When I was at university, I worked at the café. Every day I would see people come in, sit there, drink coffee, do some reading or do just whatever they feel like doing. Oh, how I envied them. I wanted so much to do what they were doing. However, I couldn’t because I had to work for nine hours a day and study for the rest of it. So such a desire remained a silly, yet life-ling dream.

Yesterday, I achieved it because I was a director after graduation. It was a perfect day to sit and relax. I chatted with my friends. Then, an old man entered the café with his whole body shaking. Every step seemed to be a huge struggle. He looked so familiar to me but yet, I wasn’t quite sure. While his nurse was ordering at the counter, I walked near to the old man. He had been one of our regular customers at the café! His name is Candido Filio. He is a retired professor of the University of the Philippines for more than 20 years. He founded Scrabble Organization and in his lifetime, he received awares for his works. Mr Filio and I shared a very special interest during my days in that café. He was one of the smartest people I knew. Every day, I watched him write his book and he would always discuss bits and pieces of it with me. Every Sunday the Philippine Star Newspaper had a special page for word puzzles and Filio held the record for being the one who answered all of them in less than five minutes. He encouraged me to try to solve them too and for months and months I did my best to beat him but couldn’t make it.

When I looked at him yesterday, I was both sad and shocked. While we were chatting, I still sensed that he was still sharp, smart and witty. He always loved to laugh, without wasting any minute to enjoy life.

56. As a university student, the author had a life-long dream _____.

A. to enjoy a relaxing life             B. to sit in a café

C. to do some reading                 D. to give up work

57. The description “Every step seemed to be a huge struggle” suggests that the old man_____.

A. walked powerfully                 B. made a big step

C. was very weak                      D. wanted to attract attention

58. The author walked near to the old man in order to _____.

A. order some coffee                 B. have a careful look at him

C. serve him coffee                   D. help him to go to his seat

59. What did Mr Filio and the author share in the past?

A. They drank coffee together.                 B. They share in writing the same book.

C. They chatted and solved word puzzles.  D. They had the same life goal.

60. The author’s purpose in writing this passage is to _____.

A. tell us an interesting story

B. share his unforgettable experience with us

C. show how word puzzles help people be positive and sharp

D. call on us to have an optimistic attitude towards life

The ringing of the phone runs through my head, telling me someone needs help. I pick it up and   36   the routine, “Teen Lifeline, this is Amber. ” About 45 minutes later I hang up, feeling pleased because I’ve   37   another teen. Volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize how to deal with my own 38  and help others.

“My mom is always fighting with me. I want to run away. ” Some teens feel their   39   is a prison, rather than a place of shelter and safety. They feel parents are only there to make their lives   40   . We try to help the teens realize the danger they could be in   41   giving them advice. All we can do is to ask questions. We also try to    42   where the teens would go and how they would survive. We give them a phone number if they   43   don’t want to live in their “prison”.

“I don’t want to   44   any more” is something we hear, and suicide（自殺）calls are some of the hardest to    45   . We try to discover why they want to take their lives and how   46   they are by asking them to rate it on a scale of one to ten. One means they are    47   suicide but haven’t decided how, and ten means they are always thinking about it and have a    48   . We ask them to make a promise that they will not hurt   49   . And sometimes we ask for their telephone numbers   50   we can call back to make sure that they are okay.

Although many calls are about relatively   51   problems, volunteering at Teen Lifeline has helped me realize I’m not the   52   person with problems, and has taught me how to    53   with my heart. I have made a   54   and saved many lives possibly even my own,   55   .

 She is so beautiful a girl that once ________ she’ll be never forgotten.

A. to see        B. to be seen    C. seeing        D. seen

 _____ he met with the difficulty did he realize the importance of group work.

A. Even though      B. Never until      C. Only before   D. Ever since

The applicant_______ the written papers but failed in the job interview.

A. got over      B. got across       C. got off       D. got through

― I have learned that it is not easy to get on well with the new boss.

―______? I think that I only need to do my own job well.

A. So what    B. what for          C. what if        D. how come

― How did you know he is from Beijing?

― Oh, his accent_________ him.

A. suggested    B. displayed        C. betrayed      D. showed

He didn’t show_______ in the party last night.

A. off         B. up             C. over         D. in

―You failed the exam again.

―If only I _______ to your advice.

A. had listened              B. listened        C. has listened    D. was listening

________ working ability, you are no worse than the others, it is just you don’t put your heart in your work.

A. In favor of   B. In terms of     C. In place of    D. In case of