(yè)人士）. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen（替身演員）. That is to say, they perform tricks.

There are two sides to their work.. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress(床墊). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!

　 But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman’s success depends on careful timing（時間測量）. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion（爆炸）just at the right moment.

　 Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff（懸崖）a thousand feet high. His parachute failed to open, and he was killed.

　 In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stunt-girls too!

45.Stuntmen are those who　　　　

　 A. often dress up as actors　　　　　　　　 B. prefer to lead dangerous lives

　 C. often perform seemingly dangerous actions D. often fight each other for their lives

46.Stuntmen earn their living by　　　　

　 A. playing their dirty tricks　　　　 B. selling their special skills

　 C. jumping out of high windows　　 D. jumping from fast moving trains

47.Usually when a stuntman falls from a high building　　　　

　 A. he needs little protection

　 B. he will be covered with a mattress

　 C. his life is endangered

　 D. his safety is generally all right

48.What can be inferred from the author’s example of the Norwegian stuntman?

　 A. Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.

B. The percentage of serious accidents is high

　 C. Parachutes must be of good quality.

D. The cliff is too high.

Jee Hock and Meng Kim were very good friends. Jee Hock could not see. He was blind. Meng Kim could not walk. He was lame. They lived in a village near a forest. Everyone in the village was going to a rich man’s dinner on the other side of the forest. Jee Hock and Meng Kim were anxious to attend the dinner too.

    Blind Jee Hock thought of a plan. He would carry Meng Kim. The lame man could tell him the way. Meng Kim said that the plan was a good one.

    On the way through the forest, Meng Kim saw a tiger. He did not tell Jee Hock about it. Instead, he quietly asked Jee Hock to carry him to the nearest tree. Upon reaching an over banging branch, Meng kim quickly hauled himself up.

    Then the tiger roared. Jee Hock at once knew a tiger was near. He lay down quietly. The tiger came to him and sniffed his body. The tiger’s whiskers touched Jee Hock’s nose. At once Jee Hock sneezed, “Ah choooooo!” The tiger was afraid and ran away.

    Then Meng Kim came down from the tree. He asked Jee Hock about the tiger. Jee Hock said that the tiger had told him to choose his friends wisely.

41.They decided to go to ______.

  A. a picnic       B. a dinner       C. a party         D. the cinema

42.When Meng Kim saw the tiger, he ______.

  A. shouted loudly              B. did not tell Jee Hock about it

  C. quickly climbed up a tree      D. lay down quietly

43.Jee Hock knew the tiger was near. He ______.

  A. went to sleep   B. cried      C. sat down and waited  D. lay down quietly

44.Jee Hock sneezed because the tiger’s whiskers ______.

  A. hurt him      B. was very long   C. cut his nose      D. touched his nose

No one in the US could forget the day, April 14th, 1865, 21　 Abraham Lincoln was shot that night. 22　 a very busy day, the president and his wife went to Ford's Theatre D. C. , 23　 a new play was going to put on.

Near the theatre there lived　 24　 actor named John Wilkes Booth, who was strongly against the 25 though he hadn't fought for the South himself. As the play 26　　 after a moment for a rest, Booth came into the theatre. He walked slowly and quietly 27　 the door through 　28　 he could move into the President's box. He looked 　29　 carefully so as to find the guards 　30　 were protecting the president from the enemy. To his joy, there was none of 　31　 and nobody noticed him. He reached the door quickly and began to hold the gun in his pocket.

　　It was quiet in the theatre. Suddenly a terrible sound 　32 in on the play. It surprised everyone and soon everyone looked 33　 where the sound had just come. Smoke was seen 　34　 from the box, where the 　35　 had enjoyed the play all the night! Soldiers hurried 36　 , but it was too 37　 . The murderer had already jumped from the box 38　 to the stage from which he hurriedly ran out of the 　 39　 .

Lincoln, one of the greatest American presidents, was shot and 　40　 early the next morning.

21.　 A. as　　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. how

22.　 A. before　　　　　　　 B. after　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　 D. during

23.　 A. when　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　 C. there　　　　　　　　　　 D. before

24.　 A. 25-years old　　　 B. 25 years old　　　 C. a 25-years-old　　　 D. a 25-year-old
25.　 A. North　　　　　　　 B. South　　　　　　　　 C. the Union　　　　　　 D. slavery

26.　 A. came to a stop　 B. started　　　　　　　 C. lasted　　　　　　　　　 D. ended

27.　 A. towards　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. up to　　 D. down to

28.　 A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　 D. in

29.　 A. around　　　 　　 B. behind　　　　　　　 C. back　　　　　　　　　　 D. forward

30.　 A. which　　　 　　 B. who　　　　　　　　　 C. whom　　　　　　　　　 D. what

31.　 A. guards　　　 　　 B. them　　　　　　　　 C. people　　　　　　　　　 D. soldiers

32.　 A. broke　　　　　　　　 B. came　　　　　　　　 C. flied　　　　　　　　　　 D. went

33.　 A. at　　　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　　　　 D. down

34.　 A. to come　　　　　　 B. coming　　　　　　　 C. to rise　　　　　　　　　 D. raising

35.　 A. murderer　　　　　 B. guard　　　　　　　　 C. Lincoln　　　　　　　　 D. president

36.　 A. about　　　　　　　　 B. round　　　　　　　　 C. out　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

37.　 A. noisy　　　　　　　　 B. dark　　　　　　　　　 C. late　　　　　　　　　　　 D. surprise

38.　 A. on　　　　　　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　　　　　　 C. down　　　　　　　　　 D. over

39.　 A. stage　　　　　　　　 B. box　　　　　　　　　 C. gate　　　　　　　　　　 D. theatre

40.　 A. was dead　　　　　 B. had been dead　　 C. had died　　　　　　　 D. died

 Don’t be rude to your father. Never in his life ____that way.

A. has he spoken to                           B. he has spoken 

C. has he been spoken to                    D. he has been spoken to

 —My teacher is indeed a wise man.

—Oh, yes. How often I have regretted ______ his advice!

A. not taking         B. taking                C. not to take       D. to take

High-speed trains travel at 300 kilometres an hour, which is about ___ normal trains.

A. four times the speed of　　　 　　　　　B. the speed four times of

　　 C. four times as the speed of D. four times the speed as

I don’t doubt ___ our country will play a more and more important role in the world affairs.

A. that              B. if                    C. whether       D. how

 ________to reach them on the phone, we sent an email instead.

A. Fail             B. Having failed           C. To fail       D. Failed

 She knows so much about England. She ________ there before.

A. must be         B. must have been        C. must live      D. must have lived in