Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

    With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O'Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing (回响) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O'Donnel had scored!

    Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

    The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

    Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied,  "It was a tie. Everybody won."

61. What was the score of the soccer match?

  A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.        B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor.

  C. Two to one in the opposite team's favor.        D. Everybody won because of Mickey's goal.

62. The underlined word "hush" in paragraph 3 means

  A. cheer    B. cry      C. laughter   D. silence

63. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

  A. The result of the match would fail his son.

  B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

  C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

  D. His son would understand Mickey's wrong goal.

64. It can be inferred(推断出) from the passage that ________.

  A. both teams liked and respected Mickey

  B. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal

  C. Mickey didn't mind though his goal was wrong

  D. Mickey was a kind- hearted boy and hoped everybody won

65. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ________.

  A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh

  B. to suggest we should not mind losing

  C. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game

  D. to present his son's fine qualities of understanding others

The dictionary _____ me fifty dollars.

A. spent           B. paid            C. cost       D. costed        

Whenever a big company _______ a small one, the product almost always gets worse. 

A. cuts down  B. puts up with     C. takes over D. gets on with 

 If you lack experience, you can _______ it through practice. 

A. make up    B. make up for      C. make of        D. make from 

 The continuous rain the harvesting of the wheat by two weeks. 

A. set back     B. set off        C. set out        D. set aside 

 We wanted to get home before dark, but it didn’t quite ________ as plannedA. make out    B. turn out              C. go on        D. come up 

The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather_______ the helplessness of the crew at sea. 

A. added to       B. resulted from    C. turned out     D. made up 

We didn’t know his telephone number, otherwise we ________ him.

A. would have telephoned                   B. must have telephoned

C. would telephone                      D. had telephoned

You can’t complain of being lonely         you don’t make any effort to communicate

with others.

A. when   B. until    C. unless  D. once  

A new study of 8,000 young people in the journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.

The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.

Dr. Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendship and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.

Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity（成熟）gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.

41. What’s the main idea of the passage?

   A. Puppy love may bring young people depression.

   B. Parents should forbid their children’s love.

   C. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.

   D. Romance is good for young people.

42. Which of the following are more likely to have depression?

   A. Young people who have a strong sense of self.

   B. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.

   C. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.

   D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.

43. What can be inferred from the passage?

   A. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.

   B. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.

   C. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.

   D. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.

44. What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?

   A. Confused.                                            B. Disapproving.

   C. Uninterested.                                    D. Scared.

45. Dr. Marianm Kaufman does NOT suggest parents’ encouraging their kids to ______.

   A. keep close to their friends

   B. attend more interesting activities

   C. chat more on line

   D. spend more time with their family