One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer's office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce(離婚). Lawyer was very puzzled. After having a chat with them, he got their story.

This couple had been quarreling all their 40 years of marriage. Nothing ever seems to go right.

They hang on because of their children, afraid that it might affect their up-bringing. Now, all their children have already grown up, and have their own family. There's nothing else the old couple have to worry about. All they wanted is to lead their own life free from all these years of unhappiness from their marriage, so both agree on a divorce.

While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband. “I really love you, but I really can't carry on any more, I'm sorry.”

"It's OK, I understand." said the husband.

Little did she know that, over the years, the husband has been trying all ways to please her. Little did she know that drumsticks were the husband's favorite.

Little did he know that she never thought he understands her at all. Little did he know that she hates drumsticks even though all he wants is the best for her.

That night, both of them couldn't sleep, toss and turn, toss and turn. After hours, the old man couldn't take it any more. He knows that he still loves her, and he can't carry on life without her. He wants her back. He wants to tell her he is sorry. He wants to tell her, "I love you."

He picked up the phone, started dialing her number. Ringing never stops. He never stops dialing.

On the other side, she was sad. She couldn't understand how come after all these years. He still doesn't understand her at all. She loves him a lot, but she just can't take it any more. Phone's ringing, she refuses to answer knowing that it's him. "I want to keep it this way, if not I will lose face. "She thought. Phone is still ringing. She has decided to pull out the cord(線).

Little did she remember he had heart problems.

The next day, she received news that he had passed away. She rushed down to his apartment, saw his body, lying on the couch still holding on to the phone. He had a heart attack when he was still trying to get through (接通) her phone line.

67. The old couple wanted to file a divorce because __________.

A. they had no child.                      

B. their children didn’t like them.

C. they didn’t understand each other actually.  

D. the old man didn’t love the old woman.

68. Why didn’t they file a divorce before they were at the age of 70?

A. Because they were loving each other then.

B. Because they had no time to lawyer’s office.

C. Because they wanted to make their divorce open.

D. Because they didn’t wish to affect their children’s up-bringing.

69. According to the passage we can know that ______.

A. the old man still loved his wife really.     

B. the wife didn’t love her husband at all.

C. their children still lived with old couple.   

D. they were in harmony over 40 years.

70. After the last paragraph the old woman would be _______.

A. wild with joy                  B. wild with grief(悲傷)   

C. unconcern about it              D. angry at that

Here is some information about several famous local bakeries(面包烤房) in Indiana, the US. They serve as a social gathering place for locals.

Maple Lane Bakery

At 8260 S. State Rd. Claypool, IN. (574) 566-2917, it offers a variety of cooked pies, cookies, and bread. With 20 years’ experience Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the making of pies. The menu includes peach pie $7.19, berry pie $7.70, apple pie $7.19 and banana pie $6.99. Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advance.

Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop

At 816 E. Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN. (574) 269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offers cookies and candies. The chocolate cookies are sold at $8.99 a dozen. Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop, started half a century ago, specializes in wedding cakes and birthday cakes. Buying a cake from Betty’s will not disappoint you as they are always excellent.

Crepes’ Quality Bakery

At 217 S. Cavin Street Ligonier, IN. (260) 894-3024, this third generation bakery is located downtown Ligonier. It offers cookies and cupcakes, and specializes in rolls and bread. If you plan to buy cookies for the office or work area, you had better get there early as the building workers arrive just before 5:00 am waiting for the doors to open.

Olympia Candy Kitchen

At 136 N. Main Street Goshen, IN. (574) 533-5040, it has been welcoming visitors for almost a century in its unchanged location in downtown Goshen, Indiana. Its tradition began in 1912 when Greek Nicholas began making his own chocolates. Today this family-owned operation offers all kinds candies and boxed candies.

If you need an order, you should call ahead of time to see if they can meet your request.

63. Which of the following pies is the most expensive?

A. Peach pie.         B. Banana pie. C. Apple pie.   D. Berry pie.

64 If you want to order a birthday cake, you are advised to call _________.

A. (574) 533-5040         B. (574) 269-1231 

C. (260) 894-3024         D. (574) 566-2917

65. Which of the following bakeries has the shortest history?

A. Crepes’ Quality Bakery                   B. Betty’s Cakes & Candy Shop

C. Olympia Candy Kitchen                  D. Maple Lane Bakery

66. The author wrote this passage mainly to __________.

A. tell readers some travel information

B. persuade more people to eat pies

C. make the bakeries better known to readers

D. warn customers to order bakeries in advance

It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US President. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, “a wonderfully written book.” However, he then proceeded to talk about Mr. Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar(說(shuō)謊者)．

And it seems that he is not the only one. Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In The World Book Day survey, Dreams From My Father is at number 9. The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading. As I’m not one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire ten books. But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984. I think it’s absolutely outstanding．

Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to. This could be difficult if the conversation became more in-depth!

The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it. It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named JK Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King. Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story．

So which books have you lied about reading —if any — and which is your favorite?

60. The main reason why people lie about reading is to __________.         

A. make fun of the listener                      B. impress the listener

C. please the listener                           D. interest the listener

61. The underlined word “proceeded” in the passage probably means“___________”.

A. wanted           B. happened               C. continued              D. stopped

62. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Are You A Book Liar?                                B. Readers Are All Liars

C. World Book Day                                 D. Dreams From My Father

Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.

I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself (懶散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don't know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”

He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.

Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.

“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.

56. This text is most probably written by ______.

A. a doctor for mental health problems             B. a headmaster of a middle school

C. a parent with teenage children                       D. a specialist in teenager studies

57. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

A. the advice that parents want their children to follow

B. the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child

C. the opinion that a child has of his parents

D. the way that parents often blame themselves

58. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______.

A. pay no attention to them                 B. feel helpless to do much about them

C. have come to hate them                 D. are too busy to look after them

59. What is the author's opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?

A. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.

B. Parents should pay still sore attention to the change.

C. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.

D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.

At the age of forty－five，my usually well－ordered life became full of changes. After twenty－two years of working in a __36____, a plan to use less staff __37____ the unemployment of over one hundred people, I being one of them．

My once secure future became __38__．However，I was not a single parent, _39___ the family did not depend only on my income. My motto has always been，“change is good，change is progress，”but when it __40__ my livelihood(生計(jì))，I had to change it to，“__41___ change and make the most of it．”From the beginning，I __42___ to look at this matter not as ___43__ luck，but as a welcome chance．I refused to become sorry；___44__，I actively planned to do something new and different.

Having a positive attitude made all the __45__ in the way I pursued (追求)the future．First，I decided to __46__ to college and graduate many years later than I should. Doing this at my age took more than a little__47___．Not being a graduate had__48__ held me back in my career in the bank，but now it was a personal goal I longed to__49___ ．With a lot of determination，I went to evening classes and became an adult __50____ ．In the class, I became more and more confident. During this time，I _51___ that no matter what life throws our way，personal growth never stops. The second thing I did to improve my inner self was to reevaluate my __52__ life．It used to be filled with endless，and sometimes meaningless events．But now，my heart and life are completely around people I__53___ ．

The loss of my job led to some __54___changes in my life．Revisiting the past made __55___ for the future．I realize that I have accepted the change，and am making the most of it．

36. A. factory        B. company           C. bank               D. school

37. A. set aside       B. led to              C. made up            D. took off

38. A. clear          B. bright              C. boring              D. uncertain

39. A. so            B. or                 C. if                  D. but

40. A. destroyed      B. improved                 C. affected             D. offered

41. A. Make           B. Accept                   C. Bring               D. Collect

42. A. chose         B. considered         C. happened            D. pretended

43. A. special          B. rare              C. bad                D. good

44. A. besides        B. instead                   C. anyway            D. however

45. A. difference       B. decision                  C. effort               D. use

46. A. attend         B. turn              C. return               D. admit 

47. A. time            B. risk              C. chance             D. courage

48. A. sometimes       B. ever              C. always              D. never

49. A. find            B. arrive                    C. achieve             D. discover

50. A. student        B. teacher             C. manager             D. monitor

51. A. hoped         B. realized           C. believed              D. suggested

52. A. new                  B. daily               C. future               D. past

53. A. care for               B. join in              C. stand for           D. look at

54. A. normal          B. positive           C. confident            D. unsure

55. A. change        B. progress          C. room              D. promise

 — Where did you watch the national flag being raised last Monday morning?

—It was on the square ____________ we flew kites sometimes.

A. which             B. that                C. to which               D. where

 For ____________ homeless, private medical care is simply out of ____________ question in some developing countries.

    A. the / the            B. the / X                     C. X / X                       D. X / the

 Everyone in the class is expected to____________in the discussion.

A．participate      B．a(chǎn)ttend      C．donate      D．declare

 A traffic regulation released in a foreign country states that passengers sharing a car with a drunken driver ____________ be punished together with the driver himself. 

A. can                  B. must              C. shall              D. will

 So important ____________ it to get on well with people around that I have decided to learn some communication skills.

A. I have found    B. have I found     C. I was feeling    D. was I feeling