Tourism wasn’t as important as it is today. In the past, only people with a good deal of money could travel on holidays to your countries. More people travel today than in the past because there is growing middle class in many parts of the world; that is to say, people now have more money for travel. Special plane doesn’t travel for the same reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like to meet new people and to taste new food.

Tourism causes many changes in a country and in people’s lives. People build new hotels and restaurants and train native men and women as guides to show visitors interesting places. There’re new nightclubs and other amusements. International tourism is clearly a big business.

55. In the old days _______ could travel to other countries.

  A. boys and girls, men or women, young or old  B. either kings or queens

  C. both the poor and the rich              D. nobody but those who had money

56. More people travel today than in the past because __________.

 A. people have become interested in traveling B. traveling today is easier than in the past

  C. people now have spare money for travel     D. great changes have taken place in the world

57. What makes travel more attractive than before?

  A. Travel by air to other countries is much cheaper today.

  B. More guides are being trained to show beautiful spots.

  C. Modern telegraph(電報(bào)) lines make travel less expensive

  D. New hotels and restaurants have been built.

58. Which of the following statements is true according to the article?

  A. Tourism won’t bring any changes in people’s mind.

  B. People have some trouble in making journey.

  C. With the development of tourism, great changes have taken place in many parts in the world

  D. Tourism causes only some changes in clothing

　　Your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment（營養(yǎng)）. The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form（丸劑）, believing that these will make them healthy. But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesn’t need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them? In modem western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.

51. “Your body has close relations with the food you eat.” It really means that _______

A．a(chǎn)ll kinds of food you eat can be made into your body

B．your body is made up of the food you eat

C．what you eat has a great effect on your health

D．the more you eat, the healthier you will feel

52. The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that _______.

A．eating apples regularly does lots of good to our health

B．the apple is the best among all kinds of fruits

C．a(chǎn)pples can take the place of doctors　

D．a(chǎn)n apple is a sure cure for illness

53. In the paragraph, the writer tries to let us know _______.

A．our bodies need food, or we can’t live　

B．often eating apples is a good habit

C．a(chǎn) good diet is of great importance for our health

D．taking extra vitamin pills is completely useless

54. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy, we should _____.

A．only eat an apple a day　　

B．eat properly

C．take as many vitamin pills as possible

D．throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully

My father often works very hard. And he 　 36　 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 　37　 story about him.

　　　 One afternoon, when he finished his work, and 　 38　 go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 　　39　 to have not much work to do that day and 　40　 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.

　　　 So he came back home and 　　41　 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left.

　　　 But to our 　 42　 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

　　　 When my father was sitting in his seat, a 　 43　 came to father’s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was surprised. He took out the ticket 　 44　 looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, 　　45　 . And then he looked at the seat. It was 　 46　 . So he asked her to 　47　 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　　　 Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The colors of the tickets are different.” 　　48　 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am 　 49　 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the　 　50　 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left.

　　　 36. A. always　 　　B. seldom　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　 D. sometimes.

　　　 37. A. funny　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　　 D. strange

　　　 38. A. was to　　　　　　　 B. was about to　　 C. had to　　　　　　　 D. ought to

　　　 39. A. happened　　　　　 B. liked　　　　　　　　 C. pretended　　　　 D. wanted

　　　 40. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. which

　　　 41. A. early　　　　　　　　　 B. quietly　　　 　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. suddenly

　　　 42. A. surprise　　　　　　 　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　 C. sorrow　　　　　　 　 D. delight

　　　 43. A. man　　　　　　　　　 B. woman　　　　　　 C. boy　　　　　　　　　 D. stranger

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

　　　 45. A. Seat 1　　　　　　　　 B. Seat 2　　　　　　　 C. Seat 3　　　　　　　 D. Seat 4

　　　 46. A. different　　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　 C. the same　　　　　 D. strange

　　　 47. A. bring　　　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　 C. see　　　　　　　　　 D. show

　　　 48. A. .But　　　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

　　　 49. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. sorry　　　　　　　　 C. wrong　　　 　 D. worried

　　　 50. A. exhibition　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　　 C. concert　　　　　　 D. film

 The reason for his success is ____ he worked very hard.

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

 He couldn’t ______ the fact that the money was found in his house..

   A. answer for   B. leave for   C. account for   D. care for

 Great changes _____ in this city over the past five years.

   A. took place   B. have taken place   C. were taken place   D. have been taken place

 If you see Jack，please give my __________ to him for not having written to him.

   A. apology    B. excuse    C. message    D. theory

Do you think the plan _____ into practice as soon as possible?

　 A. should put　　　　　　 B. ought to be put

　 C. ought to have put　 D. ought to have been put

--- Can your factory really afford ____ food for the people in the flooded area?

--- I believe we can because we have ____ workers.

　 A. a number of; plenty of　　 B. a large amount of; the number of

　 C. plenty of; the number of　 D. a large amount of; a number of

 Some policemen should be sent to _____ them _____ the trees.

   A. prevent; to cut down    B. stop; cutting down

   C. keep; to cut down      D. keep; cutting down