One day in the early March of 1993, Pauline and Tom Nichter and their 11-year-old son, Jason, were shopping for a toy in Buena Park, CA. Suddenly, Pauline saw a wallet lying on the floor. When she looked inside, she found $200. The family, homeless and without work, knew that could change their lives. But they took the wallet to the nearby police station and turned it in. The wallet was found to have some other pockets, and more money in them—over $2,000! The police called the man who lost the wallet to pick it up. The man thanked the Nichters and shook their hands, but did not reward them. Luckily for the family, a TV news reporter filmed the story. People from all over the world heard the story and sent them letters, money, and even offered them jobs. A businessman even let them live in his house for free for six months. So far, the family has received over $100,000. Now the Nichters’ future is bright.

The best title for the passage would be “________”.

  A. Money Is Everything         B. A Lost Wallet and a Family

C. A Kind Businessman         D. A Lost Wallet and the Police

Who found more money in the wallet?

  A. The police              B. Jason  

  C. Someone else in the shop  D. The man who lost the wallet

The underlined words “reward them” mean “________”.

  A. speak to the Nichters B. give something to the Nichters in return

C. pay the police      D. meet the news reporters

People from all over the world help the Nichters do lots of things except _______

  A.offere them jobs     B.sent them letters

  C.sent them money    D.offere them clothes

Which of the following is TRUE about the Nichters?

  A. They got lots of money from a reporter 

B. They made friends with the wallet loser

C. They posted letters to people all over the world 

D. They became known to many people

 
C
A man from Sri Lanka on Friday broke the Guinness world record for the longest time spent watching TV. He finished with 69 hours and 48 minutes.
Suresh Joachim did his TV viewing in the lobby (門廳) of WABC-TV as part of the “Guinness World Record Breaker Week ” on the TV talk show “Live With Regis and Kelly”.
After passing the previous record of 50 hours and 7 minutes Thursday, Joachim continued until about 7 am Friday.
Sitting on a brown leather couch, he watched nothing but ABC shows.
“I’m going to be a little tired of watching TV after this,” Joachim told reporters by phone during a brief break.
Rules of Guinness for the couch potato honor, allow for a five-minute break every hour and a 15-minute break every eight hours. The viewer must be constantly looking at the screen.
The hardest part, Joachim said on Live With Regis and Kelly, was “I couldn’t watch the people” — the many waving passers-by on the street outside the ABC studio.
Joachim, who lives in Toronto but comes from Sri Lanka, now holds more than 16 Guinness records, including the longest duration (持續(xù)) balancing on one foot (76 hours, 40 minutes) and bowling for 100 hours. He does it, he says, to raise awareness of suffering children.
64. Which paragraph shows the main idea of the passage?
A. The first paragraph.                                B. The last paragraph.
C. The second paragraph.                            D. The sixth paragraph.
65. How long had Joachim spent when the new “couch potato” record was made?
A. Half a week.                                   B. Less than two days.
C. 76 hours, 40 minutes.                             D. Nearly three days.
66. Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined word “constantly”?
A. All the time.  B. At times.  C. Some time.   D. Once upon a time.
67. What’s the biggest pity for Joachim when he did his TV viewing?
A. That Joachim could eat nothing.
B. That Joachim couldn’t watch the people outside.
C. That Joachim felt very tired.   
D. That Joachim didn’t have any time for a break.

信息匹配（每題2分，共10分）

閱讀下列材料，從所給的六個選項（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，選出符合各小題要求的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有一項為多余選項。

The following people are all searching for a university. After the description of these people, there is information about six universities A---F on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one university which you do not need to use.

_______  1. Bobby is tired of working indoors and wouldn’t like to be too far away from his girlfriend who studies at Simmons.

________ 2. Maria wants to learn modern science and she prefers to stay neither by the ocean nor in the northeast.

_________3. Andrew wishes to study business in a non-state-run(非公立的)university.

_________4. Lucy enjoys taking her further education in a women-only university.

_________5.Scott hopes to play the computer conveniently for fun.

A． SIMMONS  The College of Arts and Sciences and Modern Studies. Simmons educates women to achieve their work and life goals. More than 40 majors. Lies in the heart of Boston, US. News &World Report ranks Simmons among the top state universities in the North and among the best values. 617-521-2051  www.simmons.edu.

B． PAUL SMITH’S COLLEGE   The College of Nature. Experience a different kind of classroom: 15,300 acres of forests, lakes and streams, a hotel and a restaurant, 99% placement upon graduation. Two-and-four-year degree programs. PO Box 265Paul Smith, NY 12970800-421-2605

www.paulsmith.edu.

C． ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY  Personal attention. Powerful programs. Experience the technology of today at our co-educational university. One Camino Santa Utah 78228-8503 800-FOR-STMU  www.stmarytx.edu.

D．NORTHERN UNIVERSITY  A famous private university with 3,200 students in the Colleges of Arts & Sciences, Business and Engineering. Medicine and Law among the top ten by U.S. News & World Report  Old Union 232 CA 94305-3005 650-723-2091 www.stanford.edu.   E． UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   Adult education course. Earn an online degree with University of Phoenix today. 100% online, fast and convenient. Learn why most working professionals choose University of Phoenix Online. www.Phoenixun.edu.

F． PETER’S COLLEGE   Experienced professors are available. Equipped with a lot of modern facilities, two students a dormitory, two computers, power never fails, PO.356 Peter, 16753800-333-12-2135  。 www.peterun.edu.

C
A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor(售票員) hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior , "said a middle-aged man.
"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor. "
Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said , "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."
Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap interrupted, "I know his name. I call him Dad."
46. The passengers were ________ to see the conductor's kindness to the woman and the child.
A. excited       B. unpleased      C. interested     D. surprised
47. One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to ______.
A. make a demand for more buses
B. thank the conductor for his good service
C. criticize the conductor for his rude behavior
D. invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor
48. What was the gentleman?
A. A teacher.                      B. A newspaper reporter.
C. Not known from the story.         D. The conductor's friend from his company.
49. The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.
A. the gentleman                 B. the conductor
C. the middle-aged man           D. the three-year-old child
50. It is clear from the story that the conductor _______.
A. has changed his attitude towards his work
B. has now been kind and polite to all passengers
C. has not changed his rude behavior to passengers probably
D. has now been kind and polite to women with children

Seattle International Film Festival ：Future Wave Shorts Program

Seattle Washington

May/June annually

Deadline：March

A presentation of original short films created by youth aged 18 and under. Entries must be no longer than 10 minutes（including end titles）.The juried Future Wave winner receives a $500 each prize！

http://www.siff.net

Contact：Dustin Kasper 【dustin.Kasper @siff.Net 】

Entry fee：$20

University if Toronto Film and Video Festival

Toronto

February

Deadline：January

Annual Festival accepting all lengths and genres（流派），with an emphasis on student work.Submission （提交）form on festival website.

http://www.uoftfilmandvideofestival.ca

Contact: Steven Hoffner 【uoftfilmfest@harthousetheatre.ca】

Entry fee：$15 (early)  $20（final）

Young Cuts Film Festival

Toronto Ontario

August 23th-27^th

Deadline：April 30^th

The Young Cuts Film Festival is one of the world’s most important film festivals for film makers under the age of 25 and is for student film makers and non-student film makers alike. It’s important because we not only evaluate young film makers’ short films for our own Festival competition，but we can also evaluate your film with an eye to establishing its market potential. For more information please go to our website at www.youngcuts.com or email us at info@youngcut.Com

Contact：Peter Bailey 【info@youngcut.Com】

Entry fee：$60.00—$90.00

Scene First Student Film Festival

Wilmington North California

June 14^th-16^th

Deadline：May

The 3-day national film competition provides student film makers with an opportunity to show their short films， network with industry professionals， and learn from academic and industry leadership ——all in a relaxed social environment.

http://www.scenefirstfestival.com

Contact： Sam Connelly 【samc@campusentertainment.net】

Entry fee：$12

1.

 If you want to enter Seattle International Film Festival，you have to ______.

A. be above 18 years of age  

B. apply before May

   C. make a film no more than 10 minutes in length

   D. make a film with end titles

2.

 Those who enter Young Cuts Film Festival can _______.

A. win some prize money  

B. have their films sold at the film market

   C. meet very professional film makers

   D. know whether it is possible for their films to go into market

3.

 If a student film maker want to ask famous film makers for advice，he should go to ________.

A. Seattle International Film Festival

B. University if Toronto Film and Video Festival  

C. Young Cuts Film Festival  

D. Scene First Student Film Festival