The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome stuff they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.
    The clock struck 12."Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy ."
    The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
63. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .
   A. asleep                  B. working in bed  
   C. outside                 D. quietly laughing at him
64. What do you suppose happened to the author？
   A. He went to a church to pray again 
   B. He passed the exam by luck
    C. He failed in the exam           

D. He was punished by his teacher
 65. The best title for the passage would be __________ .
   A. The Night Before the Examination  B. Working Far into the Night
  C. A Slow Student                    D. Going Over My Lessons

Everybody has a blood type. The most common blood type system is the ABO system discovered in the year 1900by an Austrian scientist named Karl Landsteiner who was awarded the Nobel Prize for his achievements. There are four types of blood in the system: A, B, AB and O. your blood type is certain before you are born, by specific genes from your parents. You receive one gene（基因）from your mother and one from your father; these two combine to form your blood type.

Interestingly, in Japan, you are what you bleed, as blood type is a common way of defining character and personality, much like horoscopes(星座) in Western countries. In 1931, Furukawa Takeji (1891-1940) came up with a link between blood type and personality. As he saw it, humans are simple beings, only requiring two personality types: people of blood type A are generally mild tempered(脾氣溫和的） and intelligent, while people of blood type B are the opposite（相反）.

In Japan, blood type has influenced people’s lives in unexpected ways. A baseball coach was reported to have used it in the selection of his teams. The class was split（使分開）according to blood type, and then different teaching techniques were used depending on the group.

Almost all the Japanese know their blood type, although whether this is the reason why the fashion became so popular or a result of its popularity is not certain. In contrast, Europeans and Americans are happily unaware of not only their blood type, but also the “blood typology” phenomenon.

An industry has grown around the foundation laid down by Furukawa, so that you can now buy blood type chewing gum soft drinks and even calendars!

59. When the blood type was discovered, Furukawa Takeji was _____.

  A. a child  B. a teenager  C. an adult  D. an old man

60. By saying “you are what you bleed,” the author wants to express _____.

  A. how important the blood type is

  B. it’s troublesome to know the blood type

  C. it’s a danger if you don’t know your blood type

  D. the blood types have great effects on people’s life

61. According to Furukawa Takeji, a stupid girl with bad temper may have the blood type_______.

  A. A      B. B      C. C      D. D

62. By_____, the author shows us the blood types are widely used in Japan.

  A. analyzing the data

  B. comparing different deals

  C. doing experiments

  D. giving examples

Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendship doesn’t last long. To have a friend, you must learn to be one. You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous; be understanding.

Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you do not tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose the friend’s trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.

Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You do not have to give your lunch money or your clothes. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them, you help your friend know better.

Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve. Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.

No two friendships are ever exactly alike. But all true friendships have three thinks in common. If you plan to keep your friends, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.

55. Some friendships don’t last very long because_______.

A. some people receive friendship but don’t give friendship back

B. there are too many people who want to make friends

C. those who give others friendship receive friendship from others.

D. they don’t know friendship is something serious.

56. According to the passage honesty is_________.

A. something countable     B. the base of friendship

C. as important as money    D. more important than anything else

57. The best title of this passage is_________.

A. Honesty Is the Best Policy

B. A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

C. How to Be Friends       

 D. Three Important Points in Life

58. What’s the meaning of “count on” in the second paragraph?

A. 期望，依賴   B. 認(rèn)為    C. 重視    D. 數(shù)，點（數(shù)）

When we don’t understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs. A Frenchman was once traveling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it, and took out again. He wanted to say . “Bring me something to eat.”

The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee. But the man again refused it. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.

When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter , and he put his hand on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

So you see, we cannot understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words.

51.According to the passage, when people do not understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of ______.

A. a waiter               B. a teacher        C. an Englishman

D. their hands, heads, and other parts of their bodies.

52. The waiter brought the Frenchman ______________

A. a cup of tea, a cup of coffee, and a lot of other drinks

B. a large plate of meat and vegetables

C. a lot of drinks and a big plate of meat

D. a lot of food and drinks.

53.Another man saw the waiter, and put his hand on his stomach. He meant__________.

 A. he had a stomachache          B. he was hungry

 C. he was very thirsty            D .he was full

54. From this story we know_______

A. people can only understand the language of words

B. proper gestures can help to understand each other

C. waiters should understand body languages

D. it is important to learn foreign languages

I was in a department store with my mom, aunt, and my sister a few days ago.  31 , I am one of those people who do not like to go shopping with my family. However, I decided this time to 32___ them.

My aunt and I were  33__ for some things to buy for our family when I noticed two  34___ on the side. One of them had a little girl sitting on it with her  35____ nearby and the other one was  36___ . So, I decided to sit down. While I was  37____ my own thing there, I 38___ that the family were not in front of the  39_  anymore. I saw the girl  40___ and look around for her family. She came back and I saw her in  41____, crying.

   I knew that she  42__ her family and was all by herself . Now, I am sure that almost everybody has been lost in a department store or  43__ big before and we all know that feeling. 44___ I went up to her and asked what was  45___ and in between tears she told me she was lost. I  46__ her a smile card I just bought. You should have seen the _47__ on her face when she read it. Then I went up to customer service center and  48___ them what happened. People there promised to  49___ her. After I left, the little girl’s parents went there and I could see them looking around for the person who had found their daughter and given her the  50___. Little did they know it was a regular teenager who did it.

31. A. Luckily         B. Usually              C. Sadly              D. Surprisingly

32. A. help          B. encourage         C. join              D. support

33. A. answering            B. looking              C. preparing                D. calling

34. A. chairs                B. children           C. signs              D. toys

35. A. friends               B. book                C. family               D. bags

36. A. clean         B. large               C. empty              D. beautiful

37. A. studying             B. carrying            C. buying             D. doing

38. A. noticed              B. believed            C. doubted            D. understood

39. A. shop                 B. gift                  C. girl                  D. lady

40. A. get up               B. come up            C. give up            D. make up

41. A. return                B. detail               C. vain               D. tears

42. A. hated               B. raised              C. lost                 D. lived

43. A. somewhere          B. something          C. everywhere        D. everything

44. A. If                    B. As                  C. So                 D. Or

45. A. important             B. wrong               C. strange             D. different

46. A. lent            B. gave                C. sent                D. posted

47. A. smile                B. hope               C. puzzle              D. worry

48. A. reminded       B. warned            C. asked             D. told

49. A. look out for     B. take care of         C. wait for             D. call up

50. A. courage             B. money             C. explanation         D. card

 ---Pardon? 

   ---I ____ make so much noise.

A. tell you don’t     B. tell you not to     C. told you didn’t      D. told you not to 

--Have you moved into the new house?       --Not yet, the rooms _____. 

 A. are being painted       B. are painting        C. are painted        D. have been painting 

 It's not surprising that ________ little worms eat  ________much grain.

A. so  so  B. so   such    C such  so  D such  such

The MP3 he has been looking for is not  _________   he bought last week．

A．it       B． one       C．the one   D．which

 Professor Wilson likes to spend his spare time _____ the piano at home.

A. practising playing    B. to practise playing

C. practising to play     D. to practise to play