A man made a nice talking machine. It could weigh people's weight. The man wanted to try the machine before he could make a lot of machines.

   He put the machine into the waiting room of a station. There were always lots of people in and out.

   The first one who used the machine was an Indian woman. She stood on the machine,the machine thought for a few seconds to decide which language to speak. “Good morning,Madam”’ It said in Indian , “Your weight is 72 kilograms. That's three kilograms more. If you eat more fruit and vegetables,you will be soon all right. Please have a nice day. ”

   The second one to use the machine was a Chinese girl. She stood on the machine and waited to hear her weight. “Good morning,Miss ,” The machine said in Chinese ,“Your weight is 45 kilograms. It's all right for your age. Keep eating what you eat every day. Please have a nice day.”

   The third one to use the machine was a very fat American woman. She thought for a long time to stand on the machine. The machine spoke quickly in English ,“Good morning. Will one of you get off?”

() 58. The machine in this passage could?

   A. tell the weight of people   B. tell people what they should drink

   C. sell many kinds of drinks   D. make people laugh

() 59. The machine told the Indian woman  .

   A. she was a little lighter   B. she was a little heavier

   C. it couldn’t speak Indian   D. to eat what she wanted to eat

() 60. The machine said to a Chinese girl that she  .

   A. should eat more   B. should eat less

   C. had to eat more fruit   D. kept herself healthy

() 61. How was the American woman?

   A. She was healthy. B. She liked thinking.

   C. She was too heavy. D. The machine didn't like her.

    Only boys could become students at the university of Ruritania (鲁里坦尼亚大学) till a few years ago. Later the university decided to take girls in. But one of the teachers,Mr Goller,was not happy at all. He did not wanted to let girl students in.

    Mr Goller always began his lessons with the word “Gentlemen!” What could he do now? Well,when the girl students came to his lessons for the first time,he still began with the word. For him the girls were just not there. Then one day there was only one boy in his class among a lot of girls. For a moment,Mr Goller didn't know what to do. Then he began ,“Sir!”

    Finally a terrible day came when there were no boys in his class He came into the room,looked at the girls and said ,“Oh,nobody's here today!” he turned and went out without giving his lessons.

() 54. Several years ago , .

   A. there was no girl studying in the university.

   B. Mr Goller didn't teach in the university

   C. the university let girl students in

   D. most of the students in the university were boys.

() 55. Mr Goller always said “ ”when he began his lessons. ?

   A. Sir   B. Good morning

   C. Gentlemen   D. Hello

() 56. When the girls came to his lessons,Mr Goller was .

   A. surprised   B. afraid   C. glad   D. unhappy

() 57. The writer wants us to know how Mr Goller .

   A. agreed to let the girls in

   B. didn't like his teaching

   C. always didn't know What to do with the girls

   D. only liked to teach boy students.

                    Sydney Tower 

Address： 100 Market St,Sydney?

Phone： 02 93339222 

Fax： 02 93339203 

Open time： 9：00 am to 10：30 pm (Saturdays to Ilj 30 pm) 

Ticket： $ 60 (for an adult) $ 30 (for a child) ?

Website： www. sydneytower. com. cn?

How to get there： train to Town Hall Station and a short walk along Market Street?

How to book tickets： by phone/fax or through the Web?

Attraction: Sydney's best views are just the beginning!? Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point about Sydney for exciting 60°views of our beautiful city.

() 51. If you want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower,you can’t .

   A. e-mail Sydneytower?hotmail. com   B. fax 0293339203

   C. search www. sydneytower. com. cn   D. call 0293339222

() 52. Frank wants to go to Sydney Tower with his two children,he will pay .

   A. $60   B. $90   C. $120   D. $150

() 53. Last Saturday,Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower. He had to get down the tower .

   A. after 11： 30pm   B. before 11:30pm

   C. at 10：30 pm   D. by 10： 30 pm

    When I was in the middle school,I had a big argument (争论) with a boy in my class. I can't 36 what it was about,but I never forget the 37 I learned that day.

    I was sure that I was right and he was wrong,but he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was 38 . The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She 39 a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her grey desk and me on 40 . In the middle of the desk was a large,round object (物体) . It was 41 for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what colour the object was. “ 42 ” he answered in a loud voice.

    I couldn’t 43 it was white because it was certainly black!One more argument started between the boy and me,this time 44 the colour of the object.

    The teacher told us to exchange our 45 , and then she asked me what the colour of the object was.

I 46 answer, “White." Then I knew what was wrong. It was an object with 47 coloured sides,and from his side it was white. 48 from my side it was black. My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day. You must 49 in other person's position (位置) and look at the situation (情况) 50 their eyes to truly understand their ideas.

() 36. A understand   B. remember   C. forget   D. know

() 37. A. class   B. subject   C. lesson   D. book

() 38. A. right   B. wrong   C. true   D. real

() 39. A. thought out of   B. thought about   C. thought out   D. thought of

() 40. A. another   B. other   C. the other   D. the others

() 41. A. hard   B. clean   C. lucky   D. clear ( M2. A. Black   B. White   C. Grey   D. Brown

() 43. A. sure   B. be sure   C. believe   D. am sure

() 44. A. like   B. for   C. about   D. around

() 45. A. places   B. objects   C. opinions (观，存)   D. seats

() 46. A. could   B. should   C. had to   D. must

() 47. A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four

() 48. A. But   B. Still   C. Only   D. Just

() 49. A. appear (出现)   B. stand   C. hide   D. sit

() 50. A. through   B. by   C. past   D. across

() 35. —If you have any trouble,be sure to call me. — .

   A. I'm glad to hear that   B. I have no trouble

   C. I will. Thank you   D. I'll think it over

() 34. There are floors in this building and Mr. Wang's office is on floor.

   A. forty;twelfth   B. fortieth;twelve?

   C. fortieth;twelfth? D. forty;the twelfth

() 33. wonderful works of art? They cost too much.

   A. What a   B. How a   C. What   D. How

() 32. ——You mustn't swim here. Look at the sign. It “No swimming”. 一-Oh,I notice it. Thanks for telling me.

   A. says;don't   B. writes;don't

   C. says;didn't   D. writes;didn't

() 31. It is important give rabbits carrots.

   A. not to;much too   B. not to; too many

   C. to not;much too   D. to not; too many

() 30. school is big. But is bigger than .

   A. Our;theirs;ours   B. Our;their;ours

   C. Ours;theirs;them   D. Ours;their;ours