As we grow up, we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs. These are influenced by society, our family, the education we receive and so on. Once this value system is set up, it's not easy to change later in life. Financial experts say that every one also has their own belief of how to manage their money. According to our different values, experts put us in three categories. They are: the ant, the cricket and the snail.

◆     The ant ― works first

Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter, these people don't care about enjoying the moment. They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire. The ant loves to save but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest in some funds and stocks with low risk.

◆     The cricket ― fun first

The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn't think too much about the future. They even borrow money when they really want something. Many young people now belong to this group. These people have little savings. When they get old, they might have problems. They should learn to save and buy insurance.

◆     The snail ― lives under pressure

The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves. They take big long-term loans(贷款) from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses. They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure they can afford it. This can cause problems in the future. They should plan more carefully.

60. One’s values may__________.

A. be his ways of managing money

B. be his beliefs about society

C. determine his family and education

D. influence his behavior

61. Mr. Smith always enjoys spending a weekend with his friends, fishing, hunting and playing cards. Moreover, he spends money in a very luxurious way. So, _____.

A. Mr. Smith belongs to the ant type

B. Mr. Smith belongs to the cricket type

C. Mr. Smith belongs to the snail type

D. it’s hard to tell which kind of person Mr. Smith is

62. The writer of the passage seems to be in favor of _______.

A. the ant                     B. the cricket               C. the snail                   D. none of them

63. According to the passage, the most suitable title would be ______.

A. Spending Nature                                          B. What Comes First

C. How to Understand Your Values                    D. Work and Fun

       E-mail is one of the biggest threats to your home computer. By understanding how E-mail works, and by taking some steps in how you deal with reading and writing messages, you can keep this threat out of your computer. When you exchange E-mail with someone else, the messages sent between you and that person pass through several computer before they reach their places. Imagine this conversation as it is taking place in an Internet “room”, a very, very big room. Anyone, or more exactly, any program can probably understand what is being said, because most Internet conversations are not hidden in any way. As a result, others may be listening in, capturing what you send, and using it for their own good.

       E-mail-borne viruses often arrive in attractive, fantastic appearances, much like the beautiful ads we receive by way of traditional mail that is made to sell us something. By beautiful appearances, an infected E-mail message seems to be something we want to read from someone we know, not a mean virus ready to destroy or damage our computers.

       There are some steps that you can take to help you decide what to do with every E-mail message with an attachment (附件) that you receive. You should only read a message that passes all of these tests:

1)                    The Know Test: Is the E-mail from someone that you know?

2)                    The Received Test: Have you received E-mail from this sender before?

3)                    The Expect Test: Were you waiting for E-mail with an attachment from this sender?

4)                    The Meaning Test: Do the topic line of the E-mail message and the name of the attachment both have meanings?

5)                    The Virus Test: Is the E-mail infected?

56. Which of the following is the main idea of the first paragraph?

       A. We should not exchange our E-mail with someone else.

       B. It is dangerous to read and write E-mail message at home.

       C. We should learn how E-mail works to take care of our computers.

       D. Our chats on computers are usually going on in a big Internet room.

57. What does the underlined word “capturing” probably mean?

       A. taking               B. hiding                C. receiving                 D. destroying

58. As the Internet is open to anyone, we should _____.

       A. not read and write messages in our home computers

       B. not allowed nice advertisements to reach our computers

       C. stop our conversations while someone is listening in it

       D. be careful with the attractive E-mail sent by strangers

59. What is the passage mainly talking about?

       A. The threats of E-mail.                     B. The safety of home computers.

       C. The E-mail-borne viruses.               D. The steps to receive E-mail messages.

 A feeling of excitement overcame me as I looked around the stadium.

At 5: 30 pm, two hours before game time, I walked into the locker room (更衣室). My  36   of school, music and what I planned to do on Saturday night were  37  with the simple aim to beat the football team across the field from us tonight.

Approaching my locker, I noticed my teammates   38 . Some rested on benches, staring up at the ceiling  39  it were a film of the opposing teams play. Some seemed a bit more  40  , using the time to tell jokes. A few stared at the field,  41  what will happen in 120 minutes.

Our coach (教练), Tony Severino, came out of his office at 6 o’clock. He told the team how   42  this game was for the season between two of the state’s top teams―my school and our opposing team, Liberty High School. His words gave the team impulse (冲动) to   43  .

At 7: 10 pm, warm-ups finished, we went over the game   44   and discussed what we needed to do for the next three hours. The sound of the national anthem (国歌)   45   that we were only minutes from the action. Our coach usually made a final  46  . But tonight it was different. On this clear night he  47  looked around the room at all the players and shouted, “Let’s go and get them.” Even  48  the “get” came out of his mouth, we were already  49  our way out of the door.

Outside, a few young fans reached to touch our hands, eager to be a   50   of our school’s winning tradition. When I smiled and  51  my hand, the young faces lit up as if they had just met Superman.

Seconds later, the team ran onto the   52  , moving as a mass of blue, in front of a packed stadium. We enjoyed a noisy   53   from fans and the fight song played by our school band. Breathing in the    54    of one of the biggest game of the year, I felt we were sure to win. I told myself, “This was what it was all about” and    55   that it was for moments like this that I loved high school football.

 It was his workmate, Smith, not he ______ was made chairman of the group, ______, of course, made him a little upset.

A. what；which     B. who；what      C. that；which             D. that；what

Jane went off to the party with her husband, _______ a happy evening of wine, food and song.

A. expected           B. expecting           C. to expect                  D. expects

― Tom, you _____ books about. Look, what a mess in your study! 
 ― Sorry, Mom. I won’t do that again.

A. have always thrown                       B. always throw  

C. are always throwing                       D. always threw

 He developed _____ deep interest in geography when he was at _____ age of 8.

A. a; a                   B. a; the                C. the; the                    D. the; a

Hopes are high ______ China and Russia will agree during Russian President Putin's  upcoming visit to Beijing to build an oil pipeline.

A. when                  B. where               C. that                          D. what

We don't own our house; we just _______ it from Mrs. White.

A. rent          B. hire                    C. employ                     D. buy

― Mum, have you seen my mobile phone?

―_____ you bought last week? I’m afraid I haven’t seen ______.

     A. The one; it      B. The one; one      C. One; it              `      D. One; one