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Bill worked in big office,and he usually went to the barber’s during working hours to have his hair cut. This against the rules: office workers had to have his hair cut in their own time. While Bill was at the barber’s on one day, the manager of the office entered in to have his own hair cut. Bill saw him and       managed to hide his face. But the manager sat besides him, and soon recognized him.“Hello, Bill,” said the manager,“I know you are having your haircut.”“Yes, sir, I do,” said Bill.“You see, sir, it grows in office time.“Not all of it,”said the manager at once.“Some grows in your own time.”“Yes, sir, that’s quite true,” answered Bill polite,“but I’m not having it all cut off.”                           

Trees are one of the oldest living things on earth .They play a very important role for human’s existence. Trees are important for life as they provide food and oxygen. The importance of tree continues to increase and more benefits of trees are being discovered as their role expands to satisfy the needs created by our modern lifestyles. The forests and trees that are planted by humans work together with us to make the world look better and more beautiful. __71____Some of them are as follows.

  Trees can clean soil and control soil erosion. Poisonous chemicals and pollutants from various factories enter into the soil, thus causing soil pollution.___72____Soil erosion is a serious problem that causes degradation(退化)of soil and leads to floods. Trees and plant roots bind the soil and thus reduce soil erosion. Also they conserve rainwater and reduce sediment(沉積)deposits.

   Trees produce oxygen . Trees play an important role in reducing the greenhouse gases. They consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.___73____A fully grown tree produces oxygen which is sufficient for10 people for a complete year. Also, they act as filters of the air that we breathe.

   Trees are of commercial importance. Trees fulfill the need of fuel for cooking in many areas around the world. Trees also provide timber for furniture and hundreds of household items. Wood pulp is used for making paper in industries.____74____Some trees are even used to make medicines.

 ____75____They provide shelter and food for a number of animal species across the globe. Trees are especially important as they form green corridors connecting habitats with each other and with the countryside beyond.

A This lowers global warming.

B Trees have beautified our planet.

C Trees act as the habitat for wild animals.

D In face, trees play different roles in our environment.

E Without trees our planet cannot be considered a place for living.

F Also, trees produce a number of fruits and nuts which are sold at market.

G Trees have the ability to store them or change them into less harmful forms.

Bored? Lonely? Out of condition?

Why not try the

SPORTS CENTER?

TENNIS

Indoor and outdoor courts. Coaching from beginners to advanced. Children only. Mornings.

SKIING

Gentle slopes. 3 levels instructors at weekends and Fridays. Daytime practice.

8-year-old upwards.

SWIMMING

2 pools, heated, Olympic length.

Women: Tuesday and Thursday.　 Men: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Children: Saturday.　　 Family day: Sunday.GOLF

9 hole practice course. Professional Coaching. Lessons must be booked in advance in daytime. Evening practice. Minimum age --- 9 years.

GYMNASTICS

Maximum age—18 years.

Children aged 5—10. Monday and Wednesdays. 4:00—6:00 p.m.

10—18 year olds. Friday evenings.

AND MANY MORE

Table Tennis, Snooker, Darts (標(biāo)槍), Chess (everyday and evening), Café (all day), Bar(lunch time and evenings), Nursery (weekdays and weekends, not evenings).

Centre open 10:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. Daily.

Interested? More details, call 800-1234-5678.

67. What is this ad mainly about?

　　　 A. It mainly shows us some ways to spend weekends.

　　　 B. It mainly shows us a place to relax ourselves.

　　　 C. It shows the ways of saving our time.

　　　 D. It shows us a lot of ways to spend our holidays.

68. Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

　　　 A. People can play tennis day and night.

　　　 B. Men and women swim in the SPORTS CENTER separately.

　　　 C. Children at any age can play golf in the SPORTS CENTER.

　　　 D. People under 20 can all take gymnastics.

69. How many sports events are mentioned in the passage?

　　　 A. 5.　　　　 　　　　 B. 7.　　　　 　　　 C. 9.　　　 　　　　　 D. 12.

70. Where can we find this ad in your opinion?

　　　 A. In a company. B. In a restaurant. C. In a park. D. On a newspaper.

Taylor sings with heart

The music industry is never short of teen pop stars with wonderful looks, but it doesn’t often find one like US singer Taylor Swift. “Beneath Taylor Swift’s not-a-girl, not-yet-a-woman sweetness hides a very skillful songwriting technique (技巧),” writes Leah Greenblatt with Entertainment Weekly.

Songwriting, the country singer explains, is “how I deal with problems. I am used to writing about things that really influences me most.” So in her songs, there is always something true and honest. They seem like stories from a diary. And that certainly helps Swift attract her audience.

She’s sold more than 13 million copies worldwide of her first two albums, 2006’s self-titled debut (首張專輯) and 2008’s Fearless. She’s the youngest artist ever to be named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards. Not surprisingly, there were great expectations for her third album, Speak Now, which came out late last month, where she again returned to her own life for material. The 14 songs “are all about the last two years... when life was a little bit bigger and crazier,” says Swift. “So I’ve written about the lessons and confusion and heartbreak and all the different things that go along with being 18, 19 and 20.”

64..What led to Taylor’s fame?

A. Her wonderful looks.　　　　　　　

B. Her songwriting skills together with her looks.

C. Her beautiful voice.　　　　　　　　

D. Her special life experience in her teenage years.

65.Which of the following is true?

A. Taylor is now in her twenties.

B. Taylor’s the youngest Artist of the Year at the Academy Awards

C. Taylor has produced three albums up till now.

D. Taylor has sold more than 13 million copies worldwide so far.

66.　 What may be written in the album, Speak Now?

A. Her unhappy experience with her boyfriend.

B. Her concern for her popularity.

C. Her happy childhood.

D. Her worries for environmental pollution.

Robert Frost was one of America’s best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life.

He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early  childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America’s Civil War. The general’s name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.

    Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost’s childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost’s father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim (受害者) of his anger.

    Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert’s grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.

    Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs  he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing.

    In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy’s Will. When it appeared in 1913. Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country.

    Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost’s second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.

60.The followings are writers EXCEPT ________.

A. Robert Edward Lee                                B. Robert Lee Frost

C. Ernest Hemingway                                  D. Ezra Pound

61.The passage wrote about Hemingway in order to show that

A. he had great influence on Frost’s poetry and life

B. Frost’ s poetry style was the same as Hemingway’s

C. Frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father

D. Frost spent his childhood unhappily

62.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Once Frost’s first book was published he gained great praise in his country.

B. After leaving Harvard University, he began to learn to write poetry.

C. Frost was found lo have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school.

D. Robert Frost’s father was angry and drank a lot because he didn’t realize his dream.

63.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Roberl Frost’s unhappy childhood.            B. Roberl Frost’s first and second book.

C. Roberl Frost’s family and jobs.                  D. Roberl Frost’s life and poetry.

CHICAGO --Bill Clinton's eagerly awaited memoir(自傳), My Life, will be published this June, and is sure to ignite（點燃）a firestorm of interest in an already politically charged election year. Bill Clinton said that most presidential memoirs are thought to be "dull and self-serving, but I hope mine is interesting and self-serving.”

My Life, which is being published by Knopf and will sell for $ 35, is expected by many industry watchers to rise to the top of the best-seller lists.

Clinton said the book tells the story of his life from his birth and childhood in Arkansas to his years in the White House. From the book readers can have a look at his successes and setbacks.

He tells the story “as it happens to me, so you see what it's like to be president ... to see how everything happens at once.”

Without offering specifics or mentioning Monica Lewinsky, Clinton said, "I don't spare myself" in the book.

"I have no idea if this is a great book," he said, "but it's a pretty good story. "

Clinton was reportedly paid an advance of $10 million for the book, which was supposed to be done a year ago.

"The minute that book goes on sale, people will be lined up buying the book," said Bob Wietrak, a vice-president（副總統(tǒng)）and chief merchant for Barnes & Noble.

Some predict the 957-page book will be one of the few presidential memoirs to fly off shelves.

Booksellers have already taken pre-orders. The 1.5 million-copy first printing is bigger than the first run for Hillary Clinton's memoir Living History, which sold 1.8 million copies.

56. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the book My Life?

A. It will come out in June.  B. It has 957 pages in all.

C. It is priced at $ 35.  D. It will be published by Barnes & Noble

57. Readers will not find much information about        in the book.

A. Clinton's childhood  B. Clinton’s affair with Monica Lewinsky

C. Clinton's political life   D. Clinton’s presidential election

58. The underlined word "setback" means              .

A. a change from worse to better   B. a change from better to worse

C. a change from worse to worst          D. a change better to best

59. What can we learn about the sale of book?

A. The whole printing will be bigger than that of Hillary Clinton's Living History

B. Some booksellers have placed orders beforehand.

C. The book will be taken off the shelves after it meets failure.

D. People have to place an order for the book before it comes out.

The Price of a Dream

I grew up poor, living with my wonderful mother. We had little money but plenty of love and attention. I was 　36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still 　37 a dream.

My dream was to be a sportsman. 38 I was sixteen, I had started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour fastball and hit anything that moved on the football field. I was also 　39 : My high-school coach was Ollie Jarvis, who not only believed in me, but taught me 40 to believe in myself. He 　41 me the difference between having a dream and realizing the dream. One particular 　42 with Coach Jarvis changed my life forever.

It was the summer between my junior and senior years, and a friend recommended (推薦) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket—money for a new bike and new clothes, and the 　43 of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to 　44 summer baseball to deal with the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell Coach Jarvis I wouldn’t be playing.

When I told Coach Jarvis, he was as 　45 as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said. “Your playing days are limited. You can’t 　46 to waste them.” I stood before him with my head hanging, trying to think of the 　47 that would explain 　48 him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 　49 in me.

“How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked. “Three twenty-five an hour,” I replied.

“Well,” he asked, “is $3.25 an hour the 　50 of a dream?”

That simple question made it 　51 to me the difference between 　52 something right now and following a dream. I 　53 myself to sports that summer, and within the year I was 　54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and was 　55 a $20,000 contract. In 2000, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

36.　 A. happy　　　　　　　　　 B. polite　　　　　　 C. shy　　　　　　　　　 D. honest

37.　 A. lose　　　　　　　　　　　 B. have　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　　 D. need

38.　 A. By the time　　　　　　 B. The time　　　　 C. At one time　　　 D. At a time

39.　 A. right　　　　　　　　　　 B. popular　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　　　　 D. confident

40.　 A. how 　　　　　　　　　　 B. why　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　　 D. whether

41.　 A. gave　　　　　　　　　　 B. taught　　　　　　 C. brought　　　　　　 D. asked

42.　 A. accident　　　　　　　　 B. matter　　　　　　 C. problem　　　　　　 D. experience

43.　 A. aim　　　　　　　　　　　 B. idea　　　　　　　 C. start　　　　　　　　 D. purpose

44.　 A. keep up　　　　　　　　 B. put up　　　　　　 C. give up　　　　　　 D. pick up

45.　 A. mad　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy 　　　　　 C. frightened　　　　 D. shameful

46.　 A. adopt　　　　　　　　　　 B. afford　　　　　　 C. affect　　　　　　　 D. effect

47.　 A. answers　　　　　　　　 B. excuses　　　　　 C. words　　　　　　　 D. ways

48.　 A. for　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

49.　 A. sadness　　　　　　　　 B. regret　　　　　　 C. hopelessness　　 D. disappointment

50.　 A. source　　　　　　　　　 B. prize　　　　　　　 C. price　　　　　　　　 D. allowance

51.　 A. direct　　　　　　　　　　 B. clear　　　　　　　 C. clean　　　　　　　　 D. straight

52.　 A. wanting　　　　　　　　 B. changing 　　　 C. dreaming　　　　　 D. choosing

53.　 A. provided　　　　　　　 B. devoted　　　　　 C. headed　　　　　　 D. imagined

54.　 A. worked　　　　　　　　 B. mentioned　　　 C. fired　　　　　　　　 D. hired

55.　 A. paid　　　　　　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　 C. offered　　　　　　 D. signed

As a doctor, I cannot ­          to make any mistakes. It would be dangerous for the patients.

A. request                  B. permit                    C. afford                    D. admit

          number of mobile phone users in China is           reach 500,000 by 2012

A. A; expecting to     B. The; expected to    C. A; expected to         D. The; expecting to 

He had          little education that he was not fit          the job.

A. such; for           B. so; for                 C. such; to                D. so; to