Some people decide to rebuild or redecorate(重新装饰)their homes at some point，and sometimes the job takes longer than expected．The Winchester house in San Jose，California was rebuilt over 38 years! One reason that this house took so long to rebuild was that the owner of the house thought that ghost(鬼)lived there．

　 Sarah Winchester was married to Oliver Winchester．After Mr. Winchester died in 1886．Mrs. Winchester visited a fortune teller(算命人)in Boston to see what the future held for her．The fortune teller told Mrs. Winchester that she would be visited by ghosts because Mr. Winchester made money from the sale of Winchester rifles(枪)，and all of the people who were killed by those rifles would come to his house for revenge(复仇)．The fortune teller told her that there was only one way she could balance the deaths of those people with the money her husband had made．That was by using the money her husband earned to continuously rebuild the Winchester house．Mrs. Winchester followed the fortune teller’s advice．

　 Today，the house has 13 bathrooms，47 fireplaces，40 staircases（楼梯），and three elevators(电梯)．Guests at the house can look out over the land around the Winchester house from any of the house’s 10，000 windows．It is also easy for guests to get lost in the house．There are 20，000 doorways and closets in the Winchester house．Behind many of these doors，guests can find nothing but walls! The purpose of all these changes is to confuse(迷惑)the ghosts who live in the house．

66．Where can you find the Winchester house now?

A．In any part of the world．　　　 　　 B．In the place where ghosts live．

C．In California in the USA．　　　　　 D．At some point in Boston．

67．When did Sarah Winchester and Olive Winchester get married?

A．In the l9th century．　　　　　　　　 B．In the year l886．

C．In the 18th century.　　　　　　　　 D．In the early l7th century．

68．Why would ghosts visit Sarah Winchester according to the fortune teller?

A．Her family was very rich．

B．She helped her husband with the sale of Winchester rifles．

C．Ghosts hated those most who made a great deal of fortune．

D．The rifles which her husband sold killed many people．

69．What do you learn from this passage?

A．Mrs. Winchester did as she was told by the fortune teller．

B．Sarah Winchester refused to provide money for the rebuilding of the Winchester house．

C．Ghosts wouldn’t leave the house until all the money Mr. Winchester earned was gone．

D．Mrs. Winchester wouldn’t listen to the fortune tellers advice．

70．At the end of the passage．the writer seems to tell us that the reason why Sarah Winchester made all these changes about the house was that　　　　 ．

A．the house left to her by her husband should be well and forever protected

B．the ghosts living in the house would get confused

C．she could drive the ghosts out of the house in this way

D．she wanted her house to be “the first” in the world

       A few months ago I was at a bus stop in town in the evening. The bus came on time and I took the window seat. The bus was running by the seashore and I was enjoying the wind while watching the sea waves. After a few minutes the bus made its next stop. A young boy and a girl got on. They were standing on my left when the bus pulled off. I looked at them curiously and realized that all the window seats were occupied (占据). They could sit but not together. Suddenly a different wave passed through my body and my mind gave me the advice to get up. I got up and gave them my seat. The young lady smiled kindly and said thanks. I occupied another seat. I don’t remember whether I got off the bus before them or not.

       Months passed by. Suddenly one day while I was standing at the same bus stop waiting some time for the bus to arrive I heard a voice.

       “Excuse me, Uncle.” I looked in the direction of the voice. It was a beautiful young lady.

       Puzzled, I said, “I do not recognize you.”

       She said, “Do you remember you gave us your window seat?”

       Puzzled, I said, “Maybe, but what is so great in that?”

       She said, “If you had not given your seat that day, perhaps I would have not sat with my friend. By sitting together it helped us bridge a misunderstanding that had been between us forever. Do you know we are getting married next month?”

       “Good! God bless both of you,” I replied.

       The young lady again said thank you and went on her journey. I realized the importance of giving that day.

61. Why were the young boy and the girl standing on the bus?

A. Because they wanted to enjoy the sea view.

B. Because they couldn’t sit together.

C. Because there were no empty seats.

D. Because they preferred to stand.

62. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means that the author had a feeling that ______.

A. he wanted to do something special         B. the sea wave made him upset

C. a wave from the sea flooded him          D. he wanted to make a sea wave in his heart

63. The author’s act of kindness helped the young boy and the girl ______.

A. begin to talk to each other again after a quarrel

B. sit together and become friends very soon

C. clear up a misunderstanding between them

D. know each other and get married

64. From the story, we can conclude(推断) that ______.

A. small things can create great happenings in life

B. it is giving rather than receiving that is important

C. offering one’s seat to others may win respect

D. we sometimes forget what happened in the past

65. The best title for the passage would be “______”.

A. The empty seat on the bus       B. The pleasant travel

C. The love on the bus                  D. The bus ride

On a flight from Johannesburg，a middle-aged，rich white South African lady had found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin crew attendant (服务员)over to complain（抱怨） about her   41   . “What seems to be the__42__，Madam？” asked the attendant.

“Can’t you see？” she said，“You’ve sat me next to a__43__person！I can’t possibly sit next to this kind of person. Find me another__44_！”

“Please__45__down，Madam，” the attendant replied. “The flight is very full today，__46__I’ll tell you what I’ll do—I’ll go and__47__to see if we have any free seats in club（中等舱）or first class.”

The woman ingored the angry black man beside her (not to mention many of the surrounding passengers)．A few__48__later the attendant returned with the__49__news，which she delivered to the lady.

“Madam，__50__，as I expected，economy（经济舱） is__51__.I’ve spoken to the cabin services director，and club is also full. __52__，we do have one seat in__53__class.”

Before the lady had a chance to answer，the attendant __54__，“It is quite unusual to make this kind of upgrade(升级)，however，and I have had to get special__55__from the captain. But，learning the conditions，the__56__felt that it was shocking that someone should be__57__to sit next to such a tiring person.”

Having said that，the attendant __58__to the black man sitting next to the lady，and said，“So__59__you’d like to get your things，sir，I have your seat ready for you...”

At which point，obviously the__60__passengers stood and gave an applause(鼓掌) while the black man walked up to the front of the plane.

41．A. food         B．sleeping         C．friend           D．seating

42．A. problem       B．theme          C．symbol         D．injury

43．A. white         B．black           C．rich            D．short

44．A. car           B．bed             C．seat           D．room

45．A. bend          B．sit              C．look          D．calm

46．A. but            B．and             C．so           D．or

47．A. test            B．check           C．examine      D．prove

48．A. hours          B．days            C．minutes       D．months

49．A. good           B．bad            C．original       D．harmful

50．A. totally          B．instead         C．besides       D．unluckily

51．A. empty          B．full            C．expensive     D．tidy

52．A. Somehow       B．In fact          C．However      D．Therefore

53．A. second         B．club            C．economy      D．first

54．A. continued      B．stopped         C．explained      D．questioned

55．A. style          B．offer            C．design        D．suggestion

56．A. woman        B．man             C．captain        D．attendant

57．A. forced         B．allowed         C．forbidden      D．used

58．A. referred        B．turned          C．owed         D．introduced

59．A. while          B．though          C．if           D．unless

60．A. unexpected      B．united          C．suffering     D．Surrounding

 There’s a big difference between saying you’ll do something and ____ doing it.

    A. frequently    B. gradually   C. certainly    D. actually

I can’t quite remember _____ you started doing the work.

    A. that it was when    B. when it was that    C. when was it that    D. that was it when

Steven is good at photographing. He often gives me some useful _____ on how to take good pictures.

     A. powers     B. tips     C. items     D. choices

Harry is ___________ my neighbour. He is a good friend of mine as well.

    A. less than   B. at least    C. at most        D. more than

Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up _____ I could answer the phone.

  A. since    B. until    C. before     D. as

 Can you make sure _____?

    A. that he will come here today   B. when he will come here today 

    C. will he come here today      D. whether will he come here today

 ---Please ______ us in the discussion.  --- I’d like to, but I’m _____busy at present.

     A. attend; too  B. join; far too   C. take part in; much too    D. join in, far too much