At noon the rush hour had passed. There were few guests (顧客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.

    “How much money is a bowl of beef soup?” the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed (吞咽) his saliva (口水), looking at his grandma and saying, "Grandma, did you really have lunch?" "Of course." His grandma chewed (咀嚼) a piece of radish (蘿卜泡菜) slowly. Very quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.

    Seeing this. the boss went over to them and said, "Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you are our 100^th guest."

    Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted (蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out office window.

    When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small stone into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.

    The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests. The guests started coming one after another.

    "81, 82, 83… " the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the 99^th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandma's hand and went into the snack bar.

    "Grandma, this time it's on me," the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100^th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As his grandma as before, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.

32. Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because ________.

    A. Grandma only liked radish

    B. Grandma didn't like beef soup

    C. Grandma loved her grandson more than herself

    D. There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time

33. What do you think of the boss of the snack bar'?

    A. Impatient.        B. Warm hearted.        C. Very rich.       D. Hard-working.

34. Why did the boy put the small stones into the circle he drew?

    A. He played games with his friends.

    B. He was asked to count the guests for the boss.

    C. He wanted to get the free beef soup for his grandma.

    D. He only wanted to know the number of the small stones.

35. Which can be the best title of the passage?

    A. The 100^th guest                        B. A snack bar

    C. A boy counting stones                   D. A poor grandma

    Do you know that it is your immune system (免疫系統(tǒng)) working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system—and the virus is strong enough too—you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms (癥狀) such as having a headache, having a high fever, sneezing or coughing,

    Vitamin C won't stop a cold. It is said that Vitamin C works by increasing white blood cells.

However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only reduces the time of symptoms.

    Staying indoors won't protect you. One of the most likely sources (根源) of cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 46 per cent of computer mice and 45 per cent of telephones had cold viruses on them.

    Wearing warm clothes won't protect you. Colds are more common in autumn and winter. That's because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to the next. And the distinct peak (高峰期) in colds is in September and February, which likely because of the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter holidays.

    Old wives are right about chicken soup. Grandmothers' chicken soup is an old cure for colds for a long 6me. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold, so many wives usually cook chicken soup for their family members in cold winters.

29. According to the passage, when your immune system is working against the virus, you don't   have cold symptoms like ________.

     A. headache      B. stomachache       C. sneeze         D. cough

30. Which of the following ways can really help cure colds?

     A. Staying indoors.

     B. Wearing more clothes.

     C. Drinking some chicken soup.

     D. Eating some fruit with Vitamin C.

31. Why are colds more common in autumn and winter?

     A. Because students return to school.

     B. Because the weather is cool, wet and cold.

     C. Because people don't drink chicken soup.

     D. Because people use computers or telephones more often.

There is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung on our necks. A small bag in front of our chest is filled up with other people's faults (缺點), while the big one at the back is full of our own shortcomings (短處).

　 So it’s easy to find other people's faults, but it's hard for us to see our faults behind us.

　 There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people's faults very quickly. When Simon was impatient with him, he said to Simon, "It's so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be friends with you."

　 He told his mother about Jack's dishonesty. "Jack takes my things without asking. He also forgets to return them." Tommy himself did not like sharing his things with anyone.

　 When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said, "'You are such a rude person."

　 He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was as proud of himself because he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not understand why he did not get on well with others.

　 If only Tommy would switch the bags around, he would discover his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity (虛榮), which were no better than that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

26. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends with Simon because Simon was _________.

　 A. impatient　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a rude person

　 C. dishonest　　　　　　　　　　　 D. too proud of his rich parents

27. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

　 A, Tommy was a person liked by others.

　 B, Tommy liked sharing his things with others.

　 C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcoming.

　 D. Maybe Tommy was no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.

28. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us ________.

　 A. to be more patient

　 B. not to be a person with vanity

　 C. not to take others' things without asking

D. to pay more attention to our own shortcomings

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 　16 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 　17 them.

　 One picture was of a 　18 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture 　19 it was a perfect picture of peace.

　 The other picture had 　20 , too. But these were rugged (崎嶇的) and bare (光禿的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall This did not look peaceful 　21 . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush 　22 in the crack (裂縫) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鳥窩). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures 　23 , he chose the second picture 　24 explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your 　25 . That is the real meaning of peace."

16. A. argued　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　 C. tried　　　　　　　 D. invented

17. A. between　　　 　B. except　　　　 　　C. within　　　　 　　D. through

18. A. calm　　　　　 B. round　　　　　　 C. small　　　　　　 D. deep

19, A. announced　　　 B. thought　　　　 　 C. doubted　　　　　 D. promised

20. A. lakes　　　　 　 B. clouds　　　　　 C. mirrors　　　　　　 D. mountains

21. A. at all　　　　　 B. at last　　　　　 　 C. at once　 　　　　 D. at present

22. A. lying　　　　 　B. growing　　　　　 C. dying　　　　　　 D. moving

23. A. actively　　　 　B. carefully　　　　 C. angrily　　　　　　 D. widely

24. A. so　　　　　 　 B. but　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　 D. and

25. A. voice　　　　　 B. world　　　　　　 C. heart　　　　　　 D. view

 I wonder ________.

    A. if Dr Ma still works on the ORBIS plane

    B. how much does the tallest man in the world weigh

    C. when Audrey Hepburn had entered the film industry

    D. that Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon

 Some word puzzles in this book are ________ difficult that ________ students can solve them.

    A. such; few       B. such; little         C. so: few            D. so; little

---Thanks for the delicious food.

---________.

　 A. No, thanks　　 B. That's right　　　 C. All right　　　　　 D. My pleasure

 He speaks French well, but of course not ________ a person born in France.

    A. as clear as       B, clearer than        C. as clearly as       D. the more clearly

 Alice in Wonderland ________ for 15 days and many of us like the film very much.

    A. begins          B. has begun          C. began            D has been on

---Mr Li was sent to teach Chinese in an American high school last year.

---Yes, I know. He told me he would never forget his pleasant ________ while working there.

　 A. experiments　 　B. expressions　 　　　C. experiences　 　D. explorations